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Wendy Percival
Jun 18, 20212 min read
The Elusive James Hick
For a few heady moments this week, I thought I’d cracked the mystery of James Hick’s elusive past and uncovered his guilty secret. If you...
Wendy Percival
Apr 2, 20213 min read
Aftermath & Mystery
On #AncestryHour this week (Twitter, Tuesdays 7-8pm BST) I mentioned my blog post, Tragedy & Loss, about the death of my 2x...
Wendy Percival
Mar 26, 20212 min read
Tragedy & Loss
In my post, From ankle deep to knee deep, I discovered my great-grandmother Eliza Roberts, had been only 13 when her mother died. Well,...
Wendy Percival
Nov 27, 20202 min read
Another "out-of-wedlock" story
There's been no breakthrough so far in finding the birth record of my 2x great-grandmother Emma Shelley (see last week’s Illegitimacy &...