I have just watched the latest episode of Who Do You Think You Are? which featured Kim Catrall’s search for her maternal grandfather who had deserted his family in the late 1930s and was never heard of again. I found it very moving to watch and it also had an element of personal interest for [...]
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.
