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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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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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Double Marriage Entry

geneageek — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 12:38:52 +0000

Came across something very curious last night… The marriage of George WREFORD and Harriet STILING (for which I have both the original parish entry AND official copy of entry, as…

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Blind Leading the Blind

geneageek — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 18:07:24 +0000

At the top of my ancestry ‘To Do’ list for many years now has been ‘Find out who Blind Wreford is’. Today I’ve finally found out… I’m not even sure…

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Pedigree Chums

geneageek — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 18:20:38 +0000

I am fortunate enough that part of my family history – the WREFORDs – was already recorded years ago. Long before I came along, George WREFORD of Gray’s Inn, Barrister at…

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Wreford Versus…

geneageek — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:58:03 +0000

Looks like George may have been trying to raise some money for his emigration to New Zealand: Wreford v. Manning.-The plaintiff, George Wreford, now of Tiverton, sued Mr. John Manning,…

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Killing Off William Wreford

geneageek — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 22:32:43 +0000

On the hunt for William’s death certificate, I realised I hadn’t attached an 1861 census record to him yet. The Wreford Pedigree recorded his death date as November 1866 and…

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Wrestling with Death (places)

geneageek — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 14:48:00 +0000

William WREFORD was my famous (in those times) wrestling ancestor hailing from Devon (previously mentioned here and here). So, the fact that the only likely death entry for him was registered…

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Wrestling Legend

geneageek — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 16:25:00 +0000

I had some credits to spare at ‘Find My Past’ so I trawled the newspapers and found some references to my ‘celebrity’ ancestor, William WREFORD (introduced here). In the Western…

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Commercial Inn

geneageek — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:42:00 +0000

I had some credits to spare at ‘Find My Past’ so I trawled the newspapers and found a death notice for George WREFORD’s daughter, Harriet in 1858. “April 29, at…

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