My 8X great grandfather
Can you imagine having a lovelier surname than ‘Newlove’? It was attached to my 8X great grandfather, John…
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Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble!
Shakespeare’s play ‘MacBeth provided the verse to accompany this blog. This blog reflects a connection of my 6X…
An interesting angle of research
I’ve had a few DNA tests done to satisfy my inquisitive nature and it has provided many fascinating…
November 6 1803 at Ospringe Kent
November 6 1803 was a significant day in our family history. Justinian Cooper and Martha Epps intended their…
Just a girl of 13 years old, orphaned and alone!
My 5th great grandmother was Ann Tranmer of Foxholes, Yorkshire. She was born in 1719 to William Tranmer…
Get Smart and his wheels? Huh?
Now, this blog is a wee bit of a play on words, of course. ‘Get Smart’ brings to…
Talent in the family!
My oldest sister is in line for some applause! In her retirement she has taken up water colour…
A reality of mystery and intrigue confirmed by a document.
When Queen Victoria ascended to the throne in 1837, many things in research received a boost. It was…
I do, I do, I do and I do
I descend from 4 consecutive ancestors named ‘Justinian’ Cooper (from 1670 – 1856). Interestingly, all four of them…
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