Mrs. Agnes Loomes JP Welfare Pioneer

Every community throughout the country has unsung female heroes who should be celebrated. I am sure that you have a female ‘hero’ in your family tree.  Whether she helped in the war effort, brought her children up as a widow, worked as a teacher or governess, every woman has a story to tell. I wantContinue reading “Mrs. Agnes Loomes JP Welfare Pioneer”

The Bread and Butter of Genealogy

The bread and butter of genealogy is what is often referred to as hatched, matched and dispatched, that is birth, marriages and deaths. These three events announce a person’s arrival into the world, the creation of a new family and our departure. The parish registers play a key role in the recording of vital events,Continue reading “The Bread and Butter of Genealogy”