Wordless Wednesday – Chummy the Doggo
Featuring my Great Aunt Joy’s dog, Chummy. Dating from the late 1930s – he’s gorgeous! Advertisements Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – Chummy the Doggo
The Bates Family and the Sisters of Nazareth House..
My 3x Great Grandmother Mary Bates (nee Philips) was a resident of the Sisters of Nazareth House in Lenton, Nottingham at the time of the 1901 UK Census. I also learnt from her death certificate that she’d passed away there in January 1902. The part of the house still extant (seen above) was built in 1802. The Sisters of Nazareth moved their orphanage here in … Continue reading The Bates Family and the Sisters of Nazareth House..
Wordless Wednesday – Photo Props
Using props in photos is nothing new! This is my Great Aunt Joy making good use of a boat at the seaside – Branksome Chine in Dorset in 1937 Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – Photo Props
Tracking Down a DNA Link
“This work is based on data provided through http://www.VisionofBritain.org.uk and uses historical material which is copyright of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth” I’m still trying to get further back with my Bates family in Lincolnshire. I mentioned in a previous post that I have a DNA link with a friend and we’ve been trying to work out where that … Continue reading Tracking Down a DNA Link
Wordless Wednesday – 1942 Style
A handful of photos from my Great Aunt Joy’s albums – all dated 1942 Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – 1942 Style
Carry On Backwards…….
Following on from my previous post on the Bates family I have decided to fill in a couple of blanks with my more recent Bates & Philips ancestors and then to look a little further back with them before going forwards again and look for the Bates children in later census returns. The death certificate for Mary Philips my 3x Great Grandmother reveals that she … Continue reading Carry On Backwards…….
Wordless Wednesday 1936 Style…
A couple of ‘doggy’ pictures from my Great Aunt Joy’s albums dating from around 1936. Look hard for the tortoise! Continue reading Wordless Wednesday 1936 Style…
The Elusive Bates Family Baptisms…
Following on from my previous post I decided to look for the baptisms of the children of my 3x Great Grandparents Peter Bates & Mary Phillips. They lived in Lincolnshire around the hamlets of Hawthorpe and Bulby, according to the census returns Peter worked as an agricultural labourer, a fairly common occupation in that area. Using Family Search I found the couples’ first six children … Continue reading The Elusive Bates Family Baptisms…
The Bates & Phillips Families in Lincolnshire
Further to my previous post looking at the Bates family of Lincolnshire I’ve now received the certificates I ordered from the GRO. The marriage certificate for Peter Bates and Mary Phillips, my 3x Great Grandparents revealed that they were married in the parish of Bitchfield, Lincolnshire on the 10th June 1839. Both were employed as servants and they both had fathers called John who were … Continue reading The Bates & Phillips Families in Lincolnshire
Wordless Wednesday – Great Aunt Joy’s Albums
More family photos from Great Aunt Joy’s albums. these date from 1936. Once again, unfortunately, I have no idea who the people in the photos are. The realisation that they were just three years away from another world war is quite sobering. I’ve searched for a possible cousin called Eileen, but haven’t found anyone who fits the bill. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – Great Aunt Joy’s Albums
