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Category Archives: Ancestors Corner
Searching For Zachariah – What’s In A Name?
Our names are used virtually every day of our lives and yet the oddity remains that it’s the privilege of our parents to choose it for us, whether we like it or not. I tend to go by the name, … Continue reading
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St James’s Church, Piccadilly, Westminster
Last Tuesday, I retraced the steps of my great-great-grandparents, William Elbert Dando and Sarah Louisa Oliver, when I paid a visit to St James’s Church, Westminster, where the couple married on 11th October 1875. My visit to London was a … Continue reading
Down On The Edwardian Farm – BBC Series
Today I’m writing about the recent BBC series, ‘Edwardian Farm‘, which was set in the beautiful Tamar Valley, on the borders of Devon and Cornwall. In case you didn’t see it, the program was about two archaeologists and a domestic … Continue reading
John Dando’s Letter To The Countess of Huntingdon
John Dando, the elder, my 6 x great-grandfather, was involved in the Calvinistic Methodist movement during the 18th century Evangelical Revival. He was not only acquainted with, but offered hospitality to the famous preacher, George Whitefield, when he was staying … Continue reading
Florence Smale’s Antique Tea Set
One of my most treasured possessions is the antique tea set given to me by my grandmother, Phyllis Grace Geake (nee Weaver). It had belonged to her mother, Florence Smale, and it is thought to have been a wedding present … Continue reading
Henry Weaver’s Personal WW1 Letters
A private in the 2/1 Bucks Battalion, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry, during the Great War, my great-grandfather, Henry (Harry) James Weaver appears to have written home regularly and three of his letters to his wife, sent in August and … Continue reading