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Search And View Northern Ireland Wills Online

Looking for Northern Ireland Wills? Look no further. The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) has recently launched a new application which provides a fully searchable index to the will calendar entries for the three District Probate Registries of … Continue reading

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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

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Robert Stuart King’s England Call-up – Old England Players

Ireland 0 – 13 England. That was the score on 18th February 1882 when the England football team played Ireland for the first time and this victory remains England’s largest ever win. The 1881-1882 season was the 11th season of … Continue reading

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My Parents’ Visit To Cambridge And Parts Of Essex

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

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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