Monthly Archives: June 2019

Victorian mourning

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Dawsr

We are all familiar with the quintessential image of Queen Victoria in her widow’s weeds, dressed from head to foot in deep mourning for her beloved Albert, the Prince Consort. “Why may the earth not swallow me up?”, wrote an … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, England, Genealogy, Marriage, Royalty, Women, World War I | 1 Comment

Finding missing children on your family tree

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Dawsr

Next to tracing our ancestors, finding our ancestors’ children must be the hardest thing a genealogy researcher can be faced with. There is no shortage of records that will often point us in the right direction as to who our … Continue reading →

Posted in Birth, Genealogy, Marriage, Spain | 1 Comment

The mysterious origins of Auntie Ivy

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Dawsr

When I first began researching the English side of my family tree, I would occasionally ask my relatives to name my great-grandmother’s siblings as I’d try to figure out who was who among the mound of aunts and uncles that … Continue reading →

Posted in 1881 Census, 1891 Census, 1901 Census, 1911 Census, Adoption, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Shropshire | 5 Comments

THE Genealogy Show 2019

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Dawsr

Well folks, it’s over. Sort of. Well, not quite. There is just so much to catch up on, emails to read, admin to follow-up on, and so, SO many ideas rushing through my head for the future… THE Genealogy Show … Continue reading →

Posted in Birmingham, Genealogy, LivingDNA, THEGenShow2019, Who Do You Think You Are? | 1 Comment