Happy New Year to all my Readers!
A Happy, Healthy, and Hearty New Year to all my readers. More Whitechapel murders, mayhem, and mania in in the next instalment in 2011! Part 5 of the Kray Twins’ … Continue reading Happy New Year to all my Readers!
Author: Paul McNeil
TV Genealogist, writer, presenter, Stand-up Genealogy performer. Travelling through time to track down your ancestors.
The Family History of The Kray Twins Part 4: Murder and Body Snatching in Whitechapel
Murder in Goodman’s Yard It was a sunny autumn afternoon in the Charity School where Mary Ann Kray was practising her writing, scratching the small nub of chalk across the … Continue reading The Family History of The Kray Twins Part 4: Murder and Body Snatching in Whitechapel
The Family History of The Kray Twins part 3: Revolution in Regency London
if you were a big enough fish, and had the right lawyer you could walk away on a technicality, if you were a foot soldier you would go to the gallows even if you didn’t pull the trigger.
The Family History of The Kray Twins Part 2: Georgian Goldsmith, Jeweller, Dealer, and Chapman
As we saw in Part 1, it is likely that the Kray Twins original Family Origin was in Germany, but by the later 1700s they are firmly settled in the … Continue reading The Family History of The Kray Twins Part 2: Georgian Goldsmith, Jeweller, Dealer, and Chapman
The Family History of the Kray Twins: Part 1 “Origins of the Name”
Origins of the name The origin of the Kray Family name is by no means clear, there are several possibilities, including the Old English word “Cray” for a stream, common … Continue reading The Family History of the Kray Twins: Part 1 “Origins of the Name”
Jamie Oliver and the Sudanese Slave Trade
“The Philomel cruised the waters along the East African Coast, including the Sudan which is probably where the family legend of a Sudanese ancestor may have come from…”
Carol McGiffin and Mr Bumble the Workhouse Master
Having worked on various lines of Carol McGiffin’s Family Tree (Carol is probably best known for ITV’s award winning “Loose Women” programme) I recently was lucky enough to turn up … Continue reading Carol McGiffin and Mr Bumble the Workhouse Master
Fred Dinenage Family Tree
“Up Guards and at ’em!” the British Guards sprang up in a perfect line, just 50 yards from the advancing Imperial Guard and unleashed a withering fire that stopped them in their tracks.
Scandinavians Are Descended From Stone Age Immigrants, Ancient DNA Reveals
Scandinavians Are Descended From Stone Age Immigrants, Ancient DNA Reveals How Y Chromosome I1a ancestors took over Scandinavia in the Neolithic, see previous blog on Genetic Genealogy Shared via AddThis
Genetic Genealogy
The line goes all the way back from here through various measurable Y Chromosome mutations in a direct line to Genetic “Adam” who lived in North East Africa about 80,000 years ago, and is the genetic Daddy of us all, who would have had black skin, hair, and eyes.
Australian Family History
The majority of Australians have family roots in the UK, and it is always interesting to trace them back from hot southern sun to rainy fileds in Britain where their … Continue reading Australian Family History
Vector Ancestors
Success; a 300 Year Experiment. “Family History is a succession of Silk Stockings going downstairs, and hob-nailed boots clumping upstairs.” Voltaire I was always baffled as a child as to … Continue reading Vector Ancestors
Travelling Through Time to Trace Your Ancestors 