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Christiana’s brother was named Goat Skippon Barrett. He was named after his maternal grandfather, Goat Skippon.  I do not know the origins of this unique given name.  It could have […]

I could find no children born to Henry and Florence. Henry’s wife came from a big family that included eight brothers and sisters. Could it have been infertility or a […]

Harry moved his family from Swaffham to Weeting, Norfolk County, England in the mid-1900s. His children lived in Weeting and Brandon which lies across the border in Suffolk County, England. […]

In 1914, Harry enlisted with the Suffolk Regiment to fight in World War I. In 1918, he was shot in the left knee, which left him partially disabled. He received […]

It is speculated that Ernest Bownas was the father of Alice’s two children. I have ordered a copy of the birth record for Alice’s daughter, Yvonne, from the GRO. The […]

I found a lot of information on this family from the Tribute Archive, Legacy, and Find A Grave websites. The obituaries included the children’s names. The headstones showed their marriage […]

During World War II, George served as a seaman aboard the HMS Trawler Bredon. On 8 FEB 1943, the U-Boat 521 fired a torpedo spread at a British Naval convoy. […]

George’s father, Robert, was an engine driver for the Great Eastern Railway that had a station in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk County, England. The 1939 census shows that George became an […]

In 1904, May was born out of wedlock to Beatrice Annie Hatch. By 1911, she was adopted by Beatrice’s married sister, Edith, and her husband, Elias Partridge Beckett. They lived […]

Elsie’s father divorced his first wife in 1892 on the grounds she committed adultery. Elizabeth was living in Oulton, Suffolk County, England when she became pregnant. Who was Josephine’s father? […]