Category Archives: Puttenham & Wanborough

Advent – Day 9

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Julie Goucher

I may have shared the picture below previously, but it is a favourite of mine and comes from the place where my maternal Grandfather was born in 1908, Wanborough in Surrey. This post box bares V R meaning that the … Continue reading →

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Almost Within Living Memory

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Julie Goucher

I wrote this back in late October 2021, where it languished with a series of post it notes in my journal, and waited to be finished. It was not until I was working on the Census series that I recalled … Continue reading →

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Census, People and Genealogy – 1911 Census

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Julie Goucher

Continuing with the Census, People and Genealogy series – all posts can be found HERE. There is also a Census downloadable to be found HERE. The 1911 census was more comprehensive than earlier ones. For the first time it recorded … Continue reading →

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Census, People and Genealogy – 1901 Census

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Julie Goucher

Continuing with the Census, People and Genealogy series – all posts can be found HERE. There is also a Census downloadable to be found HERE. With the 1901 census we see a change to the questions asked on individuals on … Continue reading →

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Census, People and Genealogy – 1891 Census

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Julie Goucher

Continuing with the Census, People and Genealogy series – all posts can be found HERE. There is also a Census downloadable to be found HERE. In 1891 we remain following Henry Harris and his wife, Caroline. In the decade since … Continue reading →

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Census, People and Genealogy – 1871 Census

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Julie Goucher

Continuing with the Census, People and Genealogy series – all posts can be found HERE. There is also a Census downloadable to be found HERE. We see in the 1871 Census an increase in the description of the village and … Continue reading →

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Census, People and Genealogy – 1861 Census

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Julie Goucher

Continuing with the Census, People and Genealogy series – all posts can be found HERE. There is also a Census downloadable to be found HERE. At the beginning of the census is the description of the parish. It does give … Continue reading →

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Census, People and Genealogy – 1851 Census

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Julie Goucher

The 1851 Census moved on from the questions asked in the 1841 Census. As we can see, there is not much improvement in the description of the parish recorded at the start of the 1851 Census. There was additional questions … Continue reading →

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Census, People and Genealogy – 1841 Census

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Julie Goucher

As we sit to search for our family members on the various census it can be quite easy to scroll through, not looking at anything but the surnames, but at the beginning of the Census for each location there is … Continue reading →

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Fascinations in the Parish Registers – Compton,Surrey

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Julie Goucher

In 1990 I was looking at the parish register for Compton in Surrey. Tucked away in the register was some additional bits of information, I made a few notes and carried on. Fast forward to 2019, I came across my … Continue reading →

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