Category Archives: family history

Home-grown food

Posted on July 10, 2018 by howilivewithme

A few weeks ago I noticed a volunteer potato plant in one of my raised beds. I’m clearly bad at harvesting potatoes, because I haven’t planted any since 2016 and last year I also had a small crop of potatoes … Continue reading →

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Diversions

Posted on October 26, 2017 by howilivewithme

Bessie’s parents Thomas and Mary Bridle (nee Mary Ann Courtney) were born in the parishes of Bradford Peverell and Charminster respectively. I can see an image of their marriage certificate on Ancestry (how amazing is that?!). On 22 May 1862 … Continue reading →

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Establishing boundaries

Posted on October 23, 2017 by howilivewithme

Much as I’m enjoying my family history research, I’m struggling to organise my discoveries into a format that will make them accessible and interesting to others. Or even useful to my future self. My memory is nowhere near as good … Continue reading →

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Family history

Posted on October 9, 2017 by howilivewithme

Thanks to the internet and my sister-in-law’s Ancestry account I’ve learnt a lot more about my family history than I could have known if I had to rely on family memory. But still my knowledge is merely a collection of … Continue reading →

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