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Who's that girl?

This appears therefore to be Christiana Bourchier, daughter of John Bourchier and Charlotte Chadwick of Baggotstown, Co Limerick. She...

Rebels of Louth: Thomas and Robert Spencer

In honour of Lincolnshire Day on 1 October an examination of two Louth men who were involved in the Rising that began in Louth on 1...

Thomas Huddleston "uncontrollably violent and dangerous"

As a genealogist and wife of an ex-gravedigger I have spent a fair amount of time in cemeteries and graveyards. I have become quite adept...

Snapshots at 45

In honour of my 45th birthday I thought I would look back on my ancestors in their 45th years. Paternal granddad – Ernest Rowe. Sadly,...

The joy of Almanacks

I always had the impression that almanacs were something to do with cricket, weather and astrology. I never imagined that they would be...

Story behind the headstone Pt 1: genealogical goosebumps

As the bullet casing fell from the envelope onto the desk in front of me goosebumps rose up on my arms. I had ordered up a court martial...

A family resumé

I realised that I sometimes write in my blog about random family members but that a few more details of my family lines might be useful in o