My brother and I have been anxious to find out about our granddad. I have his birth certificate and knew he was born in 1904 in Wigan, Lancs. I knew he had the same name as his father. We have been searching in Wigan for ages now to found our great grandfather.
My brother had found a birth registered in Warrington for granddad's sister, 1908 and this was the lynchpin of finding out the name of our great-grandmother.
Quite by accident today, I typed in the name on the 1901 Census, no specific area in Lancashire and I thought here goes, let's see what we can find. I was to put it mildly gobsmacked.
I had never, ever given it a thought that my granddad's family could have lived in the same town as where we are now, and within a ten minute walk from where I am sitting now. Not only did I find great grandad, but his father too.
I could not believe what I was reading, I copied and pasted the details into an email, for later reference, and telephoned my mum, who was quite startled as I screeched, I've found them, great grandad and great great granddad. She thought I meant the Jones's and said something like I know you told me. Nooooooo I said, your dad's family and right here on our doorstep.
My brother is ecstatic now because at last we know something about granddad's family, up to now it has all been nan's family.
I couldn't resist using up my credits on ancestry to look at the occupations and addresses. It was well worth £1.50. In time I will send for the relevant documents, which will finally give us the full picture.
So I am in ecstatic mood, now I have found my Welsh Jones's and my great and great great grandad.
I think I now know who I am.
More on my discoveries next time.
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
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