Uncategorized Archives - Geneageek https://geneageek.com/category/uncategorized/ Genealogy, genealogy, genealogy. Fri, 15 May 2026 09:54:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://geneageek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-geneageekicon-150x150.png Uncategorized Archives - Geneageek https://geneageek.com/category/uncategorized/ 32 32 Pedigree Collapse https://geneageek.com/pedigree-collapse/ https://geneageek.com/pedigree-collapse/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:28:34 +0000 https://geneageek.com/?p=3596 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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]]> https://geneageek.com/pedigree-collapse/feed/ 0 Five Men Drowned – Connections and Corrections https://geneageek.com/five-men-drowned-connections-and-corrections/ https://geneageek.com/five-men-drowned-connections-and-corrections/#respond Sun, 22 Jan 2023 18:24:57 +0000 https://geneageek.com/?p=2918 After beavering away at St Combs connections recently, I discovered that an error had been made in the previous post. Father and son, Alexander and Andrew Strachan, were presented as…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/five-men-drowned-connections-and-corrections/feed/ 0 Grace Brock https://geneageek.com/grace-brock/ https://geneageek.com/grace-brock/#respond Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:55:00 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/grace-brock/ I’ve had a lot of trouble finding a marriage between John STILING and Grace FREED and thought it was due to the lack of  Devon records on the IGI.  Thanks to the selection…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/grace-brock/feed/ 0 My Genius Has Been Recognised! https://geneageek.com/my-genius-has-been-recognised/ https://geneageek.com/my-genius-has-been-recognised/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 19:40:00 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/my-genius-has-been-recognised/ Yay! GeneaGeek is one of MyHeritage’s top 100 genealogy sites of 2010! Click on the award above to see the list. I’m off to find new genealogy blogs to follow…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/my-genius-has-been-recognised/feed/ 4 Antenuptial Fornication https://geneageek.com/antenuptial-fornication/ https://geneageek.com/antenuptial-fornication/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 21:57:00 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/antenuptial-fornication/ A post by The Professional Descendant reminded me of my own ancestor’s indiscretion. It’s easy to think that people were more chaste in the past.  This may be true, but…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/antenuptial-fornication/feed/ 1 Punishment Book https://geneageek.com/punishment-book/ https://geneageek.com/punishment-book/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:59:00 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/punishment-book/ I am fortunate enough to have access to the log books for Rayne School in Essex. Although I have no ancestors from these parts, they still make for fascinating reading.…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/punishment-book/feed/ 2 Snow Friend of Mine https://geneageek.com/snow-friend-of-mine/ https://geneageek.com/snow-friend-of-mine/#respond Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:29:00 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/snow-friend-of-mine/   I’ve been gone a while as I haven’t had much time to do genealogy lately. I haven’t even emailed my fabulous archivist for more information on the new lunatics…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/snow-friend-of-mine/feed/ 0 Lunatic in the Family – Death of a Daughter https://geneageek.com/lunatic-in-the-family-death-of-a-daughter/ https://geneageek.com/lunatic-in-the-family-death-of-a-daughter/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:41:00 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/lunatic-in-the-family-death-of-a-daughter/ Photo by w11buch via flickr I had a bit of a hunch and it seems I was correct. As Jane seemed to be the one looking after Agnes, I wondered…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/lunatic-in-the-family-death-of-a-daughter/feed/ 0 Tombstone Tuesday – Befays & Dehoux https://geneageek.com/tombstone-tuesday-befays-dehoux/ https://geneageek.com/tombstone-tuesday-befays-dehoux/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:07:00 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/tombstone-tuesday-befays-dehoux/ LES EPOUX BEFAYS – DEHOUX The Married Couple Befays – Dehoux My mother migrated to Australia with her parents and younger sister when she was 9. As a result, I…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/tombstone-tuesday-befays-dehoux/feed/ 0 Tombstone Tuesday – Broadhembury Stilings https://geneageek.com/tombstone-tuesday-broadhembury-stilings/ https://geneageek.com/tombstone-tuesday-broadhembury-stilings/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:09:00 +0000 https://geneageek.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/tombstone-tuesday-broadhembury-stilings/ While in Devon I paid a visit to the lovely village of Broadhembury. I had hopes of finding the graves of my STILING forebears to give me some new leads…

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