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A Fatal Train Accident
When I was a young girl, remember being told about a relative who was hit by a train. I didn’t really take much notice then, and it...
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Margaret Thomas
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
A South Africa Connection
I uncovered fascinating story of the East family several years ago. Francis Charles East born in London in 1870 joined the army in 1888....
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- Mar 8, 2018
- 2 min
Weddings of our ancestors
Many of us have wedding photos in our albums of unidentified relatives. It is possible to find out the era in which the wedding took...
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Margaret Thomas
- Nov 1, 2017
- 2 min
Our Ancestors in WW1
Exploring old military photos in our albums. Many of us have old photos of men in uniform sometimes the name is known but often it is just a
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Margaret Thomas
- Sep 25, 2017
- 2 min
My ancestor the Charwoman
My great grandmother Margaret Williams was born in Brymbo, North Wales in 1862. She was the daughter of a miner and had 3 brothers and 3...
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Margaret Thomas
- Jul 29, 2017
- 2 min
The Horrible Death of My Ancestor
My great grandfather died a horrible death in 1886 at his work, by falling into a vat of caustic.
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Margaret Thomas
- Jul 11, 2017
- 1 min
Finding your ancestors
I never met Thomas Ryan my paternal grandfather. Born in St. Helen's in 1879 and dying in Manchester in 1945 he was just a name. When I...
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