comma54.bsky.social
Love my family history; social work quals and worked in prisons for years. Now gardening, enjoying my grandson, and researching, researching, researching. What could be better?
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I thought it was great! well done!
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oh for goodness sake Arachne, do get a grip! That crocheted tablecloth will never be finished unless you get up and start working!
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it must be VERY secret, Scott. The link led me to a forbidden page! 403
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Hi Ron - enjoyed your book! fantastic sleuthing.
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or salty?
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Wait about 150 years, my dear. DNA will sort it out for you nicely - but probably too late for you to recieve a pension.
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Thats really interesting, and makes sense - I wonder if there was a possibility of an unwanted buyer amassing large amounts of land in the area? Might be harder to take over this way.
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Maybe her husband's business was not doing well, and he wanted something to be protected if he was bankrupt. Or she had an inheritance and wanted to buy land in her own right. Or he was concerned that should he die, his own relatives might dispute his Will....
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Well, she is lovely - I have my own two dolls Lucy (1954) and Linda (1966) sitting on a chair in my study right now. As a covid project I made new dresses for them. I hope you give her a hug now and then!
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I love her - whats her name, and how old is she?
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Hi Sue - have a look at FamilySearch - new school records in Cheshire for your ROYLE family!
www.familysearch.org/en/search/re...
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Our research paper 'Troubling memes and tropes in answers to Girl's Own Advice 1880-1890' will be published soon in JSTOR.
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In that case the "vain silly girl" who sent you her photograph IS the most beautiful lady in England - according to individual taste
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Dear Lady - I am sure I have seen you extoling the benefits of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup in the Press! Do take a larger dose, it may calm your nerves a little more
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yes please, use the chat
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oh - GOA editors. Were you never young and vain and silly? Did you never want to impress, to be seen? A simple thank-you, and perhaps a reminder not to send photos would suffice. We suspect you grow waspish and embittered there in your Office...
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Sue, have you done your DNA? this may sort out more possibilities for you. and a confession - I make trees for heaps of people, look for records, even buy birth & death certs - just because.... I want them to be happy! and history is important! cheers Louise
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Your ancestors did weird stuff. Fabulous! Write about it. Cite your sources. #genealogy
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and I thought the Will I am currently deciphering was hard!
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Just found her as Lily Cartwright in 1911. a complicated family with serial partners!
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I have made a tree 😜and can only suspect that John was a son of James and Ellen Royle - they seem to fit. Have you found a death for Lily?
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On his marriage reg he put down Thomas as his father's name. No census with a thomas as father, no baptism either. Dukinfield is a small town not a district. this area changed reg districts a lot so difficult re birth reg. am still looking & thinking
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ok - will look again. Sounds like the enumerator got a few things wrong. You are looking for his life after 1901 and death?
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the census for 1891 only shows John Burton living at Rungerwood, Cheshire, not John Royle. Is this who you are searching for?
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All I can find is Hungerford, but that is a long way away! name of person could help?
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😂
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Fish Fish was aquitted of larceny in 1877 - seems he did not take the bait after all...
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Too risky. Incarceration in a Lunatic Asylum is not unknown for habits such as these. Distance yourself slowly by visiting relatives for extended periods, & also growing oleander plants, for their beauty and their potential for a happy widowhood
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Ellen Vincer (mother) left him her money in 1929 @ 83. Further info on file num bottom of page here re marr. www.theauxiliaries.com/men-alphabet... I looked in India & ireland =0. Not on Grave but church could have details in records
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Naturally. I'm a man, and lock the doors at night.
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It would be about people with hope for the future, wanting a new life. Some were restless souls, others made a secure family life in new countries. The women, in particular, feature as adventurous, brave, and just a bit eccentric!
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Lovely rooster, but really feel that the knitted hat gets full marks for legend status!😍
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Anything else on the back of the photo - photograher's details? Was Charles listed as missing? Do you have Charles' army record? Many wartime marriages broke down, & people moved on. What is John's insignia on his uniform?
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Having convict ancestry is prized in Australia. Alas, I have no convicts, but enough slighty dodgy or definitely eccentric people in my tree to provide some excellent stories.
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Yes, there are women baptised 'Lizzie' - my great grandmother, for one!
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Have you considered "the Green Room" - genealogical research business also assisting with tours etc. youririshheritage.com
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Creativity, an interest in other people, places and social background; history in general. Nurturing, growing and developing. To be this sort of person, you have hope.
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti had a wombat he adored! I did a whole presentation on ancesters pets years ago
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fantastic! a crazy story - I love it!
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My father's tax return for 1962? (two pages) yes. My father, a photographer who developed his own photos - 60 years worth of negatives, duplicates, slides - no. but with each cull, my heart twists..
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Hi Linda - seems a difficult task. You may need to go sideways in research. I looked up the bedfordshire archives bedsarchivescat.bedford.gov.uk/results lots of your people maybe clues. Suggest a FH society query too. Church has original font - you are so lucky!
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(underlying meaning) Beautiful characters abound, maybe, but mostly they are ugly.
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I continue to work on my London ancestors too! I found Old Bailey online, Londons Lives, East London History Society & many more useful. Get old maps, Gale Newspapers & place everybody - you may find more connections. chat to me if you want a list of resources #genealogy
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Angelica glanced in horror, as Percy's face seemed to melt like wax before her eyes. Meanwhile, Clarissa gazed lovingly as Kon-el practiced his X-ray vision. Evensong was more interesting these days, she mused. He just needs to adjust the temperature a little.