From Cradle to Grave Seminar Posted 23 February 2019 by Alan MoorhouseFrom Cradle to Grave Seminar Amersham Free Church, Woodside Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP6 6AJ 09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 11th May 2019 Poverty, illegitimacy, child migration, mental health and care in old age touched the lives of many of ancestors at some stage of their existence. For this seminar, which looks at some of the [Click to continue…]
Persons of Interest – Havelock the Dane Posted 26 November 2018 by Tessa KeoughAnother famous person in the Havelok One-Name Study is Havelok the Dane, a Viking who may be the progenitor of all Havelocks. Havelok the Dane, also known as Havelok or the Lay of Havelok the Dane, is the editorial title of a Middle English romance. The story, however, is also known in two earlier Anglo-Norman versions. This entry focuses on the [Click to continue…]
Recording of All About the Guild Now Available Posted 22 November 2018 by Tessa KeoughIf you missed the last webinar in the Guild's 2018 Webinar Series - no worries, the recording and the handouts are now available at the Webinar Events Page - All About the Guild. We took the opportunity to show you how to navigate the Guild's website, learn about the seminars planned in 2019 as well as the 40th anniversary conference scheduled in [Click to continue…]
Persons of Interest – Harry Featherstone Posted 12 November 2018 by Tessa KeoughHarry Featherstone was born in Hambrook, a village in Gloucestershire, in England, on 12 August 1887. At the time that he comes to our attention, he was married to Annie Featherstone née Baker, and living at 4 Meadow View, Sandybrook, in the Parish of St Peter in Jersey, with Annie and his son, Jack (born 14 October 1923). He was working as a [Click to continue…]
Persons of Interest – George Siegenberg Posted 22 October 2018 by Tessa KeoughGeorge Siegenberg (also spelled Seigenberg) was born on 21 February 1913 in Salford, Lancashire. He was the son of a dock labourer, Benjamin Siegenberg, who had been born in London in 1863 and used the surname Carter, possibly after marrying Mary Carter in 1890 (no marriage record has been found). Most of their twelve children died young. These [Click to continue…]