These articles are just a few pieces of my research that I have turned into a format suitable for publishing. I will continue to add more where I come across items of interest or think that a write up may help to explain a genealogy concept. There may be content that makes for difficult reading but hopefully have these flagged up. Please do let me know if you come across any triggers not mentioned as know there are a number of sensitive issues in family history research.
- Photo Postcards#Bridge #BOAKES #Canterbury #CHAPMAN #Elham #England #Faversham #Folkestone #HADLOW #HerneBay #KEELER #Kent #MARSH #Photographer #Photography #Postcard… Read more: Photo Postcards
- VRAIN, Gerard Ignatius Paul (1878 – 1924)#Cardiff #NewYork #USA #Wales #WWI Gerard was the third of four children born to Bernard Henry… Read more: VRAIN, Gerard Ignatius Paul (1878 – 1924)
- VRAIN, Eugene Aloytius Valentine (1876 – 1952)#Cardiff #NewYork #USA #Wales #WWI Eugene1 was the eldest of four children born to Bernard Henry… Read more: VRAIN, Eugene Aloytius Valentine (1876 – 1952)
- VRAIN, Bernard Henry (1847 – 1896)#Canada #USA #Wales #Zouaves Bernard Henry VRAIN‘s early life is unclear. I believe his father was… Read more: VRAIN, Bernard Henry (1847 – 1896)
- SPAIN, Ernest Frank (1915 – 1945)#Kent #KIA #Military #WWII Ernest Frank SPAIN was the only child born to Ernest Thomas SPAIN… Read more: SPAIN, Ernest Frank (1915 – 1945)
- LAWRENCE, George Henry (1895 – 1915)#Bridge #Deal #Kent #KIA #Military #WWI George Henry LAWRENCE was the eldest of eleven children born… Read more: LAWRENCE, George Henry (1895 – 1915)
- HOLMANS, Arthur George (1897 – 1917)#Deal #Eastry #Kent #Military #WWI Arthur George HOLMANS was the fifth of seven children born to… Read more: HOLMANS, Arthur George (1897 – 1917)
- GAVIN, William M. (c1775 – 1834)#CountyClare #Military #Ireland William1 M. Gavin is the only identified child born to I believe William2… Read more: GAVIN, William M. (c1775 – 1834)
- GAVIN, William O’Brien (1820 – 1869)#Dublin #Military #Ireland #SierraLeone William1 O’Brien GAVIN was the middle of three children born to William2… Read more: GAVIN, William O’Brien (1820 – 1869)
- GAVIN, Alonzo Augustus (1864 – 1935)#Cardiff #Military #Wales #WWI Alonzo Augustus GAVIN was the eighth of ten children born to Daniel1… Read more: GAVIN, Alonzo Augustus (1864 – 1935)
- GAVIN, Albert Edward (1894 – 1974)#England #Military #WWI Albert Edward GAVIN was the second of thirteen children born to Gordon Bedford… Read more: GAVIN, Albert Edward (1894 – 1974)
- GAVIN, Albert Alonzo (1884 – 1952)#Cardiff #Military #Wales #WWI Albert1 Alonzo GAVIN was the eldest of two children born to Rollo… Read more: GAVIN, Albert Alonzo (1884 – 1952)
- ELLENDER, William (1861 – 1951)#Chatham #Deserter #England #Kent #Military #Vancouver #WWI William1 ELLENDER was the eldest of two children born… Read more: ELLENDER, William (1861 – 1951)
- ELLENDER, Henry Robert (1872 – 1936)#England #Kent #Military #WWI Henry1 was the fourth of eight children born to William1 ELLENDER (1835… Read more: ELLENDER, Henry Robert (1872 – 1936)
- DRAYSON, Thomas Henry (1899 – 1918)#England #Kent #Military #Sandwich #WWI Thomas Henry DRAYSON was the youngest of seven children born to… Read more: DRAYSON, Thomas Henry (1899 – 1918)
- DRAYSON, Ernest Dixon (1883 – 1963)#England #Kent #Military #Sandwich #WWI Ernest Dixon DRAYSON was the eldest of seven children born to… Read more: DRAYSON, Ernest Dixon (1883 – 1963)
- DRAYSON, Bertie (1889 – 1968)#England #Kent #Military #Sandwich #WWI Bertie DRAYSON was the fourth of seven children born to James… Read more: DRAYSON, Bertie (1889 – 1968)
- DRAYSON, Arthur John (1891 – 1959)#England #Kent #Military #Sandwich #WWI Arthur John DRAYSON was the fifth of seven children born to… Read more: DRAYSON, Arthur John (1891 – 1959)
- DIXON, George Robert (1879 – 1952)#England #Kent #Military George1 was the eldest of eight children born to Edwin1 DIXON (1857 –… Read more: DIXON, George Robert (1879 – 1952)
- DIXON, Robert (1924 – 1944)#England #Kent #Military #WWII Robert DIXON was the eighth of 10 children born to George1 Robert… Read more: DIXON, Robert (1924 – 1944)
- DIXON, Edwin (1906 – 1968)#England #Kent #Military #WWII Edwin DIXON was the second eldest of 10 children born to George1… Read more: DIXON, Edwin (1906 – 1968)
- DIXON, Arthur William Edward (1886 – 1917)#England #Kent #Military #Tilmanstone #WWI Arthur William Edward DIXON was the youngest of five children born… Read more: DIXON, Arthur William Edward (1886 – 1917)
