From Ducketts Farm to Distant Shores: The Remarkable Lives of Brothers Daniel and Edward Willmott
In the early years of the 19th century, two brothers from a modest Middlesex farming family carved out lives that […]
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Thomas Ward: From Olney National Schoolmaster to Insolvent Debtor – An Ambitious Life in 19th-Century Buckinghamshire and Beyond
For more than 25 years I have been piecing together the story of my 3rd great-grandfather, Thomas Ward. Born around
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The Lost Grandeur of Didlington Hall: A Norfolk Estate on My Doorstep
Living just a short distance from the site of the former Didlington Hall in Breckland, West Norfolk, I’ve long been
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Lt Colonel Daniel Burges VC: Exceptional Bravery at the Battle of Doiran at Jumeaux
One of my distant ancestors, George Ward (1735–1790), moved to Dorset to work with his uncle, John Sharrer, in the
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Quiet Heroes: The Wartime and Pre-War Lives of Roderick Peter Denman and Charlotte d’Erlanger
I’ve been tracing through some more distant family connections and uncovered a fascinating link to Lieutenant Colonel Roderick Peter George
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From Lambeth to Niagara: Remembering My Second Cousin, Lieutenant Colonel William Arthur “Bill” Smy
One of the unexpected joys of family history is rediscovering relatives whose lives turn out to be far more remarkable
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A Morning Stroll Through Brandon Country Park: Gunflints, Gothic Mausoleums and Eccentric Heiresses
We had a short but delightful visit to Brandon Country Park recently—just a 10-mile drive from our home in west
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The Lost Oasis of Zerzura
It never fails to amaze me how a truly remarkable story can lie hidden deep in the branches of your