Category Archives: Brick Walls

Family research brick walls. View some unanswered genealogy questions encountered by Annie Barnes whilst researching her family history.

Who Was This Man? Might He Be A Geake, Hellyer, Weaver or Smale?

Posted on 20 June 2011 by

This photograph was amongst a few old pictures previouly in the possession of my maternal grandmother, Phyllis Grace Geake (nee Weaver). I don’t know who this gentleman was and I’m wondering if anyone has seen a copy of this photo … Continue reading →

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Henry Ridley From Birmingham. How Do I Tell I Have The Correct Man?

Posted on 29 December 2010 by

Investigating my Ridley family history. My great-grandmother, Alice Ridley’s, birth certificate states that her father was Henry Ridley, a blacksmith, and her mother, Ann Ridley formerly Cotterill. Henry was ‘Harry’ on Alice’s marriage certificate. I see her family in Birmingham … Continue reading →

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Will Of John Worgan Of Alvington – 1673. Where Does He Fit In?

Posted on 16 November 2010 by

Here is a transcript of a will for John Worgan of Alvington dated 1673 [modern day date = 1674]. Might he be an ancestor? My proven line of Worgans stops at John Worgan & Anne Worgan who married in nearby … Continue reading →

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