Tag: Fisher

Wantisden is a tiny rural parish in Suffolk, which lies mid-way between Woodbridge and Orford in open countryside that still feels isolated today. For more than 100 years, my ancestors called it home - in 1851, there were just 78 inhabitants living in 23 houses, and remarkably they include three sets of my maternal 3x… Continue reading Rural

For the first time since I started the 52 Weeks challenge, this prompt had me stumped. One of the most striking features of my tree is that on the whole my ancestors didn’t travel very far from the place where they were born and those that did, thanks to a seafaring occupation, wartime service or… Continue reading Travel