Category Archives: Surname Search

There are two men named Alden Alonzo Adams in my family tree. They were first cousins, once removed. Could Alden have been named after this man? Alden Alonzo Adams Born: […]

Alfred was a bricklayer by trade. Bricks could withstand England’s wet weather better than using wood to build houses. This was a very lucrative career as bricklayers were in high […]

Alfred’s mother and wife shared the same surname, Hubbard. I used the Canon Law Relationship Chart and discovered that Alfred and May were first cousins, once removed. Alfred Robert Oxborough […]

Are you interested in the Allen surname? Are you researching your Allen family history? There are many famous people with the surname of Allen. These well-known individuals include politicians, sports figures, […]

Amos reached the grand age of 96 years old. This was a blessing and a curse. He lived to see the births of eleven children. He mourned the deaths of […]

Abner’s son was christened Andrew Jackson Adams. He was probably given this name to honor the 7th President of the United States of America. The supporters of Andrew Jackson considered […]

Archie’s wife, Diana, lost her first husband on 3 JUN 1917 during World War I. William Alfred George was killed aboard the HM Drifter George V from a mine explosion […]

Elizabeth Lund was not the motherly type. She gave birth to five illegitimate children. Two died in infancy, one may have been adopted out, and the oldest two children were […]

I was surprised when I discovered that Arthur and Lucy’s three oldest children died in the same year, 1910. Could the plague that stuck 64 miles away have spread to […]

Where was Arthur for 48 years? In 1891, he was living with his family. He then disappeared for 27 years before marrying May in 1918. Another 21 years pass and […]