I thought it would be fun to share some stories in podcast form too! The plan is to have a guest on each episode to discuss some interesting discoveries I’ve found with them about their family or areas connected to them. If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, please join me on ‘Geneageek’s… Continue reading Geneageek’s Gems – The Podcast
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Sister Act
After establishing that Sarah Jane BATES (aka Sally) was a daughter of Hannah Bates, I wanted to know more about her. The 1939 census gave her birth year as 1872 and so Sarah Jane Bates was easily found in the 1881 census staying as the niece of Edwin Wright in Holly Finnis, Bonsall – but… Continue reading Sister Act
Aunt Sally
Before Rose Richards [nee LAMB] died, we were chatting about her family history via facebook messenger and she wrote: “… my Dad had a sister we called Sally. She married a man named Woodward who left her and went to America. During the war an American soldier had a piece in the Derby Evening telegraph… Continue reading Aunt Sally
The Slums of Derby
If you lived in the West End of Derby in the 19th century, you were considered to live in the slums. It is here that the families I’ve researched lived mainly in what was known as court housing (some more information on court housing here). An article on the Derby Telegraph site mentions that this… Continue reading The Slums of Derby