Rediscover your family history
Rediscover your family history
Windrush is the name given to the migration of Caribbean born British citizens to Great Britain, their ‘motherland’. Three of my ancestors came to England in this migration, my paternal grandfather and my father from Jamaica, and my mother from Trinidad. I am a child of Windrush and this particular aspect of British and Caribbean history is important to me.
This week’s #52ancestors prompt is ‘Witness to History’. I had a few ancestors I thought I could use for this one but I settled on Charles Frederick Barnes b. 1900. Charles was the Beadle of Westminster Abbey and participated in the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
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This week’s #52ancestors prompt is favourite photograph and that left me a bit stumped. I spent so long being grateful for a single photo of an ancestor that I never thought about ranking them. Even now, trying to think of photos that elicit a particularly strong emotion, I come up with several. So instead of choosing a favourite I thought I’d talk about photos of ancestors in general and what types I particularly like.
The joy a picture can hold Read More »
This blog is a place for me to share information relating to English and Jamaican genealogy. This may take the form of articles on interesting bits of Jamaican and English history, stories of ancestors from my family trees, ‘how to’ articles for conducting your own research and guides to using different genealogical resources.
A new Jamaican and English family history blog! Read More »