Louisa was younger sister of my great-great-grandfather William Fage, born in 1874 according to the censuses. She was christened on 7 June 1874 in Sandy. She appears aged 7 on the 1881 census, and aged 17 by 1891, living with her parents and other si

In the spirit of continuing to explore the lives of brothers and sisters of my direct ancestors, I have tried to find out more about the siblings of my great-great-grandfather John William (known as William John) FAGE, son of Jem (James) and Sarah (n

Sandy's parish church is St Swithun's. According to an online timeline of Sandy , in "1861: Church of St. Swithun restored and enlarged at a cost of £3,300."  Might this restoration have led to a greater enthusiasm for ba

Lucy Seaby was the younger sister of my great-great-grandmother Lavinia Seaby. The 1871 census suggests she was born around 1865 in Dry Drayton. She does not appear with the rest of her family in the 1881 or 1891 censuses; her elder sisters both work

My great-great grandmother Emma BADCOCK married William SEABY in 1854. After her husband's death in 1872, she married for a second time. Husband no.2 was Jonathan TREAVIS, and they married in 1879. Emma was made a widow for the second time in 189

Archibald David STOCKING was the twelfth child of Alice and James STOCKING's 16 (or 21) children .His birth was registered in the June quarter of 1894 and he appears on the 1901 census as the seven-year old 'Archie'. I would know nothing

I've been looking for a death record for my great-great-grandfather William Joseph James GIBSON for a while, and have just ordered a certificate for him for September 1916, in Hackney, aged 60, which would fit with what is known of his birth (20

Harriett Elizabeth STOCKING was born in the June quarter of 1879, at 43 Bowles Road, the fourth child and second daughter of Alice and James STOCKING's 16 (or 21) children . She was the grandmother of Ray, a contact made through Genes Reunited. R

Fleshing out information about my great-uncle Albert Victor FAGE posed the question of whether his wife, Louie (Mary Louisa CADE) was the daughter of his mother's brother (ie his own cousin). There are various twists and turns to following this

One of the things I've been doing over Christmas 2007 is seeing if I can find more information about my direct ancestors' brothers and sisters and their descendents, as I like to build up a wider picture of how, where and with whom my grand-p

After a long period of inactivity, the Christmas break has given me a chance to get back to my family history research - albeit briefly. Mostly I've been re-running searches, trying new sources or following up information provided by people who h

It took me some time to track the birth and early life of my great-grandfather Frederick EPHGRAVE, born 1872, because he was illegitimate and registered under his mother's surname as Frederick Hipgrave SCRIVENER (the Hipgrave presumably a referen

Lucy (also known as Louisa) Fage was my four times great-grandmother and I think I have found her death certificate. She appears in the 1841-1871 censuses as wife, and then widow, of George Fage.  They were the parents of my 3xgreat-grandfather

My 4x great-grandmother Eleanor WINDEBANK died in 1862 in Basildon, Berkshire. I have tracked down her death certificate which shows she died after a long illness (six years diseased uterus and bowels) aged 70.  I was uncertain whether this was

My mother's mother Elizabeth BROWN (nee FAGE) always said there were no photos of her wedding as they were too poor.  I was pleased to find, then, in the microfilmed copy of the Bedfordshire Times and Standard at Bedfordshire and Luton Archives

Benjamin BEAUTYMAN was the brother of my 6x great-grandfather Cuthbert BEAUTYMAN. Cuthbert's connection to my EPHGRAVE grandmother via the GIBSON line is described here. I have now found and downloaded the Last Will and Testament of Benja

Another distant relative was in contact yesterday, on the EPHGRAVE side. It's great to receive messages and share research with others. So now I have a little more information about my great-great grandfather Jesse EPHGRAVE and his son Ed

I initially thought that Richard KILBY was the nephew or some other relative of Elizabeth EPHGRAVE, nee KILBY. I've since found an IGI christening record which could be Elizabeth, for 17 April 1791 in Ayot St Lawrence in Hertfordshire, daughter

Thomas EPHGRAVE and Elizabeth nee KILBY were parents of at least four children, as mentioned in their wills. Three were still alive when Elizabeth died in 1855. A WorldConnectTree entry online suggests that they had more children, and thi

The 1841 and 1851 census for Wheathampsted indicate that Thomas EPHGRAVE was born around 1786-7 in Hertfordshire (Wheathampsted specified in the 1851 census). The IGI has a member-submitted christening for a Thomas EPHGRAVE in Wheathampsted in

This MyRoots weblog has succeeded in attracting another contact, this time for the SPORNE line. The SPORNEs feature quite a long way back in my family tree, but I find I have a fourth cousin twice removed who still bears the surname and is desc

This Weblog is generating some very useful contacts. Just recently I've been in correspondence with a 2nd cousin on my paternal grandmother's side, who has filled in some detail about the children of my great-aunt, Rosa EPHGRAVE, who married a

Thanks to a very helpful contact from Maureen via this MyRoots blog, I have been able to make some links further back in my GIBSON line to BEAUTYMANs of Norfolk, possibly involved in the whaling industry, but certainly mariners of some kind.My great-

Was 4xgreat-grandfather William Moorehouse STONEY transported to Australia? This question has been challenging me for the past couple of days.Catherine Alice STONEY was my 3x great-grandmother, born in 1829. Her parents were William Moorehouse

Elizabeth Parish was a widow when she married my 3x great-grandfather Joseph Seaby in Caldecote on 2 November 1829. This piece of information came via a kind contribution from an accidental reader of MyRoots, and allowed me to find out a little more