http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/ 2026-04-14T22:07:12+00:00 http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/ http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2024-03-15T16:59:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/any-relatives?rev=1710521978&do=diff Any relatives If you would like to leave a public message for other relatives to see, please use the discussion form below. text/html 2023-10-25T15:36:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/bates_to_jenkins?rev=1698248160&do=diff The Bates to Jenkins name change Originally published 22 Aug 2015 Elizabeth Jenkins was my great-great-great-grandmother. In 1847 she married Henry Milner in Fazeley, Staffordshire. On their marriage certificate, Elizabeth's father was shown as Joseph Jenkins and one of the witnesses was text/html 2026-01-08T09:57:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/beech?rev=1767866222&do=diff Beech text/html 2026-01-08T09:57:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/bones?rev=1767866230&do=diff Bones text/html 2023-10-17T12:50:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/brailes1?rev=1697547023&do=diff Brailes, Part 1 Originally published 8 Mar 2014 My great-great-grandmother, Kate Holtom, was born in Brailes, Warwickshire in 1862. Her father, Daniel Holtom and Daniel's mother, Charlotte Clifton were also born there. Charlotte's parents Joseph Clifton and Mary Davis were married in Brailes in 1795. Joseph's parents may have been Leonard and Esther Clifton. A 2 line article in the Hereford Times of 1785 says that text/html 2023-10-17T14:31:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/brailes2?rev=1697553094&do=diff Brailes, Part 2 Originally published 1 Apr 2014 The death of Henry Clifton Henry Clifton was my great-great-great-grandfather Daniel Holtom's cousin, i.e. my 1st-cousin-5-times-removed. He was shot dead by George Ditton, the gamekeeper of Mr H.J. Sheldon of Brailes, on 18 February 1864, aged 29. As reported in the local newspapers text/html 2023-10-20T12:19:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/casualties_of_world_war_one?rev=1697804345&do=diff Casualties of World War One Originally published 26 Oct 2014 Reading the The Great War Diary of Walter Shuttleworth my great-uncle Walter Shuttleworth kept during the First World War until his death in 1917 was one of the reasons I became interested in my family history. In the course of my research I have discovered many other casualties of that war amongst my relatives. Here is a list of those who lost their lives: text/html 2026-01-08T09:57:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/dagnall?rev=1767866240&do=diff Dagnall text/html 2023-10-15T15:47:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/dagnells?rev=1697384824&do=diff The Dagnells (sometimes Dagnalls) of Denaby Main Originally published 10 Feb 2014 James Dagnell and Priscilla Bourne were my great-great-grandparents. Priscilla is one of my 'brick wall' ancestors, who I haven't so far found any information on. James came to England from Ireland in the 1840s with his parents & 2 siblings, at the time of the Great Famine. After marrying, James & Priscilla lived for a few years in Whitwick in Leicestershire, before moving to Denaby Main in the mid 1870s, where… text/html 2026-01-02T10:24:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/david_eades?rev=1767349482&do=diff David Eades of Galveston, and George Eades of Kansas Originally published 26 Jan 2014 This post is about people I'm not even sure I'm related to. [ Update 2020: Yes, I am related to George and David! ] My great-great-grandfather, Joseph Eades, had a brother George. On the 1861 census, George was living on Bell Barn Road, Birmingham with his wife Elizabeth & 4 children. In 1871, Elizabeth is living on Bishop St South with 2 children. She is head of the household, but is shown as married, not… text/html 2024-03-12T11:59:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/divorce_in_the_19th_century?rev=1710244759&do=diff Divorce in the 19th century Originally published 31 Dec 2014 From 1 January 1858 a divorce could be granted by the new Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes. In its first 10 months of existence there were 288 petitions, but only 37 divorces were granted. In the first ten years there were 1,279 dissolutions of marriage. Until 1937 men could obtain a divorce on the basis of adultery, but women had to additionally prove another offence, such as cruelty. text/html 2024-03-15T12:17:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/dna-testing?rev=1710505020&do=diff DNA Testing Both my parents have taken Autosomal DNA tests with Family Tree DNA (called Family Finder). I have also uploaded their results to MyHeritage and GEDmatch. The batch numbers on GEDmatch are T859221 for my father and T851709 for my mother. My father, my maternal aunt and I have also taken text/html 2023-10-15T15:33:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/eades_meadow?rev=1697383983&do=diff A visit to Eades Meadow Originally published 4 Jan 2015 Here are some photos of a visit I made to Eades Meadow and Hanbury in Worcestershire in June 2014. See also my previous post Joseph Eades and a meadow in Worcestershire. Click on any photo to see a larger version. