tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20081110333358672872024-03-13T22:04:46.056-07:00Family History RamblingsHello and thank you for taking the time to read my ramblings on genealogy and history in general. I hope you find it informative and hopefully funny!Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-43526127902032813272021-11-11T02:30:00.005-08:002021-11-11T02:30:54.403-08:00Remembrance Day<p> On the 11<sup>th</sup> day of the 11<sup>th</sup> month at
the 11<sup>th</sup> hour the UK will come to a standstill in the remembrance of
all the men and women who have died in the service of this country. This year
this will be on Saturday and on Sunday the national memorial ceremony will take
place at the Cenotaph in London.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rx36BN5Z-Ko/YYzvX6PZeeI/AAAAAAAABJo/VmqJB2imKtcZN_wdlDjlhtCTPEv8dlOvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/poppies_field_poppies_1117460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rx36BN5Z-Ko/YYzvX6PZeeI/AAAAAAAABJo/VmqJB2imKtcZN_wdlDjlhtCTPEv8dlOvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/poppies_field_poppies_1117460.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">The wearing of poppies was started by the Royal British
Legion in 1921, but the idea of the poppy came from Dr Lt Col John McCrae of
the Canadian army after seeing the poppies growing at Ypes, Belgium. He had
just lost a close friend to the war and it inspired him to write the poem In
Flanders Fields.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47380/in-flanders-fields">https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47380/in-flanders-fields</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Since then the poppies have been sold every year to help
support those who suffered as a result of the war. Last year the legion was able
to spend over £146 million helping veteran service personnel and their
families.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">But what does remembrance day mean for genealogists. Well
for some it may just be researching someone, for others it may be their main
focus, for me it means remembering my fallen ancestors.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I7f6qcrnY60/YYzvuFC9PsI/AAAAAAAABJw/LTRtcleEaI4Nhd49IdaO9Sko9ZXku8pHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1354/tsa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk war memorial" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1354" height="118" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I7f6qcrnY60/YYzvuFC9PsI/AAAAAAAABJw/LTRtcleEaI4Nhd49IdaO9Sko9ZXku8pHwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h118/tsa.jpg" title="Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk war memorial" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk war memorial</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">This is 2 of the faces of the war memorial in Thorpe St
Andrew, Norfolk. 3 members of my family are listed on there. 2 were brothers
and the other was their cousin. I wish I had pictures of them, but alas I have
no idea what they looked like.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The first to die was Corporal James Weeds on the 15 October
1914. He was in the light marine regiment serving on board HMS Hawke. The ship
was off Aberdeen along with the rest of her cruiser squadron when she was
struck by a torpedo fired by U-9 (U-boat 9). The ship capsized and of the
nearly 600 men on board only 70 survived. His name is on the naval memorial at
Chatham Naval Dock Yard as his body was never recovered. James was the cousin
of my Great Grandfather George. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The next to die was Private Frederick Weeds the brother of
the above James Weeds and thus my Great Grandfathers George’s cousin. Frederick
was in the 7<sup>th</sup> battalion of the Norfolk regiment. He died on the 12
October 1916 on the Somme in Northern France. He is remembered on the Commonwealth
War Grave Memorial at Thiepval, France along with over 72,000 other casualties.
Again his body was never recovered.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The last to die was Private James Daniel Briggs and he was
the cousin of James and Frederick Weeds and the brother of my Great Grandfather
George. He was in the 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment
and he died on the 10 July 1917 during a battle with the German Marine-Korps
Flandern alongside the river Yser near Nieuport in Belgium. 260 men died during
this battle and they are remembered on the memorial in Nieuport as their bodies
were never recovered.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What makes this lose even worse is the closeness of these
men. On the 1891 census James and Frederick were living with their grandmother,
my 3 times great grandmother along with their cousin George, my great
Grandfather and their Aunt Julia my Great, Great Grandmother. I just can’t
imagine what the family went through losing 3 of their own. James and Frederick
had 9 living siblings and their father when they died. James Briggs left behind
his parents, 4 siblings and a nephew (my Grandpa). Of the 26 grandchildren of
my 3 times great Grandparents 3 died, that’s 11%. What makes it even worse is
what happened in 1942. When he died in 1916 Frederick Weeds was married with 4
children. His youngest son Bertie was a member of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment,
Royal Armoured Corps. He died on the 25<sup>th</sup> October 1942 during the
second battle of El Alamein in Egypt. He is remembered on the Alamein Memorial
as his body was never recovered. On that day the 1st Royal Tank Regiment fought
the German 15th Panzer Division and Italian Littorio Division. Over 100 tanks
were involved and by the end of the day over half were destroyed, including
Bertie’s tank.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There has been some discussion in the media as to whether or
not remembrance day and the wearing of poppies is right as some feel it
glorifies war. Well in my opinion, it is vital that we hold these ceremonies
and wear our poppies with pride. If we don’t then the deaths of the millions
who have died in war defending our country will have been in vain. Also the
money we give for our poppies helps those who have both physical and mental
scares as a result of the conflicts they served in. And remember not everyone
who dies as a result of war was fighting, they may have been innocent civilians
who died as a result of bombings.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ll leave you with part of a poem by Laurence Binyon
written in 1914.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i>“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i>Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i>At the going down of the sun and in the morning,<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i>We will remember them.”<o:p></o:p></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F149Ij8c4v4/YYzwvF209AI/AAAAAAAABJ4/uPOD_dICAE0nKgiYCc2BO9kRAaJO_MSWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/sunset_field_poppy_sun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="2048" height="252" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F149Ij8c4v4/YYzwvF209AI/AAAAAAAABJ4/uPOD_dICAE0nKgiYCc2BO9kRAaJO_MSWwCLcBGAsYHQ/w382-h252/sunset_field_poppy_sun.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-15940549788254002552021-01-29T06:41:00.001-08:002021-01-29T06:41:05.956-08:00Time machine<p>Okay so I know there theoretical, but if time machines
existed which time period would you go to? Would it be a particular period of
history or would it be 2019 when things were so much better?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y0Q2xw_XO7A/YBQdf9BeftI/AAAAAAAABFw/A0oAQBetxMoyMAghms83iUpULOa6msMqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s862/Timemachine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="862" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y0Q2xw_XO7A/YBQdf9BeftI/AAAAAAAABFw/A0oAQBetxMoyMAghms83iUpULOa6msMqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Timemachine.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">My thoughts on this began years ago when I read Timeline by
Michael Crichton. In this book a group of historians go back in time to the
middle ages in France. It made me think which events and times of history I would
like to go.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First off I’d love to go back millions of years to see the
dinosaurs. I have to confess to having read/watched Jurassic Park far too many
times. I’d love to tell the T Rex to stop being so grump (although if my arms
were that short I’d be grumpy. Think about all the things you couldn’t do) and
tell the Velociraptor’s to calm down and lighten up.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What other periods would I like to go to? Perhaps to when
the Roman’s first landed in Britain in 55BC.
Or maybe to the 14<sup>th</sup> October 1066 to see what really happened
at the Battle of Hastings (at Battle). Or perhaps the 100 year war (which was
116 years long from 1337 to 1453) and was between the English and the French. You
could choose the Battle of Crecy on the 26<sup>th</sup> August 1346 or even the
Battle of Agincourt on the 25<sup>th</sup> October 1415. You could watch the
archers in action to see how formable they were and see if the famous gesture
did come from them. Or would you go to a time more relevant to your ancestors?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vUBTU1hG6Yk/YBQd1q-WOCI/AAAAAAAABF4/N6tMGUmgCBASIw1r40HABI_o6nexJ4gQACLcBGAsYHQ/s939/battle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="939" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vUBTU1hG6Yk/YBQd1q-WOCI/AAAAAAAABF4/N6tMGUmgCBASIw1r40HABI_o6nexJ4gQACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/battle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal">There are so many times I would like to go back to that
relate to my ancestors. I’d love to go to all my however many back grandparents
weddings to see them on their big day and see which family members were there
so I could put faces to names. Also to anytime when my Grandma was alive so I
could meet her. I’d also love to have seen the house I grew up in being built
in the late 1880’s so I could see what my bedroom looked like new before I
painted it yellow and purple and what the original feature were before
everything was taken out in the 1950’s. Or how about the day the first teddy
bear was made.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just think about what you could learn. If your ancestor was
a mason working on a great Cathedral or a castle you could see which parts they
built and perhaps some beautiful carvings they did. If your family were farmers
you can see what life was really like for them and how that compares to how we
believe it was.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You could also be present for the great events in your
ancestor’s life. If you have gaps in your family tree you could go back to the
time to try and find out what happened, and just imagine the blanks you could
fill in by solving the illegitimacy questions. You could share the good times
and the bad times with your ancestors. Be there for births and deaths, new jobs
and new adventures.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But would it have to have been a personal date to your
ancestors or an event that shaped their lives? What about the signing of the
Magna Carter in 1215 or the peasants revolt of 1381? A coronation of a monarch
or how about the opening of a building where you live.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I suppose it’s all pie in the sky as I don’t think you’ll
ever be able to do it, but as a historian you can dream. Or perhaps it already
exists and we don’t know. Perhaps Michael Crichton new something we didn’t and
Timeline was true all along. If it is though I’m not going in one as knowing my
luck I’d get stuck somewhere nasty or end up in the middle of the sea!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-30964398548226361782021-01-01T05:38:00.001-08:002021-01-01T05:38:27.761-08:00New Year’s Day<p> Happy New Year!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b1tAxj_OTRo/X-8lIYXzM4I/AAAAAAAABFE/ODf6omU7bacb0K1l3jHNh2tHhRH_YB-pQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/new_year_s_eve_69.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b1tAxj_OTRo/X-8lIYXzM4I/AAAAAAAABFE/ODf6omU7bacb0K1l3jHNh2tHhRH_YB-pQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/new_year_s_eve_69.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Now genealogists will have come across dates in their
research that appear to make no sense. How many of us have seen this 2nd
January 1700/1701. But what does this really mean. Well a bit of a history
lesson is required.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The exact date of New Year’s Day has moved throughout the
years, and it was not the same in different countries. For example now the west
celebrates on a different date from China, but in the Tudor era the protestant
countries celebrated on a different day from the catholic countries. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">At some periods in history the New Year was celebrated on
the 25<sup>th</sup> of December to celebrate the birth of Christ were as others
celebrated this day but because they felt it was the winter solstice.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Up until the 6<sup>th</sup> century New Year was celebrated
on the 1<sup>st</sup> January but the catholic church deemed it should be moved
to the 25<sup>th</sup> March each year. This was because it was Lady Day or the
feast of the annunciation. In other words the day Gabriel was supposed to have
told Mary she was with child in the bible. So the church decided the New Year
should begin on this day to honour this.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">New Year was still celebrated on the 1<sup>st</sup> January
despite the actual date being the 25<sup>th</sup> March. There is evidence of
King Henry VIII exchanging New Year gifts on the 1<sup>st</sup> January in
1534.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">In the 1580’s the Pope declared that the Gregorian calendar
to be the correct one and declared the New Year was to be January 1<sup>st</sup>.
This was because of changes made to the calendar to set dates rather than them
moving with the changing date of the equinox. So 10 days were removed from the
calendar and dates were standardised. It’s just in Britain we didn’t go with
that as the Pope had no influence over us as Queen Elizabeth was the head of
the church. We did use the Gregorian calendar though but we would continue to
celebrate New Year in March until 1752 when we adopted the changes to the
calendar and set the New Year as January 1<sup>st</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Now this is where the confusion comes for genealogist. Before
1752 your ancestors could very well have been born in between New Year and Lady
Day. This would mean that they had their birth registered in 2 years thus
leading to the year being given as 1700/1701 as in the example above. So if
they were born on the 2<sup>nd</sup> January 1701 under the current calendar
then this was their date of birth but because it hadn’t been adopted yet then
their date of birth was 2<sup>nd</sup> January 1700. So to avoid confusion
genealogists and transcribers have to write the date as the 2<sup>nd</sup>
January 1700/1701. This way the person viewing the record knows their ancestor
was technically born in 1700 but under the modern calendar it was 1701. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Life became much easier in 1752 when we adopted the current
system as a result of the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750. It was done to bring
us in line with the rest of Europe under the rule of King George II. The year
1751 ran from the 25<sup>th</sup> March to the 31<sup>st</sup> of December and
days were removed. Also in 1752 the year was shortened as well. So if you
birthday was between Wednesday 2 September 1752 and Thursday 14 September then
you didn’t age that year as you had no birthday.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">It should be noted that in Scottish genealogy they had set
the 1<sup>st</sup> January as the start of the New Year in the 1600’s but it
became official in 1752 in line with the rest of Britain.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">So New Year has moved but the result is the same. You
ancestors were born and lived and thus we do to.<o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">Happy New Year to you all.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-46420243818478925312020-12-22T07:39:00.000-08:002020-12-22T07:39:36.570-08:00Christmas Traditions<p> Many families have traditions in their families that they do
year on year. They can range from things they do to presents they give. This
year things may be different for all of us but that doesn’t mean that all the
traditions have to stop.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VvbMcXR0Rmo/X-ISAPkYwlI/AAAAAAAABEs/Ri5ELxIFryY05WNNpvzY1VYW1WUtoFhhACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/santa_claus_christmas_advent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VvbMcXR0Rmo/X-ISAPkYwlI/AAAAAAAABEs/Ri5ELxIFryY05WNNpvzY1VYW1WUtoFhhACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/santa_claus_christmas_advent.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">A lot of family’s probably have similar traditions. I always
got a little orange and a bag of chocolate money (except Father Christmas
forgot my chocolate money last year!) and a pillow case with my presents in. My
parents always got a new pair of slippers. Some may always have visited the
same people on the same day. For us my grandparents always came for Christmas
day Other traditions for us include a real Christmas tree every year and Lilly
the fairy going on top of the tree. Lilly was made by my Great Grandma Weeds in
the early 1950. She’s had a refurbishment this year and a bath but she is still
the same girl just tidied up.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">But how many of these traditions stem from necessity. Yes it
was great that your ancestor’s got a new pair of slippers every Christmas, but
if you think about it they probably needed them, so they got what they needed
as a present. I can remember getting a new winter coat which makes a great
present and is something I needed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The further back you go through your ancestor’s the more
this probably happened. Children probably just got the new clothes they needed
and little else, or if they did they were most likely homemade and it would
have been rare that the adults got a present, unless they were from a wealthy
family that could afford to buy them.<o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">Another form the traditions may take could relate to
Christmas food. Tradition today for Christmas dinner is a full roast with
turkey. In the Victorian era and before it would more likely have been goose.
