Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2020

So, here we are again, at the end of what has been a pretty crap year for most people around the world. Still, at least (hopefully) we made it through to try and assume some semblance of normality in 2021.…

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Ancestor Appreciation Day – 27 September 2020

Ancestor Appreciation Day Today is Ancestor Appreciation Day. It is celebrated on the 27th September every year. Do you know who the people were you descended from? Where did they live? Did they immigrate to the country you live in…

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People Update – May 2020

Ola. Hope everyone is safe and well in these weird times. Eyes down for another mega update which has been over a year in the making. It all started with a 1589 reference to William Close (1598) in Leeds, Yorkshire…

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Joseph Clowes (1901) – Royal Navy

Joseph Clowes (1901) was born in Sheffield, England, the son of Arthur Clowes (1861) and Edith Reynolds. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in 1919 for a 3-year period, and served on a number of ships before his discharge in…

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