PastLives

rescuing my ancestors from obscurity (nothing to do with reincarnation!)

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'A Christmas Carol' was published 175 years ago today. To mark the occasion, I've written about my ancestors in Dickens' London in December 1843. https://t.co/Hxed6TaG2y

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Could there possibly be yet another case of bigamy in my family history?https://t.co/zOkXLRRsAW

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The links between an 18th century Baptist minister and my ancestors: https://t.co/0E091Xj3yq

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On discovering that my ancestors might have lived just a few minutes away from where I (fairly randomly) live now:
https://t.co/57Pd7qz9GN

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I'm editing a special issue of the open access journal 'Genealogy' on fatherhood, neatly combining my academic day job with my interest in family history. Submissions welcome. Details here:
https://t.co/JhT5MdKDpv

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Reading about the history of Spitalfields has made me wonder: did my unusually-named ancestor John Londors, who married there, have French Huguenot forbears? https://t.co/aYVB9PT07s

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New developments in my quest to discover the identity, and fate, of a young woman mentioned in an early 18th century family will:
https://t.co/f9cqs4ZZXb

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My quest to discover the identity of a 14 year old girl mentioned in the will of a possible ancestor delves into a network of families in early C18th London and Stepney:
https://t.co/r82DIPbKCx

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...but the story continues on my 'Citizens and Cousins' blog, following my ancestors' lives in early modern London:
https://t.co/gCMDEYLoLs

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Just written the final post on my 'Yeoman and Kinsmen' blog, telling the story of my Tudor and Stuart ancestors in Sussex: https://t.co/F9sPLMnT9e

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I've written a brief biography of my 4th great uncle, Rev. William Robb, the Scottish Episcopal clergyman and poet who was active at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries: https://t.co/Q6Uh09m8pA

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Returning, after a long time away, to the life and work of my 4th great uncle, a Scottish Episcopal minister and published poet:
https://t.co/eDCKBjEJBK

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On discovering a little known 19th century writer in my family tree: https://t.co/mqMiYZ391P

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A message from a DNA 'match' has helped me to clarify a problematic branch of my family tree: https://t.co/96GfeCvwY9

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Found this video about compensation for slave owners who (sad to say) included some of my ancestors: https://t.co/muQUvCF5rZ

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Some genealogical reflections, occasioned by a flying visit to Glasgow last week: https://t.co/Nezg09j3Li

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More on my family's links with other Glasgow merchant families: https://t.co/FjQIJXJ9Le

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My recent research into my Glasgow merchant ancestors and their Jamaican plantation/slave-owning connections certainly supports this! https://t.co/MhLjricg0S

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"All the peoples of these islands had at times in their history been willing participants in the economy & politics of Empire, even the Irish. But the Scots had perhaps been the most enthusiastic participants of all" - @aa51_ansari

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New information about Blanche Vincent, the 'dainty comedienne' - a.k.a. my great great aunt, Mary Ann Blanch Roe: https://t.co/mp23N7as3N

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What became of my 3rd great grandfather John Holdsworth's youngest daughter? A family mystery solved: https://t.co/5kcsZPulVq