I’ve had a variety of strange foods for Christmas dinner. I’ve had a BBQ, a fry
up and even pizza. Just because it’s Christmas day doesn’t mean it has to be
turkey and Christmas pudding. Going back through your ancestor’s it may be that
the family scrimped and saved just to have a small piece of meat for Christmas
Day (think of the Cratchit’s in a Christmas Carol). If they were farmers like
many of my ancestors were they may have had a better dinner as they had the
land to grow their own veg and raise animals just for themselves.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VNrNCNTFbCw/X-ISWThdvXI/AAAAAAAABE0/w_mPQjAH2LY1aoDexBWlenRMD8UunoE0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1819/a_christmas_table_by.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="1819" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VNrNCNTFbCw/X-ISWThdvXI/AAAAAAAABE0/w_mPQjAH2LY1aoDexBWlenRMD8UunoE0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/a_christmas_table_by.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Traditions could be things the family did. Pre WW1 it’s most
likely that your ancestors would have attended church on Christmas morning
before going home for the day. Many a time the man of the house may have gone
to the pub after church before going home for lunch. Other traditions could be
that on Boxing Day the family went for a long walk or went carolling in the
days coming up to Christmas Day.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">We need to remember though that the further you go back
through your ancestors the less likely it would be that that had any kind of
Christmas. Tradition for them could have been that Christmas was a non-event as
any kind of celebration would have been beyond their means. Those in the
workhouse could have had a better day as even they got a little more food on
Christmas day.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Each new generation probably has a new a new set of
traditions. Some may combine the traditions of their parents along with new
traditions. Each generation will have access to new ideas, beliefs and material
things which will mean they can have new traditions that your ancestor’s could
never have imagined. Can you imagine your Georgian ancestor’s ever thinking
that you can put electric lights on a tree in your house or even covering their
houses in them?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">So why not start a new Christmas tradition this year so that
in the future your descendants can wonder where the Christmas traditions they
do come from.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all from Family History Research England.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-33930048605421442572020-11-06T05:18:00.002-08:002020-11-06T05:18:48.727-08:00Remembrance Day 2020<p>On the 11<sup>th</sup> day of the 11<sup>th</sup> month at
the 11<sup>th</sup> hour the UK will come to a standstill in the remembrance of
all the men and women who have died in the service of this country. This year things
will be a lot different. The march past the Cenotaph in London is not happening
an no doubt most organised events will be cancelled in England. But we can
still remember with the 2 minute silence and thinking of family member who fought or may have fallen as well as thanking those who have fought to protect us and keep us safe and may have made the ultimate sacrifice.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Phb_RJP-98g/X6U-Pie-oTI/AAAAAAAABDY/1Zkxh08dHCgaOgM2lv43wyRjTq3dazr4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/project_365_315_111111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Phb_RJP-98g/X6U-Pie-oTI/AAAAAAAABDY/1Zkxh08dHCgaOgM2lv43wyRjTq3dazr4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/project_365_315_111111.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">The wearing of poppies was started by the Royal British
Legion in 1921, but the idea of the poppy came from Dr Lt Col John McCrae of
the Canadian army after seeing the poppies growing at Ypes, Belgium. He had
just lost a close friend to the war and it inspired him to write the poem In
Flanders Fields.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47380/in-flanders-fields">https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47380/in-flanders-fields</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Since then the poppies have been sold every year to help
support those who suffered as a result of the war. Last year the legion was
able to spend over £146 million helping veteran service personnel and their
families.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>But what does Remembrance Day mean for genealogists. Well
for some it may just be researching someone, for others it may be their main
focus, for me it means remembering my fallen ancestors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--y7g-4DM4Y4/X6VLyoZqXpI/AAAAAAAABDk/_bCqhZ9vQH01Qxl9ZFkwUMjtgzdt1P4DQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1354/memorial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1354" height="236" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--y7g-4DM4Y4/X6VLyoZqXpI/AAAAAAAABDk/_bCqhZ9vQH01Qxl9ZFkwUMjtgzdt1P4DQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h236/memorial.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">This is 2 of the faces of the war memorial in Thorpe St
Andrew, Norfolk. 3 members of my family are listed on there. 2 were brothers
and the other was their cousin. I wish I had pictures of them, but alas I have
no idea what they looked like.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The first to die was Corporal James Weeds on the 15 October
1914. He was in the light marine regiment serving on board HMS Hawke. The ship
was off Aberdeen along with the rest of her cruiser squadron when she was
struck by a torpedo fired by U-9 (U-boat 9). The ship capsized and of the
nearly 600 men on board only 70 survived. His name is on the naval memorial at
Chatham Naval Dock Yard as his body was never recovered. James was the cousin
of my Great Grandfather George. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The next to die was Private Frederick Weeds the brother of
the above James Weeds and thus my Great Grandfathers George’s cousin. Frederick
was in the 7<sup>th</sup> battalion of the Norfolk regiment. He died on the 12
October 1916 on the Somme in Northern France. He is remembered on the
Commonwealth War Grave Memorial at Thiepval, France along with over 72,000
other casualties. Again his body was never recovered.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The last to die was Private James Daniel Briggs and he was
the cousin of James and Frederick Weeds and the brother of my Great Grandfather
George. He was in the 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment
and he died on the 10 July 1917 during a battle with the German Marine-Korps
Flandern alongside the river Yser near Nieuport in Belgium. 260 men died during
this battle and they are remembered on the memorial in Nieuport as their bodies
were never recovered.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">What makes these deaths even worse is the closeness of these
men. On the 1891 census James and Frederick were living with their grandmother,
my 3 times great grandmother along with their cousin George, my great
Grandfather and their Aunt Julia my Great, Great Grandmother. I just can’t
imagine what the family went through losing 3 of their own. James and Frederick
had 9 living siblings and their father when they died. James Briggs left behind
his parents, 4 siblings and a nephew (my Grandpa). Of the 26 grandchildren of
my 3 times great Grandparents 3 died, that’s 11%. What makes it even worse is
what happened in 1942. When he died in 1916 Frederick Weeds was married with 4
children. His youngest son Bertie was a member of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment,
Royal Armoured Corps. He died on the 25<sup>th</sup> October 1942 during the
second battle of El Alamein in Egypt. He is remembered on the Alamein Memorial
as his body was never recovered. On that day the 1st Royal Tank Regiment fought
the German 15th Panzer Division and Italian Littorio Division. Over 100 tanks
were involved and by the end of the day over half were destroyed, including
Bertie’s tank.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Since I first wrote this blog in 2018 I have discovered more
death for this family. James Daniel Briggs had a brother named Edward Robert
Briggs who was born on the 29<sup>th</sup> August 1893. I knew he died in 1919
and always assumed it was as a result of WW1 but looking on the war records I
discovered the truth. Edward was in the Gloustershire regiment where he was a
Lance Corporal. What fate befell him I don’t know but I found a dependents
pension card which showed the amount paid to families after their love ones
died. The recipient’s name was Julia Briggs (my great, great Grandma). The card
showed pensions for the loss of James Daniel Briggs and also Edward Robert
Briggs. Edward had died as a result of the war. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Julia lost 2 sons as well as 2 nephews to combat. She must
have been devastated. She had already lost a son as a baby. In 1904 she had 6
sons. By 1919 she had 3. War had taken the first 2 sons born to her husband and
damaged for life her eldest son. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This year we might not be out and about so we might not be
wearing our poppies but we can still do our bit. Why not download a poppy image
and colour it in and display it in a window. The British Legion has one at <a href="https://www.poppyshop.org.uk/products/download-a-remembrance-poppy?variant=32904880193590">https://www.poppyshop.org.uk/products/download-a-remembrance-poppy?variant=32904880193590</a>
. We can make a donation online so the British Legion can carry on with their
vital work helps those who have both physical and mental scares as a result of
the conflicts they served in. If we don’t then the deaths of the millions who
have died in war defending our country and suffered as a result of what they
have seen will have been in vain. Whatever you do we will remember them no
matter what else is going on in the world at the moment.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’ll leave you with part of a poem by Laurence Binyon
written in 1914.<o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i>“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:<o:p></o:p></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i>Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i>At the going down of the sun and in the morning,<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i>We will remember them.”<o:p></o:p></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VnNEAHjPDN0/X6VM_eISOEI/AAAAAAAABDw/DFvrvexz-bAKmYTSHxsjXPriR8MmDrUqACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/sunset_field_poppy_sun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VnNEAHjPDN0/X6VM_eISOEI/AAAAAAAABDw/DFvrvexz-bAKmYTSHxsjXPriR8MmDrUqACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/sunset_field_poppy_sun.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-38219014418337951482020-10-23T07:06:00.000-07:002020-10-23T07:06:39.658-07:00The bombings of London in WW2<p> On the 26<sup>th</sup> October 1944 a V2 bomb landed in
Illford, Essex. Now you may not find this surprising as bombs fell all over
London during the war. No it interests me as my ancestors were living in Seven
Kings near Illford.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A bit of background first. My Great Grandparents George and
Elizabeth Weeds were residents of St Albans Road in Seven Kings during WW2.
They lived there throughout the war. They already knew the dangers of war.
George was a solider during WW1 and was injured on the Somme. He also lost 2 of
his brothers and 2 cousins during the first conflict. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also their only child had been bombed out of
his lodgings in Yorkshire in 1940.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1rAgwuALI5Q/X5LisjeBhqI/AAAAAAAABDM/uQL8huNbnZYjc21AsXlgyumDOSBoBx3vgCLcBGAsYHQ/s865/Elizabeth%2BP%2Bdow%2Band%2BGeorge%2BE%2BWeeds%2B1940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="© Family History Research England" border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="715" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1rAgwuALI5Q/X5LisjeBhqI/AAAAAAAABDM/uQL8huNbnZYjc21AsXlgyumDOSBoBx3vgCLcBGAsYHQ/w265-h320/Elizabeth%2BP%2Bdow%2Band%2BGeorge%2BE%2BWeeds%2B1940.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth and George Weeds c.1940. © Family History Research England</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">Now throughout the war it is believed in the Illford area
around 100 people died as a result of the bombings and around 450 were
seriously injured. Indeed in the streets surrounding my Great Grandparents home
8 bombs fell according to www.bombsight.org which means they were living in
danger all the time. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Can you imagine the terror them and the rest of London felt
each night. Would they see the following day? Did they risk sleeping in their
beds in the house or did they go to the shelter in the garden if they had one
or to one of the large communal ones. Then there was the worry that if they
went to the shelters what would have happened if the house was hit. Would you
have been able to salvage anything from the wreckage? If you had a shelter in
the garden at least you could keep your valuables in the shelter with you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So what were the V rockets?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The V weapons as they were known were actually called
Vergeltungswaffen or Vengeance Weapons. The V1 was also known as the doodlebug.
They are sometimes regarded as the original cruise missiles. They were launch
at Britain from 1943 to 1945 as well as much of Europe. The beauty of them was
they were pointed in the right direction and launched. They was no need for
planes and the potential for the loss of pilots and crews. From the Germans
point of view they were the perfect weapon. What made these bombs worse for the
residents of London was the fact that the V2 rockets were one of the worse as
you couldn’t hear them coming.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But they came with a massive cost to human life. The sites
were built by slave labourers. Prisoners of war were used on the construction.
