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Category Archives: Herefordshire
The descendants of Harry Cartwright (1796-1842)
Today I’m going off-piste as I follow the line of descent through a collateral branch in my family tree. Harry Cartwright (1796-1842) was the only son, and the middle child, of Henry Cartwright and his wife Jane. Harry was also … Continue reading
Posted in 1841 Census, Birth, Death, Emigration, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Marriage
Tagged ancestry, family, family-history, Genealogy, history
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From Fred to Ed: Ellen Tomkins’ elusive husband
My great-great-grandfather’s second cousin Ellen Tomkins was born on 2 May 1864 in Colwall, her family’s ancestral birthplace in Herefordshire. As one of no fewer than thirteen children, Ellen belonged to a tight-knit family whose branches stretched across the county … Continue reading
Posted in 1871 Census, 1881 Census, 1891 Census, 1901 Census, 1911 Census, Archives, Birmingham, Colwall, Death, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Women
Tagged ancestry, family, family-history, Genealogy, history
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The mystery of Samuel Morris’s origins
Morris was my great-grandmother’s maiden name, so when I was growing up, I was well aware of its existence in my recent family history. However, when I later became interested in genealogy, I soon discovered how difficult it was going … Continue reading
Posted in 1841 Census, 1851 Census, 1861 Census, Archives, Birth, Death, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Kington
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Elizabeth Howard (née Norgrove?, 1684-aft.1763)
My 6x great-grandmother, Sarah Howard, was born in the second half of 1723, being baptised in the Herefordshire village of Pembridge on 11 October that same year. Her parents were William and Elizabeth Howard. Sarah had at least two elder … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Illegitimacy, Marriage, Pembridge
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The 1921 census uncovers a new family mystery…
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
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Who was Eleanor Whitney’s mother?
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
Posted in Genealogy, Herefordshire, Marriage, Medieval Ancestry, Royalty, Wales, Women
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The tragedy of Jane Dee
I think it’s time to take a short break from Italian genealogy, so I’ve decided to delve into the English side of my family tree instead! Looking at the various members of my extended family whom I’ve long neglected to … Continue reading
Posted in 1851 Census, 1861 Census, 1871 Census, Canada, Colwall, Death, England, FindMyPast, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Marriage, Mormonism, Women
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Why YOU should do the #RussianDollChallenge?
Some of you may have heard of the #RussianDollChallenge, a hashtag I created on Twitter in September 2018 to discuss direct female ancestral genealogies. And why, you may ask, did this become a popular (dare one say, trending!) topic and, … Continue reading
Posted in Birth, England, Famous Genealogy, Genealogy, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Women
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William Samuel Morris (1925-1941)
Some of the stories in my family history are so graphic, so poignant, that they will always remain a fixture of my mind and my imagination. Such is the case of my grandmother’s cousin, William Samuel Morris, who died in … Continue reading
Posted in 1911 Census, 1939 UK Register, Death, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Ships, World War II
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The mysterious origins of Auntie Ivy
When I first began researching the English side of my family tree, I would occasionally ask my relatives to name my great-grandmother’s siblings as I’d try to figure out who was who among the mound of aunts and uncles that … Continue reading
Posted in 1881 Census, 1891 Census, 1901 Census, 1911 Census, Adoption, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Shropshire
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