Tag: Shropshire
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CROOK, Joseph Waring (1905 – 1969)
#USA #Massachusetts #Military #RhodeIsland #WWII Joseph Waring CROOK was the middle of three children born to James1 A CROOK (1877 – 1952), a Cotton Mill Worker, and Maria Alice WARING (1876 – 1956) who worked as a Weaver. Don’t know much about his father James’ background but he seems to have been born 1877 in Massachusetts…
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CROOK, George Francis (1907 – 1964)
#USA #Massachusetts #Military #RhodeIsland #WWII George Francis CROOK was the middle of three children born to James1 A CROOK (1877 – 1952), a Cotton Mill Worker, and Maria Alice WARING (1876 – 1956) who worked as a Weaver. Don’t know much about his father James’ background but he seems to have been born 1877 in Massachusetts…
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BIDDULPH, Leonard (1899 – 1962)
#England #Military #Oakengates #Priorslee #Shropshire #Snedshill #WWI Leonard BIDDULPH was one of apparently ten children born to Eli1 James BIDDULPH (1867 – 1941), an Ironworker, and Charlotte Anne DODD (1866 – 1943). Both families of Eli1 and Charlotte seem to have lived around the Priorslee [Priors Lee] / Shifnal [Shiffnal] area of Shropshire for several…
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Unexpected circle
#England #Folkestone #Kent #Lancashire #Liverpool #Shifnal #Shropshire #Telford #Yorkshire A comment people will hear me say time and again is that with family history research you never know where investigations will lead and sometimes you will just come up against a brick wall. Sometimes at a later date, perhaps years down the line, one more…
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Forward to 50
#ShropshireFamilyHistorySociety #SFHS #Conference #Anniversary #Shrewsbury Yesterday I attended the Shropshire Family History Society [SFHS] for an in person event to celebrate their 45th year. Since joining the society I have really enjoyed being able to partake in monthly meetings via Zoom but there is something nice about getting together with like-minded individuals where you can…