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KING, Harriet

Steve JohnsonJanuary 6, 2023March 8, 2023

b.1836 - d.1913 Introduction: I took on this story and at first thought it might be a nice easy one to complete, but how wrong I was. This took some...

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RUDKIN, Elizabeth Jane

Theresa Kenefick-ConwayOctober 29, 2021November 5, 2021

b.1849 - d.1910 Introduction Sometimes the loose ends of family history research do not tie up neatly and that can leave doubt in mind. As a research subject, Elizabeth leaves...

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PEDLEY, Byron

Steve JohnsonApril 23, 2021November 24, 2022

The boisterous, Victorian star of the stage

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METROSOGLOW, John

Anne DaviesFebruary 5, 2021September 17, 2021

b. 1884 - d. 1910 John is something of a mystery. His first mention in the records is at aged 20, with no family connections. Indeed, he was the only...

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KEARNEY, Alfred

A CFebruary 3, 2021September 17, 2021

b.1878 - d.1917 Alfred Kearney was born in 1878, his birth was registered in the March Q in Camberwell registration district. His mother’s maiden name was WEBB, which I discovered...

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MINCHER, Samuel

Isabel KnightJanuary 26, 2021September 17, 2021

b.1840 – d.1908 Between Sep-Oct 1840 Samuel John MINCHER was born in Northamptonshire to Thomas MINCHER (1816-1864) and Mary (1817-1887). His father Thomas was born in Shoreditch, Middlesex, and his...

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D’ARENBERG, Arthur William

Linda MartinJanuary 25, 2021October 25, 2022

b.1857 - d.1909 Arthur’s story starts with his Grandfather, Johann Georg Abeltshauser, a Classical Composer in Germany. Found on a classical music website, it states that a piece of music,...

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FELL, Sachinais Alicia

Steve JohnsonJanuary 17, 2021November 5, 2022

b.1873 - d.1910 When I began my research into Sachinais, very little could be found. The only records showing such a name are the records from the workhouse and asylums....

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COURTENAY, John MacArthur

Steve JohnsonJanuary 16, 2021November 8, 2021

b.1871-d.1910 John Macarthur Courtenay (Courtnay) was born into a military family on 10th July 1871, in Sheerness, Kent to John and Ann Caroline. His father was a Battery Sergeant Major...