Category Archives: Genealogy

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 →

Posted in Birth, Emigration, England, France, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Hope-under-Dinmore, Huguenots, Kington, Marriage, Shropshire, World War I | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Genealogy | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Genealogy | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Genealogy | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Coddington, Death, Dymock, England, Forest of Dean, Genealogy, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Illegitimacy, Marriage, Women | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Birth, Coddington, Colwall, Death, Dymock, Emigration, Engagement, England, Genealogy, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Manchester, Marriage, Women | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Colwall, Colwall Soldiers, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Death, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, World War I | Leave a comment

Walter Booton (1882-1915)

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Walter Booton was born in Rock, Worcestershire, in the spring of 1882. He was one of four children born to Thomas Booton, of Cleobury Mortimer, and his wife Elizabeth (née Oliver). Walter’s father worked as an agricultural labourer, a profession … Continue reading →

Posted in Colwall, Colwall Soldiers, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, England, Genealogy, Killed In Action, War, Worcestershire, World War I | Leave a comment

Barking up the wrong family tree

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Genealogy can be described, at best, as a never-ending learning curve. Your not only make wondrous new discoveries all the time, but you also never stop learning from your own mistakes. Assumptions can sometimes make you bark up the wrong … Continue reading →

Posted in Colwall, Death, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Property | Leave a comment

Penrith Sutton Beauchamp (1893-1917)

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Penrith Sutton Beauchamp was born in Colwall, Herefordshire in early 1893, the fifth of the seven children born to Frederick William Beauchamp and his wife Minnie Blanche (née Dixon); he was christened at St James “the Great” Church on 24th … Continue reading →

Posted in Colwall, Colwall Soldiers, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Genealogy, Killed In Action, War, Worcestershire, World War I | 3 Comments