In 1891, Thomas Hardy published one of his best known novels, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, which was inspired by the tombs of the real life Turberville family in St John the Baptist church in Bere Regis, Dorset. The Turbervilles were an ancient and powerful family who were Lords of the Manor of Bere Regis for… Continue reading At the Library
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Surprise
An early surprise was the discovery that I have double Maitland DNA as I am descended from two sons of James Maitland and Letitia Baker, somewhat confusingly making them my 3x and also my 4x great grandparents. James Maitland, my 2x great grandfather, was baptised in Blandford Forum, Dorset on 7 September 1799. He became… Continue reading Surprise
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