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
Tag: Pursglove
Favourite Name
I have a number of interesting surnames in my tree, but my favourite is Pursglove. Somewhat disappointingly, it seems that it has nothing whatsoever to do with either purses or gloves as the consensus is that it is derived from the hamlet of Purslow in Shropshire. This distinctive name can be traced back through my… Continue reading Favourite Name
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 