An interesting find in the newspaper.
On November 4 1882, my grandfather, Leonard Hunt made the newspaper in his home town of Leyton, Essex,…
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A puzzle in the records
From the 1743 parish records of Kirkby Malham West Yorkshire, one might have concluded that Thomas Ingles no…
The interesting Quaker world
Typically, when the word ‘Quaker’ is mentioned, it conjures up a vision of the man on the oats…
What did the census report?
The following reproduction image shows us something about the Patrick Barry family. Interestingly, this census is from 1809,…
Giving birth to 12 children!
In 1853, a widower named John Angel married a spinster named Mary Spaven. It’s hard to know what…
14 King Street Tower Hill
The image associated with todays blog is from a 1786 London Trade and Commerce directory. For such a…
Critical document for family information.
On March 18 1815 my 5X great grandfather, John Albright was responsible for an important document. The transcription…
What, an Oddfellow?
My 2X great grandfather, Thomas Hunt was a bricklayer who lived at Ashford, Kent, England. Several events in…
The best tribute to Dad
On September 12 2009, my Dad Clayton Angell passed away. He’d been sick and failing for some time,…
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