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The lives and deaths of Thomas and Harriet Rowson and their children
Thomas Rowson’s forebears – at least as far back as the mid-18th century – lived and worked in villages near Grimsby in Lincolnshire. His grandparents, Robert Rowson and Margery Bryant, married in 1775 in the parish of Old Clee, and Robert is buried in the churchyard of Holy Trinity & Saint Mary. The parish of…
The Cotton Mills of the Healey Family of Smallbridge, Lancashire
My grandfather, Colin Healey, wrote briefly in his memoirs about the Healey family’s cotton mills in the village of Smallbridge, near Rochdale, Lancashire. His grandfather, Thomas Healey, was one of the four brothers who ran the mills in the mid-19th century. By the time my grandfather was born, the Healey family had got out of…
The Tappers in Western Australia – The Mystery of Daniel and Ann Tapper
© Adelaide Tapper Apr 2022 Much of the information relating to Daniel and Ann Tapper comes from research done by many other family historians. My intention here is not to pass off the research work as my own, but simply to have a look at how frustrating family history can be when you can’t find…
Photos relating to Tapper and Chaytor families of Western Australia
A large number of the family photographs in my possession relate not to my direct ancestors, but to their various aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Family would send each other studio photos of themselves and their children. I’m posting them here for the benefit of those related families. I’ve included additional details where I know…
Unidentified photos – likely related to Tapper and Chaytor families of Western Australia
I have in my collection old family photographs and I can’t identify who the subjects are. My feeling is that they are photos taken for or by families related to my ancestors, or perhaps friends of theirs. I have put these photos up in case others out there recognise who they are. Most of the…
Whiddon Park
The home of the Seymours, Bailys and Evans Many names are mentioned in this (very long) article. I would advise reading some of the other blog-posts relating to the Seymour, Baily and Turner family to understand better how they are linked. In July 1899, Commander Edward Seymour Evans, of Whiddon Park, Chagford, Devonshire, wrote to…
Harold Tapper
Born 24 Sep 1877 in Fremantle, Western Australia. Baptised 25 Nov 1877 at the old church of St John in Fremantle. First born son, but second child, of John Tapper and Maria Tonkin. Harold was only 4 years old when the devastating event of his father’s death occurred. On the 7th of March 1882, John…
The Tichborne connection
Much has been written over the years about the Tichborne case, involving as it did heartbreak, a shipwreck, a large inheritance, a grieving mother, and a case of identity fraud. There are countless websites recounting the tale, and there is even a play written about it. Tales of inheritance are my thing, as I have…
Henry Seymour
The eldest child, and son, of Francis Seymour of Sherborne, Dorset and the Viscountess Hinchingbrooke (Elizabeth, nee Popham) was Henry Seymour, born 21 October 1729 in London. He was educated at Westminster (1739-1747) and then attended New College, Oxford. He was one of the fortunate who could undertake a Grand Tour of Europe as a…
The children of John Baily and Mary Seymour
John and Mary Baily had four children. All bore for their middle name their mother’s maiden surname, in honour of her connection to the Seymour family, the Dukes of Somerset. Edward Seymour Baily – born 1761 at Sherborne House, Sherborne Dorset Mary Seymour Baily – born 1765 in Weyhill, Hampshire Francis Seymour Baily – born…
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