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All families have stories; some stories are almost myths… did my ancestors really come from Sweden? Were they really river pilots or pirates operating out of the east coast port of King’s Lynn? Some family stories are true, although some facts may be hidden; my great-grandparents loved each other across a religious divide, but where and how did they meet? Some family stories are only revealed through census records and some genealogical detective work. I want to tell the stories of my family, and others who otherwise might be lost in the past.
The senior of these two fine gentlemen is John Colgate who was born in 1856, the son of Henry Colgate and Charlotte Jeal; Henry and Charlotte had moved from Kent to Surrey where the family continued to live. John Colgate was a farm labourer and he married Sarah Day whose life I have also followed. John […]
MoreIt is our last breakfast together… we spent last night packing and sorting and going through the fridge and freezer, checking, chucking, cleaning. Last night as we sat at dinner together, with rather depleted numbers as some had had to return home to go back to work, we reflected on what a lovely holiday it […]
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Lois Elsden 