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Tag Archives: Hellier
John Hellyer, HMS Topaze and the Easter Island Statue
I was recently digitising some old family photographs when I paused over an image I’d seen many times before. I suspected it showed my great‑great‑grandfather, John Gale Hellyer (sometimes spelt Hellier), but I wanted to be sure it was him … Continue reading
Born Together, Gone Too Soon: The Story of Lily and May Hellyer
ON THIS DAY…13TH AUGUST In the late summer of 1880, twin girls were born into a Royal Naval family in Plymouth. Their father’s work kept the household afloat but also took him away from home, while their mother managed daily … Continue reading
Drunken Louisa Confronts Her Husband In The Street
I’ve recently undertaken quite a lot of work on the family of my 2 x great-grandparents, John Gale Hellier and Mary Ann Congdon including adding detailed notes for my great-grandmother, Sarah May Hellyer. Several of John and Mary Ann’s children … Continue reading
DNA Highlights My Grandpa Geake’s Mysterious Irish Connections
Ancestry has recently completed its Irish ethnicity regions update and now offers 92 distinct regions in Ireland. This has resulted in my being able to identify some areas on my maternal grandfather’s side (William Hellyer Geake). My mum, aunt and … Continue reading
Marriage Record Finally Opens Doors To A Brick Wall
What a difference one little word can make on a historical document! Today’s tip is to always view as many versions of an original record that you can possibly find. For a long time I’d been unable to move beyond … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors Corner, Brick Walls
Tagged Certon, Cleave, Gale, Hellier, Kerton, Langworthy
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Hellyer, Helyer, Hellier, Helliar, Heller, Hillier, Holliar And So It Goes On…
Today’s genealogical tip is to consider all name variants when you can’t find a record for your ancestor. I’ve had a minor breakthrough in tracing my Hellier/Hellyer line into the 18th century. For a while I’d been stuck at the … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors Corner
Tagged Bennett, Certon, Gale, Hellier, Hellyer, Kerton, Langworthy
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When You Think You Know Something, Look Again
Today’s genealogical tip is to keep revising your information and checking sources. My 2 x great-grandparents, John and Mary Ann Hellier/Hellyer, lived in the Devonport area of Plymouth for much of their married life and had, what I believed to … Continue reading
GRO Provides Mother’s Maiden Names During Free Search
I’ve mentioned before about the discrepancy I have regarding the maiden name of my 2 x great-grandmother (see my blog posts here and here). In 1871 she married my 2 x great-grandfather, John Gale Hellyer, in the parish church at … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors Corner, Brick Walls, Family History Links
Tagged Condon, Congdon, Hellier, Hellyer
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My AncestryDNA Results Say I’m From The Emerald Isle
Yesterday, I received the results of my AncestryDNA test. In a previous post I hinted that I thought I’d be predominantly British with possibly some Irish, Scandinavian and Western European genes. I wasn’t too far off except to learn that … Continue reading
Burgoyne Or Congdon! What Was My Gr-Gr-Grandmother’s Maiden Name?
Having recently sent away for some details about the children of John Gale Hellier and his wife, Mary Ann, I acquired by default a copy of the couple’s marriage certificate amongst some documents which had been submitted to a Bristol … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors Corner, Brick Walls
Tagged Burgoyne, Condon, Congdon, Hellier, Hellyer
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