Thomas Whelan was born the son of a baker and became a baker in Enniscorthy, Ireland. It is interesting that I could not find him as a baker in the city directories for Enniscorthy, so he must have worked for someone or an institution. Perhaps … [Continue reading] about Ancestor History Thomas Whelan
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Ancestor History Johanna Albertina Johanesdotter
In Sweden, until the 20th century, they used the patronymic system of names. That meant that Johanna, whose father was Johanes was called Johanna Albertina Johanesdotter. Even when she married, she used the last name of Johanesdotter. Her husband, … [Continue reading] about Ancestor History Johanna Albertina Johanesdotter
Eglish Castle
Although my write-ups of the proving of genealogy are not quite back to the dates the family lived at Eglish Castle, because I have the pictures that we took in 2016, I thought I would post a couple of pages relating to them. Both pages can be … [Continue reading] about Eglish Castle
Ancestor History Hannah Burman
The year that Hannah Burman was born in Great Yarmouth (exactly 100 years before me), the East Suffolk Railway was opened, General Tom Thumb was entertaining in the theatre, several ships were launched from the shipyard and during a violent gale 14 … [Continue reading] about Ancestor History Hannah Burman
Ancestor History Johan Anton Andersson
Before starting my Swedish ancestors, I thought that dealing with Swedish records would be very tough. However, once you figure out some basic translating that is needed, the records are superb. They are very organized and easy to follow when you … [Continue reading] about Ancestor History Johan Anton Andersson
