I haven't spent a lot of time on my family tree recently. It is fantastic that there are so many online resources available but there are times when I just don't feel like sitting looking at a screen. It is my intention to visit more of the places linked to my family history. Last week … Continue reading A Day Out In Dundee
Genealogy
A Visit To Furnace Row
If you have visited my blog before you may well have seen this photograph. This is Burnside Row, Newmains which was more commonly known as Furnace Row. It is here that so many of my family were born, lived and died. The photo was taken around 1910 and shows a row of houses which were … Continue reading A Visit To Furnace Row
Another Brawley Photo Find – Can You Identify?
The above photograph was donated to North Lanarkshire Libraries and is part of a collection of photos of old Newmains that is available for viewing in Newmains library. I immediately recognised the background as the old St Brigid's School/Church which is now the Parish Hall. Fortunately whoever donated the picture added some information to the … Continue reading Another Brawley Photo Find – Can You Identify?
My Great Uncle James Brawley 1891-1956
I have written about my great uncle James Brawley before in a short post but I discovered a newspaper article about him that’s really interesting so I thought it worth updating. My maternal grandfather Hugh was one of 12 children born to Daniel Brawley and Ellen Keenan between 1887 and 1908. He was actually child … Continue reading My Great Uncle James Brawley 1891-1956
Hugh and Daniel Brawley
Today is the 4th of May. 102 years since my uncle Dan was born and 57 years since my grandfather Hugh died. I never got to meet my grandfather as he died before I was born and while I didn’t see a lot of my uncle Dan, as he lived in England and we were … Continue reading Hugh and Daniel Brawley
My Time In Westport
In late March I visited County Mayo to visit the home town of my great great grandmother, Sarah McLoughlin. She was the paternal grandmother of my maternal grandfather Hugh Brawley. Spending time in Ireland really this time really made me feel closer to my ancestors. I am not sure why. Perhaps it is because the … Continue reading My Time In Westport
Shaking The Branches 