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The Mystery of Morpeth Street
Leave a commentOctober 1, 2017 by auntkatefirmin
I’m in the midst of a long-term project to migrate my family history records to a new program. It’s been …
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Mysterious Firmins: Joseph & Hannah
Leave a commentSeptember 27, 2017 by auntkatefirmin
I’m always on the alert for clues to the ancestors of John Firmin (1786-1850), a carman in London. While today’s …
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George Firmin, part one
Leave a commentSeptember 21, 2017 by auntkatefirmin
After posting about all of Aunt Kate’s siblings, it occurs to me that I omitted her grandfather, George Firmin (1820-1869). …
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Four generations of gamesters
Leave a commentSeptember 20, 2017 by auntkatefirmin
Robert Blackford had the greatest reputation in the family as a single-stick player. We now know that earlier generations of …
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Complications
2August 20, 2017 by auntkatefirmin
Harriet Georgina Lane Firmin remains an elusive woman. In later years she called herself Harriet Blackley based on her marriage …
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Local tastes
1August 5, 2017 by auntkatefirmin
I had the good fortune to taste some local honey the other day. The flavor of fireweed honey was simply …
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The Return of Backswording
Leave a commentAugust 5, 2017 by auntkatefirmin
Well this summer I didn’t manage to get to Swindon to watch backswording in person so I’ll settle for a …
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Aunt Kate
Finding the English Relatives
