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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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Johane Bathe’s people
Leave a commentMay 28, 2017 by auntkatefirmin
What can we conclude about Johane and her family from her will? She was a widow when she wrote her …
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Harriet’s brother John
Leave a commentMay 20, 2017 by auntkatefirmin
I have looked at the life of Harriet (Blackford) Hall, and why she might want to leave Swindon. I have …
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Johane Bathe of Wootton Bassett
Leave a commentMay 19, 2017 by auntkatefirmin
The puzzle pieces are still not quite ready to fit together. Here is another piece from Wootton Basset, from a …
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William Blackford, Dealer in Pigs
Leave a commentMay 15, 2017 by auntkatefirmin
One interesting aspect of researching ancestors is that those who didn’t do well often leave more of a paper trail …
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William the Postboy
Leave a commentMay 14, 2017 by auntkatefirmin
Harriet Blackford had an older brother, William, who was baptised in 1789. William would have been about 13 when their …
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Aunt Kate
Finding the English Relatives
