It all began with an old, weathered Bible that had been tucked away for decades in a forgotten corner of an attic in Leicester. On its inside cover, an inscription offered a tantalising clue “Presented to C.J. Martin, Service Number P/JX 147862,” followed by the date “June 1944” and an address “7 Canon Street, Malta
Names have been changed for privacy reasons. There are themes within this research that some people may find upsetting. Many times I have been asked to research a family with very little starting information. This is Peter’s story. Peter told me he had the “smallest family in the world” and wanted to know if
Nextdoor.com is an app where people go for local news, trade recommendations, etc. I joined the one for Emsworth in Hampshire when I moved here just over 18 months ago. It’s been a great way to find out what’s going on nearby, but one particularly unusual post caught my eye, it read “This is a
Week 2 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks challenge – the prompt for this week is “My Favourite Find.” My favourite find was Francis George Fisher, who was my great-grandmother’s brother. He was the second child born to George Fisher and Susannah Fisher, formerly Pauling in December 1884. My great grandmother Lily was older
As I was growing up, I first saw a Butler in the 1970s TV Series Upstairs Downstairs with Gordon Jackson as the dour Scottish Butler Hudson. Much later in Downton Abbey we saw the hardnosed but soft centred Mr Carson played by the wonderful Jim Carter. Research While undertaking research for clients I have come
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