Research – Other Trees
Lilian May FRY 1896-1976 | Bristol
Charles Clement SYMONDS 1894-1983 | Upper Eastville, Fishponds, Bristol
Captain Joseph Charles NEWTON | of Bristol & Australia
James GULLIVER of Avon Street & Milk Street | Bath, Somerset
The Medal In The Garden | George William BRERETON (1874-1940)
An interesting bit of detective work presented itself to me at the end of August on a local Facebook page for Hadleigh, Essex. A local chap named Ron had been digging a large hole in his garden in order to insert a sunken trampoline for his grandchildren, when two feet down he unearthed a silver medal. Closer inspection revealed it to be a King George V naval Long Service and Good Conduct medal for a G W BRERETON. Ron wondered if any members of the Brererton family were still living in the area in the hopes of being able to pass it on back to them, and I decided to help.
Beal Bros. Millers | Rayleigh, Essex
Rayleigh Road | Eastwood, Essex | One House Study
After a conversation with a friend about his parents new house situated on the Rayleigh Road in Eastwood, Essex I decided to look into its history. It is oddly positioned next to a pair of semi-detached houses, an old well was found in the garden and there are hints of it being part of a bigger piece of land at one time. What could I find out?
Dr George Simpson & Magnus A. O. Williams
A post for help on an Essex local history group peeked my interest this weekend, regarding a giant brass plate unearthed in a Benfleet garden. It’s inscribed “To Dr. & Mrs. George Simpson, Senior Medical Officer, Calr. From Mr. & Mrs. Magnus A. O. Williams, Calr. In affectionate remembrance. Hold ye the good – define it well. 1934”. Could I discover who these people were?
Jack The Ripper, Dr John Hewitt & Granddad
The Wittering Court Scandal of 1919 | Private Asylum, Essex
George Edward Frank SPEERS vs. George Edward WIDLEY
Henry Moseley and His Four Wives | Derby, Derbyshire
Intrigued by a photo of a gravestone slowly being swallowed up by a tree for Anne MOSELEY, the fourth wife of Henry MOSELEY, I decided to find out more. What I found was a man who had suffered many tragedies in his life, with the loss of three young wives and three of his children. Sadly, the only tree Henry left behind is the one now growing through his grave.
Morris Gregory ASHMORE (1852-1937)
Tennyson Road | Bath, Somerset | One House Study
Frances Flower Lambert CARSON
Marzella McDANIELS, nee NUNN
Whilst researching the family tree of one of JCA’s closer DNA matches, I stumbled upon Marzella MCDANIEL and her son Benjamin living within a side branch MANLY household in 1920. I had not found Marzella in the 1920 census up until this point, and I was most curious to find out how she was related to the MANLY family and thereby possibly the ARNOLD line.