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Mary Taylor was Ari's 5x great-grandmother, born in 1811 in Kilburn, near Belper, Derbyshire. On 31 October 1836 Mary married William...

One of Ari's 3x great-grandmothers was Harriet Anne Curtis. She was born on 9 August 1857 in Warminster, Wiltshire, the daughter of Henry...

Ari's 6x great-grandfather, John Bishop, was born in 1770 in Rous Lench, a small village in Worcestershire. His parents were John Bishop...

This post shows how surnames of people in the blog are related to one of Ari's great-grandparents. They are: Walter Allen (WA); Brenda...

I started my blog when my grandson Ari was born in Feb 2017. His birth gave me an opportunity to focus on part of what has become an...

Ari’s great-great-grandmother, Nellie Wheeldon, was born on 23 Feb 1911 at 167 Nottingham Road, in Belper, Derbyshire. Her father, John...

Ari’s 3x great-grandparents, Raye Cohen and Maurice Katz, were married at the Great Synagogue in London on 28 December 1909. I have just...

I thought Ari’s 5x great-grandfather, Henry Tarrant, was born in about 1793 in Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire. Hurstbourne Tarrant But...

One of Ari’s 6x great-grandfathers was William Rice. Working back from his death and marriage dates, he was probably born around 1730,...

Samuel Sims was Ari’s 7x great-grandfather. View of the Derwent valley from Broadholme Lane He was born in 1727 in Broadholme, Belper,...

Joseph Samuel Allen was one of Ari’s 4x great-grandfathers. He was born on 2 April 1843 in Parkstone, Dorset, the fourth child and third...

One of Ari’s 4x great-grandfathers was Samuel Wheeldon. Samuel was born in Cromford in Derbyshire on 14 July 1851, the fourth son of John...

Emily Fanny Williams was Ari’s 4x great-grandmother. Her birth certificate shows that she was born on 9 April 1845 at Low Top in...

Caroline Lumley was Ari’s 4x great-grandmother, born in 1834 in Rous Lench, Worcestershire. According to my tree, she was the third...

Henry Dawson was one of Ari’s 5x great-grandfathers. He was born on 18 April 1810 in Duffield, Derbyshire, the son of a linen weaver,...

Elizabeth Mitchener was one of Ari’s 4x great-grandmothers. She was born in Goodworth Clatford, Hampshire, in December 1840, in time to...

Ari’s 4x great-grandmother, Susannah Longfoot, was born in Pinchbeck, a village near Spalding in Lincolnshire, in 1808. I am not sure who...

John Goodfellow was Ari’s 8x great-grandfather. He lived in Fovant, Wiltshire, and must have been born in about 1673 (working back from...

Ari’s 6x great-grandmother Ann Willis was born in Grafton Flyford, Worcestershire, in 1769. She was the second daughter of Edward Willis...

One of Ari’s 4x great-grandfathers was William Morris, born in Milford, Derbyshire, in 1845. He was the second son of foundry watchman...