Else Churchill

Pottering in Whitstable and talking mostly cats Emmy and Minnie

[Else Churchill @WhitstableCat]

Today at the @SocGenealogists I found evidence of the rural settlement of a pauper admitted to an Islington Lunatic asylum in 1848 (and her husband’s family relationships), some beautiful Taicroesion manuscript Welsh pedigrees and the Leeds County Court Ledger Fees book 1930-58

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Great day hosting attendees on the ⁦@SocGenealogists⁩ #genealogy for Librarians & Archivists course at our buildings

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@HistFestUK @peterfrankopan @RebeccaRideal Who do I contact about my online link not arriving?

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@Number10cat @imageplotter Purrs 😻😻😻

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@MattChorley Gosh big news. I’ve listened to you from day 1 and defected from Radio 4 to you as your show has been brilliant. Hope the show on 5 is as good

[Society of Genealogists @SocGenealogists]

POLL TIME: Have you responded to the consultation paper yet? 📝

[Society of Genealogists @SocGenealogists]

🔊 Genealogy Community Alert!

📆 On 15 Dec the UK govt published a paper on 'Storage of wills.' See our full response at https://t.co/scBHmjN9N9

📜 Responses needed by 23rd Feb. Email [email protected]. Your voice counts!

Let's preserve our heritage! 🗳️

[Else Churchill @WhitstableCat]

Wishing everyone the Best Christmas from Emmy, Minnie & me

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@MattChorley Matt you must get to know the world of Stanley Holloway monologues with Sam and Albert and the Lion.He’s brilliant. He also played Alfred Doolittle in the My Fair Lady film singing Get me to the Church on time. He’s a classic

https://t.co/MRtEYlsWtJ

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@MattChorley Cheers for the great certificate Matt that just arrived. You and @Number10cat made my day. Bet I couldn’t do a worse job 🐈‍⬛😻😉

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I think we can all agree the recorded talks in the AMAZING #AllAboutThatPlace online event are utterly 🐈‍⬛ cativating 😻😉😻yes? Today’s theme of maps and images is a joy #genealogy #OnePlaceStudy #LocalHistory

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@HodgeTheCat Always

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@MattChorley Cookery books aren’t recipe books. There’s a difference. Yes use the internet if you just want the ingredients and a manual but otherwise immerse yourself in food and culture and sensation. Let TM be happy with her books and leave her alone 😻😉😻

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@MattChorley @TimesRadio Come the revolution - politics without the boring dog bits 😉🐈‍⬛

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Ha @MattChorley I Else the genealogist from Whitstable am indeed your archetypal loyal @TimesRadio listener but -shock horror- a proud cat lover too 😉😻😉. Had fun on the quiz - cheers

[Else Churchill @WhitstableCat]

@patrickkmaguire Competition MPJohn Smith former labour leader

[The London Archives @TheLdnArchives]

Katherine petitioned the sessions court in 1690 asking to be discharged from service to Rich, who by then had returned to Barbados. She won a victory of sorts ‘... Katherine shall be at liberty to serve any person until such time as the said Rich shall return from Barbadoes’
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[The London Archives @TheLdnArchives]

Brought to England in 1684 by her ‘master’ Robert Rich, a planter from Barbados. Following her baptism, Katherine was increasingly maltreated by Rich and eventually turned out of his house. He forbid her from seeking employment; condemning her to destitution.

#Slavery
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[The London Archives @TheLdnArchives]

Katherine Auker was baptised at St Katherine by the Tower on 29 February 1688.

Yet what we know about Katherine relies less on the parish entry, but instead a court case she took to the Middlesex Sessions in 1690.

#BlackHistoryMonth #London
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@electra_rhodes Read the whole thread.Special resonance perhaps because I’ve just done a first aid course? Or just confirming that’s life is too short not to love