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suefromse5.bsky.social
Retired, knitter, reader, volunteer,returning runner, walker (hate driving), and trying to keep fit for old age in the gym. Tracing family tree and trying to undertake a one place study of the street I grew up on, in London SE5.
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Could you answer this question for me please? A newspaper report from 1848 says that 10 sparrow nests were taken from 1 tree, it tallies the eggs and says that the material was used as pig litter. Were sparrows considered a nuisance? Or would this have been for egg collectors? @rspb.bsky.social

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Just spent the whole day transcribing data from the 1921 census after I had an idea for a local blog. Found those in the town who gave him as their employer & wanted to finish the anaysis by adding those included on his return as live in servants etc. Can I find him or his house? No!! 😩 #CensusFail

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

“A natural oasis in the heart of Coventry” We’re excited to be managing The Charterhouse in Coventry, a monastery founded in 1381. As a Carthusian monastery, The Charterhouse continued growing until the dissolution of monasteries by Henry VIII in the 1530's. Read more – https://buff.ly/3PuMcN1

submitted 42 days ago • 2 comments

One map, one year... Why don't you spend 2025 exploring your local area in more depth than you've ever done before?

submitted 44 days ago • 1 comment

Getting in early for #GenHour as I'll be out later. I have a letter sent to my dad from his father serving abroad in WW2. It was kept folded in a wallet and when I opened it up to read it it fell to pieces. Does anyone know how best to save it? It's on thin blue airmail paper if that's relevant. TIA

submitted 66 days ago • 2 comments

Can I repost this for #GenHour please? The original is split over two posts if that makes things clearer. Thanks to anyone who can help.

submitted 86 days ago • 3 comments

Anyone know about clandestine marriages in 17/18thc London? Been reading about why a couple might do this eg ages. Would a child born before marriage also be a reason? I've an ancestor with an odd name & have found the baptism of their child & hence the child's mother's first name.

submitted 87 days ago • 1 comment