Nicholas Hedges

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Family History

Nazareth O

Nazareth O

As part of my family history research (as described in my previous post), I chanced upon a name which leapt ...
Several Johns and St. Thomas

Several Johns and St. Thomas

I've recently returned to researching my family tree - something I've been doing on and off since 2007, and have been ...
Samuel Borton's Post Chaises

Samuel Borton’s Post Chaises

Yesterday I received an email regarding some research I'd done on my 6x Great-Grandfather Samuel Borton (1706-1769) owner of the ...
Mary Holdship

Mary Holdship

From reading William Holdship's Will (1757), we can glean that he had 4 children: John Thomas Mary (married to Thomas ...
The Will of William Holdship

William Holdship

In Samuel Borton's will we read: and Mr Holdship his heirs or assigns to pay their share according to my ...
Samuel Borton's Last Will and Testament 1769

Samuel Borton’s Last Will and Testament 1769

Transcript of Samuel Borton's will 1769. In the name of God Amen I Samuel Borton of the Parish of Saint ...
Richard Borton's Last Will and Testament 1714

Richard Borton’s Last Will and Testament 1714

Transcript of Richard Borton's will 1714. In the name of God Amen I Richd Borton of the Parish of Holywell ...
Wills

Wills

Having discovered that my 6 x great-grandfather Samuel Borton owned The Dolphin Inn (which stood on St. Giles, Oxford), I ...
The Lawn and the Woods

The Lawn and the Woods

I remember as a small boy how my Nana would on occasion take me and my older brother to where ...

One day in 1845

The fact that we exist, as the individuals we are, is mind-boggling. Go back 8 generations and you'll discover that ...
The Gesture of Mourning

The Gesture of Mourning

Graveyards and cemeteries have always fascinated me. The feeling I have when entering them, is much the same as when ...
Thomas Noon's Grave

Thomas Noon’s Grave

I've just been to visit the grave of my great-great-great-great-uncle, Thomas Noon (1795-1863) in St. Sepulchre's cemetery, Jericho. Buried with ...
Thomas Noon (1795-1863)

Thomas Noon (1795-1863)

Having scanned the pages of Jackson's Oxford Journal for more information on my great-great-great-great-uncle Thomas Noon, I decided to Google ...

512-1

I remember how delighted I was when I discovered my 6 x great-grandfather Samuel Borton who ran the Dolphin Inn, ...
The Dolphin Inn - then and now

The Dolphin Inn – then and now

The Dolphin Inn (now demolished), which was run by my 6 x great-grandfather Samuel Stevens between (at least) 1734-1772. The ...
The Dolphin Inn

The Dolphin Inn

After my last post about my 6 x great-grandfather, Samuel Borton's residence, I wanted to see if I could find ...
More on Samuel Borton in 1772

More on Samuel Borton in 1772

Following on from my last post on Samuel Borton's residence, I've found evidence confirming where he lived. The following image ...
Samuel Borton in 1772

Samuel Borton in 1772

I have recently written about John Gwynn's survey of Oxford (1772) in relation to my family tree research (see Lydia ...

Samuel Borton (1706 – ?)

During a quick research session in the library this lunchtime, I tried to discover the birth date of my 6 ...

John and Samuel

The name of a first born son or daughter is a good way of confirming whether or not your research, ...

The elusive Samuel Stevens (1776 – ?)

I’ve turned my attention to my 4 x great-grandfather Samuel Stevens who I know was born in Oxford in 1776 ...

The (Georgian) Stevens Family

Having done a bit more research in the library this afternoon, I believe I have discovered the dates of birth ...
John Gwynn's Survey 1772

Lydia Stevens (1734-1822)

Almost five years ago, I published a blog entry about my 3 x great-grandfather John Stevens (1811-1876): Researching John Stevens ...
Beneath the floor

Beneath the floor

I've always found it amazing, when, on a programme like Time Team, an apparently empty field is shown to have ...

Light and Sound

Whilst updating the Family Tree section of my website, I listened again to part of an interview I recorded with ...
Thoughts about my Nan

Thoughts about my Nan

As I stood in the church hall following the service of thanksgiving for my Nan who died on September 16th ...

Emma Stevens (1835-1873)

Following on from my last blog entry, I ordered a copy of Emma Stevens' death certificate to ascertain how she ...

Cornelius Squelch

I've recently returned to my family tree and have been following up the story of my four-times-great-uncle John Stevens (1837-1888) ...
Hafodyrynys and Surrounds

Waving Goodbye

When I interviewed my Nana, a year before she died, she told me a story about her father who she ...
Corfe Castle 1978

Postcard From Corfe Castle – 1978

The Past is Time without a ticking clock. A place whose paths and roads are measured in years. The Present ...
Christening 1899

The Victorians

Today I discovered, much to my delight, that The British Library has on its website a database of 19th century ...

Chance as a Draughtsman

I have recently been reading Richard Dawkins' fantastic book 'The Blind Watchmaker' and was struck by the following passage as ...

John Stevens (1811-1876)

Researching John Stevens in the library today, I found what I'm sure must be his parents. Having looked at the ...
Northway Middle School

Before Demolition

On Friday last week I paid a visit to my old school (Northway Midddle) which is due to be demolished ...
My Invented World - Ehvfandar

Maps

As a child I spent many hours drawing maps of imaginary lands to which in my mind I would often ...
Amelia Hedges (nee Noon)

Amelia Hedges (nee Noon)

I have written at length on the tragic story of my great-great-great-grandmother's murder in 1852 and am in the process ...
Jonah Rogers (1893-1915)

Jonah Rogers (1893-1915)

Thanks to the efforts of Martyn Gibson and David Nicholas and their work on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions ...
Hafodyrynys and Surrounds

A Suicide in Cefn-y-Crib

Back in the spring when I visited Hafodyrynys with my Dad and my girlfriend Monika, we found ourselves - whilst ...

John Stevens (1837-1888)

In my previous post 'Real People' I wrote a little on the life of John Stevens, my great-great-great-uncle (my great-great-grandfather, ...

Real People

For about seven months now I have been researching my family tree through Ancestry.com and in that time I have ...
Hafodyrynys and Surrounds

Henry Jones’ First Wife

I have been looking to find the first wife of Henry Jones for a while now having got it wrong ...
Rogers Conundrum II

Rogers Conundrum II

Following on from my previous post on this subject (see Rogers Conundrum) I obtained today a copy of my great-grandmother's ...
The 2nd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment

2nd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment

Having discovered that my great great-uncle, Jonah Rogers, was a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the Monmouthshire Regiment (he ...

Rogers Conundrum

Having made the recent trip to Wales, I decided to try and get a bit further with a line on ...
Hafodyrynys and Surrounds

Hafodyrynys

A few months ago when I interviewed my Grandmother about her childhood, she talked about the mountain around which she'd ...
Elias Jones

Waving on the Mountain

Yesterday I visited my paternal Grandmother and over a period of about three hours, talked with her about her childhood ...

Family Tree

With both my Grandmothers still with us (both were born in 1912), I'm very fortunate to have living connections with ...

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