Category Archives: Herefordshire

A New Branch Full of Surprises

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Every time I assume that by now I have located and traced entirely all the collateral branches of my family tree, I am (happily) proven wrong. A couple of days ago I logged on Ancestry.co.uk where a pop-up message informed … Continue reading →

Posted in 1871 Census, 1881 Census, 1891 Census, 1901 Census, 1911 Census, Birth, Colwall, Death, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Illness, Marriage, Property, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Workhouse | 1 Comment

Annie the cook

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

I am notorious within my family for being a bad cook. Cooking a sad plate of pasta or heating up a frozen pizza is probably as far as I’ll be able to go – unless a particular situation requires a … Continue reading →

Posted in 1841 Census, 1861 Census, 1871 Census, 1881 Census, 1891 Census, 1901 Census, Dorset, Downstairs staff, England, Famous Genealogy, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Kington, Work | Leave a comment

The Granny from Codling Hall

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

It’s always exciting to discover a relative who had a bit of money, or at least owned some property here and there. It makes you feel slightly above other genealogists who so far have only been able to trace labourers … Continue reading →

Posted in 1861 Census, 1871 Census, 1891 Census, 1911 Census, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Hope-under-Dinmore, Property | 4 Comments

The most tragic Vickresses of all

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

A few years ago, thanks to one of the best genealogy websites available, I discovered that my great-great-grandmother was called Elizabeth Vickress. Her unusual, odd-sounding surname is apparently very old, but seems to have sprung out under its current spelling … Continue reading →

Posted in 1851 Census, 1891 Census, Birth, Death, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Hope-under-Dinmore, Illness, Marriage | 3 Comments

Piecing lives together… even for those who are still around

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

Last night I rang my Auntie Joan. Well, she isn’t really my aunt; she’s actually my grandmother’s first cousin and the most senior member of the family who still remembers the time when my late grandmother was a child, growing … Continue reading →

Posted in 1911 Census, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Marriage, War, Worcestershire | 3 Comments

Long live my ancestors!

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

If I ever get to live to a ripe old age, it will probably be thanks to the excellent genes which my Tippins ancestors seem to have perpetuated into history through my family’s veins. Inexplicably, several of my relatives on … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Lyonshall, Pembridge | 2 Comments

Reviving dead lines and the Titanic

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Have you ever come across a line in your family which you thought had become extinct? Have you ever assumed a distant relative passed away without having had children? Ever felt like that person attached to a solitary name hanging … Continue reading →

Posted in 1841 Census, 1851 Census, Birth, Colwall, Death, England, Famous Genealogy, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Marriage, Worcestershire | Leave a comment

A brick-wall called Ann Williams

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Stumbling upon a brick-wall when you’re researching your family tree is very common. It can prove a difficult mystery to solve, but these situations are after all what make genealogy fascinating – how boring it would be if it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Birth, Colwall, Death, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Marriage | 2 Comments

Discovering new aunties in the 19th century

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Ever since my dad bought me a subscription on Ancestry.co.uk last Christmas, I have spent many hours researching and downloading documents about my relatives in England, America and the Commonwealth. A few days ago I discovered someone had published their … Continue reading →

Posted in Birth, Colwall, Death, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Illegitimacy, Marriage, Surrey, Wales, Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Verifying Ellen

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

I love going over the facts on my family tree to check if they’re correct. Very often it happens to me that I feel unsure about some of my past online findings, and I start to wonder whether I may … Continue reading →

Posted in Birth, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Shropshire | 5 Comments