Category Archives: Making Memories

Bringing to life family history and walking in the footsteps of Annie and Harvey Barnes’ ancestors.

Doing The Deed!

Posted on 8 December 2012 by

The Deed is done! What Deed?…I hear you say. The Deed Poll, that’s what! No this isn’t a riddle or a joke and it’s not a hypothetical either. For some time now, I’ve been considering incorporating my maiden name back … Continue reading →

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St James’s Church, Piccadilly, Westminster

Posted on 10 April 2011 by

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 →

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The 2011 Census – Family History In The Making

Posted on 10 March 2011 by

My household questionnaire for the 2011 England and Wales Census arrived this week and, after thumbing through it, I decided to put down a few of my thoughts, from a genealogical point of view that is. This is your chance … Continue reading →

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Gran’s Graveside Visit – A Life-long Ambition Fulfilled

Posted on 6 January 2011 by

It was a bright October day in 1999 when I travelled to France, with 5 family members, including my late gran who was 83 at the time. The journey was special because we were visiting my great-grandfather’s grave where he’d … 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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