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynlewis/15537539963/><http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynlewis/15969976340/><http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynlewis/15534942414/>Eades meadowEades meadow sign text/html 2026-01-08T09:57:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/eades?rev=1767866249&do=diff Eades text/html 2023-10-15T15:19:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/eades1?rev=1697383170&do=diff The Eades Family, from Worcestershire to Kansas and beyond, Part 1 Originally published 7 Jun 2020 In 2014 I wrote about my possible 2xg great-uncle George Eades and his son David, but wasn't sure if they were related to me. Now, thanks to autosomal DNA results, not only have I confirmed they are my relatives, but I have also discovered two further children of George who emigrated to the USA. text/html 2023-10-15T15:32:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/eades2?rev=1697383954&do=diff The Eades Family, from Worcestershire to Kansas and beyond, Part 2 Originally published 7 Jun 2020 The children of my 2xg great-uncle George Eades (1820-1904), George, David and Sophia were all born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England in the mid 19th century. text/html 2023-12-22T14:04:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/fellow_passengers?rev=1703253840&do=diff Fellow Passengers Patrick Harper Ship manifests can provide useful information about where relatives were travelling to and from, but they can also show who relatives were travelling with. My third cousin twice removed, Patrick Harper, travelled from Southampton to New York on the RMS Olympic on 21st July 1920. text/html 2023-10-25T16:12:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/finding_my_great_great_grandfather?rev=1698250337&do=diff Finding my great-great-grandfather Originally published 27 Nov 2022 My great-great-grandmother Ellen Miller had 4 children between 1872 and 1879, including my great-grandmother Alice, before she married William Brown in 1880. There is no father named on Alice's birth certificate. In May 1878, Ellen settled an affiliation case against George Beach out of court, as reported in the Tamworth Herald. Affiliation orders were how a single mother could compel the alleged father of her child to pay s… text/html 2026-01-01T17:29:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/groclues?rev=1767288550&do=diff Hidden clues in the GRO indexes for England and Wales I first came across this post about hidden clues in the GRO indexes quite a while ago, but have only recently tried out the method described. I won't repeat the instructions here, as the original post is quite detailed. In essence, the indexes are organised by year, quarter and registration district. Within any registration district, entries are ordered by sub-registration district for births and deaths, or parish for marriages. If all entri… text/html 2026-01-08T09:57:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/hipwell?rev=1767866257&do=diff Hipwell text/html 2023-10-16T11:57:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/hipwells?rev=1697457467&do=diff The Hipwells, a scattered family Originally published 23 Feb 2014 Benjamin Hipwell, a bricklayer, and Ann Farn were my great-great-grandparents and lived in Rugby, Warwickshire. They had 9 children that I know about, 8 of whom survived past infancy. After Ann died, in Harrall's Court in 1874, Benjamin moved to Birmingham, where he married the widowed Hannah Birch (nee Hunt) in 1876. Benjamin died in Birmingham Workhouse in 1884. (My thanks go to Angela Greaves, who provided the information a… text/html 2026-01-03T09:15:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/historical_mapping?rev=1767431725&do=diff Historical Mapping Originally published 2 Nov 2014 Old maps can be very useful for family historians, helping to locate where ancestors lived. Ordnance Survey maps are probably the most familiar. Various editions/series have been published: * 1st (Old) Series 1805-1874 text/html 2026-01-08T09:57:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/holtom?rev=1767866265&do=diff Holtom text/html 2023-10-25T15:58:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/hugh_south?rev=1698249484&do=diff Brick Wall #1: Hugh South Originally published 17 Dec 2015 Hugh South was my great-great-great-great-grandfather. What do I know about him? * He married Elizabeth Batsford my great-great-great-great-grandmother on the 24th April 1820 at St James church, Snitterfield, Warwickshire. He was a widower. He did not sign the parish register, but made his mark instead. text/html 2026-01-08T09:58:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/jenkins?rev=1767866296&do=diff Jenkins text/html 2023-10-15T16:46:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/john_duppa?rev=1697388388&do=diff John Duppa and Judith Green of Loxley Originally published 16 Feb 2014 Tell anyone your hobby is researching your family tree, and one of the most common responses is 'How far back have you got?' Here is my answer to that question. On all of my lines, I have gone back at least 4 generations, i.e. to my great-great-grandparents. Going further back depends on many factors, but I have found that the most important is whether a family stayed in the same area. The line I have provisionally got f… text/html 2023-10-15T13:52:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/joseph_eades?rev=1697377963&do=diff Joseph Eades and a meadow in Worcestershire Originally published 19 Jan 2014 I've always been a bit stuck getting anywhere with the Eades family, but the recent release by Ancestry of Birmingham parish records prompted me to have another look, and this time I've made some progress. text/html 2023-10-18T11:08:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/newspaper_reports_of_deaths?rev=1697627328&do=diff Newspaper reports of deaths Originally published 27 Apr 2014 Local newspapers can often provide more information about our families than we get from official documents such as BMD certificates and census returns. The British Newspaper Archive website has made searching newspapers much easier. Most of the