Two separate Boer Wars were fought between the British Empire and two independent Boer states with the Second Boer War (1899-1902) being the one commonly known […]
Former British colonies are important from a genealogical perspective for several reasons: they have been the destination of emigrants from the British Isles (some voluntarily, some […]
After the recent sporting escapades this weekend, Europe seems like a place that the English might not wish to focus on this morning. Though we played […]
Ann Hayhurst was my great-great-great-grandmother. Born 8 January 1841 at No. 8 Le Grand Place, Lambeth, of James and Ann (formerly Tungate) Hayhurst, Ann was their […]
There are hundreds of Rootsweb lists and Facebook groups, bloggers and ‘newsletter’ publishers online. Trying to keep up with Feedly every day is almost impossible…. but […]
Paddington Bear was a polite immigrant bear from darkest Peru, with his old hat, battered suitcase (complete with a secret compartment, enabling it to hold far more items […]
A few years ago at Thame in Oxfordshire, David Evans spoke at a Guild of One-Name Studies Conference about records ‘down under’. Within his lecture, he managed […]