General Chat

No family history hasn't taken over, I've only gone back to 1750's and only on this site and family knowledge. I still have my other pleasures.

Were / are you an academic or an arty type of person ?

Wow! 1483 is amazing Anne - I can only get most of mine back to the late 1700's.

There are no major scandals in our lines. I have found one of my 2x gt grandmothers in a workhouse in Norfolk in 1851 which was quite sad. Another puzzle is why a Welsh coal miner would be in America in 1861 - the entry next to his wife says hubby is in America. Some of my men are completely missing in 1901 - not sure if they're in the Boer War. And one gt grandmother just doesn't seem to exist before her wedding in 1902 - waiting for the 1911 census to see if she appears on that!! One very curious thing is that most of the modern day people in my paternal grandmother's line have died of cancer and I was amazed to find that her grandfather had also died of cancer in 1893. Now trying to track down death certificates for the rest of the family to see if it's possibly genetic or down to where they were living.


Do you have other hobbies or has family history taken over?

Something I promised myself to do when I retired, but never in my wildest dreams did I think I could get back to 1483 which I have done on one of my lines. Also discovered a few scandals the main one being my 2 x great grandmother who had two children by the family lodger and bigamously married another man when my 2 x great grandfather was still alive!.

Have you discovered anything unforeseen in any of your lines?

Am starting to get organised - now have a software package that I can attach all the census images, certificates and photos to so I can always find them now. Just got to organise all the hard copies of the info - it's all in a ring binder and plastic pockets at the moment.

What got you into researching your family?

Yes , to meet my paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother who died between 1949 and 1952 whom I never had the pleasure of meeting.


As you subscribe to GR and are into genealogy are you methodical with the way you collate you're information ?

Driving in snow doesn't bother me as I'm a fairly confident driver.

If you had a time machine is there any period of history you'd like to go back to - just for a visit!!

Yes, I think so,sounds dippy of me. Hubby says he's not paying extra to Sky to upgrade to HD for films, so I assume our TV must be. But don't know if the local area is yet.

Will you drive if there is any snow down?
I know some people who will not get in the car at the sight of a snowflake!

No loved them, but no regrets or reasons to go back.

Do you think women are better drivers than men ?

Just a smattering of snow around 5am and then a few flurries this morning.

Do you ever wish you could go back and relive your school days?


Thanks Easter Bunny - he's gorgeous!! They're coming home from hospital today so lots of cuddles this afternoon.

no ,not since I was a teenager


congratulations Dorothy,on the arrival of your precious grandson,may he bring you much joy xx

have you had any snow today?

A box of unheard of ,disgustingly smelling bath cubes. Remember them ?

Do you make New Yrs resolutions ?

Apart from the grandchild?

Hubby is really good at gifts but this year it was my own laptop so I can do GR/Ancestry without having to kick teenage son off the computer.

What was your worst gift - ever!

Quietly at home waiting for my daughter in law to present me with my first grandchild - he arrived at lunchtime today weighing in at 6lb 15oz.

Were there many fireworks where you are last night?

(They're still going off round here which is not fair to the dogs/cats in the area!!)

At school many years ago and now with a Panasonic bread maker, not all the time though

How did you celebrate New Year?

Was given a pair for Christmas last year but never worn them - no ethical reasons, just don't do the soccer/rugby mum thing any more so don't need them.

Have you ever baked your own bread?

Yes, we grow kidney beans, broad beans, peas, onions, beetroot, potatoes, rhubarb, apples and have chives, mint and rosemary. Usually do parsley.
Not self sufficient tho !

Do you wear leather gloves ?

All perennials I'm afraid.

Do you grow any of your own vegetables?

Summer

Do you grow your own annuals for summer flower display or buy from a garden centre ?

No, I'm a morning person anyway.

Do you have a favourite season?

no never go away


do you find it hard to get up on these dark mornings?