Many men were taken from the concentration camps to be part of the build. They
worked 12 hours a day with little food and water. Death from exhaustion and malnourishment
was common. If you didn’t work hard enough you were sent back to the
concentration camps and your death.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you find yourself in Northern France than you can visit
the site of a V2 bunker at Blockhaus d'Éperlecques. I went in the 1990’s and I
have to say it was a place I never want to go to again. The place has an eerie
feel to it. It was a hot day when I went but it felt so cold. Once you are
inside the bunker they briefly turn the lights off and I had the feeling of eye’s
watching me and people all around me. They are sacks of cement that were to be used
in the just left and they have become solid cement bag shaped lumps.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When I went to the Blockhaus I had no idea that the V2 had
exploded near where my Great Grandparents lived. In truth I knew they were in
London but little else. So to find out some 20-30 years later that for want of
a few hundred metres the V2 could have landed on my ancestors. Just another way
genealogy research and history can merge together and give an insight into your
ancestor’s lives.<o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-61397276882726983282020-09-11T04:06:00.001-07:002020-09-11T04:06:24.341-07:00The Thorpe St Andrew Rail Crash<p> So this is probably at train crash you have never heard of
and why would you unless you know the history of the area. Well I do know the
area as my family lived there and on that fateful night they may well have
rushed to the scene of devastation to assist.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9PLIPTjA5m0/X1tYKHX4r-I/AAAAAAAABCg/SraUqQ-Ww5QVIyUIjwJ9NWm9adrygfIQQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/River_Yare_at_Thorpe_St_Andrew_Helen%2BSteed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The river Yare at Thorpe St Andrew. Photo © Helen Steed" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9PLIPTjA5m0/X1tYKHX4r-I/AAAAAAAABCg/SraUqQ-Ww5QVIyUIjwJ9NWm9adrygfIQQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/River_Yare_at_Thorpe_St_Andrew_Helen%2BSteed.jpg" title="The river Yare at Thorpe St Andrew. Photo © Helen Steed" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The river Yare at Thorpe St Andrew. Photo © Helen Steed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal">The accident happened on the night of the 10<sup>th</sup>
September 1874 in the town of Thorpe St Andrew. A peaceful place on the side of
the river Yare east of Norwich in Norfolk. At the time the population was
between 4000 and 5000. It was an extremely wet night and due to the time it
happened it was also dark. The crash happened on the single track line at about
21.45 when the 20.40 mail train from Yarmouth collided head on with the 17.00
London to Yarmouth passenger train. Both trains were running late that night
and had both received written confirmation that they could proceed onto the
single track line. But unfortunately mistakes were made with a misunderstanding
about which train was to be given permission to enter the line. The station
master at Thorpe meant for the passenger train to enter the line but the duty
inspector thought he meant the mail train. With both travelling at speed they
stood no chance of stopping when they each caught sight of the other. There was
nothing the drivers could do to prevent disaster. It was said that when the
engines hit they pushed each other up into the air and the carriages were
destroyed. In the accident the drivers and firemen of the trains died instantly
and 17 passengers died at the scene and more died from their injuries. A
further 75 people were seriously injured.<o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">Now at the time of the accident my ancestors were living on
Thunder Lane in the town. My great great grandma was 8 years old and living
with her mother and stepfather. Her eldest brother Edward was 21 and newly
married with his first child. It is fair to say when the accident happened Edward
and his stepfather along with other members of the family would have rushed to
the scene to see what had happened and they then probably stayed to help the
rescue of those trapped and the transportation of the injured to the nearby pub
for treatment. The young men of the town would have been pressed into service
to help in the rescue efforts. There were no heavy rescue units to call upon.
It would have been all hands on deck to get the injured out and to safety.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XzlkNa-sPSI/X1tZE1hghxI/AAAAAAAABCo/MlW6yuBBTA8kErhfD3z2wJ8fK1PN4rK4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s669/Site_of_thorpe_railway_collision_1874%2Bmine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Thorpe St Andrew rail crash site" border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="669" height="296" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XzlkNa-sPSI/X1tZE1hghxI/AAAAAAAABCo/MlW6yuBBTA8kErhfD3z2wJ8fK1PN4rK4QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h296/Site_of_thorpe_railway_collision_1874%2Bmine.jpg" title="Thorpe St Andrew showing the site of the crash and where my family lived" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal">Thorpe St Andrew showing the site of the crash and where my
family lived<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal">The eyewitness accounts of the accident said what a sight of
devastation with the mangled trains and carriages with the cries of the
injured. As it was night bonfires had to be lit so that the rescuers could see
what they were doing. Bodies had been flung from the train and survivors landed
in peoples gardens. Many had serious injuries that needed instant treatment and
others had lost their clothing or what they had left was in tatters. One child
had to have her leg amputated at the scene.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Of those who died there was a family. A mother, a father and
a young child. A family outing that ended in tragedy. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">What did my family see, what did they hear. How did it
affect them at the time and in the future? I guess I will never know for sure,
but I can’t see them not being troubled by it. Anyone who had to witness such
an event must have been impacted by it. Did it impact them in their later
lives? Did little Julia Weeds see any of the carnage or was she sheltered form
it by her mother? <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">This rail disaster just goes to show that history and family
history/genealogy go hand in hand. The history is the rail disaster but my
family’s potential involvement is the family history and the genealogy. So the
moral of this blog is do not ignore the history of the time your ancestors
lived in. You can get an insight into their lives from it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-72662788310171877752020-08-28T04:14:00.003-07:002020-08-28T04:14:54.200-07:00Genealogy Tips<p>So with everything that has been going on you may have
decided this is the time you want to find out more about your ancestry. You
could hire someone to do the research for you or you could do it yourself.
Either way you need to take certain factors into account. So I’ve decided to
list my top genealogy tips.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tWxzPYukQZk/X0jmi4HHzHI/AAAAAAAABCE/ngn-wDEj-Lc4mxKJm5wJVGx1YZZy6PbmACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/arm_hand_desk_notebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="267" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tWxzPYukQZk/X0jmi4HHzHI/AAAAAAAABCE/ngn-wDEj-Lc4mxKJm5wJVGx1YZZy6PbmACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h267/arm_hand_desk_notebook.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">1. Decide what you want to know before you begin. Do you
want to focus on one branch of your family or are you just going to set to and
do all your family?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">2. Ask you family questions before you begin, they may know
what you want to find out or have some access to family records you don’t.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">3. Go through your old photos as they could yield some
answers to your questions as previous generations may have written on the back
of them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">4. Be realistic in what you want to achieve. You can’t just
decide you want to set aside a day to do your entire tree.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">5. Start from yourself and work backwards. You need to make
sure every fact is correct. Just because you think your 3 times great
grandparents were call Burt and Connie doesn’t mean they really were, so you
need to check the facts.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">6. Don’t ignore any sources. You really need to use them all
to make sure you get a complete picture of your ancestors. Also don’t ignore
sources just because they don’t agree with what you think you know or other
sources. You don’t know which is true, so consider everything. Remember to
check, check and recheck your findings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">7. You will need to accept that you will hit brick walls in
your research. You don’t have to get all the answers now. You can always come
back later when you have new ideas and perhaps access to more records. You also
need to remember that some people cannot be found in the records no matter how
hard you search.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">8. Don’t get side tracked. Stick to what you intended to
research. Make a note of what you’ve found and come back to it later. I really
should stick to this point!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">9. Keep meticulous records so if you need to come back to a
fact or source later you can find it. Also it will make keeping track of your
ancestors easier. Consider using forms to keep track of your research. There
are loads of them available free online, or make your own custom one.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">10. Check your spellings. Many names can be spelt in
different ways. It is not uncommon for those writing down the records to spell
the person’s name as they heard it so accents can make a name sound completely
different.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">11. Explain your findings. Just because you know what
something means doesn’t mean others will. It also helps you to future proof
your research so your descendants can understand your work.<o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">12. You may uncover things you didn’t expect. You need to
accept what you found and try to understand, but remember it has no impact on
you and does not need to be kept hidden. No matter what it is it is part of
your family history.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-73fc0_uGAAs/X0jm14co8hI/AAAAAAAABCM/ejie_fvFFOMECPNauOjhkWh2k3Su_rsWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s590/top_secret_angled_t.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="590" height="280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-73fc0_uGAAs/X0jm14co8hI/AAAAAAAABCM/ejie_fvFFOMECPNauOjhkWh2k3Su_rsWgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h280/top_secret_angled_t.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">13. Don’t forget your family history. What was happening in
the world whilst your ancestors were alive would have impacted on their lives
and would have been just as important to how they lived as what’s happening in
the world today is to us.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">14. You may not find you have really exciting ancestors.
Unfortunately your family may not be as exciting as it appears on the TV
programmes, but don’t be downhearted. You ancestors are just as important. But
remember some celebrities families are deemed too dull for the TV.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">15. You need to remember genealogy is addictive and you must
remember life exists outside your research. Also it’s going to take time to
research all your ancestors, so don’t expect to complete you research in
months, it will probably be years.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">16. If you are having difficulties or you don’t have the
time to do the research yourself consider asking a professional genealogist for
help, they may know where to find things you don’t. If you do ask them to carry
out research for you remember they cannot do it overnight any more than you
can, so give them plenty of time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">Do remember that whatever method you use to trace your
ancestry remember the most important thing it to have fun and enjoy the
process.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-36398271309861980882020-08-21T04:29:00.001-07:002020-08-21T04:29:23.668-07:00How did the monarchs of England/Great Britain die?<p> So the other night I couldn’t sleep as we were having an
epic thunder storm and I hate thunder. So what was I thinking about while
hiding under the bed cover? Well obviously how many monarchs of England and
Great Britain dies of the same thing or similar. So here we go.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Let’s start with illness. Well this can be divided into 5
main categories. 5 monarchs died from dysentery. Can you imagine, you’re a
monarch, the most powerful person in the country and you end your days on the
toilet with your hose round your ankles. Well not really, more likely in bed
dying from the dehydration. Well this was the way Henry the Young King in 1183,
King John in 1216, King Edward I in 1307, King Henry V in 1422 and King James
VI ended their days. Although Henry V may have died from heatstroke or both. <o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-07wIihkpgQI/Xz-tiD7cVPI/AAAAAAAABBk/7xELWkdCi-48waUfGdAwzEeunH-IG1mdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Dysentry%2Bkings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The dysentery Kings. From left to right. Henry the Young King, King John, Edward I, Henry V (Image courtesy of ancestryimages.com) and James VI" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="2000" height="192" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-07wIihkpgQI/Xz-tiD7cVPI/AAAAAAAABBk/7xELWkdCi-48waUfGdAwzEeunH-IG1mdQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h192/Dysentry%2Bkings.jpg" title="The dysentery Kings. From left to right. Henry the Young King, King John, Edward I, Henry V (Image courtesy of ancestryimages.com) and James VI" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dysentery Kings. From left to right. Henry the Young King, King John, Edward I, Henry V (Image courtesy of ancestryimages.com) and James VI<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">4 other monarchs died from the result of a stroke. These
were King Edward III in 1377, Queen Anne in 1714, King George I in 1727 and
Queen Victoria died. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now onto TB. This was the final cause of the deaths of 2 of
the Tudor monarchs. It took King Henry VII in 1509 and then his grandson King
Edward VI in 1553. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Heart attacks took the lives of King William IV in 1837 and
then King Edward VII in 1910 along with bronchitis.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">18 of the other monarchs died as a result of illness. These
were due to a wide spectrum of conditions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Stomach conditions from overeating was a cause in the case of King Henry
I and possibly King Edward IV although there is some evidence it was the
purging after over eating got King Edward IV and most notably King Henry VIII
but he had lots of other things as well. Brain conditions were also a cause.
King James VII died from a brain haemorrhage in 1701 while in exile and King
George III died from the result of dementia. King George IV must have had a
massive death certificate from all the things that lead to his death. They
included upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to a rupture blood vessel in the
stomach as well as bladder tumours, an enlarged heart and obesity. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Let’s consider those who died as a result of an accident or
injury. The most noticeable accident was probably King William II in 1100. He
died while out hunting in the New Forest. He was hit by an arrow that no one
knew where it came from. So thought it was probably a stray arrow that got to
close during the hunt. Others thought it was deliberate and done so that his
younger brother Henry could take the throne. If it was it worked as he became
King Henry I. He got his comeuppance thought as he died from over eating on
lamprey’s, gross eel fish things. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>King
Richard I also died as a result of an arrow wound. He was shot with one while
from a crossbow at the siege of the castle of Chalus-Chabrol in France. William
I may also have died as a result of injury. He is reported to have been injured
by the pommel of his horse which caused him to suffer internal injuries which
eventually cost him his life in 1087.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Surprisingly since as a nation we have engaged in many wars
with other countries especially the French and Scottish, only 1 monarch has
died in battle. This of course was the King in the car park King Richard III.
He died in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth during the Wars of the Roses. Richard
from the house of York was against the house of Lancashire’s Henry Tudor.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Now murder played a part in the death of 6 monarchs. So
we’ve already looked at King William II and King Richard I. Many believed that
King Edward II was murdered in a most unusual way while in the hands of his
wife and her lover. He may have had a red hot poker stuck up his bottom. This
would mean there would have been no noticeable wound and the reason of
depression while in captivity could be used. Which it was who knows? Then there
is King Edward V. What did happen to him after his uncle Richard III usurped the
throne from him? Was he one of the bodies found under a staircase in the Tower
of London alongside his brother or did something else happen to him? I guess we
shall never know.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cmvqbynsLU0/Xz-vk5LCc9I/AAAAAAAABBw/gayc96OJyaEFhVm13OBQOfo_wwxxSpnuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1898/murdered%2Bmonarchs%2BImage%2Bcourtesy%2Bof%2Bancestryimages.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The possibly murdered monarchs. From left to right King William II, King Richard I, King Edward II and King Edward V. All images courtesy of ancestryimages.com" border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1898" height="237" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cmvqbynsLU0/Xz-vk5LCc9I/AAAAAAAABBw/gayc96OJyaEFhVm13OBQOfo_wwxxSpnuwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h237/murdered%2Bmonarchs%2BImage%2Bcourtesy%2Bof%2Bancestryimages.jpg" title="The possibly murdered monarchs. From left to right King William II, King Richard I, King Edward II and King Edward V. All images courtesy of ancestryimages.com" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal">The possibly murdered monarchs. From left to right King
William II, King Richard I, King Edward II and King Edward V. All images
courtesy of ancestryimages.com<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Technically these 2 were not murder, but then what is
execution if not sanctioned murder. Anyway. Queen Jane was the first monarch to
be executed in 1554. Whether she was actually a monarch is open to contention,
but I regard her as a monarch, not matter how short the time. In short the dying
Edward VI didn’t what his catholic sister Mary to take the crown so he gave it
to his cousin’s daughter. Jane was the daughter of Frances Brandon and her
husband Henry Grey. Frances was the daughter of Mary Tudor the dowager Queen of
France, Duchess of Suffolk and her husband Charles Brandon the Duke of Suffolk.
