| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? 23:28 - Dec 10 with 637 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
My Great Grandfather was in a pub with his brother and their cousin. Being drunk, they were asked to leave by the landlord and all refused. So the police were called.
The police attempted to arrest my great grandfathers brother and in attempting to arrest him, my great grandfather and their cousin attempted to 'rescue' him, by throwing the officer to the ground and kicking him. All 3 were arrested and sentenced to 21 days hard labour in Littledean Gaol 1886. |  |
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| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 23:40 - Dec 10 with 594 views | FBI |
We-eelll...
Did mine and the wife's during lockdown, DnA kit etc...
Bear in mind the following:
1. I was born and raised in the Black Country
2 We moved to Suffolk in '74
3. I left home to live in Hull in '89, where I met t'missus.
4. We moved to a tiny market town in North Devon in '98, where we still live.
now:
Turns out I'm a direct descendent of William The Conqueror. Yeah, s3x and mathematics, so are millions of people. But how many turn out to be married to a direct descendent of Harold?
Oh yeah, the small market town we moved to is Great Torrington where, in the 14th century, it transpires that my many-times-Great Aunt Sibylla was married to Richard De Toriton, who built the castle here, now two minutes' walk from the town museum where I'm Curator, Manager and Chair of Trustees. And where, over the past three years, we've been co-managing a community archaeological dig on the castle site. Seeing a floor tile that one of my ancestors would have walked on 6-700 years ago is quite something. |  |
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| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 00:38 - Dec 11 with 484 views | floridablue |
Like you, I found something very interesting (to me) about my Gt Grandfather on my maternal side which was never mentioned or talked about to us kids growing up.
A good part of my early days was spent playing in or around Christchurch Park in the centre of Ipswich. As young 'brats' we'd often climb on the world wars memorial without any thoughts or respect as to what it meant. A couple of years back I've since discovered my Gt Grandfather died in the very last days of the 1st WW in Asia (Baku) and buried there. His name is inscribed on that same memorial I used to play on without ever knowing about him, which now, is sad for me.
Also discovered my gt gt gt (?) grandfather on my paternal American side fought against the British during the revolution which was confirmed by the SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) organization. |  | | |
| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 06:55 - Dec 11 with 313 views | Benters |
I have worked in Debenham on many occasions and loved the village and it’s people,then my Uncle in Canada sent me some information that my Mothers side came from Debenham and moved onto Dedham.
On my Fathers side they came from South Wales and were miners,my Grt.Grandfather rescued a load of people from a pit accident,and his Father owned a pub which was nice. |  |
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| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 08:21 - Dec 11 with 196 views | DJR |
Someone in the Shetlands has produced a website which shows the family history of anyone from Shetland, including those who have ancestors who have moved away at some stage in the past.
From it (and from books containing copies of old documents relating to the Shetlands), I have managed to find out, amongst others-
1. Two separate ancestors who drowned at sea.
2. A letter which an ancestor wrote to Queen Elizabeth I complaining about English raids on vessels in the area.
3. An ancestor who moved to Norway and whose son (a great etc uncle) became a Norwegian baron.
4. An ancestor who owned amongst other land St Ninian's Isle, where a well-known pre-Viking treasure hoard was discovered in the 1960s. [Post edited 11 Dec 9:18]
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| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 08:30 - Dec 11 with 169 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 08:21 - Dec 11 by DJR |
Someone in the Shetlands has produced a website which shows the family history of anyone from Shetland, including those who have ancestors who have moved away at some stage in the past.
From it (and from books containing copies of old documents relating to the Shetlands), I have managed to find out, amongst others-
