Category Archives: Engagement

John Tippins, the fate of a family passion

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Guns and bullets seem to have been central in the life of my distant relative, John Tippins, an expert rifleman who won many medals during his all too short life. Ironically, it was also a bullet – an enemy bullet … Continue reading →

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Love and Courtship… at the spa of Mondariz

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

I will not pretend my background is at all affluent. Far from it in fact. If you go back long enough, you will see that my family tree is mostly populated by farmers, agricultural labourers and other individuals for whom … Continue reading →

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