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Free To Access: Non-Subscription Genealogical Websites

Posted on 9 November 2010 by

Are you looking for free family history websites? Here are a few links to some well used free to access genealogy websites… FreeREG – free Internet searches of baptism, marriage, and burial records, that have been transcribed from various parish … Continue reading →

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My Parents’ Visit To Cambridge And Parts Of Essex

Posted on 15 October 2008 by

My parents recently visited Westminster College in Cambridge and viewed the original letters written in 1771 by John Dando (b. abt 1715) and Rev Rowland Hill. They also visited Saffron Walden in Essex, seeing the Golden Butterfly confectionery and tobacconist … Continue reading →

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Visiting Bristol And Gloucestershire In Search Of Ancestors

Posted on 22 June 2008 by
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My husband, parents and myself recently went on a family history holiday, visiting Bristol and Gloucestershire for a few days. In Bristol, we saw Portland Square, the location of Joseph Dando, the elder, in 1841 and No 26 was where … Continue reading →

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Arrival Of A Long Lost Cousin

Posted on 22 May 2008 by

On 21st May 2008, my father received a phone call from one of his long lost cousins and they met the next day. He was a first cousin to my dad and we discovered lots about the younger generations of … Continue reading →

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