Category Archives: Shropshire

My ancestor Eleanor Cam (1587-????)

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

This is the biography – as far as I am able to tell it with the limited documentation I have been able to find so far – of my 11x great-grandmother Eleanor Jones, née Cam. Eleanor Cam, who would later … Continue reading →

Posted in Shropshire, Women, Yorkshire | 1 Comment

It is a truth universally acknowledged…

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

…that wills are the most amazing source of family history. They can just as easily reveal new names to add to one’s family tree, or reveal a forgotten family secret – like a disinherited relative, an illegitimate child, or a … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Famous Genealogy, Genealogy, Shropshire | 1 Comment

The Sheppards: fame, family and fortune!

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

If you could choose to be related to any celebrity who has appeared on the well-known genealogy TV show Who Do You Think You Are?, who would it be? Well, if any of the stories that have been researched so … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Famous Genealogy, Genealogy, Shropshire, Who Do You Think You Are? | 6 Comments

The mysterious origins of Auntie Ivy

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

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 | 5 Comments

Part I: A mound of relatives

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Lately I dedided to do a bit of research on the Mounds, the family of my 3x great-grandmother Ellen. But before delving into the past and (hopefully) unearth some skeletons, let’s learn a bit more about Ellen herself. To start … Continue reading →

Posted in 1851 Census, 1861 Census, 1871 Census, 1881 Census, Adoption, Death, Downstairs staff, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Hope Bagot, Shropshire, Wolverhampton, Women, World War I, Wormsley | 1 Comment

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

Adopting new attitudes towards adopting

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Have you ever considered adopting a child? Whether the answer is yes or no, I’m sure that at some point in your life you’ve come across families with an adopted child or children. In fact, adoption is an alternative regulated … Continue reading →

Posted in 1891 Census, Adoption, Birth, Death, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Money, Shropshire, United States, War, Women | 1 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

My family’s own “Downton Abbey”

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Apparently, in 19th century England there were more people working in service than actually working down the mines. Being employed in someone else’s household as a member of staff was an alternative available to those who, for instance, wished to … Continue reading →

Posted in Berkshire, Downstairs staff, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Marriage, Shropshire, Work | 2 Comments