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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 […]

When we had this superb – haha! – idea for the Family Wise blog through June, we had no idea how little there is in relation […]

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 […]

Around the world in the month of June continues with American Ancestors Tuesday…. and the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS). The first genealogical society to […]

I love blogging. Why? Because every day it challenges me to find out something new, or develop a little snippet of knowledge I have into something […]

William Sillifant was baptised in Pyworthy in 1808 and married Mary Petherick in 1833 in Ashwater. Both Pyworthy and Ashwater are very small, rural parishes near […]

Did your ancestors go adventuring? The thrill of the unknown was irresistible to many people during the nineteenth century. They dreamed of bringing the benefits of […]