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508, 9th Avenue, Manhattan
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
Posted in Emigration, Genealogy, Italy, New York City, Ships, United States
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Milboroughs and Montilions
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
Posted in Birth, Emigration, England, France, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Hope-under-Dinmore, Huguenots, Kington, Marriage, Shropshire, World War I
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Naughty Nancy
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
Posted in Birth, Coddington, Colwall, Death, Dymock, Emigration, Engagement, England, Genealogy, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Manchester, Marriage, Women
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Forrest Beauchamp (1883-1918)
Forrest Miles Beauchamp was born on 19th October 1883 in Cotham, Gloucestershire, the eldest son of Frederick William Beauchamp and his wife, Minnie Blanche (née Dixon). Forrest had three brothers (Frederick Gordon, Arthur Kenneth and Penrith Sutton Beauchamp) and three … Continue reading
Exploring my possible Mormon relatives
When I was little, I used to attend Sunday School every week, while preparing myself for my First Communion and, later, for my Confirmation. It wasn’t what you might call a very spiritual experience, as our lessons were taught by … Continue reading
Posted in Colwall, Emigration, England, Famous Genealogy, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Marriage, Mormonism, Ships, United States, Women, Worcestershire
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Looking for Rina Amerio’s descendants: the Graziano family
Last October, my dad and I visited the village in northern Italy where my great-grandmother Giovanna Amerio was born in 1895. It was to be not only a quest for missing family information, but also something of a sentimental pilgrimage. … Continue reading
Posted in Emigration, Genealogy, Italy, New York City, United States, War, Women
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Fatherless fathers and a long line of strong women
Have you ever thought about what traits you may have inherited from you dad and mum? The obvious answer is “of course”, we all have, whether we are interested in genealogy or not. But why not go further back and … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Bigamy, Birth, Death, Divorce, Emigration, England, Galicia, Genealogy, Illegitimacy, Italy, Marriage, Spain, United States, War, Women
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O Father, Where Art Thou?
Gosh! Almost a month has gone by since I last posted on the old blog – and yet I have so many things to tell you all! I think I’ll start with the most recent -and exciting- piece of genealogical … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Bigamy, Emigration, Genealogy, Marriage, Spain
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Lest We Forget
One cannot face November 11th without thinking of the year 1918, when the guns in Europe went silent for what was thought would be the very last time. I doubt there is one among you who can seriously claim to … Continue reading
Posted in 1901 Census, 1910 US Census, 1911 Census, Birth, Death, Emigration, England, Genealogy, Italy, Killed In Action, Ships, United States, War
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Piecing together my Italian great-grandmother’s (huge) family
Well, here I am, safe and sound, back in the real world for a change, and what a genealogical experience Italy has been! This was of course the second time my father and I ventured forth and north in search … Continue reading
Posted in 1910 US Census, Birth, Death, Emigration, Genealogy, Italy, Killed In Action, United States, War
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The Genealogy Corner 