Mary Tudor was King Henry VII daughter and King Henry VIII sister. Edward’s
sister Mary didn’t like that she had been passed over so she marched to London
and with her supporters took the throne. Jane was imprisoned and eventually
beheaded so that her followers couldn’t rise against her.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Charles the second had a similar fate to Queen Jane in 1649.
Charles effectively got too big for his boots and felt he was above the laws of
the land and felt he should rule without the interference of the Government and
his Lords. In short a civil war began with the Royalist Cavaliers on the side
of the King and the Roundheads fighting for the Commonwealth under Oliver
Cromwell. Charles was captured and tried. He was executed in Whitehall in front
of a crowd of on looker.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">So our past monarchs have died from a variety of causes
ranging from illness to murder and it just goes to show that even if you are
the Monarch you can still die of the same things as the rest of the country.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><br /><p></p>Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-22272304557929735372020-08-14T01:43:00.001-07:002020-08-14T01:43:17.487-07:00King Henry VIII of England’s Father’s in Law. Part 2<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">So in part 1 we looked at Henry’s first 3 fathers in law,
King Ferdinand II of Aragon, Sir Thomas Boleyn and Sir John Seymour. Now we
move on to fathers in law 4 to 6.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9r0fVEjgKbA/XzZNMEBh7TI/AAAAAAAABBQ/20ZyEacJuqQbBGoDAkNoFFtLqE2s-7CBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s484/Maria_of_Julich-Berg_and_her_husband%252C_John_III%252C_Duke_of_Cleves%2Bcopyright%2BHisotryfan.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="John III, Duke of Cleves with his wife Maria of Julich-Berg" border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="418" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9r0fVEjgKbA/XzZNMEBh7TI/AAAAAAAABBQ/20ZyEacJuqQbBGoDAkNoFFtLqE2s-7CBgCLcBGAsYHQ/w345-h400/Maria_of_Julich-Berg_and_her_husband%252C_John_III%252C_Duke_of_Cleves%2Bcopyright%2BHisotryfan.png" title="John III, Duke of Cleves with his wife Maria of Julich-Berg" width="345" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John III, Duke of Cleves with his wife Maria of Julich-Berg</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">John was born in 1490 to John II, Duke of Cleves (the baby
maker) and his wife Mathilde of Hesse. His father was prolific before his
marriage and is rumoured to have had around 60 illegitimate children. John was
born in the Dukedom of Cleves in the Holy Roman Empire in the northern
Rhineland. Cleves is now on the German/Dutch boarder close to the Dutch town of
Arnhem. Not much is known about John. He was married in 1509 to Maria of
Julich-Berg and they had 4 children including Anne who would marry Henry and
William who became Duke after John’s death and negotiated Anne’s marriage to
Henry. John was a follower of Erasmus who was a catholic priest who influenced
the development of protestant reformation and he incorporated his work into
Cleves. This was one of the main reasons for approaching Cleves for a wife for
Henry as most of Europe was still staunchly catholic. John died in around 1538
and thus never knew his daughter became Queen of England, even if it was for
only 186 days.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Catherine Howard’s was Lord Edmund Howard. He was born
around 1478 to Thomas Howard the 2<sup>nd</sup> Duke of Norfolk and his wife
Elizabeth Tilney. This made Edmund the brother of Thomas Howard the 3<sup>rd</sup>
Duke of Norfolk and Lady Elizabeth Boleyn nee Howard the mother of Anne Boleyn
King Henry VIII 2<sup>nd</sup> wife. So Edmund was the father and uncle of 2 of
King Henry VIII wives. Edmund had 9 full siblings and 6 half siblings. He was a
tournament competitor and was at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in the
tournament. He was also at the Battle of Flodden where he was master of the
horses. He was no much at court as for most of the 1530’s he was the Controller
of Calais. Edmund was married 3 times. His first wife and the mother of
Catherine was Joyce Leigh nee Culpeper. His second wife was Dorothy Troyes and
his third wife was Margaret Mundy. Catherine was only 10 when her mother died
hence her upbringing in the house of her step grandmother and the problems that
brought her later in life. Edmund died in 1539 thus never knowing his daughter
would be the Queen Consort of England.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ICvhoJ-XbFs/XzZN_UM4PfI/AAAAAAAABBY/f65AUOgENA8XaEYi98BgPqNV2F7q4iLZACLcBGAsYHQ/s1025/unknown_painter_portrait_catherine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Queen Catherine Parr daughter of Sir Thomas Parr" border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="824" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ICvhoJ-XbFs/XzZN_UM4PfI/AAAAAAAABBY/f65AUOgENA8XaEYi98BgPqNV2F7q4iLZACLcBGAsYHQ/w321-h400/unknown_painter_portrait_catherine.jpg" title="Queen Catherine Parr daughter of Sir Thomas Parr" width="321" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queen Catherine Parr daughter of Sir Thomas Parr</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Thomas Parr was born around 1483 to Sir William Parr and his
wife Elizabeth Fitzhugh who was a decedent of King Edward III. Thomas was well
educated as would be his children. He was a regular courtier during the reign
of King Henry VIII. He held the positions of Master of Wards a position
responsible for collecting income and sorting out wardships. He was Master of
the Guards and the Comptroller of the King which was the department that looked
after the King such as his wardrobe. Thomas was also the Sheriff of both
Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire. All this brought him extensive lands and
incomes. His popularity at court was bolstered by his wife being one of Queen
Catherine of Aragon’s ladies in waiting with the queen being the namesake and
godmother of his daughter Catherine. Thomas married Maud Green and they had 3
children. Catherine who would become Queen after her father’s death, William 1<sup>st</sup>
Marquess of Northampton and Anne who became Countess of Pembroke through her
marriage. Thomas died in 1517 at his home in Blackfriars and was buried at St
Anne’s church in Blackfriars. His daughter Catherine who was around 5 when her
father died would become Queen Consort 26 years after his death.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">Part 1 can be seen at: <o:p></o:p><a href="http://www.familyhistoryresearchengland.co.uk/blog/the-fathers-in-law-of-king-henry-viii-part-1">http://www.familyhistoryresearchengland.co.uk/blog/the-fathers-in-law-of-king-henry-viii-part-1</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-3311917997120468252020-08-07T06:29:00.003-07:002020-08-07T06:34:44.019-07:00Smell of our past<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Every now and then you smell a smell and it brings on a
memory. We all have them but what do we smell that our ancestors would
recognise.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">No I’ll start with 3 smells that always remind me of my
childhood. The first is swarfega. For those who don’t know it a hand cleaner
for getting bad muck and grim off. It’s used a lot in industry and most people
doing engine work will know about it. It has a really unique smell and is green
so it looks a bit like ectoplasm from Ghostbuster. Now when I smell it I think
of the end of the day when I was a kid coming in from helping my family in the
garden or having had my hand in an oily engine. Ah nothing better than sitting
trying to work out how to sort the electrics out on an original Mini. It evokes
happy memories. <o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kNv6eC2ZCos/Xy1VzRNyelI/AAAAAAAABAs/duT54p3E1TsMIqcuoRQ-9D1vcZmS8ordwCLcBGAsYHQ/s659/elastic_strip_bandage_transparent.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="659" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kNv6eC2ZCos/Xy1VzRNyelI/AAAAAAAABAs/duT54p3E1TsMIqcuoRQ-9D1vcZmS8ordwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h113/elastic_strip_bandage_transparent.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">The other 2 smells are linked as they were always used in conjunction.
The first is Dettol. The brown liquid poured into water and used to clean out
all the cuts and scrapes I got playing outside and falling over or off my bike.
I remember one liberal dose of the stuff after a bamboo cane was thrown at me
on my bike and by sheer luck when straight through the spokes of the wheel and
over the top I went. Lots of Dettol that day! The second is Zambuk. This is a
herbal antiseptic ointment used on cuts and scrapes to aid healing, and I can
say it works. It’s made from eucalyptus amongst other things and smells really
great. I had a lot of it on me as a kid. I used to fall over all the time and
usually had scabs on my knees and my toe ends held on my Zambuk and plasters. I
have to say it worked really well and I have no scars at all, which is a miracle.
I still use it today and in fact have some on my finger at the moment.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So what smells are still around that our ancestors would
recognise? Well there are the obvious ones from nature shall we say, especially
with my ancestors that had a lot to do with horses and other animals.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now it may surprise you to know some of the perfumes that
are still on the market today have been around for a long time. Some are even
pre Victorian era. Even some of the big branded perfumes have been around since
the 1920’s. So if you think about it most of my great great Grandma’s were
alive then and even some of my great great great Grandma’s. This means they
would recognise these smells if they went into the perfume shops today. Even
now the smell of a perfume can remind me of my Grandma.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4FcQorHhOcg/Xy1W-5WAr4I/AAAAAAAABA8/vdPAWJgaszY3YnDs1i1q1wqocmabdCkNACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/leaperrins_png%2B%25281%2529.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1239" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4FcQorHhOcg/Xy1W-5WAr4I/AAAAAAAABA8/vdPAWJgaszY3YnDs1i1q1wqocmabdCkNACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/leaperrins_png%2B%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Now off to the kitchen. Here we find smells that will never
change as they are the smell of the natural product. But brands were emerging
that may have been found in our ancestors homes. Worcestershire sauce is a
prime example. That was developed in the early years of the Victorian period.
The Sheffield version came along in the later Victoria era but both may have
been used by our ancestors so if they entered our kitchen they may find it
interesting to find it. I mentioned Dettol earlier and that would have been available
to our ancestors. I can just imagine my grandparents as kids sitting on the
kitchen table having their cuts cleaned out before being sent back out to play.
