Shake the tree and nuts fall out!

  Week 44 (Nov. 1-7): Voting This weeks story isn’t linked to an ancestor of mine, BUT I’m pretty certain there is going to be a link I just haven’t found it yet. I really hope that there is a family link. Norah Kathleen Lackey was born 26 th July 1890 in Stoke Dameral, UK to Daniel and Katherine. She was the youngest child of 13. Her father was a military man and the family travelled around. This leads me to think she would have had a decent upbringing and life. It is believed she died in the mid 1960’s but myself and others haven’t found a death record. The photo above shows her in 1929 in Paris, it was a postcard that she had sent to her niece. Norah found herself involved with Suffragette Movement linked to “voting” for women and was arrested many times for causing trouble linked to the protests she joined. There are many newspaper articles linked to her, (and not just UK papers but around the world), and what she did – throwing missles, breaking windows, causing disturbance,...

  Week 26 (June 28-July 4): Conflict As per the above description conflict is a serious disagreement. I wasn’t sure where to go with this theme of “ conflict ” but after receiving yet another message from a person on the net about “ conflicting ” information that I have, I have decided that is the route I’m taking. Over the past few months I have received numerous messages telling me that my information is wrong and “ conflicts ” what they have/have been told etc. In every case I have been able to prove that my information is correct and that they are wrong. Messages of “ conflict ” are listed below: 1.       “Your sons name is incorrect, it should have a capital K in the middle – it should be spelt MacKenzie not Mackenzie, you need to change it”. – ANSWER - Excuse me??? No it shouldn’t, I carried my son my 9months, gave birth to him and named him, therefore I know that his name is spelt correctly – would you like to see his birth certificate? My son’s nam...