Degerness and Ross Family History
The following tables will assist you in narrowing down where to find those Nordic Genealogy Records. If you are looking for Faroe Islands or Greenland records, they are found with Denmark. Åland records may be found with … [Continue reading] about Where to find Nordic Records
Sorting out the Woods of King's County worked out the numerous Richard Woods in the family in Parsonstown, King’s County (now Birr, Offaly). While completing that project a deed relating to articles of marriage for Richard Woods and Ann Bourns was … [Continue reading] about The inheritance for Ann Bourns
You have to wonder about the difference between two sentences in the 1840s in England. Both started out with drinking (too much) in pubs. One ended with transportation to Australia and 15 years hard labour, the other ended with a fine and a month … [Continue reading] about Good Character or Social Standing
In today’s world, we can fly from London to Vancouver in less than 9 ½ hours, then hop on a quick flight of less than 1 ½ hours to arrive in Northern British Columbia. A long day, granted, but we can reach the west coast of Canada from England … [Continue reading] about London to BC in 1867
In my last blog post I discussed the lives of Sarah Wells and Elijah Brown. While I am still not convinced on a personal level that Elijah would have left his young children to move back to the UK with Sarah, further document review has only … [Continue reading] about Sarah and Elijah – updated