Zambuk was available in the 1900’s so my great grandparents may have been sat on
the kitchen table.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">So have a think about the smells that remind you of memories
from your past and of your ancestors and add them to you family tree. Who knows
in the future your descendants may read it and think I know that smell and it creates
a link to the past.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-82175872120368949132020-07-31T07:00:00.000-07:002020-07-31T07:00:02.597-07:00Oh I do like to be beside the seaside<p class="MsoNormal">So as we move into August we start to think about sunny
days, warm weather, the sound of leather on willow and lazy days. It’s Britain
so let’s amend that to cloudy days, mild weather and the sound of rain on
covers or sky’s so blue it’s unbelievable and it’s too hot to move. All this
means its holiday season. Jetting off to far of places or staying in the UK,
although this year it is most likely staying at home, annoying perhaps but if
it gets rid of the Rona then it will be 100% worth it. Which ever you do it
will be really different from the holidays of our ancestors.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Let’s start off with the obvious. May of our ancestors will
never have had a holiday in their lives. They probably only had Sundays as a
day of rest, but probably worked at home on this day.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So off to the seaside then. The main places to develop in
the Victorian era as holiday places were Blackpool, Scarborough, Ramsgate and
Brighton. Llandudno and Rhyl were the places to go in Wales.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now we don our short and t shirts for a beach outing but
think of our ancestor. They wore their everyday clothes or even their Sunday
best. Men in 3 piece suits and women in so many layers they could virtually
stand up without needing their legs. Can you imagine how hot they were?<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ufsTh1Lwhrw/XyQiPrgIH4I/AAAAAAAABAA/UXrNrdA60fIjp822fHKRbdqOzp3VN0qgACLcBGAsYHQ/s999/beside_seaside_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Victorians at the beach" border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="999" height="297" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ufsTh1Lwhrw/XyQiPrgIH4I/AAAAAAAABAA/UXrNrdA60fIjp822fHKRbdqOzp3VN0qgACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h297/beside_seaside_0.jpg" title="Victorians at the beach" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Victorians at the beach<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">They may have worn a straw bonnet instead of the normal hat
but that would have been the only nod to the beach.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">So they needed to cool down. What better way than an ice
cream. No cone and lovely flavours for our ancestors though. You got a penny
lick. Now this was a solid glass which had a small indentation on the top which
would hold a small amount of ice cream. You paid your penny, ate your ice cream
and gave the glass back. If you were really lucky the glass may have been
rinsed before you got it, but not always. Think of it like hundreds of people
sharing a spoon, gross.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Perhaps a donkey ride across the beach? These rides began in
the Victorian era and continue to this day at Blackpool amongst others. The
wind in their hair as the donkey trotted (well slowly walked) along the sand. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">The best way to cool off was probably a dip in the sea. What
better way. Not for me, seaweed, crabs, fish no thank you. Apparently you’re
not supposed to squeal and run out of the sea claiming something touched your
foot! Why? But not just a normal dip in the sea for our ancestors there was
etiquette to consider. You had to be correctly dressed.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JKVvn-N3MOM/XyQivgCG-_I/AAAAAAAABAI/1DeMuiYu_MgGIO0ptwS_Cu1dYtLVf8iKACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/waterproof_by_clarence_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Victorian bathing attire" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1359" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JKVvn-N3MOM/XyQivgCG-_I/AAAAAAAABAI/1DeMuiYu_MgGIO0ptwS_Cu1dYtLVf8iKACLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/waterproof_by_clarence_f.jpg" title="Victorian bathing attire" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal">Victorian bathing attire<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Ladies wore full length dresses to begin with made from a
non transparent fabric and weighted at the hem so it wouldn’t float up and show
an ankle, the horror! Later into the Victorian era women began to wear a pair
of bloomers with a short dress over the top. Modesty at all times. Men began by
wearing what looked like woollen long johns from ankle to wrist. Over time
these became shorter and looked more like a modern ladies racing swimsuit. I’ve
got a photo somewhere of my Grandpa in a thigh length bathing suit that when it
got wet stretched out of all shape.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">But I hear you cry how did they change? Well the answer was
one of two ways. There was the bathing machine. This was effectively a garden
shed on wheels. You went inside and got changed and then stepped out in you
bathing attire. Some were wheeled from the promenade to the sea so you stepped
out into the sea and then when you were done you were returned to dry land. It
was usually only the rich who were taken into the sea. You could also use a
sort of beach tent thing. We had one. It was like a huge towel with a hole in
the top for your head. You simply got changed underneath it. Surfers use them
these days to get out of wetsuits. Another way ladies got around the need for a
changing room was to use the bell dress type thing.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rCFYl53lKe8/XyQjY1JzavI/AAAAAAAABAU/fhA2eTwF0tIARnl-a6aG5NhPND8uawwWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/bathing%2Bmachin%2Band%2Bdress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The modesty aids at the beach" border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="2048" height="243" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rCFYl53lKe8/XyQjY1JzavI/AAAAAAAABAU/fhA2eTwF0tIARnl-a6aG5NhPND8uawwWgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h243/bathing%2Bmachin%2Band%2Bdress.jpg" title="The modesty aids at the beach" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal">The modesty aids at the beach<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">I’ll be honest it looks more like a drowning aid than a
swimming dress.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">So this summer when you’re lying on the beach in your chosen
attire think of your Victorian ancestors and be grateful no to have to wear a
suit or crinoline.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><br />Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-87370797424520055952020-07-24T04:36:00.000-07:002020-07-24T04:36:16.020-07:00Make do and mend<p class="MsoNormal">Today we live more in a throwaway society and if something
is damaged or broken it goes. At the moment though we may be more inclined to
repair or upcycle things or maybe even modify. But our ancestors would have had
no choice but to keep mending and reusing things until they had no life left in
the item.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m sure we’ve all done it. We get a garment that gets a
hole in it and so it goes. But what would our ancestors have done. Well this
would have depended on the damage. So for clothes they would have mended them
if they could. Socks would be darned and holes would be stitched up.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-align: center;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o10Bu8xp_UY/XxrGZp8ACyI/AAAAAAAAA_k/Ye1nZzzF9Q84IN0d1CeVSKh5puueuwBxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1920/jeans-2701206_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o10Bu8xp_UY/XxrGZp8ACyI/AAAAAAAAA_k/Ye1nZzzF9Q84IN0d1CeVSKh5puueuwBxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/jeans-2701206_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal">How many of us would have thrown these jeans away? Our
ancestors would never have done this. They would have carefully stitched over
the area until the mend would nearly have been invisible. If the damage was too
great then the garment would probably have be reused in another way. In the
case of a pair of trousers that were damaged on the bottom they could be
shortened and given to a younger member of the family. If this wasn’t possible
then the garment could be turned into something else. So for example if a pair
of curtains was ripped on the top and couldn’t be mended then the fabric could
be recycled into clothes for someone.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But if the fabric was beyond use for being turned into new
clothes then it still had a use. Cleaning in the home was a very time consuming
chore for the lady of the house. Everything had to be done by hand. So having
rags was essential. Old clothes could be used for washing floors and dusting
and even for use as washing cloths and towels for the family. They could even
be used to make a rag rug by attaching rags to a hessian sack to keep the cold
from their feet.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But what when the rags were beyond use for that. Well they
could be used in the garden. They could be strung over the garden to keep the
birds off the crops. If they weren’t even fit for this they would be sold to a
rag and bone man who would then sell the rags to shoddy makers. These were
factories that recycled the rags into yarn to make new cloth.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XwEThx2wP4g/XxrGrC6QuuI/AAAAAAAAA_s/py-6xYOSwZMc6fa6jiZWblHEhB7zIlVmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1920/old-building-1442047_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XwEThx2wP4g/XxrGrC6QuuI/AAAAAAAAA_s/py-6xYOSwZMc6fa6jiZWblHEhB7zIlVmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/old-building-1442047_1920.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rags could be used to make new yarn<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">But what else did our ancestors make do and mend. Well
obviously scraps of material could be used to make toys for children such as
balls and rag dolls. Also old furniture could be reused after its functional
life was over. So if a chair had a broken leg then the leg could possibly be
mended by a new piece of wood being attached but if all the legs were damaged
by rot at the foot then the legs could just be cut down to make a child’s
chair. Or if the whole set of chairs and the table had rot then the whole lot
could be shortened.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Pieces of wood could be collected and used in a variety of
ways. In rural areas wood could be used to mend fencing and mend holes in
buildings and even to build new items such as storage boxes to pack vegetables
and flowers to send them to market. In the towns wood could also be used for
covering windows instead of curtains or even making pallet beds to sleep on.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">Today there is a mass market for selling crafting products
and we can make so many different things from our own clothes to our own
furniture. We make our own Christmas decorations and gift for one another, but in
reality our ancestors had been doing this for as long as time can remember with
the bits and pieces they had in their homes as nothing was wasted, everything
was used until it couldn’t be used anymore or made into something else and then
they would perhaps have been able to get a few penny’s for them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-41677905346055607332020-07-17T02:02:00.001-07:002020-07-17T02:02:14.884-07:00The Father’s in Law of King Henry VIII, Part 1<p class="MsoNormal">A while ago I looked at the lives of the Mother’s in Law of
King Henry VIII. I thought it was about time I considered his Father’s in Law.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PYavOw1WKso/XxFnguRw9gI/AAAAAAAAA-4/IAZTUH8ogmwEKEzPllToa2Vx5CV_CCADwCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/ferdinandcatholic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="King Ferdinand II of Aragon 1452-1516" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="394" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PYavOw1WKso/XxFnguRw9gI/AAAAAAAAA-4/IAZTUH8ogmwEKEzPllToa2Vx5CV_CCADwCLcBGAsYHQ/w210-h320/ferdinandcatholic.jpg" title="King Ferdinand II of Aragon 1452-1516" width="210" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">King Ferdinand II of Aragon 1452-1516</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Henry’s first Father in Law was King Ferdinand II of Aragon,
the father of Catherine of Aragon. When Henry and Catherine married in 1509
Ferdinand was the King of Aragon, Majorca, Sardinia, Valencia, Sicily, Naples
and Navarre. He was also Count of Barcelona. Whilst his wife Queen Isabella of
Castile was alive he was King of Castile as well. Ferdinand was born in Aragon
on the 10<sup>th</sup> March 1452. He was the son of King John II of Aragaon
and his wife Juana Enriquez. When he married Infanta Isabella of Castile the
heir to the throne of Castile Ferdinand was only King of Sicily. Ferdinand is
probably best known as being one of the monarchs to introduce the Spanish
Inquisition of Spain. It was used to expel the non-Catholic people from Spain
or force them to convert to Catholicism. After Isabella’s death in 1504
Ferdinand continued to have a role in Castille when his daughter inherited the
throne. Due to her metal state after her husband’s death Ferdinand acted as
regent for his grandson the future King Charles I of Spain and Holy Roman
Emperor. The King remarried after Isabella died. He married the 18 year old
niece of King Louis XII of France in an attempt to a male heir to inherit the
throne of Aragon. Ferdinand was 54 and the marriage did produce a son but he died
young, thus the throne of Aragon went to his daughter Joanna I. Ferdinand died
in 1516 in Spain and was buried in the Royal Chapel of Granada alongside his
first wife Isabella of Castile. Through his children he was the father in law
of the King of Portugal through his daughters Isabella and Maria who both
married King Emanuel I of Portugal and King Henry I of Portugal through his
daughter Maria as well as Henry VII.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ftoii3NrqSU/XxFoLZUgyzI/AAAAAAAAA_A/Tplln6SG7_MrSLlz-C9qUjQMHLXn7G1kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s198/Thomas-Boleyn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Possibly Thomas Boleyn c1477-1539" border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="156" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ftoii3NrqSU/XxFoLZUgyzI/AAAAAAAAA_A/Tplln6SG7_MrSLlz-C9qUjQMHLXn7G1kQCLcBGAsYHQ/d/Thomas-Boleyn.jpg" title="Possibly Thomas Boleyn c1477-1539" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Possibly Thomas Boleyn c1477-1539</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Henry’s second father in law was Thomas Boleyn the father of
Anne Boleyn. Thomas was born around 1477 in Norfolk to Sir William Boleyn a
wealthy merchant and his wife Lady Margaret Butler. He married Lady Elizabeth
Howard around 1499. She was the daughter of Thomas Howard the 2<sup>nd</sup>
Duke of Norfolk. The couple had 3 surviving children in Mary, Anne and George.
As Anne’s favour grew at court so did Thomas. He was an envoy and ambassador
for the King in Europe. He was made Viscount Rochford by the King and later
Henry interceded on his behalf in a dispute over the titles of the Earldoms of
Ormond and Wiltshire which both were granted to Thomas. Thomas was made a
Knight of the Garter and was Lord Privy Seal (he was responsible for looking
after the Kings personal seal). As Anne and George fell from favour so too did
Thomas. After the execution of his children which Thomas accepted without
fighting Thomas lost his positions and titles. He died at his home Hever Castle
in Kent in 1539. He was survived by his wife and daughter Mary Stafford.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sLjEtLGow7M/XxFojb9TqAI/AAAAAAAAA_I/nc9thpw_WUU0drHMg5PazxzydT1cqmPQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s661/John_Seymour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sir John Seymour c1474-1536" border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sLjEtLGow7M/XxFojb9TqAI/AAAAAAAAA_I/nc9thpw_WUU0drHMg5PazxzydT1cqmPQgCLcBGAsYHQ/w218-h320/John_Seymour.jpg" title="Sir John Seymour c1474-1536" width="218" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal">Sir John Seymour c1474-1536<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Father in Law number 3 for the King was Sir John Seymour,
the father of Jane Seymour. He was a prominent member of court and society
before his daughter’s marriage to the King. He was knighted by King Henry VII
for his role in helping end the Cornish uprising in 1497. Other positions he
held included Sheriff of several counties in the West Country, a Knight and
Groom of the Bedchamber. This made him close to the King. John married Margery
Wentworth in 1494 and they had 10 children. His son Edward became the 1<sup>st</sup>
Earl of Hertford and then Duke of Somerset and the Lord Protector during the
early reign of his nephew King Edward VI. Thomas Seymour married the widow of
King Henry VIII, Catherine Parr and was an influence, not necessarily for the
good, in the young life of Princess Elizabeth Tudor. John and Margery’s
daughter Lady Elizabeth Seymour married the son of Sir Thomas Cromwell, King
Henry VIII right hand man. The couple survived Sir Thomas Cromwell’s fall from
grace and had a comfortable life and of course Jane became Queen Consort. Sir
John Seymour lived long enough to see his daughter become Queen in May 1536 but
he died in December of the same year. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">So there is a brief overview of Henry’s first 3 father’s in
law. Coming soon will be father’s in law 4-6.<o:p></o:p></p><br />Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-36236877608125072432020-06-26T02:58:00.001-07:002020-06-26T02:58:40.372-07:00The village show<p class="MsoNormal">It’s the time of year when all the towns and villages start should
be hosting their village shows. There would be tea and cake a plenty, tombola’s
and competitions for the waggiest dog tail or the scruffiest mutt. I’m sure in
one form or another most people have been to one be it the school fete or the
church bazaar. But alas this year we have to accept that they are not going to
happen as we deal with the events of the world and the impact they are having
on our daily lives.<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uv9puaFpfEA/XvXF8X1cAjI/AAAAAAAAA9g/d1zRUWrBYGsQVu924lUhnju2MkLSsr38wCK4BGAsYHg/s1280/banner-71125_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uv9puaFpfEA/XvXF8X1cAjI/AAAAAAAAA9g/d1zRUWrBYGsQVu924lUhnju2MkLSsr38wCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h266/banner-71125_1280.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">So how does this link into genealogy?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well your ancestors may have taken part in
the show. They may have run a stall or they may have entered the produce show.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is when the historic records can give you an insight
into your ancestor’s lives. The newspaper archive combined with the census
results can give you so much information on your ancestors, if you’re lucky.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now before everyone gets excited this is going to be hit and
miss and depend upon where your ancestors lived.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So how does this work. Well by using the census you can find
out where your ancestors lived. If they lived in a more rural location such as
the villages of the peak district or North Yorkshire (or anywhere similar) then
there is a greater chance of your ancestors participating in a village show.
From the information on where your ancestor lived you can search the newspaper
archive for information on the show. Just type in your ancestors name and the
search the local newspaper nearest to where they lived. Please don’t bother
searching the national newspapers as they hardly ever carried information on
such events.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So what can you find out? Well you may discover that they
were a judge in the show and that they chose the winning onions in the produce
show. You may also find out that they entered the produce or flower shows.
Perhaps your great grandma won a prize for her sponge cake or your great, great
Grandfather grew a massive marrow.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MwZECTIITws/XvXGUA8Y_7I/AAAAAAAAA90/q4LNH1-49z8V5y_WzYVQirM6zr2DenWBwCK4BGAsYHg/s1920/lesotho-80842_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MwZECTIITws/XvXGUA8Y_7I/AAAAAAAAA90/q4LNH1-49z8V5y_WzYVQirM6zr2DenWBwCK4BGAsYHg/s320/lesotho-80842_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">From here you can gain an insight into their everyday lives.
