Category Archives: Walne

ONS update – 1911 birthplaces and firstnames

There are now 241 Walnes indexed on my master sheet for the 1911 census. All of them were recorded with the surname ‘Walne’ on at least one census during their lifetime. In the case of 1911, they were all spelt that way across a total of 78 schedules. The total of 241 includes 117 menContinueContinue reading “ONS update – 1911 birthplaces and firstnames”

What were the Lancashire Walnes up to in 1911?

Were they all in cotton? Well, yes, many of them! The rubber workers were in Leyland (surprise!) and the ‘other’ category includes a newspaper canvasser, a carter, a clerk, a coal miner, two gardeners, a night watchman at a gas works, a groom, a miller, a shop assistant, a sanitary inspector, a silk winder, aContinueContinue reading “What were the Lancashire Walnes up to in 1911?”

Parish Registers: What’s Where (update and Wymondham-Yelverton)

“Important note August 2016: since this post was originally written and the spreadsheet information was collated, collection names have been changed to more accurately reflect the years included in the published images. Therefore, the spreadsheet will sometimes indicate, for FMP, that register images extend further than they really do, as the most recent entries inContinueContinue reading “Parish Registers: What’s Where (update and Wymondham-Yelverton)”

Historical Wanderings: Blenheim, Gloucester and Cheltenham

A few shots from our recent trip west. For a change we weren’t actually ‘looking’ for anyone, just exploring some new places. Blenheim Palace Park  Blenheim Palace Column of Victory  Blenheim Palace Bridge Gloucester Docks Gloucester Cathedral Edward Jenner King Edward II Westonbirt, National Arboretum.  The is a Cedar of Lebanon, also my tree ofContinueContinue reading “Historical Wanderings: Blenheim, Gloucester and Cheltenham”

A tale of two halves? An introduction to my One Name Study

I have been registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies for about three years now, although I have been researching my family’s past for much longer. Just a brief post this to act as an introduction to the name ‘Walne’ and it’s distribution in 1911. I have always been a fan of maps, so IContinueContinue reading “A tale of two halves? An introduction to my One Name Study”