Family History - some stories

Tuesday, 17 September 2024

Elizabeth Woolley (1735 to 1803) Publican in Elton, Cambridgeshire, England

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I have not posted for many years, but I want to collate information about some of my ancestors in England. I am going to England in late 202...
Friday, 1 September 2017

Hymnists: Not of my family - but probably influenced one or two of them

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Last week I addressed a group of people at an aged care facility for the regular Sunday afternoon service. This is a difficult gig, because ...
Saturday, 16 July 2016

Elizabeth Drown (1807 - 1867) and William Jackman (1799 - 1852)

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Elizabeth Drown was born in 1807 in Brentnor, Devon, England. She was baptised by her parents, John and Mary, on Sunday 25 January 1807 at t...
Thursday, 1 October 2015

Honiton Lace Veil

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In 1993 my fiancĂ©e’s mother invited me to use a lace veil – which had been used by members of her family since 1866 – as part of my wedding...
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I'm always thinking about my next holiday. And most of my interests are connected to travel in some way. In 2012 I tried to write about one different thing I was grateful for. I ended up feeling it was just luck most of the time! Although someone told me that was still worth celebrating! In 2013 and 2014 I tried to write about activities I was undertaking, but I never seemed to get the chance! I tried to be systematic during 2015, but that didn't last, and in 2016 I almost disappeared from cyberspace. I like researching my family history and I often find people that grab my interest. So I thought it would be good to blog about them as a way of getting some of my research "out there"! I keep getting distracted by other things, such as completing a Masters and PhD, but sometime I will get all my relatives done...
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