I have already written about the letters that my grandmother, Mildred Howe, received from her mother but I also have three others that were sent to her by an earlier ancestor - my great great grandmother, Sophia Grant. Sophia Grant Sophia was born in 1845 in St Giles, Oxford where her father, William Grant, was… Continue reading Written
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Family Recipe
Those who know me well will not be surprised to learn that many of my happiest childhood memories involve cake. My mother, grandmother and aunt were all excellent bakers, and there was always a delicious homemade cake or two to be enjoyed at family gatherings. The recipe I have chosen to share is for my… Continue reading Family Recipe
In the News
My great grandfather, Walter Henry Howe, and his father, John Howe, both feature regularly in newspaper reports of court hearings, but thankfully as witnesses rather than in the dock as they were both gamekeepers and the cases involve poachers. The gamekeeper’s role was to manage the wildlife on their employer’s estate to ensure that there… Continue reading In the News
Artist
The only professional artist in my tree is my mother’s cousin, Rosamond Cullingford, who had a studio in Lyme Regis and painted under the name Rosamond Higgins. Rosamond was actually a double cousin as her mother was my grandmother’s sister, Ada Howe, and her father was my grandfather’s brother, Arthur Cullingford. Arthur was a gamekeeper… Continue reading Artist
Wedding Bells
My maternal grandparents, Mildred Howe and William Jack Cullingford (always known as Jack) were married at St Peter’s Church, Yoxford in Suffolk on 22 October 1925. No one in the family knows how or when they met, but the hospital where Mildred worked as a nurse from 1919 – 1925 was in Woodbridge, just a… Continue reading Wedding Bells
Military
In May 1917, my great grandmother, Ruth Pursglove, wrote some poignant words in a letter she sent to my grandmother: “Poor Mrs Norfolk, what must her grief be - I picture myself in her place if I lost both my boys” Sadly, within just a few months she was to experience exactly how it felt… Continue reading Military
Institutions
In the only photograph that I have of my paternal grandmother, Flora Clark, she is dressed in a nurse’s “walking out” uniform – I have already included the image in an earlier post [see Challenge] but am re-posting it here for ease of reference. A Service Register held by the Hampshire Records Office reveals that… Continue reading Institutions
Oldest Story
I only got to hear first-hand stories from one of my grandparents: my maternal grandmother, Mildred Howe, who was born in 1896. My father’s parents were both long dead by the time I was born and my paternal grandfather, Jack Cullingford, died when I was a small child. I always loved listening to my grandmother… Continue reading Oldest Story
Historic Event
I cannot claim any credit for the research that this post is based on as it was supplied to me by Michael Ginn many years ago. My great great grandmother, Eliza Ginn, was born in Great Hormead, Hertfordshire in 1837 and Michael had managed to trace her ancestors back almost 400 years to William Ginn,… Continue reading Historic Event
Letters & Diaries
Amongst the most precious items in my family archive are the letters that my great grandmother, Ruth Pursglove, wrote to my grandmother after she left home to work in service towards the end of 1913. Ruth was born on 8 November 1867 in Wyddial, Hertfordshire and this photograph shows her around 1890 when she would… Continue reading Letters & Diaries
Sleuthing Notes 