“When someone you love dies, and you’re not expecting it, you don’t lose them all at once; you lose them in pieces over a long time — the way the mail stops coming, and their scent fades from the pillows and even from the clothes in the closet and drawers. Gradually, you accumulate the parts … Continue reading Joseph Newell – 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 36
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.
Years and years of researching, putting the tiny pieces together, untangling the twisted, entwined branches of our family’s history
We’ve worked hard on our genealogy. We’ve made some fantastic discoveries.
But what do you actually do with it?
Who actually gets to read all about the life’s of the people who gave us life, who fought wars, suffered famine, survived the workhouse, escaped poverty, discovered new lands.
Those humbling discoveries don’t do much good just sitting in your bookcase, in folders, on an ancestry tree or in files on computer.
That’s where 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks comes in to play.
After reading an article by Amy Johnson Crow (amyjohnsoncrow.com) our minds raced with the possibility of sharing little snippet into our ancestors life’s. Hours later this blog was born.
As with ours and our ancestors life’s, the pages of life are empty ones, waiting patiently to be filled with our journey to discovering who we really are, where we came from and where we are going.
Our ancestors lived so we could live, they fought hardships so we can have a better, more comfortable life, a life with power at our fingertips.
Those names scribbled on paper or typed into a tree, they are part of us, our host, our DNA, our blood and our spirits.
They should not be forgotten so each week for the next 52 weeks, we hope to share a snippet into the life of one of our ancestors, letting their story’s once again come to life, remembering them and letting them live on in our memories, in our pages of life.
More than just a name.
Throughout my "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" challenge, I am writing about my ancestors, below are links to each family member I have written about so far. Carr - Frederick Earnest Henry Carr Forhead - Emily Freak - Rosa Alice Gibbs Porter - Elizabeth Grace Hatcher - Caleb George Eva Kate Kirby - Alfred Eleanor … Continue reading More than just a name.
Gillian Mary Newell – 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 35
Although I love researching our family history, I also find it very upsetting. The lives my ancestors lived were far from easy. Most lived humble poor or working class lives, living only to pay the bills, a way of life most of us in modern times still live by. While the rich, get richer, the … Continue reading Gillian Mary Newell – 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 35
Stockwell Angels – Elizabeth Wren, 52 Ancestors In 52 Weeks, Week 34 Update.
Certificates have been floating in, in dribs and drabs throughout the last few days, all apart from one which I was refunded for. My 3rd Great Grandmothers, Eliza Stockwell, original birth record is in too poor condition to be sent as a pdf, which is such a shame, as I am slowly buying all my … Continue reading Stockwell Angels – Elizabeth Wren, 52 Ancestors In 52 Weeks, Week 34 Update.
Mary Ann, Charlotte & Tom Pointer – 52 Ancestor In 52 Weeks Update.
The long-awaited birth and death certificates, arrived in my inbox yesterday and I can now share the information with you. Mary Ann Pointer, was born on the 29th January 1840 at Sherfield English, Hampshire, England. Her birth was registered on the 15th February 1840, by her Mother, Harriet Pointer nee Brown. Harriet signed with an … Continue reading Mary Ann, Charlotte & Tom Pointer – 52 Ancestor In 52 Weeks Update.
Mary Ann Pointer – 52 Ancestors, 52 Weeks – Week 33
It’s been a while since I’ve wrote about this line of my paternal tree. This side always fascinates me as I have made so many new family connections. Throughout these connections I have made some wonderful friends, one in particular, I’m extremely grateful for the friendship that has formed. It’s uncanny how alike we are, … Continue reading Mary Ann Pointer – 52 Ancestors, 52 Weeks – Week 33
Alfred Kirby – 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks -Week 32
Throughout my family research, so many of my ancestors have kept me on my toes, they’ve loved to play a good old game of hide and seek. The Kirby family especially like to play. I have big gaps in their history and a family rumour to clarify. My Nan Doreen Townsend nee Willats, was told … Continue reading Alfred Kirby – 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks -Week 32
