searchmyancestry – Ruth A. Symes
Innovative approaches to understanding more about your family history
Hello everybody, Did your family in the past have a favourite pet ? Do you have a painting or photograph of your ancestors with their dog, cat or other animal? Pets can play a significant part in our family memories and histories and they can turn up in surprising places in the records. What can... Continue Reading →
By Ruth A Symes This article first appeared in the online periodical Discover Your Ancestors (March, 2026) http://www.discoveryourancestors.co.uk A cottage with perhaps the most well-known of all British house names often given by those who had come to rest after a life of work and travel, ‘Dunroamin,’ Symonds Yat, Herefordshire. Via Wikimedia Commons. In Britain,... Continue Reading →
