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Giving Up Housekeeping

geneageek — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:34:16 +0000

Whilst looking for information on her daughter’s marriage in 1917, I stumbled across this intriguing advertisement in the newspaper placed by Alice Ann Glaister (nee White) the same year: “TUESDAY,…

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Patently Improved

geneageek — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:07:19 +0000

William Glaister, my 2nd great-grandfather, was a coachbuilder in Dunedin, New Zealand in the late 19th and early 20th century. A couple of years ago, I discovered he was also…

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Bankrupt or Insolvent?

geneageek — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:24:25 +0000

The last time I looked into the financial woes of my ancestor George Wreford, I wanted a simple explanation into the change in bankruptcy laws in 1861. I’ve since learned…

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“Is There Anyone to Save My Life?”

geneageek — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 08:15:50 +0000

Samuel Perkins and Elizabeth Collins were both born in Market Harborough and married there in 1846. By 1851, the couple had taken up residence in Sun Yard. The yards of…

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Lower Shobrooke

geneageek — Mon, 05 May 2025 17:39:06 +0000

‘Lower Shobrooke’ was a property owned by members of the Wreford family. Often described as being situated in Morchard Bishop, it is closer to the Hamlet of Morchard Road (within…

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Further Pedigree Collapse

geneageek — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:28:52 +0000

I previously posted about ‘cousin marriage’ and ‘pedigree collapse’ in my tree here. I had wondered what effect two less ancestors would have on the ancestor count in my family…

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Drowned Near the Boat Shore

geneageek — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:00:09 +0000

On 26 October 1859, cousins Andrew Buchan (23) and Robert Buchan (17), drowned when their boat was overturned by a strong wind in deep water (Robert was incorrectly named Arthur…

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Fine Fellows

geneageek — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 13:56:12 +0000

I just LOVE finding connections within families. In part 4 of ‘The Hannah Chronicles’, Hannah was involved an incident with a man named Samuel Steele. One of the newspapers reporting…

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Pedigree Collapse

geneageek — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:28:34 +0000

Cousin marriage is given the side eye these days but it was a relatively common thing for our ancestors. It seemed to happen a lot with the Wrefords in Devon,…

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Maunder Thursday

geneageek — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:18:36 +0000

Some time ago, I wrote about my ancestor William Wreford’s second wife, Ann Maunder (see post: Good Tithings). I had long thought that Maunder was her maiden name but discovered…

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