Hannah Isabella Griffin
2021-03-19
Isabella Griffin never married. She was the postmistress at the post office in Kingston Seymour, England.Continue Reading
The Fighting Duffields
2021-03-01
In the course of my investigations into the Duffields, I found an article that appeared to provide information about my ancestors, but took some sleuthing to confirm.Continue Reading
Finding the Irish Duffields
2021-02-24
I thought I’d be stuck in Rhode Island and never able to trace my Duffield family back to Ireland. With just one record, I was able to break through that brick wall.Continue Reading
James Alexander Duffield
2021-02-03
James Alexander Duffield emigrated with his parents from Ireland to the United States at age 2 and was orphaned at the age of 18. Continue Reading
Samuel Duffield and Elizabeth Robinson
2021-01-26
Samuel and Lizzie Duffield left their native Ireland with their young family for the United States, landing in Providence, Rhode Island.Continue Reading
Lily Drusilla Dutton and Samuel Schofield
2020-12-01
Lily Drusilla Dutton was born on October 7, 1877 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England, the daughter of Elizabeth Dutton. She married Samuel Schofield.Continue Reading
Sarah Gardiner
2020-11-08
Sarah Gardiner’s prospects were bright. Although she didn’t marry, she trained to be a schoolmistress. Sadly, her life was tragically interrupted after a bike ride in September 1902.Continue Reading
John Griffin and Sarah Jane Goodland
2020-11-04
John Griffin married Sarah Jane Goodland on March 24, 1884, in the parish church of St. Paul in Kewstoke, Somerset, England. They had five sons and one daughter.Continue Reading
Samuel Gardiner Jr. and Catharine Jones
2020-11-01
Samuel Gardiner Jr. married Catharine Jones on December 20, 1854, in Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire, Wales. They had 12 children in the next 15 years.Continue Reading
William Richard Webb and the 1901 Census
2020-10-25
When I originally researched my second great-grandparents William Richard and Elizabeth Webb, I noted an issue on the 1901 England Census. The family wasn’t together.Continue Reading