searchmyancestry – Ruth A. Symes
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by Ruth A. Symes [This article was first published in Scots Heritage Magazine in 2016] Balmoral in earlier days, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought Balmoral in 1848 after spending a happy holiday in the Highlands. In 1853, the original house (believed to date from the 13th century) was knocked down and a new, larger... Continue Reading →
Women of all classes fabricated their age on the nineteenth century censuses. The government report into the census of 1881 stated that many women ‘desirous of being thought younger than they really are, return themselves as under 25 or under 30 when their true age is considerably beyond these limits.’ Interestingly, there was also a... Continue Reading →
Just submitted the first of three articles looking at the funny gaffes, bloopers and mix-ups that sometimes disrupted births, marriages and deaths in the nineteenth century! http://www.discoveryourancestors.co.uk 'Marriage Mishaps' coming soon, November 2025 For Social History and Women's History Books https://www.naomisymes.com/
searchmyancestry - Ruth A. Symes 