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#52Ancestors Post II: Of Otter Dogs and Sudden Death?

For week two of #52Ancestors, we’re urged to record a favourite find. Well, here’s one of mine. It comes with an explanation of what I think might have happened, some canine facts, and a couple of tips for archive visits.

#52Ancestors Post One: Foundations

You can find the first post in the #52Ancestors series on my One-Name Study site: An ONS Foundry: Lott & Walne Limited

An ONS Foundry: Lott & Walne Limited

#52Ancestors Post One: Foundations. This year I’m giving #52Ancestors a try, but I’m following it quite loosely so that my endeavours can cover my One-Name Study (where you’re reading this) as well as my One-Place Study and personal blog. Prompts are sent out weekly by Amy Johnson Crow if you’d like to join in. TheContinueContinue reading “An ONS Foundry: Lott & Walne Limited”

2022: Posts, prompts and publications

More posts, further work on my forthcoming book, and maybe even a talk or two: 2022 is looking promising…

Holly and Ivy: Two Festive First Names in History

As it’s Christmas, I’ve prepared a little post about two festive names that show two entirely different trends up to 2021: Holly and Ivy.

Anti-vaccinators in Norwich 1882-85: my 2014 MSc dissertation

When I wrote my MSc dissertation in 2013-14, I had no idea how topical a discussion my theme would become in 2020-21. Once again, views about compulsory vaccination are making headlines. I don’t claim to know all there is to know about those who objected to smallpox vaccination in the 19th century. However, I haveContinueContinue reading “Anti-vaccinators in Norwich 1882-85: my 2014 MSc dissertation”

Business Histories Talk Now Available!

A short update to say that my talk from the Register of Qualified Genealogists’ Conference is now available to view, for free, on the RQG website. The talk, along with those provided by other speakers, will be available until 31 October 2021. You can learn more about my corn merchant project in an earlier post.ContinueContinue reading “Business Histories Talk Now Available!”

Bankruptcy Research

There were a few questions about bankruptcy after my talk, and I just wanted to pop a few links in a post for anybody wishing to research the topic. I am certainly not a specialist in this area, but hopefully, these are good places to start if you would like to learn more: As isContinueContinue reading “Bankruptcy Research”

How the corn merchants claimed my summer

Hello everyone! It’s some time since I updated here, but there are a few things I’d like to share. Framlingham Corn Merchants Project Before the summer holidays, I began researching and writing about corn merchants in Framlingham. I say ‘began’…because I’m not finished! I think there is much more to discover and record. However, IContinueContinue reading “How the corn merchants claimed my summer”

‘Not coming home for Christmas…’

In 1914, my Great Great Grandparents sat outside Kettleburgh Hall flanked by their three uniformed sons, L-R Horace, Henry (Harry) and Leonard. We know the year for various reasons. The first of those is the number of stripes on the boys’ uniforms. Another is that their mother, Lillian, posted the photograph, along with a note,ContinueContinue reading “‘Not coming home for Christmas…’”