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‘Henry Shaped The History Of Virginia’

Margaret Rice has discovered a relation who was one of the earliest settlers in England’s first permanent colony in the New World. She shared his story with Gail Dixon

Can you tell me what happened to Minnie Algar after 1911?

Can you tell me what happened to Minnie Algar after 1911? Q Minnie Bibby Algar was born to my widowed great grandmother, Elizabeth Algar, on 20 March 1884 at Nash, Buckinghamshire. She was with her mother at Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire, on the 1891 census. On the 1901 census, she was a servant at Middle Claydon, […]

What did my father-in-law do at Dunkirk?

What did my father-in-law do at Dunkirk? Q My father-in-law George Balls (later changed to Ball) was in the Royal Navy and served on one of the ‘little ships’ that rescued the soldiers at Dunkirk. There is a lot of information about the Army’s role, but I am having trouble finding any resources that give […]

Where did my ancestor go?

Where did my ancestor go? Q My great great grandfather, Thomas Grant, was born in 1828 in Fleckney, Leicestershire. He married Elizabeth Barker in Wigston in 1853. Their daughter, Elizabeth Ann, was born in 1855 and Harry in 1857. By 1861, Thomas and Elizabeth were described as “carriers daily to Leicester”. In 1864, Elizabeth was […]