February 2012
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Maternal line
Below is a list of my maternal ancestors aka my mum, her mum, and so on. Keith Ronald Hollingsworth B. 1981 Wendy Rose B. 1956 Mona Everitt B. 1925 Annie Pover B. 1897 D. 1989 Eleanor Cooke B. 1871 D. Unknown Emma Turner (unproven) B. 1837 D. 1878 Ann Turner (unproven) B. 1817 D. Unknown
Anniversary: Richard Hollingsworth's passing
This Thursday, February 23, marks the 51st anniversary of Richard’s passing. You can share a memory, upload a photo or write a personal message on Richard’s memory page:
http://1000memories.com/richard-hollingsworth-371740
Anniversary: Percy and Mona Rose
This Thursday, February 23, marks the 60th anniversary of my grandparents marriage. Sadly, Percy passed away in 1995.
You can share a memory, upload a photo or write a personal message on their individual memory pages if you’d like:
Percy: http://1000memories.com/percy-rose-289743
Mona: http://1000memories.com/mona-rose-030225
x HAPPY ANNIVERSARY GRANDMA AND GRANDAD x
My paternal line
Keith Ronald Hollingsworth
B. 1981
Keith Hollingsworth
B. 1958
Ronald Hollingsworth
B. 1932
D. 1973
Richard Hughson Hollingsworth
B. 1891
D. 1961
Thomas William Hollingsworth
B. 1859
D. 1921
Thomas Hollingsworth
B. Unknown
D. Unknown
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My Great Grandfather and British Home Child, John... →
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Help needed: Gladys Rosa Lillian GRAY
Hi I know the below about my Great Grandmother, however am at a complete stumbling block when it comes to her parents, any help in identifying one or the other would be appreciated: Name: Gladys Rosa Lillian GRAY Birth: 6th July 1905; Holbeach, Lincolnshire Marriage 1: December 1924; Holbeach, Lincolnshire; to Leonard Osborne Marriage 2: 4th May 1963; Liverpool, Merseyside; to John Howey Death:...
January 2012
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10 things I can't wait to do with my son
As you may or may not know I’m going to be a father soon, so I’ve decided to put a list together of 10 things I can’t wait to do with my son:
• Take him to see Liverpool at Anfield, experiencing the Kop first hand
• help to teach him the basics of life, the 3 r’s…reading, writing, and arithmetic
• laugh until tears roll down our cheeks
• talk with him...
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The 16 year old man of the house!
At the age of 16, my father was the man of the house having lost his own father (aka my Grandad, Ronnie Hollingsworth). He wanted to provide the best he could for him and my nan, and wanted to move to the up and coming area away from Toxteth, and outside of Merseyside altogether…Runcorn.
Runcorn was expanding rapidly in the early 70’s, with jobs available, and more importantly new housing...
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Help needed, John Howey
I was hoping you could assist me in finding out more information about my Great Grandfather, John Joseph Howey, and his Canadian life. Here is what I know about him so far: Name: John Joseph Howey DOB: 28/05/1898 Baptism: 28/05/1898 Immigration: 26/05/1911 From: Liverpool, England, UK To: Quebec, Canada Vessel: SS Corsican Other: Listed as one of a ‘Party of Boys’ Link...
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Hollingsworth Family History...Facebook page
In an attempt to open more communication channels with potential relatives of my ancestors, I have setup a page on Facebook (the worlds largest social network).
You may ask why I have a website, twitter account, and now a Facebook page? The reason is simple…exposure. I feel that in today’s environment of ‘online all the time’, its important that I’m accessible to...
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Am I related to JMW Turner?
According to the stories I’ve been told throughout my life, I am a direct descendant of JMW Turner (he’s supposedly my GGGGG Grandfather). However, the children he had that would make me be related to him were illegitimate, and never took his surname. Are there any JMW Turner experts out there who may be able to help? If there is please get in touch, I want to prove/disprove this...
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10 signs you're addicted to genealogy
You ask for a certificate as a Birthday/Christmas present.
The local librarian knows you on first name terms.
Friends and family members eyes glaze over when you start to talk about your cousin two times removed…again!
A vacation is centred around a place you wanted to visit for research purposes.
The groundsman at your local cemetery knows you on first name terms.
The first thing you...
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Relationship chart
I found this image whilst browsing the help section of www.GenesReunited.co.uk a while ago, I thought it was the perfect way of showing how I am related to other relatives. Of course, when I’m speaking to non-family history researchers I’ll probably still use ‘distant cousin’ or something similar for ease of explanation. What do you think? How do you tell others about...
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Can you help me? Alderman H. E. Rose
My Great Grandfather was an Alderman in Liverpool in the first 1/2 of the 20th Century. He received and honorary degree from the university of Liverpool in 1942, before passing away in 1943. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how I can get hold of a copy of his work records relating to him being an Alderman? Or information relating to the reason why he was given an honorary degree?...
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I knew I should have chosen to study Latin!
Whilst looking through parish records on ancestry recently I relaised that the language being used was not English, at first I thought it was French due to the name John being written as Joannes, but then after looking at a few more records I realised words like matrimonius where appearing. I never studied Latin in school (the school I went too never had the option of choosing it either), however...
December 2011
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Genealogy subscription...so much choice
As I mentioned on my other blog the other day was my birthday, and one thing I got was cash. Now I wanted to subscribe to a genealogy subscription site, however cant choose one, so I was hoping for a little help?
Do I go for the obvious choice of Ancestry? Or do I go for a smaller site like The Genealogist, Genes Reunited, or British Origins.
