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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 15

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Julie Goucher

I have always thought that my Ellis families from Puttenham and Elstead were connected. When I initially embarked upon trying to untangle the Ellis I shared my thoughts with Ivy Sheffield, who was my Grandfather’s first cousin. Ivy was then … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge – Day 13

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Julie Goucher

I have in my study a set of notebooks, they are not anything special to look at, simply notebooks for jotting down the incidentals of life. To me these note books hold the key to my ancestry because they are … 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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Family History Writing Challenge – Day 9

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Julie Goucher

I am very proud of my heritage, from the Surrey, Hampshire and Sussex borders. I have no idea why, but when we travel back to my old stomping ground from Devon I always feel that I am home. Over the … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge – Day 8

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Julie Goucher

My Grandmother’s family has always been tricky to research. This has been due to a number of factors, but mainly down to the fact that she knew fairly little about her relatives, and geography; as her father’s family originated from … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge – Day 7

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Julie Goucher

I recently wrote on my ancestor of the week post about my Grandmother. During the Second World War my Grandmother had three evacuees living with her, whilst at the same time working at the Laundry at Guildford. At the laundry … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge – Day 5

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Julie Goucher

At various points my Grandfather would often say to my Grandmother, “its the gypsy in you”. As a child I never really gave any thought to just what he meant. Later on as I gathered an interest in my family … Continue reading →

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Family History Writing Challenge – Day 3

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Julie Goucher

As I said in an earlier post, my Grandmother’s parents died in 1931 and 1937 respectively. This is a photograph of them; John Matthews and Mary Elizabeth Elstone. John Matthews was born in Rugby Warwickshire in 1875 the only son … Continue reading →

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