Relationship Category: Family Names

Hannah Isabella Griffin

Isabella Griffin never married. She was the postmistress at the post office in Kingston Seymour, England.

The Fighting Duffields

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.

Finding the Irish Duffields

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.

James Alexander Duffield

James Alexander Duffield emigrated with his parents from Ireland to the United States at age 2 and was orphaned at the age of 18.

Sarah Gardiner

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.

John Griffin and Sarah Jane Goodland

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.