I you are subscribed to any of the sites or can...
November 2011
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My Family History Website →
Hi and welcome to my Family History website, on this site you’ll find pages dedicated to each branch of my ancestry, there’s discussions about individuals on my tree, profile pages for some, timelines for others, photos, videos, and much more. I’ll also include hints and tips to try and help you in your own research…
Can you help me? Alderman H. E. ROSE
My Great Grandfather was an Alderman in Liverpool in the first 1/2 of the 20th Century. He received and honorary degree from the university of Liverpool in 1942, before passing away in 1943. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how I can get hold of a copy of his work records relating to him being an Alderman? Or information relating to the reason why he was given an honorary degree?...
October 2011
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What's in a surname: Hughson
1st occurrence in my family history: 5th Generation (Great Great Grandmother, Sarah Hollingsworth [Hughson])
Spelling variations of this family name include: Hewison, Heweson, Howeson, Howeston, Howstoun, Huison and many more.
The first spelling was as the given name Hugo meaning “heart or mind”, and as such this spelling appears in the famous English Domesday Book of the year 1086....
September 2011
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My 1st Memory
I was 4, and on my way to my grandparents with my mum, we used to walk it seeing as it was only 15 minutes away. I remember the local shop we walked past used to have several large boulders in front of it (I think it was meant to be artistic), and I thought ‘that looks like something awesome to climb on’, so I leapt on to the first boulder, and amidst shouts from my mum to “GET...
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What's in a surname: Pover
1st occurrence in my family history: 4th Generation (Great Grandmother, Annie Everitt [Pover])
This interesting name has three possible origins, the first is an anglicized variant of the Olde French ‘Pohier’ - a medieval locational word meaning ‘the man from Picardy’. The second is from the Olde French ‘Pouvre’ - a sardonic nickname for a poor man, but...
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My Family History website →
I took the plunge and created my own website to collect all my Family History, on here you’ll find pages dedicated to each branch of my ancestry, there’s discussions about individuals on my tree, profile pages for some, timelines for others, photos, videos, and much more. I’ll also include hints and tips to try and help you in your own research.
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Family Tree of Keith Hollingsworth →
Here is a quick (and privacy controlled) version of my family tree from http://www.wikitree.com
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My first certificate
Last week I ordered my first copy of a certificate from the Liverpool Register Office, I found the required one on http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/ followed the links, and downloaded a copy of the form. Excitedly completing all the information, and then asking my parents to pay via cheque as I don’t own a cheque book any more, and refuse to put all my card details on a form that’s...
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What's in a surname: Wright
1st occurrence in my family history: 4th Generation (Great Grandmother, Florence Rose [Wright])
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wrighte, Wraight, Wraighte, Wreight, Wrate, and patronymics Wrightson and Wrixon
It is occupational and was used to describe a maker of machinery or objects, mostly in wood. The derivation is from the Olde English pre 7th century word...
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What's in a surname: Gray
1st occurrence in my family history: 4th Generation (Great Grandmother, Gladys Howey [Gray])
Spelling variations of this family name include: Grey, Groy, Croy, Graye, and others
This ancient Anglo-Scottish surname has at least two possible origins. The first was Old English and a nickname or personal name for a man with grey hair or beard, from the pre 7th century word “graeg”,...
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August 2011
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Mobile Monday: Pin Drop (iOS)
I was looking for an app that allowed me to tag a gps location of my choosing, potentially take a photo, and leave a description of the place. Say hello to ‘Pin Drop’, this little gem of an app does all of the above.
I’m currently using it to tag burial sites of my ancestors, the app allows you assign a colour to each ‘drop’ and for burials I decided to use the...
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What's in a surname: Burns
1st occurrence in my family history: 4th Generation (Great Grandmother, Mary Ellen Hollingsworth [Burns])
Spelling variations of this family name include: Burnes, Burness, Burn, and others
This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a locational name from Burnhouse in Scotland. The placename derives from the Middle English “burn”, stream, and...
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Allerton Cemetery - A roller-coaster of emotion
On Friday I went to the dead centre of Liverpool, Allerton Cemetery (sorry I couldn’t resist). I went after my visit to the Liverpool library, in search of two graves, my great grandfather Herbert Rose, and my great grandmother Mary Hollingsworth.
The library had given me the plot maps for the cemetery and I set off in search of Section 29. Once I had found it, I had the grave map too,...
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Thankful Thursday: A new branch to the tree
Today is a fantastic day for me, I get to share something that I’ve known about for a few months now with the world.
Sarah and I, are having a baby.
Today was our 12 week scan, and I’m delighted to report that the Sonographer confirmed everything looked “perfect”.
I’m so happy I could burst, and can’t wait for the next one so we can potentially find out...
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Research: The Liverpool Library
Yesterday I lost my cherry in terms of Microfile research in a records archive, I went with my parents (who very kindly offered to come and help me) to the Liverpool Library, in particular the records of local history section. I didn’t know what to expect before I got there, of course I’d seen the record offices on WDYTYA and Heir Hunters but still couln’t imagine me doing that...
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Beyond Google: Advanced Search
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What's in a surname: Everitt
1st occurrence in my family history: 3rd Generation (Grandmother, Mona Rose [Everitt])
Spelling variations of this family name include: Everett, Everatt, Everet, and many more
This interesting and long-established surname is of early medieval English origin, and derives from the Old German male given name “Eburhard” or “Everhard”, a compound of the elements...