Author Archives: Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Who Do You Think You Are Live! 2016

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

My head is still buzzing with information, my feet occasionally still hurt, and my bank account is a sad sight. Yes, the effects of the annual Who Do You Think You Are! Live trade fair are still fresh in my mind … Continue reading →

Posted in 1939 UK Register, Bigamy, Birmingham, Birth, Colwall, Divorce, Emigration, Famous Genealogy, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Jewish Ancestry, Marriage, The National Archives, United States, Wales, War, Who Do You Think You Are?, Worcestershire, World War I | Leave a comment

508, 9th Avenue, Manhattan

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

The year is 1884. On 20th March, the day before the start of spring, my great-great-grandmother, then a young girl of 15 years, put down her name on a marriage certificate. Maria Maddalena Terzano, who preferred to go by the more poetic name … Continue reading →

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Who was Hitler’s grandfather?

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Hello all, and greetings from sunny Bavaria. Yes, for a few days I have been in southern Germany enjoying a quiet family holiday with my little brother. Throughout our visit we have been based in Munich, the capital city of … Continue reading →

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Milboroughs and Montilions

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

John, Ann, William, Mary, Thomas and Elizabeth. These are probably names which appear dozens, if not hundreds of times in your family history, particularly as you delve into the earlier decades of the 18th century. However, while researching you family … Continue reading →

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La epidemia de cólera de 1854: Noya

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Todos recordaréis mi artículo (en inglés) sobre la epidemia de cólera que asoló España en 1854-1855. Como el resto del país, Galicia se vio afectada por la enfermedad que en cuestión de semanas acabaría con la vida de cientos de … Continue reading →

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Remembering the centennary of the Lusitania sinking

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

For my come back to blogging I thought I would share a short article on one of my favourite historical episodes of all: the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, which took place on 7 May 1915. Exactly 100 years ago, … Continue reading →

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Eric Cartwright (1896-1916)

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Eric Percival St George Cartwright was born in Leicestershire in the summer of 1896, the youngest son of Arthur Cartwright, who worked as School Inspector in the Worcester District. Eric’s mother, Ellen Mabel, was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Heywood, … Continue reading →

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Naughty Nancy (part 2)

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Well, it seems I was wrong to judge her, and Naughty Nancy was not really as naughty as I thought. Well, at least partly. It is true that she married in January 1776, when she was a widow of almost … Continue reading →

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Naughty Nancy

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

For a few days I have been pining for a family tree mystery. It has been ages since I last found a real question mark in my ancestry, but this morning I fortunately seem to have stumbled across one. Trying … Continue reading →

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Harry Bertram Caines (1893-1916)

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Harry Bertram Caines was born in mid-1893, the son of Albert Caines, a brewer, and his wife Elizabeth, of Hill View Terrace, Upper Wyche. The Caines family were of modest means, and of the eleven Caines children, six had died … Continue reading →

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