England

Storwood, Baron de Ros, & Hall Hills Hall

The Hall of Hall Hills was the mediaeval manorial complex at Storwood, controlled by the feudal overlordship of Ralph de…

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William Bowness & Seaton’s Smithy

William BOWNESS (1798-1887), our 4th Great Grandfather, was a Blacksmith in the village of Seaton, Cumberland. William and his wife…

2 months ago

Ken Bainbridge & Hooping Day

On Hooping Day, all the horse drawn carts from the village and surrounding farms would queue at Oulston Bank, on…

7 months ago

Priscilla Mullins & America’s First Love Triangle

Our 9th Great Grandmother, on the Bacon family line, was our first female European ancestor to arrive in North America!…

8 months ago

Storwood & The Popplewells

In the mid 2000s I clearly remember a telephone call from my mother when she shared with pride and incredulity…

1 year ago

Dick Hudson & Guinness World Record

Guinness World Record for Longest Place Kick, Rugby Union. Our great uncle, Richard "Dick" Hudson, was born and raised in…

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Lizzie Edgar & The Bottle Stopperers

Our Great Grand Aunt, Elizabeth Edgar (1870-1956), was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, the third of twelve children. Aunt…

2 years ago

Clark’s of Darlington

The Clark family of Cumberland worked for generations as agricultural labourers before the industrial revolution brought mining and iron foundries…

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Hudson’s of Bridlington

The Hudson family have been traced back as far as the mid-18th century and the towns of Bradford & Bingley…

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Thompson’s of Kirkbymoorside

The Thompson family were farming Kirkbymoorside, aka Kirkby Moorside, for generations before our 3rd Great Grandparents, Bethel THOMPSON (1800-1872) married…

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