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Maud Holmes and William Henry Dodd: letters from a concerned soldier’s wife.
Sometimes when you’re researching into the past, it can be hard to comprehend the love, experiences and difficulties encountered by the people we research, and the names and dates become just information on a tree. Other times, you come across something so movingly personal that the subjects of your research come to life, you empathise… Read more
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The oldest records on the highest branches of my Warwickshire family tree
On some branches of your family tree you can encounter brick walls that hinder you from getting back any further than the 1900s on a particular line. On other branches you can make it all the way to the medieval era, via the handwriting of parish clerks from almost 500 years ago! Read more
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SUMMER HIATUS
This blog will be taking a hiatus for July and August 2024, as I will be travelling with my husband (to Ireland, Iceland and Norway!), dedicating time to local history research projects, and have household redecorating to finish! I will be back to posting blogs thrice a month from September 🙂 If you need an… Read more
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Unusual first names on the branches of my tree: L-Z.
Following my post covering names form A-K, You can find part 1 here: Lettice I have a 12x great grandmother called Lettice, which does not make me part salad vegetable! Lettice is feminine name, an anglicised version of the old French Letitia or Latin Laetitia and means joy or gladness. The name was popular until the… Read more
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Unusual first names on the branches of my tree: A-K.
Abercrombie This name is from a friend’s tree and was used as a middle name for one of her distant relatives. The name comes from a parish in Fife, Scotland, on the northern shore of the Frith of Forth, which had been called Abarcrumbach by the native Picts. It translates to ‘a place on the… Read more
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Graveyard symbolism at Coventry’s London road Cemetery.
Coventry’s grade I listed London Road Cemetery is a genealogists DREAM! It is an early example of the 19th century ‘garden cemetery’ movement, and was designed by Joseph Paxton as a place of both burial and natural beauty. It is brimming with grave symbolism, which could convey significant messages or demonstrate religious devotion for our… Read more
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