Category: Records
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Rogue elements in Uncle Arthur’s past
A marriage that was never mentioned
A marriage that was never mentioned ‘Uncle Arthur’ was known as a “bit of a rogue” in relation to women, according to Dad. There wasn’t anything much to back this up other than he, Arthur William Howes, seemingly didn’t marry until age 50 {1}, and other relations mentioning wandering hands. Although his name came up occasionally, I didn’t form any impression of him as a child, and if we ever visited uncle Arthur and ‘aunt Bill’ in Ipswich I don’t remember it. A recent visit to » »
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Back on the trail with Bertram
Another Scott relation found on military service
Another Scott relation found on military service A nephew of great granddad Charles Scott made his way to Oz in 1912, returning to Europe with the Australian army a few years later. On the trail As highlighted some time ago in ‘A Major breakthrough in the Scott line‘, some of great grandfather Charles Vickery Scott’s siblings have been rather hard to track down. This time, I skipped a generation and looked at why nephew Bertram had disappeared after 1911 {2} – with his mother’s » »
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Meeting a younger Millie
Even great grans were youthful once
Even great grans were youthful once The fascinating family photos keep on emerging. This time third cousin Alan Croad has found two photos which were in the same style as an earlier discovery for ‘Uncle Bill’ Osborne. One was labelled “aunt Millie”, a name that great gran Amelia Osborne was known by. Born 1878, married late 1895, is this about the time of the wedding perhaps? Or a year or two later? A youthful Amelia Osborne Without that label you would struggle to be certain » »
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Islwyn’s picture puzzles
Rediscovering negatives from the fifties
Rediscovering negatives from the fifties In this article, more a side view on Islwyn Watkins’ art student days (late 1950s) {2} than deep family history. Fellow student Ed Beavis found some photographic negatives taken by Islwyn which had been tucked away, from a trip of theirs which included dropping in on relations. Most likely around/south of Bristol. Which family? These don’t seem to be Watkins faces, so are more likely to be his mother’s Hickman side. Do any of these faces look familiar to anyone? The » »
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Political shocks ruin the inventing business
Glass and electrical innovator crushed by patriotic efforts
Glass and electrical innovator crushed by patriotic efforts It’s not often that you find records concerning a (distant) relative that have been locked away by the state for a hundred years. And even more notable when the story that is uncovered includes political intrigue, Ireland’s fight for independence and a major change in circumstances for said relation. The story is a little tricky to tell, requiring some political background and a careful selection from the pages of material available, while not losing sight of the family » »
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The Jearys in sundry Seward stories
More Nebraskan nitty gritty
More Nebraskan nitty gritty This piece delves wider and deeper into local news items not-so-newly available online for Seward, Nebraska, as described in the Cutlock & Co piece Local papers for local people (March 2017). That looked at a family reunion, one listing of local family visits and an obituary. Differing aspects of Jeary pioneers In a simple search for Jeary in Nebraska, press cuttings for brother Edwin, a state senator and prominent person, tend to drown out Robert Jeary. It doesn’t help that he often » »