searchmyancestry – Ruth A. Symes
Innovative approaches to understanding more about your family history
Hi everybody! Have you ever daydreamed about what daily life actually looked like for your ancestors? A little while ago, I started to think how odd it must have been for people in the past suddenly to be presented with hundreds of strange telephone 'cabinets' in the streets of their towns and cities, and even... Continue Reading →
Garrould Oldren (1799-1883) baptism in Wissett, Suffolk on 23 December 1799.jpg Via Wikimedia Commons In the years before Civil Registration of births (England and Wales, 1837; Scotland, 1855; Ireland, 1864), and sometimes afterwards, some unwed mothers were willing to confess the name of their baby’s father to the vicar of the parish at the time... Continue Reading →
This is where I bring you up-to-date with what has been keeping me excited family-history-wise over the past few weeks! My best bit of recent news is that I’ve found the answer to a family history mystery that has been bothering me for some time. A few years ago, I came across five (blank) postcards... Continue Reading →