If your ancestors were judges in an event then they were respected in the field
they were judging or they were a respected within the community. For anyone who
has ever read the James Herriot novels in the All Creatures Great and Small
series may remember when James judged the produce show and the pressure it put
on him especially when he knew nothing about judging vegetables. It didn’t help
when the winner was the driver of one of his clients who was found of giving
out expensive food hampers from her dog Trickey Woo!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It also can tell you about the living conditions of your
ancestors. If they were able to enter the produce show, be it flowers or
vegetables then they must have had a garden to be able to grow the produce in.
Not many people would have had access to a garden in the towns unless they
lived in places such as Saltaire or Bornville. Also it means they had the
leisure time in which to tend and grow the produce. This means they were not
just working and sleeping like those in some of the mills and factories. If
they were able to enter a cake into a show then they must have had the spare
income to be able to make a cake that wasn’t going to be used to feed the
family.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Agricultural show results can also be a great source of information.
We’ve all see the great agricultural shows such as the Great Yorkshire Show,
Bakewell show the Royal Welsh Show. On many censuses if your ancestor was a
farmer it may just say farmer and not what they farmed. So if your ancestor
turns up in the show results with a prize winning cow then you know they had
cattle and thus can learn more about what they life of a cattle farmer was
like.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So the village show results in the newspaper can show you
more about the lives of your ancestors than your perhaps thought, but even if
you can’t find their names in the archive don’t be down heartened as if you
know they lived in the village or area of the show then the chances were they
were there and you can find out about what they experienced on that day.<o:p></o:p></p><br />Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-53792083845061508122020-05-29T03:03:00.000-07:002020-05-29T03:03:37.781-07:00Henry VIII Mother’s in Law part 2<p class="MsoNormal">So in part 1 we looked at the first 3 Mother’s in Law of
King Henry VIII, Queen Isabella of Castile & Leon, Lady Elizabeth Boleyn
and Lady Margery Seymour. Now onto Mother’s in Law 4-6.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4lvpbLQmFyc/XtDcDjAx1tI/AAAAAAAAA8M/TUSEqAY-RFcU-qzxZwaE08qNoZcx3VAIgCK4BGAsYHg/Maria_of_Julich-Berg_and_her_husband%252C_John_III%252C_Duke_of_Cleves%2Bcopyright%2BHisotryfan.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Maria of Julich-Berg and her husband, John III, Duke of Cleves. Copyright Hisotryfan" border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="418" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4lvpbLQmFyc/XtDcDjAx1tI/AAAAAAAAA8M/TUSEqAY-RFcU-qzxZwaE08qNoZcx3VAIgCK4BGAsYHg/w345-h400/Maria_of_Julich-Berg_and_her_husband%252C_John_III%252C_Duke_of_Cleves%2Bcopyright%2BHisotryfan.png" title="Maria of Julich-Berg and her husband, John III, Duke of Cleves. Copyright Hisotryfan" width="345" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"> Maria of Julich-Berg and her husband, John III, Duke of Cleves. Copyright Hisotryfan</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">Mother in Law 4 was Maria of Jülich-Berg, the mother of Anne
of Cleves. She was born in 1491 in what is now Germany to William IV, Duke of
Julich-Berg and his wife Sibylle of Brandenburg. Maria was her father’s heir
and inherited his titles in 1511 when he died. Maria married John III, Duke of
Cleves in 1509 and the couple had 3 children, William 1516-1592 who became Duke
of Julich-Cleves-Berg, Amalia 1517-1586 and Anne 1515-1557 who married King
Henry VIII of England. After her husband’s death in 1511 Maria did not re
marry. She raised her children with Catholic ideals even though they became
Protestants, hence King Henry wanting to marry one of her daughters. There is
some suggestion that Maria was against the marriage of Anne to Henry. Some say
it was due to what had happened to his previous wives and others say she didn’t
want her daughter to leave. Maria died in 1543. In her life time her son became
a Duke and her daughter became Queen Consort of England, briefly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Henry’s next wife was the ill-fated Catherine Howard. Her
mother was Jocasta or Joyce Culpeper. She was born around 1480 to Sir Richard
Culpeper and Isabel Worsley. Joyce married twice. The first was to Ralph Leigh
who was her step father’s brother. They had 5 children, Sir John Leigh, Ralph
Leigh, Isabel Leigh, Joyce Leigh and Margaret Leigh. After her husband’s death
Joyce went on to marry Lord Edmund Howard who was the 3<sup>rd</sup> son of
Thomas Howard, 2<sup>nd</sup> Duke of Norfolk. Together they had 6 children,
Henry Howard, Sir Charles Howard, Sir George Howard, Margaret Howard, Catherine
Howard c1523-1542 and Mary Howard. Little more is known about Joyce as she is
believed to have died in 1528 and no definitive portrait of her is known. If
she had survived I wonder how the life of her daughter may have differed. It
must be said that it is very likely King Henry knew his future mother in law or
at least had met her as her husband Edmund Howard was a member of the court and
one of the Kings attendants.<o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ne4jBTJpb-I/XtDcr2GfTvI/AAAAAAAAA8g/By9E-QpZD1w6Gfyj6E_jD_CYnWYTuJP4QCK4BGAsYHg/An_unknown_woman_%25282%2529_by_Hans_Holbein_the_Younger%2Bpossibly%2BMaud%2BGreen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Possibly Maud Green by Hans Holbein" border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1073" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ne4jBTJpb-I/XtDcr2GfTvI/AAAAAAAAA8g/By9E-QpZD1w6Gfyj6E_jD_CYnWYTuJP4QCK4BGAsYHg/w286-h400/An_unknown_woman_%25282%2529_by_Hans_Holbein_the_Younger%2Bpossibly%2BMaud%2BGreen.jpg" title="This may be Maud Green by Hans Holbein" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This may be Maud Green by Hans Holbein<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">Henry’s final wife Catherine Parr was the daughter of Sir
Thomas Parr and his wife Maud Green. Maud was born in Northamptonshire in 1492
to Sir Thomas Green and his wife Jane Fogge. Maud was at the Royal court from
around 1509 as she was a lady in waiting to Queen Consort Catherine of Aragon
and was one of the Queens closest ladies entrusting the organisation of the
education of the Royal children to her since Maud was intelligent and well
educated for the time. Before she arrived at court she married Sir Thomas Parr
who was the Sheriff of Northamptonshire. Together the couple had 3 children who
survived. They were Catherine Parr 1512-1548 who became Queen Consort number 6
to King Henry VIII and was the god daughter of Queen Consort Catherine of
Aragon and probably named after her, William Parr 1<sup>st</sup> Marquess of
Northamptonshire and 1<sup>st</sup> Earl of Essex 1513-1571 and Anne Parr
1515-1552 who became Countess of Pembroke. Maud died before she would ever know
that her daughter had become Queen Consort. She died in 1531 and was buried in
St Ann’s, Blackfriars alongside her husband Thomas who had died in 1517.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What Henry’s relationship with his mother’s in law that he
knew was like we may never know, but none of them got into trouble with him for
anything so maybe he liked them. He would have definitely known Lady Elizabeth
Boleyn nee Howard, Lady Margery Seymour nee Wentworth and Lady Maud Parr nee
Green as they would have been at court during his time as King. Did he know
Joyce Culpeper? Possibly through her husband. He wouldn’t have known Queen
Isabella of Castile & Leon as she died before he married her daughter and Maria
of Jülich-Berg is not known to have visited Anne of Cleves. Also what they
thought of him is not known but whatever the relationship their daughters went
on to become Queens of England for better or worse, mainly worse.<o:p></o:p></p><br />Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-91103547246228545122020-05-22T03:24:00.000-07:002020-05-22T03:24:18.677-07:00Sarah Tinker’s life<br />
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So on the name will mean nothing to you but to me it is the
name of my great, great, great Grandma and 205 years ago this week she married
my great, great, great Grandad. But first some background.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sarah Tinker was born around 1796 in either Horstead or
Worstead in Norfolk. Little is known about her until she married William Weeds
on the 18<sup>th</sup> May 1815 at St Michael’s at Plea in Norwich, Norfolk.
She was listed as a single woman and William was a widower. His first wife Mary
had died the previous October. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sarah moved to the village of Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk with
William where they raised their family. William worked as a baker and carpenter
and Sarah ran the home and raised their 7 children and possibly the 2 surviving
children from William’s first marriage.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There children were as follows:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Frederick Weeds 1817-1856 who married Harriett Todd and had
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Amelia Weeds 1819-1894 who married James Copsey and had 3
children.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Emma Weeds 1821 to 1895 who married William Mace and had 8
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Edward Weeds 1823 to 1870 who married Mary Charlotte Voyce
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Louisa Morgan Weeds 1826 to 1902 who married Ebenezer
Richard Glanville and had 4 children and then William Martin Hingle and had one
daughter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Julia Weeds who was born in 1828 and married William White.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jesse Weeds 1831 to 1915 who married Samuel George Miles and
had 2 children.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In 1841 Sarah and William were living on Turnpike Road in
Thorpe St Andrew and William was a baker. 5 of their children were still living
at home with them. <o:p></o:p></div>
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On the 19<sup>th</sup> February 1848 William died. He was 61
years old and had been working as a carpenter. He died of inflammation of the
lungs. This left Sarah a widow in her early 50’s. She never remarried.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In 1851 Sarah and her daughter Mary A (I think this was
Jesse but I’m not sure) were still living in Thorpe St Andrew. They were
shopkeepers living on Thorpe Row. By 1861 Sarah was living in Norwich with her
daughter Julia. Sarah no longer worked but Julia was a shoe binder. The next we
hear of Sarah is in 1881 when she was living with her daughter Jesse, her son
in law Samuel and granddaughter Jesse in Coltishall in Norfolk. By now Sarah
was 89 years old.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sarah lived for another 10 years. She died on the 20<sup>th</sup>
August 1890 in Coltishall aged 99. Her cause of death was given as senile
decay. When you consider the average life expectancy when Sarah was born was
around 40 years old she didn’t do too bad. It would really have annoyed me not
to get to 100!<o:p></o:p></div>
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So again from a family historian’s point of view consider
how much her life changed and the world around her. What did she see during her
lifetime. Yes she may possibly have stayed in Norfolk all her life but she did
travel in the county. She started in Worstead/Horstead and moved to Norwich
about 25 miles away. What prompted the move I don’t know? She then went to
Thorpe St Andrew which was around 3 miles away from Norwich where she moved
into the large family that was the Weeds family, her husband William was 1 of
10. Presumably she was away from her family. She may have helped raise her step
children as I have no idea what happened to the 2 surviving children from
William’s first marriage. She was a grandmother to 28 grandchildren and a great
grandmother to 27 in her lifetime with more born after she died.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So why not have a look through your ancestors and find out
who lived the longest of them all.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-4613475737706557002020-05-15T03:55:00.000-07:002020-05-15T03:55:53.395-07:00Henry VIII’s Mother’s in Law part 1<br />
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So as those who read my blog know I’m a big fan of the
history of the monarch and especially the Tudors. As you know Henry VIII was a
big fan of wedding cake, well he must have been since he married 6 times! We
all know about his wives, but who were his mother’s in law?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Infanta Catalina of Aragon’s mother was Queen Isabella of Castile and Leon, Queen consort of Aragon, Majorca, Sardinia, Sicily and Naples as well as Countess of Barcelona. She was born in 1451 in Madrigal de les Torres in Castile to King John II of Castile and Isabella of Portugal. Isabella became the second in line to throne of Castile after her father died when she was 4. After her younger brother’s death she became the heir. When she was 18 she married Ferdinand of Aragon the son of King John II of Aragon who later became King Ferdinand II of Aragon. Isabella succeeded her brother Henry in 1474 as Queen of Castile and Leon. The couple had 7 children, 1 was a miscarriage and another was still born. Their surviving children were Isabella 1470-1498 who became Queen consort of Portugal, John 1478-1497, Joanna 1479-1555 who was Queen of Castile in her own right, Maria 1482-1517 who was Queen consort of Portugal (she married her sister Isabella’s husband after she died) and Catherine (Catalina) 1485-1536 who married Prince Arthur of England and then his brother King Henry VIII. </div>
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Isabella and Ferdinand and known as the Catholic Monarchs and it was during their reign that the infamous Spanish Inquisition started. If you weren’t a good Catholic you were a heretic and could be burned at the stake. They also funded Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the Indies, he ended up in the America’s but hey we all make mistakes with directions. This lead to the great Spanish influence throughout the America’s and the Caribbean. </div>
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Isabella died at the Medina del Campo Royal Palace in Castile-Leon in 1504 after a steady decline in her health following the deaths of her family members. Her tomb is in the Capilla Real in Granada.</div>
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Lady Anne Boleyn was the daughter of Lady Elizabeth Boleyn nee Howard. Elizabeth Howard was born around 1480 and was the daughter of Thomas Howard the 2nd Duke of Norfolk and his wife Elizabeth Tilney. Lady Elizabeth was a lady in Waiting to Queen Consort Elizabeth of York and later Queen Consort Catherine of Aragon. Around 1500 Elizabeth married Thomas Boleyn who later became the Earl of Ormond and Wiltshire making her the Countess of Ormond and Wiltshire. The couple had 3 children. Mary c1499 -1543, Anne c1500-1536 and George c1503 to 1536. Elizabeth became the Queens mother in 1533 following Anne’s marriage to Henry VIII. Her tenure was short though, as was Anne’s. Following Anne and George’s fall from grace Elizabeth fought hard to save them but not even her father the Duke of Norfolk could save them from death. After the executions had taken place Elizabeth left London and died in 1538. She is buried in St Mary’s Church in Lambeth.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth Boleyn, by an unknown artist (public domain via Wikimedia Commons)</td></tr>
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Jane Seymour was the daughter of Margery Wentworth and Sir
John Seymour. Jane's mother Margery was born around 1478 and spent time in the
household of her Aunt the Countess of Surrey. She married Sir John Seymour a
courtier and solider of King Henry VII in 1494. Together the couple had 10
children. John c 1500-1510. Edward c1500-1522 who became the Duke of Somerset
and Lord Protector during the reign of King Edward VI. Henry 1503-1578. Thomas
c1508-1549 who was an admiral and became 1<sup>st</sup> Baron Seymour of
Sudeley and married Henry VIII widow Catherine Parr. John and Anthony who died
young. Jane c1509-1537 who became Queen Consort of King Henry VIII. Margery who
died around 1528. Elizabeth c1518-1568 and Dorothy. After Sir John died in 1536
Margery did not remarry. She died in 1550 having seen her daughter provide the
much longed for male heir for King Henry VIII, her eldest son become Lord
Protector of England and Wales for her Grandson King Edward VI and another son
executed for treason.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So as you can see the mothers of the Queens consorts can be
just as interesting as the daughters. The next 3 Mother’s in Law will be looked
at in the future in Henry VIII’s Mother’s in Law part 2.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-37397490921184984312020-05-08T03:55:00.000-07:002020-05-08T03:55:13.322-07:00How has Sheffield changed since my ancestors were around?<br />
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So in the past I’ve introduced you to my home city of
Sheffield and this week I was wondering what had changed in the city that my
ancestors would have known and that was no longer there or been adapted.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So the biggest change is in industry. Sheffield was synonymous
with steel production, blade making and the cutlery industry. So much of this
has now gone. Don’t get me wrong it does still take place in the city but not
on the scale it did. When you went through the census returns the men were
working in the steel mills, as blade forgers, blade grinders or making cutlery
or even scissors. Even the women were working in the industry. So many of them
worked as buffer girls which were the women who polished up the cutlers once it
was made so it was ready for sale.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was also thinking about the way the building in the city
centre have changed. In my life time building have come and gone. I miss the
Town Hall extension which was lovingly names the egg boxes. So what big changes
have there been?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheffield Town Hall with the Egg Box extension. Copyright unknown</td></tr>
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So one change my ancestor may notice happened to the City
Hall. This is a massive performance venue in the city that hosts concerts,
plays and so much more. It was completed in the 1930’s. Now during the WW2 a
bomb exploded in the square outside the hall. If you visit look at the pillars
that were once pristine but now they have shrapnel wounds in them. I always
find it fitting that the war memorial for the city stands in the square where
the bomb fell.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another massive change would be to the churches in the city.
