Category Archives: Addison

Richard Tickle honored his grandmother and great-grandmother by passing on their maiden names. Ellen’s middle name was Eccles and Margaret’s middle name was Howard.  This was an English naming tradition. […]

William and Joseph Addison were born in 1904 and 1905 in Preston, Lancashire, England. Where did they go? Only a descendant of this family can answer that question. Joseph Addison […]

The Addison Family: The surname Addison was common along the borders of Northern England and the eastern counties of Scotland. In the era known as the Middle Ages, these Addison ancestors migrated south […]

When Nancy was 18 years old, she was sent to the Blackburn Union Workhouse. She was deemed to be insane and was an inmate of their lunacy ward until her […]

In 1932, Thomas Cummings was charged with murdering his wife, Violet. She was William and Elizabeth’s youngest daughter. Thomas was convicted of this crime but deemed clinically insane. William Addison […]

Martha was christened with the middle name Franduella. This given name may have originated in Eastern Europe. Which one of Martha’s ancestors carried this name? That is the unanswered question. […]

The 1930 US Census shows that Annie and her first husband changed their names to Wanda and Louis Pothier. This was a common practice among immigrants to America. Their ancestral […]