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Great Britain was a different place to live when Queen Victoria reigned as monarch. Her time as queen is the longest to date of any other monarch. This period of time is known as the Victorian era. A period in time that saw many changes take place in Britain, from Continue Reading

Everyone of our ancestors led an interesting life no matter where they came from and where they were brought up and raised. I think it’s nice to hear about someone’s aunt, brother or great grandfather. Who they were and what their life was like. So in this section I want to Continue Reading

Superstitions and old wives tales were usually passed down from generations from old wives. They like an urban legend  that to this day we still use in some shape or form. One of the most common tales told to young children “if you don’t eat your carrots you won’t be able to Continue Reading

When I first started researching my family on my mother’s side, I was lucky enough to have a look through my Nan and granddads family documents which included certificates, letters and photos. I came across a small family tree of the Barnard family who were my Nan’s family name. Over Continue Reading

“Bigamy” means to enter another marriage when you are still legally married to another person. If you’re finding you have hit a brick wall or struggling to find someone, this could be the reason why you are struggling. Bigamy was probably more popular than we realise and probably one of those Continue Reading

Let’s take a step backwards to around 1831 in Britain when a creeping, deadly disease knocked on the doors of people of Britain. It took its victims one by one and rapidly spread, killing approximately a total of 7000 people between 1831 and 1832. Nobody knew how the disease started Continue Reading