Finding out what became of my paternal grandmother’s 11 siblings was the catalyst for my interest in family history and, after the best part of 20 years spent searching, I have been able to establish a timeline for most of them and to make contact with many of their descendants. The exception is the brother… Continue reading Disappeared
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Legal Troubles
My grandmother’s sister, Christina Clark, was born on 27 March 1865 in Peterhead. She was still living in the town with her mother and siblings at the time of the 1871 census, but by 1881 appears to have left home as she is recorded as an unemployed domestic servant in Aberdeen. On 5 October 1886,… Continue reading Legal Troubles
Sleuthing Notes 