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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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Celebrity Ancestor

geneageek — Sun, 16 May 2010 17:55:00 +0000

For a change of ‘scene’, I decided to look a bit deeper at some of my English ancestors. An old family pedigree mentioned that my ancestor, William WREFORD “settled in Tiverton…

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Curious George

geneageek — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:16:00 +0000

I have returned from my holiday/family history mission in Devon. While there, I located the homes and farms of my ancestors, visited their churches and in some cases burial grounds…

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Ancestor Found (almost)

geneageek — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:08:00 +0000

For a long time, I’d been searching for one of my WREFORD ancestors on the 1861 census without luck. On the night of the 1861 census, in the Devonshire…

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