Author Archives: Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Richard Hatchett (1583-1654/55)

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

As I continue to delve into my Shropshire roots, today I would like to tell you about my 11x great-grandfather Richard Hatchett. According to several sources, including Gareth Williams’ “The Country Houses of Shropshire”, Richard was born in Acton Reynald … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, England, Genealogy, Illegitimacy, Marriage, Shropshire | 1 Comment

Mary Crowther (1707-1779?)

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

This is the story of my seven times great-grandmother, Mary Crowther. Very little is known about her – and yet, through a handful of records, it is still possible to reconstruct what must have been some of the most important … Continue reading →

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My ancestor Eleanor Cam (1587-????)

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

This is the biography – as far as I am able to tell it with the limited documentation I have been able to find so far – of my 11x great-grandmother Eleanor Jones, née Cam. Eleanor Cam, who would later … Continue reading →

Posted in Shropshire, Women, Yorkshire | 1 Comment

It is a truth universally acknowledged…

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

…that wills are the most amazing source of family history. They can just as easily reveal new names to add to one’s family tree, or reveal a forgotten family secret – like a disinherited relative, an illegitimate child, or a … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Famous Genealogy, Genealogy, Shropshire | 1 Comment

The Hammonds – a Shropshire family saga

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

What follows is a report of my research into the Hammond family of Hatton, in the parish of Eaton-under-Heywood (Shropshire), which later settled in Aston Botterell and Church Stretton, as well as Gawsworth (Chesire), Tolland (Somerset) and Charlecote (Warwickshire). The … Continue reading →

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New relatives, new mysteries

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Back in the day when I first researched my Italian-American grandfather’s life and origins, I remember partially uncovering the personal story of his paternal grandfather, my Italian great-great-grandfather Vincenzo Ameglio. Vincenzo – as far as the family knew – was … Continue reading →

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The 1921 census uncovers a new family mystery…

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

On 6 January 2022 I was one of many happy genealogists who logged into FindMyPast to start digging into the newly-released 1921 census. Although I do not have many ancestors who were alive at the time the census was taken … Continue reading →

Posted in 1911 Census, 1921 Census, Birth, Canada, Emigration, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire | 2 Comments

The Sheppards: fame, family and fortune!

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

If you could choose to be related to any celebrity who has appeared on the well-known genealogy TV show Who Do You Think You Are?, who would it be? Well, if any of the stories that have been researched so … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Famous Genealogy, Genealogy, Shropshire, Who Do You Think You Are? | 6 Comments

A fatherless line of Italian ancestors

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

When my 24 year-old Italian great-grandfather Giacomo boarded a ship and emigrated to the United States in 1910, he left behind a tiny family unit composed of solely by his mother, Margherita. She was listed on the passenger list as … Continue reading →

Posted in Birth, Civil Registration, Death, Genealogy, Illegitimacy, Italy, Marriage, Nizza Monferrato, War, World War II | 1 Comment

Who was Eleanor Whitney’s mother?

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

To most of you, the name Eleanor Whitney probably doesn’t mean a thing – and why should it? She was a late Medieval woman about whom extremely little is known. She is not even known to have done anything particularly … Continue reading →

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