family history
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Frederick Harold Whibley: The mysterious disappearing family
Frederick Harold Whibley 1878-1921 Gardener and Store Keeper of Lambeth, Mitcham, Epping, Woolwich and Guildford and my 2nd great uncle. I’ve been continuing my delve into all things Whibley, determined to find my connection with my mysterious DNA probable second… Continue reading
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Arthur Charles Baldwin: The Boy Who Killed His Sister
Arthur Charles Baldwin 1898-1950 Miscreant child of Southend on Sea, Essex, and my second cousin, three times removed. Whilst metaphorically leafing through old issues of the Southend Standard on FindMyPast, ever hopeful of finding something new about my ancestors, I chanced… Continue reading
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George Appleton: A Bad Apple
George Appleton 1873-1934 Habitual Criminal of Hadleigh, Essex and Cleveland, Ohio, and my half fourth great uncle Since I have spent so much time researching my mysterious bigamous disappearing ancestory, Angelina/Leanor Appleton/Collins/Moxon, her siblings were a natural point of interest. … 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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George Pillcher Hill: The Disappearing Husband
George Pillcher Hill, 1869-1943 Hairdresser of Bletchley and Southend and the husband of my third great aunt. A common peril for genealogists is falling down a rabbit hole. Not just the literal rabbit holes at Sutton Road cemetery in Southend,… Continue reading
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Leonard and Ada Brent: The Grandparents I Never Knew
Leonard Norman Brent, 1892-1966, Jam Factory Manager and my grandfather. Ada Jane Beale, 1895-1973, his wife and my grandmother. I never knew my paternal grandparents. Leonard died eleven years before I was born and Ada four. In fact, I didn’t… Continue reading
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