searchmyancestry – Ruth A. Symes
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Can house names tell us anything about our family histories? When researching one of my ancestors, Charlie Terrell, on an online newspaper site, I was thrilled to find a brief reference to him from the 1930s when he was a witness to a car accident outside his house in Pontefract. To my delight, the report... Continue Reading →
By Ruth A Symes [This article was first published in Family Tree Magazine UK, 2010] Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update Author's own collection Neighbours were not a mere backdrop to your ancestors’ lives. They were the people who contributed to its overall flavour and occasionally, they may even... Continue Reading →
searchmyancestry - Ruth A. Symes 