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Abstract and analysis of the Will of William Keel…
Despite a very challenging and exhausting time at work recently (we’ve had multiple people out sick over the last few weeks) I’ve managed to squeeze in some genealogy work, albeit a little less often than usual. My focus has been abstracting and analyzing the will of William Keel (mentioned in my last post), dated 8… Continue reading Abstract and analysis of the Will of William Keel…
A genealogical goldmine…
Thanks to a recent post by Judith Batchelor, 18th Century Sleuthing in Kent, I delved back into FamilySearch’s England, Kent, wills and probate collection via the Kent Probate Index mentioned by Judith. The last time I used the FamilySearch collection, I wasn’t completely certain I would find a will for George as all I’d previously… Continue reading A genealogical goldmine…
Late Week Genealogy Fun: 100-Word Life Sketch of My 2X Great Grandparent
We were visiting my mum and sister in Saskatchewan for a week, so I’m posting this very late. I really liked Randy’s most recent challenge : “Write a 100-word life sketch of one of your 2X great-grandparents.”, so I decided on my 2nd great-grandfather, Daniel Spong. Drafting brief profiles is a skill all its own… Continue reading Late Week Genealogy Fun: 100-Word Life Sketch of My 2X Great Grandparent
Keel Family research…working through the evidence – Part 2
Follow-up Research Question: Are George Keel (of Preston) and Ann Hammond (of Stourmouth), who married on 5 Dec 1739 in Stourmouth, the parents of George Keel, baptized November 30, 1740 at St Mildred, Preston? As established last week, in late November 1740, George Keel, son of George and Ann, was christened in Preston1 and I… Continue reading Keel Family research…working through the evidence – Part 2
Keel Family research…working through the evidence…Part one
I’m setting my Taylor research aside for a while as I’ve hit a bit of a roadblock and am returning to another difficult branch of my tree, that of the Keel family from east of Canterbury in the county of Kent. I’ve written about the challenges with this particular line before and in the intervening… Continue reading Keel Family research…working through the evidence…Part one
Thanksgiving Monday Genealogy Fun…(a day late)
As a Canadian, I had a long weekend, so my answer to Randy’s challenge is coming a little late – I was a bit too bogged down in the details to post last night: 1) Share something unexpected that you’ve found while researching an ancestor. 2) Share about your unexpected something in your own blog… Continue reading Thanksgiving Monday Genealogy Fun…(a day late)
Research Resource – the Charles Booth Poverty Map and Notebooks…
I first wrote about this rich resource back in May 2019, but this time I’m going to take a deeper dive. While this may seem very specialized, hopefully it inspires you to see if there is a similar project for your area of research. First, let’s look at the man behind the map and notebooks.… Continue reading Research Resource – the Charles Booth Poverty Map and Notebooks…
The end of a family business
While searching newspapers again a couple of weeks ago, I stumbled across the following advert in the Islington Gazette: MACHINE Ruling and Binding Business for Sale, through ill-health, at West-end. Apply G Yarranton, 16, New Compton-street, W.C. (1)1 The first question that came to my mind was whose ill health? Sarah’s? George’s? Both? Fortunately… Continue reading The end of a family business
The Research Question – developing a discipline…
While I’ve met with success lately in writing about Sarah Taylor and her family, I now realize I’ve been very lax again about methodology. It’s so easy to dive down the rabbit hole without any real goal – we do it because of the thrill of the unknown and the joy of making new discoveries.… Continue reading The Research Question – developing a discipline…
Sarah Taylor – a life well-documented…
Over the last couple of months, my focus has been on my Taylor ancestors and their descendants. Frequent readers will know I’ve been concentrating on the family of my 3rd great-grandparents, John Taylor and Sarah (maiden name unknown) – click image to enlarge: Only three of Sarah and John’s children survived childhood, John (b 1816),… Continue reading Sarah Taylor – a life well-documented…
writing my past 