1. Two separate ancestors who drowned at sea.
2. A letter which an ancestor wrote to Queen Elizabeth I complaining about English raids on vessels in the area.
3. An ancestor who moved to Norway and whose son (a great etc uncle) became a Norwegian baron.
4. An ancestor who owned amongst other land St Ninian's Isle, where a well-known pre-Viking treasure hoard was discovered in the 1960s. [Post edited 11 Dec 9:18]
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St Ninian's Isle is amongst the most beautiful places on earth. Have you been? | | | |
| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 08:36 - Dec 11 with 160 views | DJR |
| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 08:30 - Dec 11 by ArnoldMoorhen |
St Ninian's Isle is amongst the most beautiful places on earth. Have you been? |
Sadly no. Whilst I was aware that my father's mother had Shetland ancestry, it is only in since he died that I looked into it, but it and the rest of Shetland is definitely top of my list of places to visit, although it isn't the easiest or cheapest of places to get to from southern England. [Post edited 11 Dec 8:49]
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| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 08:43 - Dec 11 with 135 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 08:36 - Dec 11 by DJR |
Sadly no. Whilst I was aware that my father's mother had Shetland ancestry, it is only in since he died that I looked into it, but it and the rest of Shetland is definitely top of my list of places to visit, although it isn't the easiest or cheapest of places to get to from southern England. [Post edited 11 Dec 8:49]
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There used to be a direct Loganair flight from Stansted, subsidised by the Scottish Government through some of the oil money, but I think it doesn't operate any more.
It's a gamble, weather-wise, if it is your "summer" holiday. We were exceptionally lucky and the mercury hit historic highs of around 16 degrees! The postman wore shorts. He also just came straight into my sister's house and put the post on the table without knocking.
Maybe of they locked their doors in the Shetland Kelly McDonald would have less murders to investigate!
The car hire manager told us to leave the car unlocked in the airport carpark with the keys in the glove box.
I said "What if somebody steals it?"
He said "It's an island. Where are they going to go?" | | | |
| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 08:52 - Dec 11 with 123 views | BudapestByBlimp |
By chance came across a newspaper cutting from the 1950s, when my Dad and his friend Robert Charlton had been stopped by the Police for riding their bikes without lights. They were teenagers and had been running film reels between cinemas for the local owner Walter Lawson who owned the Wallaw (see what he did there) chain of cinemas in the North East (he was subsequently fined for using under age workers). Of course, Robert Charlton was to become Man United and England legend Bobby. |  | | |
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| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 09:12 - Dec 11 with 91 views | DJR |
| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 08:43 - Dec 11 by ArnoldMoorhen |
There used to be a direct Loganair flight from Stansted, subsidised by the Scottish Government through some of the oil money, but I think it doesn't operate any more.
It's a gamble, weather-wise, if it is your "summer" holiday. We were exceptionally lucky and the mercury hit historic highs of around 16 degrees! The postman wore shorts. He also just came straight into my sister's house and put the post on the table without knocking.
Maybe of they locked their doors in the Shetland Kelly McDonald would have less murders to investigate!
The car hire manager told us to leave the car unlocked in the airport carpark with the keys in the glove box.
I said "What if somebody steals it?"
He said "It's an island. Where are they going to go?" |
I've just check flights from London to Sumburgh for next May. Even so far in advance, there are no flights less than £400 per person.
Another option is getting the boat from Aberdeen, but that takes a while, and may not be much cheaper.
Maybe the cheapest way would be to take the train to Glasgow or Edinburgh, and get Logan Air from there.
But I would also have to factor in the cost of car hire whilst there, which I imagine may not be cheap.
EDIT: it doesn't seem much cheaper from Edinburgh or Glasgow in May according to Skyscanner. [Post edited 11 Dec 9:17]
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| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 09:19 - Dec 11 with 56 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 09:12 - Dec 11 by DJR |
I've just check flights from London to Sumburgh for next May. Even so far in advance, there are no flights less than £400 per person.
Another option is getting the boat from Aberdeen, but that takes a while, and may not be much cheaper.
Maybe the cheapest way would be to take the train to Glasgow or Edinburgh, and get Logan Air from there.
But I would also have to factor in the cost of car hire whilst there, which I imagine may not be cheap.
EDIT: it doesn't seem much cheaper from Edinburgh or Glasgow in May according to Skyscanner. [Post edited 11 Dec 9:17]
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You definitely need a car!
I would go in June or July, and then you can experience days with pretty much 24 hours of daylight.
Or go in the depths of winter for the Up Helly Aa Festival. I haven't done that, but my sister loved it!
https://www.shetland.org/visit/do/up-helly-aa-fire-festivals | | | |
| Anyone done the Ancestry thing and unearthed any interesting stuff? on 09:41 - Dec 11 with 5 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
Had an ancestor who was convicted of arson and hanged at Norwich. |  |
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