I knew a little about the Sheffield Flood of 1864 but until the Sheffield Flood Claims Archive was published online a few years ago I had no idea that any of my ancestors had been affected. When the site came online I went along and decided to put in the surname “howgate” just to see [...]
My great-grandmother, Margaret Ann Stephens, was born in 1890. She was born in an age where, we are told, that marriages lasted until death and illegitimacy was frowned upon. She was the 3rd of 6 children and seems to have been a one-off. From this distance I’m not sure if I’m impressed by the way [...]
I thought I’d do a post about the images I’ve used in the site header and the people in them.
This is a photo of my paternal grandfather, Eric Howgate. He was born in 1917 in Sheffield. As a child his parents emigrated to Canada, apparently in the hope that his mother’s health would [...]
After a 6-month break, I’m finally getting around to getting all my genealogical research back online. The site is very much a work-in-progress at the moment however I have uploaded all my data and TNG is installed and working.
