Research-based family history across both sides of the family, over 25 years
Exploring maternal and paternal family lines through records, research methods, and long-term investigation.
Welcome to Debbies Discoveries blog site, all about my family history research over the years. All my ancestors so far originate from the British Isles to at least the mid-18th century as you will see from my map of the counties highlighted. My research has involved learning more about the social history of the times, particularly in relation to the industrial revolution, how they travelled along with the many interesting occupations that they were involved in.
My paternal side comes from the counties of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire part in the West Midlands area of England. Click on the link below to find out more about my paternal ancestors along with their surnames and occupations researched so far.
My maternal relations have been discovered in the West Midlands of England as well as Northern parts Scotland. Click on the link below to find out more about my maternal line along with their surnames and occupations under research so far.
Go forth and check out About Me and a few of the blogs so far…
- Tracing Ancestors: Timeline of Locations and EventsThis blog focuses on where ancestors and their descendants lived over time.
- John Godfrey: agricultural labour and family life in nineteenth-century EnglandJohn Godfrey (1844 – 1917) – Another of my 2 times great grandfathers from Leicestershire is the topic of this blog. All about an Agricultural Labourer.
- John Warwick: skilled work as a brewery cooper in industrial EnglandJohn Warwick (1850 – 1940) – This is the story of a second-generation cooper from Leicester.
Worldwide
My discoveries have found that many of the ancestors emigrated to other parts of the world, like USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Check out some of my blogs that include emigrations.
Hi Debbie
I am also from the Bowmar family line. My grandpap was Lester “Buck” Bowmar. We are from Preston County West Virginia. I do show our family history do intertwine.
Hi Carey,
Thanks for making contact with me. I am intrigued to learn more about your Bowmar line from West Virginia. Perhaps send a message on my contact page so can converse privately.