The Family History Group

Leader:  John Dogherty - familyhistory@ashbyu3a.co.uk - phone 01530 411148

10th October

A full house today, with 8 in attendance and one working from home. The atmosphere was most studious!
Adrian: Still working on his Story; access to old newspapers has given him much to ponder.
Sue: Adding much useful information about her mother’s maternal line, especially her 3xgreats grandparents with 10 children. Lots to follow up!
Jan: Adrian and Sue once again proved invaluable in helping her onto the right path with confirming her lineage and locating suitable censuses.
Eileen: Unable to attend, she worked from home, chasing hints and ordering certificates.
Mary: Searching for her husband’s great grandmother on the 1891 Census. So far without success, but persistence pays off!
Dora: Following up hints and engaged in searching Scottish tax records for ancestors who were servants. An unusual and interesting line we will all follow with interest.
Elizabeth: Managed to locate her 3x great grandparents in the Scottish 1851 census, which put her on track to trace her 3xgreat grandparent through ‘til his death aged 81.
Ana: Has managed to identify where and when her great-great grandparents met: on a farm! It’s not always given to us to pin down such an important event.
JD: Having found old Newspapers and the FMP Collections facility, has been assembling as much as he can find on the Great Fire and Explosion in Gateshead in 1854:
possibly the greatest civilian disaster since the Great Fire of London, but mostly forgotten today.

Offline: we have had a contact from the leader of Syston FH group, interested in seeing if there is mileage in a Leicestershire- and Rutland-wide co-operative exercise using Zoom. To be discussed.

We next meet on November the 12th.