Shake the tree and nuts fall out!

  WEEK 28 – Random On the theme of “ random ” I am linking it to my paternal great grandfathers. This is a really “ random ” story linked to them both of them. Let me introduce both men. Gardiner Lackey was born 21 st July 1881 in West Rainton Durham, he was the son of Robert and Mary. He was a boot & shoe maker. He married and had 8 children. Gardiner left.   Arthur Wood was born 14 September 1885 in Bradford, Yorkshire. He was an enginer and machine maker and later worked in the coal mines. Arthur right.   From looking at the 2 photos neither give much clue linked to their occupations as to which gentleman did what as both appear to be well dressed. The “ random ” thing linked to these is that my dad (their grandson) told me many years ago that Gardiner was Arthur and Arthu...

  WEEK 27 – The great outdoors For this weeks theme of “ the great outdoors ” there are so many people that I could use as many of the family were farmers or ag labs. So, this is going to be a sort of general post linked to them all, with a few individual mentions. As above many of my ancestors were farmers or ag labs, worked with horses or cattle or simply on the fields. They must have had a love for “ the great outdoors ” to do it, or it was the only thing they knew how to do and had to put up with it. They would have been out in all weathers. It would have been a very hard job to do. Grand uncle Fed Thompson was born in 1926 in Outwell Norfolk. In his childhood years he was a boy scout and spent time in “ the great outdoors ”. Although he spent many years working in a foundry as a labourer he also did gardening on the side, and later in life he spent most of his days in “ the great outdoors ” as a gardener. He had a huge garden where he lived in Wisbech and most of it was...

  WEEK 26 – Slow For the theme of “ slow ” I am linking it to a “ slow ” voyage from the UK to Australia that some of my ancestors took in 1853. The voyage was very “ slow ” and took 107 days to do, nowdays this voyage can be as quick as 25-30days by ship. David Guymer is the brother in law of 1 st cousin 5x removed. He was born21st July 1811 in Great Thurlow Suffolk to Robert and Susan. He had 9 siblings. On 9 th April 1830 David married Mary Ann Bentley in Great Thurlow. They had 10 confirmed children and a possible 11 th that I can’t find information on, only a name. David is listed on the 1841 census with his family, but his occupation isn’t clear – it’s something maker. In 1851 he is listed as woodman. This is where David’s census journey ends. In 1853 David and his family left their home in Suffolk and travelled to Southampton, where they boarded the Ship Harriet and set sail for a new life in Australia.   They set sail on 16 th February and arrived on 3 rd ...

  WEEK 25 – Fast I don’t actually have anyone with the name of “ fast ”, nor could I think of any occupations that were “ fast ” so I thought about other words that mean “ fast ” and came across Arthur speed in my tree.   Arthur is a distant relative, he is the husband of the grand niece of the husband of the 3 rd cousin 4x removed. But he fits the theme. Arthur was born 10 th March 1899 in Islington to Charles and Mary, he had 5 other siblings. On the 1891 census he is aged 2years. In 1901 he is listed as son and scholar. In 1911 he is living in Newington and is the assistant to auctioner. In 1914 he was acting corporal in the Royal Armry Service Corps, he was awarded the British medal and the victory medal in 1920. In 1921 he is living Worcestershire, I don’t know his occupation as I haven’t bought the census record. In July 1922, Herefordshire he married Ellen Morley Pask. They had 2 children. In 1939 he is an estate agent. Arthur re-married after Ellen died. When...

  WEEK 24 – Last man standing For “ last man standing ” I am going to use my grand aunt Margaret Lackey. The reason for this is she was the last of her siblings to be alive. Margaret, known as Peggy was my dads cousin. Margaret was born 16 APR 1920 in West Rainton, Durham, she was the last child to be born to Gardiner and Margaret. There were 7 others born before her but only 4 made it to adulthood. Peggy was listed on the 1921 census aged 1years old, so there isn’t much of interest here. In 1939 she was listed as single and a shorthand JUGF (im guessing this is linked to typing and office work.) There are no other census records available for her. In April 1946 Peggy married Gerald Baglow in Durham central. Sometime after their wedding they moved to Nottingham where they had 2 sons Neil and Gerald, they stayed Nottingham way for many years and Neil went to university in Birmingham. Peggy and Gerald moved to Rotherham and that is where they lived out t...

  WEEK 23 – So many descendants For the theme of “ so many descendants ” I am working back from my 10 th great Grandfather on my maternal line. There are possibly additional children of many of the people that I am not aware of at the time of writing this. However, the Haylock family were a very big family so there are going to be “ so many descendants ”. John Haylock was born 1 st October 1592 in West Wratting, Cambridgeshire, he was married to Avis Hood/Hoode. They married in 1628, she was his 2 nd wife. According to many trees on Ancestry they had 10 children, but at present I only have 1 confirmed. He died in 1683. From John and Avis down to me I think that the “ so many descendants ” will be about 550people, we shall see when I have worked it out. From my 10 th Great Grandfather John there are 502 people with the Haylock name alone, this includes some females who had children but were not married. Then there are all of the females that married and had children, of wh...

  WEEK 22 – At the cemetery For “ at the cemetery ” I have decided to use a gentleman in my tree who is linked to me in 2 ways (I will explain in minute). I was given a photo of his grave a few years ago by a lady who had seen me asking about him on a forum. Thomas Henry Overall is related to me 1. As the father in law of my 5 th cousin 1x removed, but also as the father in law of my step-great grandmother. (it’s very confusing!) Thomas was born 6 th June 1875 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, he was the 9 th child out of 10 to Thomas Overall and Hannah Boswell. Thomas is on the 1881 census as son and scholar. On the 1891 he is listed as son and ag lab. On the 2 nd of October 1898 Thomas married the neighbours daughter Harriet Ann Fountain in Hilgay, Norfolk. By 1901 he and his wife and 2 children were living...