Persons of Interest – Arthur Kenington Posted 8 April 2019 by Tessa KeoughArthur Kenington was born on 27th December 1863, in the Lincolnshire town of Great Grimsby. Yet in the 1871 census he is listed as living at the New Orphan Houses in Bristol. How did he end up orphaned and nearly 200 miles away? Thanks to existing letters between the village vicar and the owner of the orphanage, and Arthur’s admission record, the [Click to continue…]
A new members view of the Guild Posted 28 March 2019 by W Paul FeatherstoneRead her blog post here Click this Link
Persons of Interest – Thomas Henry Ruby Posted 25 March 2019 by Tessa KeoughToday marks the return of the series Persons of Interest here at the Guild General News. It seems fitting that as the Guild celebrates our 40th anniversary and one of our anniversary projects is the collaborative Ruby one-name study, our first 2019 Persons of Interest article is about a Ruby! Thomas Ruby, born September 21, 1922, must have been [Click to continue…]
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…]