Ancestors… 50th 22 Dec 20236 Dec 2023 This is the 50th writing to be published in a very eventful year. Since the end of January 2023, I have been on an emotional roller coaster - full of…
Discover… State Pension: UK 15 Dec 202321 Nov 2023 Question? How did family history assist me with applying for the state pension in the UK? Why? Having lived and worked in the UK for more than 10 years, the…
Ancestors… Great Grandparents: What I Found. 8 Dec 202316 Nov 2023 There you have it. Insights into my seven great grandparents. I am sure if you have read them you would have realized that the words are my interpretations of them.…
Ancestors… Great Grand Parent: Seven. 1 Dec 202331 Oct 2023 Mystery. To start the story - it's a bit of a mystery. There have been a number of possible answers but nothing has been proven. One of my cousins, Elizabeth…
Ancestors… Great Grand Parents: Six. 24 Nov 202330 Oct 2023 You were previously introduced to my English great-grandfather as mentioned in "The Arrivals - 1883" on board the "Hampshire". Ludlow, Shropshire. My name is Henry Bluck and I was born…
Ancestors… Great Grandparents: Five. 17 Nov 202312 Oct 2023 You were previously introduced to my Scottish great-grandmother as mentioned in "The Arrivals - 1889". She arrived on the Dacca in 1889. Banffshire. My name is Jessie Donald. I was…
Ancestors… Great-grandparents: Summary. 13 Oct 202319 Sep 2023 Coming Weeks. Over the coming weeks, I shall be looking into the lives of my great-grandparents - paternal and maternal. The series will cover seven weeks not eight as I…
Ancestors… The Arrivals – What I found. 6 Oct 20236 Aug 2023 So, here we are - You and I, now know how my ancestors arrived in Queensland. As you can tell some of the ships have interesting tales whilst others have…
Ancestors… The Arrivals – 1912. 29 Sep 20235 Aug 2023 Waipara. Even though this is the last in the series - "The Arrivals", it is not the end. Twenty-three years have passed since the last arrival back in 1889. The…
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