The Cathedral had an extension in the 1960’s and it’s off the period. It’s so different
from the medieval church building. It’s a very marmite addition (you either
love it or you hate it). Another big change would be that St Paul’s church next
to the Town Hall is no longer there. It was built in the early 1700’s as the
other churches couldn’t cope with the growing population. By 1937 the church
had virtually no congregation so it shut and was pulled down. My ancestors may
even has gone there as some lived locally to it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In 1905 King Edward VII and Queen Alexander opened Firth
Court at the University of Sheffield. It is a grand building and my ancestors
certainly would have known the building as again some lived in the area. By
1971 it had a new building next to it which was designed in the 1960’s. It was
built using the same coloured bricks but the styles were completely different. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Now I know this is a minor change but it’s a change no the
less. In Sheffield next to the Town Hall is a police box. It was installed in
1928 and is still there and it’s even a listed building. The change is that it
now says South Yorkshire Police on it instead of just Sheffield Police as it
was when it was built. South Yorkshire didn’t exist until 1974 when it was
formed from the West Riding of Yorkshire. So in a way another that’s another change.
The city didn’t move but it moved county.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There will be so many things throughout the City that have
changed since my ancestors were around. The fact I’m even calling it a city is different
as from 1297 to 1893 it was a town. So why not think about what has changed in
your area that you ancestors would have known.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-28008827371554286762020-05-01T04:38:00.001-07:002020-05-01T04:38:48.304-07:00Genealogy for Kids<br />
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So things are strange at the moment to say the least.
Parents are trying to work full time and teach the kids. So Why not use
technology and family to bring the kids closer to their ancestry. Family has a
wealth of information in it that is vital to our family history. So kids ask
you grandparents etc the questions now and write it down and it can work as a
boredom buster for both young and old.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I really believe that children need to learn about their
ancestors. These days we don’t live close together as families like our
ancestors did and so were may not know as much about our forebears. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I remember as a kid having to ask questions of my Grandpa as
part of a school project. I had a sheet with my questions on and Grandpa wrote
down his answers in my Fraggle Rock note book as I sat with him in his bedroom
and asked the questions.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was trying to decide what the questions were and I think
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1. Where did you live growing up?<o:p></o:p></div>
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2. How many rooms were there in your house?<o:p></o:p></div>
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3. How many bedrooms did your house have?<o:p></o:p></div>
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4. Who lived in the house?<o:p></o:p></div>
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6. What was used for cleaning the house?<o:p></o:p></div>
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7. How did you do the washing?<o:p></o:p></div>
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8. How was the house heated?<o:p></o:p></div>
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9. What was there in the kitchen?<o:p></o:p></div>
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10. What furniture did you have in your bedroom?<o:p></o:p></div>
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11. What was in the bathroom?<o:p></o:p></div>
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12. What furniture was in the sitting room?<o:p></o:p></div>
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So from here I decided to compile a list of questions
children could ask their parents, grandparents and if their lucky enough great
grandparents (I was lucky I knew both my paternal great grandma’s). <o:p></o:p></div>
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1. What is your full name?<o:p></o:p></div>
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2. When and where were you born?<o:p></o:p></div>
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3. Did you have a nick name?<o:p></o:p></div>
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4. What were your parent’s names?<o:p></o:p></div>
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5. When were your parent’s dates of birth?<o:p></o:p></div>
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6. Where were your parents born?<o:p></o:p></div>
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7. What were your siblings called and when and where were
they born?<o:p></o:p></div>
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9. Where did you go to school?<o:p></o:p></div>
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10. What was you highest qualification?<o:p></o:p></div>
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11. Who did you marry?<o:p></o:p></div>
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12. Where did you meet your spouse?<o:p></o:p></div>
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13. When did you get married?<o:p></o:p></div>
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14. Who were your bridesmaids and best man?<o:p></o:p></div>
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16. What did you do for a living?<o:p></o:p></div>
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18. When and where were they born?<o:p></o:p></div>
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20. Did you know your Great Grandparents?<o:p></o:p></div>
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21. What can you tell me about them?<o:p></o:p></div>
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22. When and where did they die?<o:p></o:p></div>
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23. Where were they buried or cremated?<o:p></o:p></div>
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They could take a list of questions with them to the family
gathering and ask away. Once they’ve got all their answers they could spend the
rest of Christmas writing the story of their ancestors. Or they could have one
of the many blank ancestor forms from the Internet download and printed and
then file them in. There is a great selection at: <a href="https://www.cyndislist.com/free-stuff/printable-charts-and-forms/">https://www.cyndislist.com/free-stuff/printable-charts-and-forms/</a>
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They could also have a blank family tree printed out and
filed in or even better make one. All you need to do is draw a tree and place
small printed out photos of your ancestors and stick them on. Then write their
names underneath. Alternatively use one of the many blank family trees which
can be printed out that don’t have photos on.<o:p></o:p></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An example of the blank trees available</td></tr>
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Who knows what impact going through this process may have on
the kids. They may develop an interest in genealogy. This may lead to a
lifelong passion for the subject and who knows where they may end up. They may
up being a professional genealogist like me. This could also lead them to a
passion for history in general as a hobby and it’s well know a knowledge of the
past can help in future.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another quick thought is to make a diary and get the kids to
write all the birth, marriages and deaths of their ancestors in it so they can
wish a happy birthday to them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So make genealogy a fun thing that may spark a lifelong
passion and if nothing else give the kids a project for a few hours.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-73548976463472682042020-04-24T04:09:00.001-07:002020-04-24T04:09:58.560-07:00Death Announcement<br />
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On the 24<sup>th</sup> April 1888 my Great, Great
Grandparents suffered the loss of their daughter Laura. So how did they let
people know?<o:p></o:p></div>
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First some background.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Laura Dent was born around April 1880 in Wisbech,
Cambridgeshire. She was the 9<sup>th</sup> child of 11 born to William Thomas
Dent and his wife Louisa Dent nee Payling. William was a farrier and also ran
the Red Lion Inn on North Brink alongside Louisa. In total the couple had 3
sons and 8 daughters born between 1864 and 1884. They were Louisa 1864-1940,
William 1865-1945, Marion 1867-1937, Richard 1870-1877, Jane Ann 1871-1943,
Ella 1873-1959, Maud Mary 1875-1876, my great Grandma Eva 1878-1918, Laura
1880-1885, Myra 1882-1966 and George 1884-1887.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The family had already know tragedy as in 1877 they had lost
their son Richard aged 7 and their daughter Maud Mary in 1876 who was under 1
when she died. Loosing Laura would have been heart breaking for the family. She
was just short of her 5<sup>th</sup> birthday. Laura was buried in St Peter’s
churchyard on the 26<sup>th</sup> April 1888 alongside her siblings.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Laura’s parents announced her death in the Cambridge
Independent Press on the 02 May 1885 but by now she had been buried. Her family
had a funeral card produced to inform family and friends of her passing. <o:p></o:p></div>
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These would have been sent to members of the family who may
not have been able to travel to the funeral. Louisa, Laura’s mother was from
Long Sutton in Lincolnshire which although only 10 miles away may have meant
members of her family may not have been able to travel to the funeral. The card
would have given them a memento to remember little Laura with.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now Laura’s card was typical of the time. Most cards were on
heavy card and embossed with a grave and a boarder. On the grave was the
information of the deceased along with some uplifting words or phrases intended
to offer solace to the recipient.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As time went on and printing techniques evolved the cards
became more elaborate. They would include a picture of the deceased and may
have gold lettering on black card rather than white card with black lettering.
As with everything the more elaborate to the card the more expensive they were.
