Tag Archives: Guildford, Surrey, England

NaBloPoMo – August – Fiction

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Julie Goucher

The NaBloPoMo word for August if Fiction and whilst, I don’t always take part my thoughts turned to the fiction of my family history. We have all inherited stories of our ancestry and very often by the time we research … Continue reading →

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Ancestor of the week – George Ellis – Part Two – Military Life

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Julie Goucher

It seems fitting today to post the second part of Ancestor of the week in relation to George Ellis. 194 years ago today, my Great, Great Great Grandfather, George Ellis left the employ of the 10th Hussars having served 20 … Continue reading →

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Ancestor of the week – George Ellis – Part One – Domestic Life

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Julie Goucher

This is the belated Ancestor the week post from 12th March 2011 and is about my 4th times Great Grandfather George Ellis. He has lead me on quite a journey, which is why the post is so late in being … Continue reading →

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52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History – Wk 10 – Disasters

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

Week 10: Disasters. Did you experience any natural disasters in your lifetime? Tell us about them. If not, then discuss these events that happened to parents, grandparents or others in your family. This challenge runs from Saturday March 5 through … Continue reading →

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Fearless Females – Day 5

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

March 5 — How did they meet? You’ve documented marriages, now, go back a bit. Do you know the story of how your parents met? Your grandparents? My Grandparents met through, I think my Grandmother’s brother. Her brothers used to … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge – Day 20

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Julie Goucher

I was able to work forward on the Butcher family with relative ease. I still did not know the surname of his wife, a fact which frustrated me no end. I knew an approximate year, based upon the birth of … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge – Day 19

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Julie Goucher

My several times Great Grandparents were John Butcher born 1795 and Mary his wife born circa 1799. What has always fascinated me is that for a very long time I could not find John’s birth record, all I had was … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge – Day 16

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Julie Goucher

Following on from the Ellis post, was it yesterday? I was inspired because of two things. I dusted the photo of Caroline Ellis in the lounge and thought that I should look at the Ellis family for day 16 and … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge – Day 11

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Julie Goucher

I mentioned a few days ago that I have some surnames repeating themselves in my ancestry and the families do not always tie up together. I was told by my Grandmother, that Uncle Alf married Rose Butcher and lived with … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge – Day 10

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Julie Goucher

Having established that my Great Great Grandparents James Elstone and his wife Mary nee Denyer moved their family of 9 children from Bramshott to Merrow, Guildford I wondered why? According to the 1881 Census for Merrow James Denyer was a … Continue reading →

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