Ancestors… A Genealogical Odyssey. 10 Oct 202512 Aug 2025 Where do I start? What jumps into my mind is the 1969 song, “Where Do You Go to My Lovely” by Peter Sarstedt, especially the last two lines of the…
Ancestors… The Moon. 21 Jun 20242 Jun 2024 What has the moon got to do with it all? I am writing this story in mid-April 2024. Over the past 18 or so months, I have been on a…
Ancestors… Great Grandparents: Two. 27 Oct 202312 Oct 2023 You were previously introduced to my English great-grandmother as mentioned in “The Arrivals – 1912” on board the "Waipara". More about what happened continues. Hopton, Suffolk. My name is Jane…
Ancestors… Great grandparents: One. 20 Oct 202312 Oct 2023 You were introduced to my English great-grandfather in “The Arrivals - 1912" on board the "Waipara". More about what happened after 1912 soon... Bradford, Yorkshire. My name is Albert Edward…
Ancestors… Somebody I Use To Know… Part four. 28 Jul 202322 Jul 2023 Disclaimer. In my writings here, I will be honest and very blunt about my impressions, in each part of “Somebody I Use To Know”. Now finally, my maternal grandfather. He…
Ancestors… Somebody I Use To Know… Part three. 21 Jul 202322 Jul 2023 Disclaimer. In my writings here, I will be honest and very blunt about my impressions, in each part of “Somebody I Use To Know”. My parental grandfather was born in…
Ancestors… Census Records. 2 Jun 202322 Jul 2023 I previously gave a glimpse into Census Records in my blog “Filling the Gaps – Part One.” which was published on 21 April 2023. What is a census? The Collins…
Ancestors… IGI. 19 May 202322 Jul 2023 What is the IGI? IGI stands for the International Genealogical Index. What did it consist of? It was a database showing genealogy records from various sources and usually covered birth,…
Ancestors… Names. 5 May 202318 Apr 2023 What’s in a name? We all have one. How we got our name can be interesting or even boring! Are you named after your mother or father or is it…
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