Occupations
5 Things You Need To Know About Your Railway Ancestors
5 lessons about your railway ancestors, from my in depth chat with Mike Esbester from the Railway Work, Life & Death project.
25 March 2021 No Comments
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Crime
A Quick Guide to The Best Victorian Police Resources
Found a policeman in your family tree and now wondering how to find out more about him? This guide will point you in the direction of all the various references, archives etc that can need to get you started.
29 January 2021 No Comments
Crime
Who was Thomas Burgin? A Costermonger and Killer
Thomas Burgin was an ordinary man whose life took an extraordinary turn. In this blog post I’ll explore the records that reveal his journey from
12 February 2019 No Comments
Occupations
Explore Victorian Monthly Nurses, Midwives & Wet Nurses
As a mother, historic attitudes towards pregnancy and childbirth, have always fascinated me. Recently, I researched a client’s ancestor – a woman who spent a lo
20 February 2018 No Comments