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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...

Charles Clench was one of Ari's 9x great-grandfathers, and he lived in Bloxworth in Dorset. From the date of his marriage in the year...

One of Ari's ancestors who I think had a very difficult life was Ellen Boothby. She was Ari's 4x great-grandmother, and not only did she...

John was Ari's 5x great-grandfather, born in about 1798 in the parish of Martley, Worcestershire, known for its "luxuriant orchards of...

One of Ari's 6x great-grandmothers was Elizabeth Millington, who was born in 1786 in Denby, Derbyshire. She was the youngest child of...

Charles was Ari's 5x great-grandfather, and he was born in Harringworth in Northamptonshire in 1776. There is a record of his baptism at...

One of Ari's 6x great-grandmothers was Eve Snook, who lived in Tisbury in Wiltshire. She was born in 1764, the daughter of John and Sarah...

One of Ari's 6x great-grandmothers was Hannah Allsop, daughter of Charles and Sarah. She was baptised on 17 January 1796 at the church in...

Mary was one of Ari's 5x great-grandmothers, and she lived in Pershore, Worcestershire. She probably married in about 1830, and was born...

Charlotte was Ari's 5x great-grandmother, who lived in Memel, East Prussia (now Klaipeda, Lithuania). Public Domain,...

Reuben Spencer was Ari's 7x great-grandfather. He was born in 1743 or 1744 in Middleton, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, and baptised on 1...

One of Ari's 9x great-grandmothers was called Martha Squibb. She must have been born in about 1680, in Steeple, Dorset. Charles II was on...

Roza Bant was Ari's 5x great-grandmother, discovered only a couple of years ago. I know very little about her, but she was probably born...

Ann Beresford was Ari's 5x great-grandmother, born in 1814 in Barton Knowle, Belper, Derbyshire. Her father, William, was a stone mason,...

One of Ari's 6x great-grandmothers was Sarah Huntley. She was born in about 1775 in Warminster, Wiltshire, but I have not found her...

John James was Ari's 4x great-grandfather. He was born in about 1824. I am not sure where he was in the 1841 census, but on 22 October...

One of Ari's 7x great-grandmothers was Martha Iles (also written Isles). She must have been born in about 1749 in Hurstbourne Tarrant,...

Roger Kitchen was Ari's 7x great-grandfather. We know that he was born in Bonsall, Derbyshire, on 11 February 1757. His parents were John...

This week, a group called LitvakSIG released new data for Svencionys, where Ari's Gurvich (Hurwitz) ancestors come from. The spreadsheet...