The misfortune of Justinian Cooper
The image for today’s blog showed the 1851 English census, where Justinian Cooper was listed as being 76…
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An oopsie in the records!
As a researcher, it is typical to accept in good faith that the historical records, used in the…
The letter ‘V’ meant something???
Todays blog reinforces the value of being thorough with research. The image we’re using is the Nov 22…
The tangible past
Next to old documents, few things are more valuable to the researcher than a ‘picture’. As we all…
What would you expect from a dressmaker?
From her marriage document and mention in the 1851 census of England, one could learn that Mary (Spaven)…
John Fletcher Innholder and victualler
John Fletcher is a very interesting ancestor who lived at Lenham, Kent. His 1710 burial information said he…
Dymchurch was the burial ground.
For about 75 years (1730’s – early 1800’s) my Hunt family was a fixture living at Dymchurch, Kent…
Okay, just what is a Griot?
All of us have endured some ‘ratchet-jaw’ relative who just won’t stop talking about the past. With luck,…
Och, mo shliochd Albannach
Many years ago an old friend told me, “Trevor, there’s two kinds of people in this world, those…
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