searchmyancestry – Ruth A. Symes
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Dear all, August is often the time when families return to favourite holiday resorts of their childhood and it's worth thinking a little about how far back these traditions go. It's perfectly possible that you are still visiting the same places that your ancestors have been visiting ever since seaside holidays became really popular in... Continue Reading →
By Ruth A Symes This article was first published in Discover Your Ancestors online periodical in 2025 The funeral of Sir Hector Macdonald in Edinburgh, 1903 by F. C Dickinson after J. Faulds. Macdonald had supposedly committed suicide after allegations of homosexuality and paedophilia were made against him. Later some claimed that the coffin had... Continue Reading →
By Ruth A Symes This article appeared in Discover Your Ancestors online periodical in 2025. Discover Your Ancestors | Bringing Past Lives to Life A horse-drawn carriage arrives at a church in a poor part of a town: a newly- wed couple walk down the steps towards it as the coachman holds the door open... Continue Reading →
