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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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Wills and Williams

geneageek — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 20:12:07 +0000

I was overjoyed to find the will of William GLAISTER (1816 – 1883) on the FamilySearch site in the Archives New Zealand probate records collection. He was a {white & black}smith…

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Genealogical Jurisprudence

geneageek — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:00:29 +0000

Professor John Glaister (1856 – 1932) was a Scottish forensic scientist who often appeared as an expert witness in famous legal cases of the time. He authored A Text-book of…

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Addressing Up

geneageek — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:01:22 +0000

It’s been a while since I looked into my Scottish forebears but was enticed back to search the Valuation Rolls held by Scotlands People. Happy to find William GLAISTER, smith,…

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Not the George You’re Looking For

geneageek — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:14:00 +0000

Isn’t it funny what you can come across by accident? You may have noticed that I don’t just research my direct line of ancestry. I like to get into the…

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