In May this year my husband and I took a trip to Ireland. Now it wasn’t our first visit but it was the first time we had visited with family history in mind. We travelled from Glasgow airport on Thursday 16 May for the super quick flight to City of Derry airport. There’s barely enough … Continue reading Feeling At Home In Ireland
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Mary Wilkinson 1827-1871
I have previously posted about my great, great grandmother, Mary Wilkinson. That was back in 2018 and since then I’ve realised that some of the information wasn’t quite right. I’d made assumptions based upon the information I had at the time that have turned out to be incorrect. I had found a baptismal record for … Continue reading Mary Wilkinson 1827-1871
The Ancestral Road Trip (Part 1)
It’s been 2 years since I posted about wanting to travel to Ireland for a road trip round the ancestors’ home towns. With a son still in school we haven’t found the time and even this year we don’t have the 3 weeks I think we’d need to do it justice. What we do have … Continue reading The Ancestral Road Trip (Part 1)
An Ancestral Road Trip
Some time in the not too distant future I would like to take a trip to Ireland and visit the places my ancestors lived. I have visited Ireland before with breaks in Dublin and Cork. Great trips but no family connections. To be honest, the last time I visited Ireland I had no idea about … Continue reading An Ancestral Road Trip
Mary Wilkinson c1832-1871
The story of my great great grandmother, Mary Wilkinson is very confusing and there are a number of pieces missing. Mary was my maternal grandmother's maternal grandmother and I would love to know more about her background. Mary, it would seem, did not have a problem lying to the authorities which makes finding out the … Continue reading Mary Wilkinson c1832-1871
Shaking The Branches 