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Which Wayt?
Leave a commentOctober 3, 2022 by auntkatefirmin
Presently I don’t have anything definite on the ancestors of Silvester Wayt. There were a number of Wayt families in …
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Thomas Hall goes to London
Leave a commentJuly 28, 2022 by auntkatefirmin
There’s little doubt in my mind that my great-aunt Kate’s great-grandfather Thomas Hall (1790-1862) had better opportunities in London than …
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When they were 20 – Harriet’s parents
2June 4, 2022 by auntkatefirmin
This post is one of a series exploring the idea that to get to know a person it’s helpful to …
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The Keith Prowse piano
1May 11, 2022 by auntkatefirmin
Recently I have been reviewing the letters sent by the English cousins to my great-aunt Kate Maud Firmin. One of …
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William Blackford, the backstory
Leave a commentMarch 9, 2022 by auntkatefirmin
Earlier when researching the Blackfords I was quite intrigued by “William the Post Boy,” who lived in Marlborough and worked …
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Thoughts on the Will of John Seymour
Leave a commentFebruary 15, 2022 by auntkatefirmin
While reviewing what I have gathered about Dorothy Seymour, I realized I had not done much more than read her …
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The will of John Seymour
Leave a commentFebruary 9, 2022 by auntkatefirmin
In the Name of God, Amen the Seventeenth day of March in the year of Our Lord God One thousand …
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Jane Weight
1September 6, 2021 by auntkatefirmin
In this post I ponder what can be gleaned from direct and indirect evidence in my efforts to understand more …
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Following the Blackfords
Leave a commentAugust 8, 2021 by auntkatefirmin
This post contains my musings about the expectations that our ancestors always stay in one spot. Cousin Liz has done …
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Whitecross
Leave a commentJune 8, 2021 by auntkatefirmin
I’ve returned to my questions about life on Whitecross Street, with a focus on 1851 to 1861 and locating visuals …
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Aunt Kate
Finding the English Relatives
Aunt Kate 