Brereton' of Haslington Family History Book

I have recently started to research about the Brereton Family of Haslington, Wybunbury, Rhyl, Swansea, Rugby, Queensland Australia and Canada.  That is as far as this one family got.

The family at this time start with Thomas Brereton who married Ellen Whitmore in 1814.  If you are related to this couple please contact me.  The book will take some time in writing and researching.  I would love to add as many family photographs as well as certificates and family stories, happy or sad.  All things will be acknowledged in the book.

So far I have started with the Brereton name and whence it is supposed to have come, though various authors have different ideas, so all I find will go into the book and you will be able to make up your own mind.  However all the Brereton's the world over are related to the Brereton's of Cheshire who where here from 1066.  The Brereton Hall we see today was built in Queen Elizabeth's time.

I will add a few photos as my research progresses.  At present I would like to thank Clare & Micky and Kim for their assistance.  Also Alison, Elizabeth and Tina who have helped update the descendant report.

Poole Family

Finally book three is finished.  The Poole Family of Ashleworth, Gloucestershire has been printed off, bound.  To be posted in the morning.

 

I have had a few hiccups with this book, including late information and photographs that would not print nicely, they had to be changed into black and white photos and enhanced, putting them back into the book with the correct information beside it.

 

People should be aware that research is a challenge, we can only provide you with a story when you send all the details you know, this information needs to be sent at the start.  If the client can go back as far as 1911 then there is a better chance of discovering more through the 1911 census.  Do you know how many people are in a family, their names, who they married etc and want them included then include this with your first lot of  details at the start of the research, a last minute dash is then not needed.

 

I am happy with my latest book, though I think it could have been so much more.  With only one line shown this time.  I have actually started four lines that included SMITH, TUFFLEY, HYETT and POOLE.  If anyone has an interest in these surnames please let me know.

 

I will add some photographs of Ashleworth Village at some stage.  Ashleworth it is a scenic village with some very old buildings including a Tithe Barn and a Church that dates back to Saxon times.

 

 

Poole Family of Ashleworth, Gloucestershire, England

After all this time, the direct line for the Poole Family of Ashleworth is just about finished.  The bookis formatted. It will include:-

A small history of Ashleworth
Two Reports,  Ancestor & Descendant Reports
Family Photos
Certificates
Census
Probates and Inquests.

I have more than on line for this family, though at this time they have only requested the direct Poole line. It has been an interesting journey proving who is who, cousins marrying never mind one brother in law marrying his sister in law which in those days was illegal.  This is when you find couples marrying outside of their town or village, some even go as far as a nother county to marry.

One lady has 3 illigit children before her marriage, i wouldlove to know if her husband knew about them, with Asheleworth been such a small place i would think so.

Hoping that the book will be enjoyed.

Claire

Since the last time I was on my blog, I have published another book, this time for my mother in law.  Her line is from Ireland, and we all know how hard that is to do.  I have been very lucky that a cousin on my husbands line (Jannene) has researched much of the Irish back in Ireland already and was quite happy to exchange information.  That was a few years back now.

Anyway I finally decided to publish the book and update the tree as much as possible, and had some fantastic luck.  I established that two of the Hill brothers were in the 57th Foot Regiment (West Middlesex) also known as the "Die Hards"  I always knew that one brother died during the Maori Land Wars (Taranaki), however I didnt have when they arrived in New Zealand (Jan 1861) until about a week ago, not only do I now know when they arrived I also know the names of the ships.  I have found articles on the regiment and one photo of them in 1864, in which the oldest brother maybe in. 

Another researcher found some photographs of the eldest brother, it was lovely to put a name to a face.  My husbands line arrived in 1875 as a widower with 4 children, however the other two brothers were here by 1870 and I have yet to find them, sadly Hill is a very common name to research.  I will find them one day though.

My mother in law loved the book, and we are going to go through it again in a few weeks time.  Whilst I was at my mother in laws I was shown a photo and there is a great possibility that the gentleman is my husbands great grandfather William Hill who was born in Ireland in 1867.

Here is hoping and thank you all for reading.

George Poole

Thought it about time I updated the page!!

George Poole is slowly but surely turning into a very interesting man.  I now have a very possible first marriage for him (thanks to sue for the image).  This shows that he was a Postman in 1893 when he married Sarah Ann Dobbins.  They were both residing at the same address too in Gloucester.  What really got me though was the name of Sarah Anne Dobbins father.  He was called JOB DOBBINS.  Why you may ask, well Job married a lady called Jane Pool.  She was the Aunty of George Poole.

It is amazing what one document can tell you.  I wonder if they married in Gloucester because they were cousins or not.  There witnesses must of been friends, they are certainly not family.

George & Sarah show up in Ashleworth where I presume their daughter was born in 1896.  Their daughter died in 1897 from  a type of TB/Wasting desease.  Her mother died by 1899.  Still have to check that out!!  George of course remarried in 1900.

Plaisted Family History: Reunion Books 4 U: Now on Facebook too

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POOLE Update

The POOLE esearch had been really great, i have finally had contact from another researcher who is a direct line from another branch.  The surnames that are to be included are POOLE, SMITH, TUFFLEY, CURTIS, HYETT & PHILLIPS.  If you have any of these in Gloucestershire please contact me.

Thanks

Now on Facebook too

Just a short note to let you all know that I have not got a page on Facebook for my Reunionbooks4u Business.  Please have a look and like the page, I have already started to put in photographs from my first book, that you may enjoy a look at.

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Reunion Books 4 U

Let me introduce myself,

My name is Claire and I have recently started a business researching, writing and formatting reunion and family history books.

I have been researching family history for my children over the last 10 years, starting with the Plaisted Family of Australia and New Zealand, this is my on-going project.  I have also written two small books for my father in law, which was given to him on his 80th birthday.  I have learnt a lot over the years, gaining knowledge of how to use internet sites, reference books and fiche. Though I still am an amateur genealogist, my skills in various areas have grown, and are still growing.

My first published book is called "Descendants of the Polish Alfuth Line of New Zealand 2012".  Though this book was for a part of my husbands family, it included a lot of background and history about why these familes came to New Zealand, how they got here and what was happening in their own countries at that particular time.

I am currently working on my second book, which is to be published in September 2012. This family history book is based in Gloucestershire, England, and goes back to the early 1600s.  It has been a very interesting project so far, gathering family information and researching history of the villages in which these familes lived.  I was given five names to start with and have since extended that to over two hundred, although some of the research still needs proving with certificates. Once I have compiled the research, information and photos, I look forward to this book being given to the family for them to enjoy. This book is being written as a birthday gift from a daughter to her father.

If you are interested in giving a personal gift of a family history book or you are organising a reunion of any kind, please contact me at reunionbooks4u@gmail.com