THE STUDY IS BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE FAMILY HISTORIAN SOFTWARE LATE IN 2020.  THIS INVOLVES THE CONVERSION AND EDITING OF RECORDS PREVIOUSLY HELD IN THE  MASTER GENEALOGIST V9.   IN ADDITION SOME CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO THE PARALLEL CUSTODIAN DATABASE. THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO COMPLETE.

My maternal grandmother, Alice Spowage, died ten years before I was born. I grew up knowing that she had looked after a seriously ill husband and had seen four children to young adulthood. She imbued my mother and her siblings with a determination to do well and all achieved success in their chosen careers. (A Master Mariner/Chief Pilot (Sail and Steam), a Professional Singer who matriculated at 16, a Music Teacher (LRCM) although blind and a very qualified and experienced Hospital Matron at the age of 34.)
After retiring I decided to discover more about the Spowages' and it soon became clear that this was an unusual name. A chat to a friendly Guild Member at the Woking Family History Fair in late 2003 convinced me that a one name study was a good idea.
Research into the Spowage name started slowly near the end of 2004. The first task was to obtain relevant information from the Births Marriage and Death registers held at the Family History Centre (now closed) and as much Census information that was easily available. A systematic approach was taken to enter the observations into a database.   Considerable help was also obtained from contacts through Genes Reunited. The study will eventually evolve to include everyone who enjoyed the name.  Progress has been relatively slow over the years due to other priorities and unexpected computer failures.