Shake the tree and nuts fall out!

  Week 33 (Aug. 16-22): Tragedy - Haylock Sisters The biggest “ tragedy ” I have come across linked to my family/ancestors was 3 sisters who were killed as civilians in the WW2 bombing at the place they had been sent to for safety, shelter and refuge. Their mother died 2 weeks after the bombing that she had survived but sustained injuries at. The 3 sisters were my 3 rd cousins twice removed but of my direct maternal linage. Florence Emily, Dora Ellen and Marjorie Haylock are the young girls of this “ tragedy ”. Florence was born 14 th August 1922 in Bermondsey, Uk, she was the eldest daughter of Alfred George Haylock and Florence Elizabeth Ogier.  Dora was born 6 th February 1928 in Bermondsey, UK and the middle daughter and Marjorie was born January 1930 in Bermondsey, UK and was the youngest child. The quote left is quite shocking in itself but doesn’t even cover the “ tragedy ” that was to follow as the war progressed. The first day of the Blitz in Bermondsey was S...

Week 32 (Aug. 9-15): In the City  - James TOWNSEND I couldn’t think of anyone linked to the word “ city ”, especially as so many ancestors lived out in rural farm areas. Another word for “ city ” is town, and I have a gentleman James Townsend in my tree, so I am going to use him. James Townsend is the husband of my 1 st cousin 4x removed, so not a close ancestor but not exactly distant either. James was born in July 1852 in Sawston, Cambridgeshire. His parents were Joseph Townsend and Mary Andrews, Joseph was from Sawston and Mary not far away in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire. I haven’t looked into his family, so I don’t know about siblings etc. James married my 1 st cousin 4x removed Emily Haylock, on the 17 th May 1873 in Linton, Cambridgeshire. They had 8 children between their marriage and the 1911 census, of which 1 died as a child. James and Emily's children were as follows: Alice born 1874, Elizabeth born 1876, George born 1881, Lilly born 1884, Ellen born 1887, Emily born...