articles I have found about my relatives are reports of court cases and inquests. Here are some of the tales of unexpected or early deaths in my family. text/html 2026-01-08T09:56:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/people?rev=1767866194&do=diff People text/html 2026-01-08T09:56:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/photos?rev=1767866212&do=diff Photos text/html 2026-01-08T09:56:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/places?rev=1767866204&do=diff Places text/html 2026-01-02T14:04:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/potp?rev=1767362664&do=diff Places of the Past Originally published 9 Nov 2021 I have created a new website called Places of the Past for searching the data contained in the GB1900 Gazetteer and displaying the results on a map. For a fuller description and help please visit the help page. Currently only places in Staffordshire and Warwickshire are included, but I plan to expand coverage to all English counties. text/html 2023-10-15T15:40:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/priscilla?rev=1697384413&do=diff Priscilla, a brick wall no more Originally published 7 Dec 2017 Priscilla Bourne (or Bone, or Bones) was my great-great-grandmother. She was difficult to find prior to her marriage for several reasons: the fact that Priscilla was illiterate means that her maiden name appears on official documents with various spellings, on her marriage certificate her given name is Druscilla rather than Priscilla, and calculating her precise year of birth was made difficult by inconsistencies in her age on c… text/html 2026-01-01T16:52:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/rgrepports?rev=1767286337&do=diff Registrar General's annual reports After civil registration was introduced in England and Wales in 1837, the Registrar General produced an annual report. These reports do not contain information about individuals, but they can still be interesting for family historians. The contents of the reports varied over the years; usually, there were scientific abstracts concerning births, marriages and deaths; other pages concerned meteorology, prices of provisions and international vital statistics. The… text/html 2023-04-06T14:36:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/shuttleworth_photos?rev=1680791766&do=diff Shuttleworth family photographs Originally published 13 Feb 2014 <http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynlewis/904803639/><http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynlewis/906623001/><http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynlewis/907503276/>Francis ShuttleworthAmelia Shuttleworth (nee Tandy)Gertrude Shuttleworth<http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynlewis/907503298/><http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynlewis/906701155/><http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynlewis/906701115/>Gertrude ShuttleworthFrancis Albert … text/html 2026-01-08T09:58:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/shuttleworth?rev=1767866305&do=diff Shuttleworth text/html 2026-01-02T10:22:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/sidebar?rev=1767349323&do=diff Categories * People * Places * Photos Surnames * Beech * Bones * Dagnall * Eades * Hipwell * Holtom * Jenkins * Shuttleworth * South * Statham Contact me text/html 2026-01-08T09:58:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/south?rev=1767866314&do=diff South text/html 2026-01-02T10:18:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/start?rev=1767349118&do=diff Welcome to my family history website, which contains photos and stories about my family tree. Please visit The Family Tree of Kathryn Lewis to see my family tree. If any relatives would like to get in touch, or share stories that would be great! If you have any suggestions for topics you'd like me to cover, or improvements to my website please text/html 2023-10-19T12:27:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/statham_photos?rev=1697718441&do=diff Statham family photographs Originally published 1 Jun 2014 Click on any photo to see a larger version. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynlewis/14134725257/><http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynlewis/14134764177/>Samuel StathamEmma Statham (nee Owen) <http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynlewis/14134669579/><http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynlewis/14317978931/>Fanny and Hannah StathamFanny Statham <http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynlewis/14134784567/><http://www.flickr.com/photos/kathryn… text/html 2026-01-08T09:58:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/statham?rev=1767866322&do=diff Statham text/html 2026-01-03T09:06:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/technical_details?rev=1767431203&do=diff Technical Details * I keep my family tree research in a MySQL database, accessed by PHP scripts written by me. * My family tree site is also written in PHP. * The maps are displayed using the Leaflet JavaScript library. * The historic map data is from the National Library of Scotland. * This blog runs on text/html 2023-10-15T15:57:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.klewis.org.uk/familyhistory/walter_shuttleworth?rev=1697385479&do=diff Walter Shuttleworth (1898-1917) Originally published 3 Nov 2017 Walter Shuttleworth was my great-uncle. He died on 11 October 1917 of wounds sustained during the Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres). Walter was only 19 years old when he died, and was survived by his mother, two brothers (who also served during the war) and three sisters. On 11 October 2017 my father, my sister and I visited his grave at