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    • chapter one: Mary’s Song
    • chapter two: Mary’s Quest
    • chapter three: Lettice’s Song
    • chapter four: book of shadows
    • chapter five: samhain
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    • chapter one: Otherworld Beckons
    • chapter two: the Faery’s Well
    • chapter three: the Silver Rune
    • chapter four: Knowing Tree Faery
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    • Key to Cooperation: chapter 1
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    • Key to Cooperation: chapter 4
    • Key to Cooperation: chapter 5
    • Key to Cooperation: chapter 6
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    • Ring of Destiny: Chapter 1
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    • Ring of Destiny: Chapter 5
    • Ring of Destiny: Chapter 6
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Grandmother: Janet Walker Robertson (Imrie)

January 29, 2023January 30, 2023 CoachCarole

#52 Ancestors 52 Weeks Week 5: Oops The research for Janet Walker Robertson has taken some twists and turns and reached a brick wall. These are the details as I now know them. Oops number 1 – a frequent occurrence … Continue reading Grandmother: Janet Walker Robertson (Imrie)

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Great-grandmother Jane Hodge Laird McCulloch

January 17, 2023January 18, 2023 CoachCarole

#52 Ancestors 52 Weeks: Out of Place Jane Hodge Laird, one of the McCullochs’ great-grandmothers, was born on May 5, 1856, at Island Farms Cottage in Bothkennar, Stirlingshire. Bothkennar is no longer listed as a separate town, it is part of … Continue reading Great-grandmother Jane Hodge Laird McCulloch

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McCulloch Clan: Fish Tales

January 7, 2023January 9, 2023 CoachCarole

Which of the McCulloch Clan ancestors would I most like to meet? Continue reading McCulloch Clan: Fish Tales

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Samhain

October 30, 2022December 30, 2022 CoachCarole

Preface: Legacy from Granna May It was All Hallows Eve, October 31, 2022, and the three Arry girls were keen to find out more about the legacy of the Book of Shadows they had found in the house at One … Continue reading Samhain

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How to disappear down a historical rabbit hole!

September 25, 2022September 25, 2022 CoachCarole

My latest research has been to find out more about some of my great grand uncles from the Newth tribe; located in Southwark and Bermondsey, London, UK. The Georgian era of this research is very interesting; it was a time … Continue reading How to disappear down a historical rabbit hole!

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Married on Christmas Day

September 23, 2022 CoachCarole

Great, great grandfather Adrian Newth married Mary Mansfield in 1815 on Christmas Day. The church they married in was the St Mary Newington, the original of which was destroyed in the 1940s. The church was burnt out in an air … Continue reading Married on Christmas Day

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Allery Boys: Builders, Soldiers, and Entrepreneurs

September 10, 2022 CoachCarole

My search for entrepreneurs in my family tree landed me amid the lives of my great uncles, who lived in England between the 1890s and the 1980s. I have spoken of this family of boys in other posts; Week 7: … Continue reading Allery Boys: Builders, Soldiers, and Entrepreneurs

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Why did George Samuel Allery die so young?

August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 CoachCarole

I imagine that my great grandfather Samuel John, asked this question in 1896 on hearing of his son’s death. Perhaps he was with him at his bedside in St Bartholomew’s Hospital, in London. George Samuel was just 19 years old … Continue reading Why did George Samuel Allery die so young?

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Properties, mortgages, and burials

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 CoachCarole

How my grandfather prepared to give his properties as legacies for his family. Continue reading Properties, mortgages, and burials

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Welsh Grandparents from Haverfordwest

May 22, 2022August 6, 2022 CoachCarole

Elizabeth and George Day – welsh great, x3 grandparents Research Updates for my Welsh ancestors.I have located my mother’s family history sprinkled throughout the Parish Registers of St Mary’s in Haverfordwest. My aim is to build a picture of their lives … Continue reading Welsh Grandparents from Haverfordwest

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The Welsh Connection (Revisited Socially)

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 CoachCarole

Welsh Ancestors revisited. Continue reading The Welsh Connection (Revisited Socially)

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#52Weeks52Ancestors: Check It Out!

April 18, 2022 CoachCarole

Ancestral Heritage Trail April Monthly Theme: Check It OutWeek 14 (Apr. 5-11): Check It OutWeek 15 (Apr. 12-18): How Do You Spell That?Week 16 (Apr. 19-25): NegativesWeek 17 (Apr. 26-May 2): Document This month’s theme resonated with me as I … Continue reading #52Weeks52Ancestors: Check It Out!

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#52Ancestors52Weeks: Week 11: Flowers

March 25, 2022 CoachCarole

Kind hearts are the gardens,
Kind thoughts are the roots,
Kind words are the flowers.
Kind deeds are the fruits.
Take care of your garden
And keep out the weeds,
Fill it with sunshine,
Kind words and Kind deeds.
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Continue reading #52Ancestors52Weeks: Week 11: Flowers

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#52Ancestors: Week 9: Females

March 5, 2022 CoachCarole

Females in my Family Tree: Introduction This month’s theme is all about Females. That fits in well with March being #WomensHistoryMonth. I was intrigued with the number of Genealogy quotes from Women and found a great blog post from the … Continue reading #52Ancestors: Week 9: Females

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#52Ancestors: Week 8: The Mary Letters continued

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 CoachCarole

Moments of Mourning: A bond between sisters Continue reading #52Ancestors: Week 8: The Mary Letters continued

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#52Ancestors52Weeks: Week 7: Landed

February 21, 2022 CoachCarole

The Allery Brothers Great Grandfather, Samuel John Allery was never part of the landed gentry, but he certainly moved around a great deal in his lifetime. I have counted twenty different Residences from 1847 to 1922, let alone the various … Continue reading #52Ancestors52Weeks: Week 7: Landed

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#52Ancestors: Week 6: Maps

February 12, 2022 CoachCarole

Maps and mapping are only loosely associated with this story of my Great Aunt Edie; you might say that I have been ‘mapping’ the relationship between sisters from my family tree. The map displayed in the featured image is that … Continue reading #52Ancestors: Week 6: Maps

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#52 Ancestors Week 5: Branching Out

February 3, 2022 CoachCarole

The Children of my Great Grandparents: Emma and Harry Cutting This week I have been branching out to locate all the children born to my great grandparents, Emma and Harry Cutting. At first, my research using the Census records from … Continue reading #52 Ancestors Week 5: Branching Out

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#52Ancestors: Week 4: Curious

January 28, 2022February 3, 2022 CoachCarole

Curious Cuttings Harry Cutting: Carpenter and Ironmonger Curious about Harry Cutting (great grandfather) and his son Charles Harry Newland Cutting (grandfather) I wanted to find out a little more by exploring the Cutting line of my family tree. I returned … Continue reading #52Ancestors: Week 4: Curious

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