- CROOK, Joseph Waring (1905 – 1969)#USA #Massachusetts #Military #RhodeIsland #WWII Joseph Waring CROOK was the middle of three children born to James1… Read more: CROOK, Joseph Waring (1905 – 1969)
- CROOK, George Francis (1907 – 1964)#USA #Massachusetts #Military #RhodeIsland #WWII George Francis CROOK was the middle of three children born to James1… Read more: CROOK, George Francis (1907 – 1964)
- BIRCH, Horace Stephen (1890 – 1962)#England #Kent #Military #WWI Horace Stephen BIRCH was the second of four children born to Stephen… Read more: BIRCH, Horace Stephen (1890 – 1962)
- BAILEY, George (1891 – 1917)#England #Kent #KIA #Military #WWI George BAILEY was the middle of five children born to Robert… Read more: BAILEY, George (1891 – 1917)
- AMOS, Fred (1884 – 1916)#England #Kent #KIA #Military #WWI Fred AMOS was the second youngest of five children born to… Read more: AMOS, Fred (1884 – 1916)
- AMOS, Ernest Richard (1881 – 1916)#England #Kent #Military #WWI Ernest Richard AMOS was the eldest of five children born to Thomas… Read more: AMOS, Ernest Richard (1881 – 1916)
- CONSTABLE, George William John (1879 – 1966)#Chatham #Dockyard #England #Kent #Military George2 William John CONSTABLE was the third of six children born… Read more: CONSTABLE, George William John (1879 – 1966)
- CLOVER, Jack (1918 – 1946)#England #Kent #Military #WWII Jack CLOVER was the eldest of two children born to Sydney John… Read more: CLOVER, Jack (1918 – 1946)
- BIDDULPH, Leonard (1899 – 1962)#England #Military #Oakengates #Priorslee #Shropshire #Snedshill #WWI Leonard BIDDULPH was one of apparently ten children born… Read more: BIDDULPH, Leonard (1899 – 1962)
- BANKS, Arthur (1886 – 1967)#Coldred #England #Kent #Military #Shepherdswell #Sibertswold #Wootton #WWI Arthur BANKS was the youngest of eleven children… Read more: BANKS, Arthur (1886 – 1967)
- ABBOTT, William Charles (1894 – 1973)#Ashford #Buckland #Chilham #Death #Dover #England #Faversham #Kent #Military #WWI William Charles ABBOTT was the eighth… Read more: ABBOTT, William Charles (1894 – 1973)
- ABBOTT, John Henry (1886 – 1916)#Ashford #Buckland #Chilham #Death #Dover #England #Faversham #France #Kent #KIA #Military #WWI John Henry ABBOTT was… Read more: ABBOTT, John Henry (1886 – 1916)
- ABBOTT, Frederick George (1891 – 1966)#Ashford #Buckland #Chilham #Death #Dover #England #Faversham #France #Kent #Military #WWI Frederick George ABBOTT was the… Read more: ABBOTT, Frederick George (1891 – 1966)
- ABBOTT, Ernest Walter (1896 – 1917)#Ashford #Buckland #Chilham #Death #Dover #England #Faversham#France #Kent #KIA #Luddenham #Military #WWI Ernest Walter ABBOTT was the… Read more: ABBOTT, Ernest Walter (1896 – 1917)
- Sandwich Primary School Football Team 1929-30This article has been updated now I have copyright permission granted to use the image. Many… Read more: Sandwich Primary School Football Team 1929-30
- Dover Heritage Open Days 2025#Australia #Beer #Brewing #CAMRA #Cardiff #CardiffCastle #CastellCoch #Chapel #CharlesDickens #Commandery #Dover #England #EnglishHeritage #Hoodening #IsleOfBute #Kent… Read more: Dover Heritage Open Days 2025
- Sandwich Primary School Football Team 1929-30#England #Football #Kent #POW #Sandwich #School #WWI #WWII In my possession now is a framed photograph,… Read more: Sandwich Primary School Football Team 1929-30
- Unexpected circle#England #Folkestone #Kent #Lancashire #Liverpool #Shifnal #Shropshire #Telford #Yorkshire A comment people will hear me say… Read more: Unexpected circle
- Goosey Goosey Gander#Ancestry #Death #England #Essex #Film #FindMyPast #GeneralRegisterOffice #Goosey #GRO #Kent #KinkyBoots #Northamptonshire #Probate #Warwickshire Goosey Goosey… Read more: Goosey Goosey Gander
- Carry on….connection#Actor #BluePlaque #CarryOn #Deal #Death #England #Film #Homosexuality #Kent Whilst researching one of my 3x Great… Read more: Carry on….connection
- Remembering Alan Gordon Gavin#Alkham #Arnhem #Belgium #Death #England #Goirle #Kent #KIA #Leopoldsburg #Military #Netherlands #Poppel #Tilburg #WWI #WWII As… Read more: Remembering Alan Gordon Gavin
- Forward to 50#ShropshireFamilyHistorySociety #SFHS #Conference #Anniversary #Shrewsbury Yesterday I attended the Shropshire Family History Society [SFHS] for an… Read more: Forward to 50
- Industrial Funchal#Madeira #Funchal #Coal #Steamships #Wales #Brazil In April 2024, whilst on holiday in Madeira, we came… Read more: Industrial Funchal
- Burials of the unknown*Please note this article references drowning and the death of a child* #Deal #Kent #Sholden #Graves… Read more: Burials of the unknown
