Shake the tree and nuts fall out!

  WEEK 47 – this ancestor stayed at home My 2 nd Great Grandmother Sarah Ann Crockford “stayed at home”. She was an iron/tin workers wife and therefore looked after the house and children. Sarah was born 23 rd March 1867 in Denver, Norfolk, she married Walter William Bland in November 1888 and they had 12 children. She died 23 September 1953 in Essex. Sarah is not found on the 1881 census, on the 1891, 1901 and 1911 census there is no occupation but she had children, on the 1939 census she is listed as home duties. Her granddaughter Doreen, recalls her always being busy with sewing and mending, baking cakes and looking after the family.

  WEEK 18 – Pets I personally have many " pets " - 5 cats and a dog, I did have a bearded dragon but he died last year.  I have many people (mainly ladies) in the tree who have names linked to animals or “ pets ” in some way. See below. Parrot’s are sometimes called Polly, I have 2 ladies called Poly. Some cow’s including 1 that was on a local farm down south are called Daisy, I have a few Daisy’s. I have some people with the surname Bird and Chicken. I have DOGgett as a surname, CATherine as a first name and FISHer as a surname. However, these don’t link to my “ Pets ”, so I started re-thinking. I have a Merlinda and my “ pet ” dog is Merlin, There is a surname of Hunter, this was my “ Pet ” lizards name but the one that tops it is my “ pet ” cat Phoebe! There are 20 ladies called Phoebe one of which was my 3 rd great grandmother. Before I start on Phoebe I need to explain about my “ pets ”. They are all named after wicca and witchcraft. My current “ pets ” are as follows: ...