Tag Archives: history

My Italian family tree keeps on growing… in unexpected ways!

Posted on December 14, 2025 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Nota bene: There is a simplified family tree at the end of this article, which some of you may find helpful to navigate the numerous Pietros, Marias and Giovannas mentioned in the text. I think one of the main reasons … Continue reading →

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A flurry of potentially new cousins

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

These last two months I have been kept very busy by delving deeper and deeper into my Italian ancestry. Ever since I discovered that at least two of my great-great-great-grandparents shared the same surname (Terzano), I wondered whether these two … Continue reading →

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My mysterious Terzano cousins

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Today’s blog post is about resourcefulness and, above all, perseverance. For years, I have been obsessed with a particular line of my family tree (I know none of you has ever experienced this!). It all started a couple of years … Continue reading →

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The descendants of Harry Cartwright (1796-1842)

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

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 →

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Elizabeth Walker, née Vickress (1816-1865)

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

My great-great-great-great-grandparents William and Elizabeth Vickress had twelve children, all of whom – remarkably – reached adulthood. Sadly, several of them succumbed to tuberculosis in their early twenties, depleting the number of family members considerably. One of the daughters that … Continue reading →

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From Fred to Ed: Ellen Tomkins’ elusive husband

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

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 →

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