Britsh Telecom have teamed up with Ancestry.co.uk to host historical phone books. Initially they are mainly from London and the surrounding area. Still, I have been able to find some of my ancesters in the 1960’s and 1970’s. This confirms … Continue reading →

I spent some time about a week ago entering the information that my mum had found out for the Cakebread line of my family. Today, I have got around to updating my online databases with the new information.

A few month’s ago I wrote to the funeral directors for my great great grandparents [link]. I had hoped that they would be able to help me with burial records and cleaning and repairing the memorial. They did write back … Continue reading →

When Lyall was over last month, we located his great grandparents’ (my great great grandparents’) grave. Tonight, I finally got round to writing to the funeral directors whose name was carved on the memorial stone. Hopefully they will still have … Continue reading →