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My only memory of my paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Jane Saville, born 1865, is when I was a toddler living in Edmonton, North London, which was still recovering from the Second World War. She was very old, dressed in black and gave me sixpence. As she died in 1948, it must have been just before she died. Long before I was into family tree research, my mother helped me draw out the family tree as she knew it.

She gave me Elizabeth Jane’s year of birth, name, father’s name, name ...

So here is a place that I can blog. Write my thoughts, wonder about old relations. post rhetorical questions. And then there are all the rules - posting permissions, options to sort out.
Lots of smilies to play with, fonts and sizes.
So first we will post this and see what happens. Then I can muse about my great grandmother who got me interested in family trees and yet did not have one of her own. She had 14 children. She told her story to some of them BUT she told them different ...

Is there anyone who could look up a death at Torrington, North Devon in 3rd quarter 1875 please ?

Hi - does anyone know what I should do to find my great grandmother's grave? She died in the Chester Infirmary on 9th March 1912 and was living at Pentre, Hawarden, Flintshire at the time. Her name was Ruth Jones (nee Knight) and was born in Pentrobin, Buckley, Flintshire in 1884. We have searched local burial records at the churches the family was familiar with, however, we have had no luck. I guess I am really trying to find a record of either her release by the hospital or even her obituary in ...

Elisha Lancaster was born 1664 Cumbria, son of James Lancaster of Walney Island. He was Quaker who was last heard of marrying Elizabeth in 1699 in Warwick. Thought to have died in 1708.

Also Richard Lancaster b abt 1742 but don't know where.

Any help or information would be greatly appreciated.

Tony