Monthly Archives: November 2013

Remembrance Day Photo Collage – Day Eight

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Julie Goucher

This is a photograph of my Mum’s first Cousin, who I will refer to as FT. Whilst FT is now deceased, he had an unusual surname and has left quite a few descendants. I do not know where this was … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day Photo Collage – Day Seven

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Julie Goucher

This photograph was taken on a really grey and miserable autumn day about 20 years ago. It is the War Memorial at Elstead in Surrey, about 2 miles from Puttenham where the majority of my Great Grandmother’s family hailed from. … Continue reading →

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Book of Me, Written by You – Prompt 11

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Julie Goucher

Today is week 11 of what is going to be a 15 month project. Each Saturday, at around 12.30am UK time I will release the prompt for that week’s Book of Me, Written by You. If you are new here, … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day Photo Collage – Day Six

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Julie Goucher

This post is about my 4th Great Grandfather George Ellis. He has lead me on quite a journey! George Ellis was baptised on 12 June 1774 at Holy Trinity Church in Guildford Surrey, the son of James Ellis and Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Book of Me, Prompt 10 – Unexplained Memories

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Julie Goucher

I have a fairly good historical memory. I mean I can recall some early memories, from my early childhood – aged 2-4 years, but as to what I had for lunch on Monday, or where I read something 15 minutes … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day Photo Collage – Day Five

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Julie Goucher

My grandmother, Lillian Edith MATTHEWS inherited her middle name from her Aunt, the sister of her father, Edith Annie Matthews born 1877 in Rugby Warwickshire. Despite this my Grandmother knew very little about Edith other than she was a “nurse”. … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day Photo Collage – Day Four

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Julie Goucher

Yesterday I shared the photograph of William Arthur West. With the photographs I was given was two photographs that contained people that are not as far as I know connected to the family.  The man sitting down is William Arthur … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day Photo Collage – Day Three

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Julie Goucher

William Arthur West was born in 1863 in Guildford. I became aware of him through the his marriage to my Grandfather’s Aunt – Emma Jane Ellis (Harris). They married in 1897 and raised two children. A son called William James … Continue reading →

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Talented Tuesday – Guild of One Name Studies Competition

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Julie Goucher

I have been a member of the Guild of One-Name Studies for over 10 years. I joined because I wanted to capture all references to the Italian surname that reflected my Italian ancestry, share resources and methodology with other researchers … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day Photo Collage – Day Two

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Julie Goucher

William James West was born in Aldershot Hampshire in 1898, the son of William Arthur West, a military man and, Emma Jane Ellis (Harris). I had always known that my Grandfather’s first cousin had died in the First World War, … Continue reading →

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