The Foreman Family History Part 3
It does make you wonder if Herbert ever told stories to his wife Emma that he had been told by his Father and Grandfather of the Thames barges and Smugglers on Faversham Creek, dodging the revenue men.
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Jamie Foreman’s Family Story; Part 1 Origins in Faversham, Kent
Unless the Foremans were the only honest shipwrights in the whole of North Kent, it is almost impossible to imagine, that a family of carpenters and shipwrights were not up to their eyes in the business.
Robbie William’s Family History Part 1 The Farrell Family
Robbie’s maternal Grandfather Jack Farrell was a big influence on his early life, but what is the family story behind the name? Hopefully this article will help explain some of … Continue reading Robbie William’s Family History Part 1 The Farrell Family
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
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
The Strange Case of The Vampyre Lord of Hurstbourne Priors
John Charles Wallop 3rd Earl of Portsmouth and Lord of the Manor of Hurstbourne Priors was publicly denounced as having the disposition of a Vampyre, “…which was to be fed by nothing but the prey of death”.
Time Detectives
Personalised, Individual, Family History “Family History is a series of silk slippers progressing downstairs, and hob nailed boots progressing upstairs.” Voltaire Why should your family story be allowed to disappear … Continue reading Time Detectives
Travelling Through Time to Trace Your Ancestors 