Category Archives: Pembridge

Elizabeth Howard (née Norgrove?, 1684-aft.1763)

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

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 →

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Granny Morris

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

For me, growing up in Spain and being occasionally visited by my English grandmother was a real joy. My grandmother, whom I affectionately referred to as Nana, was everything you could expect from an English granny: loving and cuddly, she … Continue reading →

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The story of Charles Henry Vickress

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

During the summer of 1870, my great-great-great-great-grandparents Frederick and Ann Vickress welcomed their tenth (and last) child, a son whom they had baptised on 21 August in the local church of Lyonshall (Herefordshire), where Frederick worked as a humble carpenter … Continue reading →

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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 →

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