searchmyancestry – Ruth A. Symes
Innovative approaches to understanding more about your family history
Hello all, So, it's June - probably the most popular month in Victorian times for wedding nuptials ! Indeed, a popular verse promised good fortune for those who tied the knot this month - ‘Married when June Roses Grow, O’er Land and sea you’ll go.’ These were the couples who had sensibly avoided marrying in the... Continue Reading →
By Ruth A Symes This article was first published in Discover Your Ancestors online periodical in 2024 A Silver Cross coach-built pram with nanny. 1950s. Period pram advertisement from the British Pram Manufacturer Silver Cross. Via Wikimedia Commons A smartly-dressed Mary Poppins pushing her shiny-wheeled pram is what most of us envisage when thinking about... Continue Reading →
Unwed mothers being brought before a court room and treated severely. Woodcut. Wellcome images, in the public domain, undated. Modern DNA techniques can now definitively solve questions of paternity, and can even resolve cases from several generations back in the past. But traditionally, there have been many other ways in which family historians could potentially... Continue Reading →