<o:p></o:p></div>
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As time went on the cards evolved into folded cards with
more information on and became more of an order of service for the funeral
along the lines of what some people have today.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So what use are the funeral cards to genealogy. Well to
start with they are a great insight into social history. They give an
indication into the times your ancestors lived in. The more plain the card the
earlier they are.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In terms of for genealogy they give an insight into the
financial situation of the family. A poor family would never have been able to
afford to spend money on funeral cards. So if you have a funeral card in the
family the deceased family must have had some wealth. Then the card itself can
indicate the level of wealth. The better the card, the more it costs so the
more wealth they had.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I know William and Louisa Dent had 2 businesses with the
farrier shop and the pub around the time Laura died and that this continued as
they also had cards made 2 years later when their son George died. There is no
card for the death of William Dent in 1900 but in 1911 when Louisa died she had
a folded card to announce her death and burial. Also other family evidence
indicates they were better off as in photographs I have of Laura’s sisters in
the early 1900 they were well dressed and in a nice garden setting.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So it may be just a small card announcing the death of a
little girl but the information beyond what is found on the card can give you
an insight into the family’s situation.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-31139492183543719632020-04-10T04:45:00.000-07:002020-04-10T04:45:06.511-07:00Name Fails<br />
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At the moment I’m sure we all need something to laugh about
so I thought I’d repost a blog from December 2017 which looks at the funny
names people have given their children over the years in the hope that they can
give a little light relief to you.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ll start by saying some of these name fails may not have
been funny at the time and it is only as life has progressed that the funny
side can be seen, I can attest to this. Pre Harry Potter, most people just
thought I had a strange surname, but now…. Most just laugh or make a comment
about my clothes. For those who don’t know my surname is Dobby, and Dobby is the
house elf in the Harry Potter series. </div>
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I think some parents knew what they
were doing when they chose their child’s name.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dobby the House Elf, NOT me!</td></tr>
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So onto the funny side of names in genealogy. I decided to
spend an amusing day typing what I thought were funny names into Ancestry to
see what I came up with. I’ll admit many I found amusing I have decided not to
include as they could be considered rude. Really funny though. So here is my
top 40 funny names in no particular order.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Horticultural Names<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rose Bush – There have been loads of these unfortunate
ladies<o:p></o:p></div>
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Holly Tree - There have been loads of these unfortunate
ladies<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hazel Nutt, born 1915 in Chesterfield<o:p></o:p></div>
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Timothy Burr, baptised 1726 in Essex (Tim Burr)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Daisy Weeds, born 1889 in Norfolk (my first cousin 3 times
removed)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cristafer Weeds married in Norfolk in 1561. (C.Weeds)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Grass Green who departed the UK in 1947<o:p></o:p></div>
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Teresa Green, born 1852 in Ware<o:p></o:p></div>
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Festive Names<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lilian Ruth Christmas Tree, baptised 1903<o:p></o:p></div>
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In 1886 in London Mary Magdalen married Abraham Bateau<o:p></o:p></div>
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Florence Angel Gabriel was buried in London in 1884<o:p></o:p></div>
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Merry Christmas was born in Sussex in 1874<o:p></o:p></div>
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Character Names<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thomas Snow White was born in 1882<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cinderella Lord was born in Burnley in 1901<o:p></o:p></div>
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Donald Duck was found on the 1881 census<o:p></o:p></div>
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Michael Mouse was on the 1841 census (Mickey Mouse)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Minnie Mouse was born in Pendleton, USA in 1880<o:p></o:p></div>
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Robert Builder married Susanna Sproll in 1778 (Bob Builder)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sam Fireman was living in London on the 1911 census (Fireman
Sam)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Animal Names<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kitty Williem Catt was born in 1880<o:p></o:p></div>
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James Little Lyons was born in the USA in 1822<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jack Daws was born in Nottingham in 1902<o:p></o:p></div>
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General <o:p></o:p></div>
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Stanley Still has been the unfortunate name of many men
(Stan Still)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jo King was baptised in Watford in 1589<o:p></o:p></div>
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Annette Curtain (whose dates I’ve not given to spare
blushes)<o:p></o:p></div>
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William Board has been the unfortunate name of many men
(Bill Board)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Isla White was found on the 1851 census<o:p></o:p></div>
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Peter Perfect was born in Dartford in 1889<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bad Cook was born in Alabama, USA, around 1882<o:p></o:p></div>
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Good Cook was baptised in London in 1723<o:p></o:p></div>
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Olive Cart was born in Warwickshire in 1919<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunny Day (whose dates I’ve not given to spare blushes)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sidney Bridge was born in Essex in 1872 (not quiet there but
close although my Uncle had a friend call Sidney Arborbridge but I can’t find
his records)<o:p></o:p></div>
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River Jordan was born in Birmingham in 1854<o:p></o:p></div>
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Beau Bunting (whose dates I’ve not given to spare blushes)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Richard Taylor Coal Miner was buried in Kirkheaton in 1874<o:p></o:p></div>
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Norman Knight was a soldier during WW1, as was<o:p></o:p></div>
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Harold Norman Knight (who died during the conflict)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Austin Healey who was an England Rugby Player<o:p></o:p></div>
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Morris Van de Car was on the 1881 census (he couldn’t decide
if he was a car or a van)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Method to use when choosing a babies name<o:p></o:p></div>
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So when you find out your expecting the pitter patter of
tiny feet, think through the name you choose carefully so you little one
doesn’t have to endure a name fail! And future genealogist won’t sit typing
into their genealogy websites to find the funny names like I do.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So I hope I have brought some amusement to you and given you
a little light relief in this difficult times.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-71289408875687052662020-04-03T07:04:00.002-07:002020-04-03T07:04:55.425-07:00Margaret Ann Harvey<br />
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Now you may not have heard of this lady but what a life she
had. She was the second recorded supercentenarian and lived in 3 centuries.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Margaret Ann Harvey was born on the 18<sup>th</sup> May 1792
in St Peter Port on the Island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. She was the
first child and eldest of seven children born to John Harvey and his wife
Elizabeth Harvey nee Guille.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Margaret Ann Harvey in 1902 aged 110</td></tr>
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Margaret’s father was a shipping magnet and privateer which
afforded her a better life than most. She attended school in Bristol followed
by finishing school in Brussels. She was a great fan of literature and spoke English,
French, Italian, German and Spanish and could read Greek.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On the 18<sup>th</sup> January 1823 in St Peter Port she
married John Neve. The couple lived in England from their marriage until John
Neve died in 1849. The couple didn’t have any children so after John’s death
Margaret returned to Guernsey and spent the rest of her life living there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Throughout her life she travelled in Europe. She visited the
battle site of Waterloo and throughout Europe including the Austro-Hungarian
Empire. She travelled before her marriage and during. In her widowhood her
travelling companion was her sister.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was reported that in 1902 Margaret was found climbing a
tree to pick apples at the age of 110. It just shows she never gave up. I
couldn’t climb a tree as a kid so full marks to Margaret.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Margaret died on the 4<sup>th</sup> April 1903 a month
before her 111 birthday. She was alive in the 1700’s, 1800’s and 1900’s.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So let’s consider what she was aware of during her life
time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She was alive during the reign of 5 monarchs. When she was
born King George III was on the throne and would reign for a further 28 years.
Then came King George IV, King William IV, Queen Victoria and King Edward VII
was 2 years into his reign when she died. She would have started out life as a
Georgian and ended as an Edwardian.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The world changed so much during her lifetime. The
industrial revolution was a big part of her life as was the inventions that
would change our lives.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Some of the inventions included:<o:p></o:p></div>
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1798. Edward Jenner invented the inoculation for Smallpox.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1804. Richard Trevithick invented the steam locomotive as a
form of power.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1837. Samuel Morse develops morse code.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1855. Henry Bessemer develops the Bessemer converter for use
in the steel industry.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1867. Alfred Nobel invents dynamite.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1876. Alexander Graham Bell developed the telephone.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1879. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb (amongst others).<o:p></o:p></div>
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1901. The first vacuum cleaner was developed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Also the steamship was developed, steam trains for
passengers, the first steps into flight and the development of the car.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There was also so much change in the world. Margaret was
known to have visited the battle site of Waterloo in Belgium but she also would
have been aware of so much more. She recalled she remembered the end of the French
Revolution which ran from 1789 to 1799. This was followed by the Revolutionary
wars which ran from 1792 to 1802. Next came the Napoleonic wars which ran from
1803 to 1815 ending with the Battle of Waterloo. The Crimean war ran from 1853
to 1856 and Margaret would certainly have been aware of this. Next was the
American Civil War from 1861 to 1865. The final major outbreak she lived
through was the Boer War from 1899 to 1902.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Margaret’s life must have changed so much over her 110 years
with so many new developments and inventions, changes in medicine and the world
around her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-30439293345412639932020-03-27T05:30:00.000-07:002020-03-27T05:30:26.955-07:00March for the Monarchy<br />
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This week I thought I’d give you a list of all the births,
marriages, deaths, burials and coronations that have occurred for the Monarchs
and Consorts of England, Scotland and the United Kingdom.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1st:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Birth month, or it could be April, of future Queen Margaret
of Scotland, 1283, Tonsberg, Norway.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Margaret Maid of Norway. Attributed: By Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=18837762</td></tr>
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Birth of future Queen Consort Caroline of Ansbach, 1683,
Ansbach, Holy Roman Empire. Consort of King George II.<o:p></o:p></div>
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2nd:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of Queen Consort Anne of Denmark, 1619, Hampton Court
Palace. Consort of King James VI.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of Queen Consort Anne of Denmark, 1619, Hampton Court
Palace. Consort of King James VI.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Birth of future King Robert II of Scotland, 1316, Paisley
Abbey.<o:p></o:p></div>
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3rd:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of Queen Consort Matilda of Bolougne, 1152, Hedingham
Castle, Essex. Consort of King Stephen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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4th:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of Queen Consort Joan of England, 1238,
Havering-Atte-Bower, England. Consort of King Alexander II of Scotland.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Coronation of Queen Consort Phillipa of Hainault, 1330,
Westminster Abbey. Consort of King Edward III.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign 1 ends of King Henry VI after being deposed, 1461.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign 1 ends of Queen Consort Margaret of Anjou, 1461.
Consort of King Henry VI.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign 1 begins of King Edward IV, 1461.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Birth of future King Henry II, 1133, Le Mans, France.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Burial of Queen Mary II, 1695, Westminster Abbey.<o:p></o:p></div>
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6th:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Burial 1 of King Richard II, 1400, Kings Langley. Moved to
Westminster Abbey in 1413.<o:p></o:p></div>
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8th:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of King William III, 1702, Kensington Palace.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign begins of Queen Anne, 1702.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign begins of Consort Prince George of Denmark, 1702.<o:p></o:p></div>
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10th:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Marriage of King Edward VII to Princess Alexandra of
Denmark, 1863, St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.<o:p></o:p></div>
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16th:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of Queen Consort Anne Neville, 1485, Westminster.
Consort of King Richard III.<o:p></o:p></div>
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17th:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of King Lulach of Scotland, 1058, Essie.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Birth of future King James IV, 1473, Stirling Castle.<o:p></o:p></div>
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19th:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of King Alexander II of Scotland, 1286, Kinghorn Ness,
Fife.<o:p></o:p></div>
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End of reign of Queen Yolande of Dreux, 1236, consort of
King Alexander II of Scotland.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign begins of Queen Margaret of Scotland, 1236.<o:p></o:p></div>
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20th:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Divorce of King David II of Scotland from Margaret Drummond,
1370<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign ends of Scottish Queen Consort Margaret Drummond,
1370.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of King Henry IV, 1413, Westminster.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign ends of Queen Consort Joan of Navarre, 1413. Consort
of King Henry IV.<o:p></o:p></div>
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21st:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign begins of King Henry V, 1413.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of former King Henry VI, 1471, Tower of London.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Tower of London. Image courtesy of ancestryimages.com<o:p></o:p></div>
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22nd:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Coronation of Queen Consort Matilda of Bolougne, 1136,
Consort of King Stephen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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23rd:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Birth of future Queen Consort Margaret of Anjou, 1430,
Pont-A-Mousson, Lorraine, France. Consort of King Henry VI.<o:p></o:p></div>
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24th:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of Queen Elizabeth, 1603, Richmond Palace, Surrey.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign begins of King James VI, 1603.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign begins of Queen Consort Anne of Denmark, 1603, Consort
of King James VI.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of Dowager Queen Consort Mary of Teck, 1953,
Marlborough House, London. Consort of King George V.<o:p></o:p></div>
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25th:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Approximate start of the reign of King Malcolm II of
Scotland 1005<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign begins of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland, 1306.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign begins of Queen Consort Elizabeth de Burgh, 1306,
Consort of King Robert I.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Coronation of King Robert I, 1306.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Coronation of Queen Consort Elizabeth de Burgh, 1306,
Consort of King Robert 1.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Coronation of King James II of Scotland, 1437, Holyrood
Abbey.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Burial of Queen Consort Anne Neville, 1485, Westminster
Abbey. Consort of King Richard III.<o:p></o:p></div>
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26th:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Possible birth date of the future King Malcolm III, 1031,
Scotland.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Coronation of King Robert II of Scotland, 1371.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Coronation of Queen Consort Eupemia de Ross, 1371. Consort
of King Robert II.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Burial of King Richard III, 2015, Leicester Cathedral.<o:p></o:p></div>
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27th:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of King James VI, 1625, Theobalds House.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of King James VI, 1625, Theobalds House.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign begins of King Charles I, 1625.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reign begins of King Charles I, 1625.<o:p></o:p></div>
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29th:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Burial of King Alexander III, 1286, Dunfermline Abbey.<o:p></o:p></div>
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30th:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death of Dowager of Queen Consort Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons,
2002, Royal Lodge, Windsor.<o:p></o:p></div>
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31st:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Burial of Dowager Queen Consort Mary of Teck, 1953, St
George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So that’s March covered for you.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008111033335867287.post-50212743256037507072020-03-20T05:48:00.001-07:002020-03-20T05:48:39.018-07:00New ways to track your ancestors<br />
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As we’ve all got to stay home and avoid social contact I
thought I’d tell you about a genealogy idea I’ve had.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was thinking the other day about different ways to record
my ancestors. I was looking at a blank family tree and wondered if I could use
this for chart for other purposes. There great for just having the names of
your ancestors on but what else can they be used for.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So I started by using the tree as a way to record the places
where my ancestors were born. I followed the tree as you would usually complete
it only adding where they were born rather than their names. This way I can
track the migration of my ancestors. As you can see they moved around a lot. It
gives you an indication as to the towns and cities they were in at birth. It
shows all the moves your ancestor had to make to get to you.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I decided to take this further and use the same tree but I just
used the counties my ancestors were from instead.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is more of use if you’re showing your tree to others.
You may know where places are but others may not. For example I wouldn’t
imagine many people know where Tottington is, (or was as it is now on a
military restricted zone). So if you use the counties method then you can see
that Tottington is in Norfolk. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So I decided to follow this method and use it for where my
ancestors died. It allows you see at a glance where you ancestors died and thus
gives you a reminder as to where to search for their burials and death notices.
You can also use the same method with counties.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Death place tree by place and county<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now here is where the trees can be used side by side. If you
compare them you can see how your ancestor moved around the country. You could
also modify the tree to show where your ancestors got married. This could give
you a better view of where your ancestors moved around the country.<o:p></o:p></div>
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How about using the tree to record how your ancestors died.
If you substitute a name for a cause of death then you can see at a glance how
all your ancestors died as well as showing any patterns within families which
could show and hereditary illnesses.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You could also make the boxes larger and combine all the
information into one tree. So for example you would have your ancestor’s name,
place of birth, marriage place, death location and cause of death. This would
make the tree rather large, but it could be possible to do if you draw your
own, or use excel like I did.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s not just trees you could do this with. You could use a
fan chart in the same way. This would mean you could get more ancestors in one
place and can see more trends throughout your ancestors. As the fan chart goes
further out the boxes get much small so they can be more difficult to write in
so you could use colours, numbers or shadings for each county or place. So in
the case of Yorkshire you could use a different shade of blue per county, for
example light blue for South Yorkshire, a mid blue for West Yorkshire, dark
blue for North Yorkshire and denim blue for East Yorkshire. As long as you make
sure to use a key you can use whatever you like.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So why not experiment with the charts and forms you use and
try and find new and interesting ways to use them and honour you ancestors.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Sarah Dobbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366415913042234804noreply@blogger.com1