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Runaway Ancestors
Charles Richard Curteis/Pilcher 1836-1915 Runaway to New Zealand and my cousin three times removed This is a lovely example of how DNA evidence and family hearsay can come together. One of my DNA matches, RP, caught my eye. We shared… Continue reading
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John Beale: letters from the grey sheep of the family
John Beale 1811-1873 Farmer of Biddenden and Beckley and my great great grandfather. Rich Richard Beale, 18th century dog doodler and Twitter sensation, had eleven children. The second youngest was my great great grandfather, John. I have been lucky… Continue reading
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Elizabeth Beale: Mystery SOLVED
My fourth cousin Geoff and I had reached different conclusions as to the identity of our 6th great grandmother, as discussed in this post. A quick summary is that in 1705, there lived three Richard Beales – our ancestor (Tombstone… Continue reading
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Rich Richard and the Trousered Chicken
It appears that my great great great grandfather has gone viral, nearly 200 years after his death. The Museum of English Rural Life, in Reading, has acquired various bits of Beale memorabilia – mainly farming diaries and account books. But… Continue reading
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Revisiting The Western Front
Last year, I visited Ypres and the surrounding area for the Passchendaele 100th anniversary commemorations. There was more to see and do than I could fit into that weekend, so a year later I returned to tick off the missing… Continue reading
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Who Was Elizabeth Beale?
Elizabeth, wife of Richard Beale (1663-1757) Clothiers of Biddenden, Kent and my 6th great grandparents There’s been quite a few posts on this blog about unidentified fathers, but this is my first unidentified mother! I was very pleased to get… Continue reading
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Seaman Cooke Beale: A London Wharfinger
Seaman Cooke Beale, 1742-1789. Wharfinger of London, and my 4th great grandfather. It’s the ancestors closest to home that get neglected. After all, I’ve lived in London all my life. I am very familiar with London Bridge – I used… Continue reading
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Thomas Sharp Hope: My Emigrant Ancestor
Last time I wrote about the Beales of Biddenden. My Beale ancestor was not a Richard, but John Beale, the ninth of Rich Richard’s ten children. Though not as wayward as his brother Crusty Richard, John also provided his share… Continue reading
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The Beales of River Hall
Rich Richard came from a long line of successful Beales in Biddenden. They owned a beautiful country house called River Hall, which is still in existence now. Built in the 1400s and refurbished in the 1700s. It is now a… Continue reading
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Frank Thomas Beale: A Fallen War Hero
Frank Thomas Beale, 1889-1916 Waggoner and Soldier of Beckley, Sussex, and my great uncle. My great grandfather, Frederick, survived the war. Several of my other relatives were not so lucky. Frank Thomas Beale was my great uncle, my father’s mother’s… Continue reading
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