Under construction, but for now check out the latest blog post for my Maternal line.
Brewery Cooper John Warwick
John Warwick (1850 – 1940) Introduction This is the story of a second-generation cooper from Leicester, John Warwick, my 2 times great grandfather, another one from my maternal line. Researching John and his family has been rather interesting particularly learning about his links to Leicester and Burton upon Trent. Also learnt about his very skilled…
Carpet Weaver James Silk
James Silk (1851 – 1929) Introduction First blog of my Kidderminster family connection and about another of my 2 times great grandfathers but from my maternal line. This is a story about the personal life of a 3rd generation carpet weaver, the locations where he lived in England, UK and a little bit of travel…
George Ritchie (1819-1904)
This is the first of many blogs to come about my Scottish ancestral line. Researching this ancestor has been rather fascinating, as was able to explore exact geographical locations of where he lived and where his descendants ended up. Also I discovered that there are some brick walls to break down with more research. Here…
Amelia Kaye (1851-1893)
My second person to be a topic of a blog is my great great grandmother Amelia on my maternal line. How often in family history, do birth, marriage or death certificates get passed down the line for several generations, probably not often? Amelia Kaye was born in a village of Briestfield, Grange Moor, near Flockton,…
Introducing my maternal line
My Great grandparent’s from Mum’s side have been rather interesting to research, as two were from Aberdeenshire, Scotland and the others have links to the counties of Worcestershire, Shropshire, Leicestershire and Yorkshire. The occupations uncovered on these lines are very different to my Dad’s lines – Carpet Weavers, Coopers and Granite Quarrying. However this line…
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