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Mary Pepper was Ari’s 6x great-grandmother, born in 1733 in the market town of Uppingham, Rutland. Her baptism took place on 8 Nov 1733...

George Pearson was Ari’s 6x great-grandfather, born in Bonsall, Derbyshire, in 1792. His baptism took place on 26 Feb at the church in...

Over the last few months I have been busy pruning and tidying my family tree so that I can focus on relatives who are a little bit...

This tapestry was made by Ari's great-great-grandmother Judy. It is based on an oil painting called Lady at the Virginal with a...

This cracked Mason Cash mixing bowl and Prestige egg beater came from Ari's great-great-grandfather Harry's kitchen, and are more...

This square tablecloth was embroidered by Ari's great-great-grandmother, Judith Katz. It is just one of several inherited tablecloths...

This is a small evening bag or purse, 18cm x 13cm, with a pretty tapestry design in shades of green and pink. It has a gold chain handle...

This beautiful set belonged to Ari's great-great-grandparents, Harry and Judy Loshak. It consists of a tray with a coffee pot, milk jug,...

This carved ivory knife belonged to Ari's great-great-grandfather Harry Loshak. It was left to me when he died, but I don't know anything...

Ari’s 9x great-grandfather, David Abbott, was born in Dorset in 1669, and married Martha Squibb on 6 September 1702 at St Michael & All...

This Haggadah, used to tell the story of Passover, was owned by Ari’s 3x great-grandfather Maurice Katz, as you can see by the name...

This suitcase belonged to Ari’s 3x great-grandmother, Fannie. In 1948, when she was 61, she married her third husband, Isaac Epstone, and...

My fourth and final post in this series about the 1921 census looks at Ari’s ancestors on his mother’s mother’s mother’s side (my...

My third post about the 1921 census covers Ari’s ancestors on his father’s father’s side. Ari’s 3x great-grandparents, Annie (Butler) and...

This second post looks at Ari’s ancestors on his father’s mother’s side. In June 1921 Wilfred Edgar Allen, Ari’s great-great-grandfather,...

The release of the 1921 census has given us a glimpse into the lives of some of Ari's ancestors, but some are still proving elusive. I'll...

I was contacted by a relative this morning asking about the mysterious Ann (maiden name unknown). Ann was Ari's 6x great-grandmother,...

Thomas Wright was Ari's 6x great-grandfather, and he was born in about 1777 in Fladbury, which is in the Vale of Evesham in...

We have met Eve Snook from Wiltshire in a recent post. Her husband was Jonas Foyle. One of Jonas and Eve's children was another Jonas,...

Mary Ann was one of Ari's 4x great-grandmothers. She was born in the village of Whatstandwell, which is between Matlock and Belper, on...