When I began my journey into my family’s past I learnt one thing very quickly - don’t take transcriptions of records at face value. On the whole most are accurate and the transcribers do a very good job. However, sometimes things don’t go as planned and the odd mistake does crop up. It’s easy to … Continue reading A rose by any other name . . .
Month: Mar 2008
But which foreign field
“If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field that is forever England. There shall be in that rich earth a richer dust concealed. A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware.” Rupert Brooke, “The Soldier” One afternoon, when I was about 15 I remember helping my … Continue reading But which foreign field
Build it and they will come
That idea seldom works with most sites or blogs, but in genealogy it does seem to be true. I have just received a message from a cousin in New Zealand who found this blog! How great is that I suppose it is slightly easier for my long lost relatives to track me down, I do … Continue reading Build it and they will come
I can see why they changed the name
During the course of my research into the origins of my family I discovered that I have a very strong connection with the county of Nottinghamshire. This came as something of a surprise because I had never heard any mention of Nottingham amongst my immediate family, and I had always thought that particular branch came … Continue reading I can see why they changed the name
Gilby village, Lincolnshire
The village of Gilby was located close to Pilham in Lincolnshire. No longer in existance, it was classified as a Scheduled Monument in 1999. The village was formed early in the 12th century, and appears to have been largely agricultural. By the 18th century the population had dwindled, and the village had largely disappeared by … Continue reading Gilby village, Lincolnshire
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