Climate Change
Although I read everything that I see on climate change I do not mention it very much. My mother was an environmentalist for sure being conscious of the changes in our world and being a conserver of...
View ArticleKayaking and walking
We are enjoying the kayaking and walking most days. Although it is warm at the moment, the walk has been very helpful to my foot which is gradually getting stronger and stronger. I am putting in...
View ArticleOn being old
I am old now approaching seventy seven years. Seven years ago when I turned seventy I wrote in my blog thinking that I would be really slowing down with my research by the time I was stretching up...
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Looking at Blake and an Anne Cole who were said to have married circa 1320s
There is a tree on Geni which I have looked at a number of times but it appears to be based on the research of Horatio Gates Somerby who has been shown to have created genealogies in the Blake family...
View ArticleUnderstanding Emmigration
Growing up with two grandparents who lived in England to adulthood, gave me a certain perspective on how English people regard emigration at least in the time frame that my grandparents came to Canada....
View ArticleTask to be done after Edward's Celebration of Life
Unfortunately I wasn't asked for the Cremation Certificate after interring Edward in the Columbarium on the 5th of August but the marvels of modern computers let me send that information in as a scan....
View ArticleContinuing with Understanding Emigration
I did not complete my review yesterday of the applicable documents in the Calendar of Patent Rolls and will complete that today. Number Year Month Day Place Prefix Surname Forename...
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Wiltshire Subsidies
I will spend a little time looking to see where I might see the Wiltshire Subsidies online. I bought the Subsidies for Devon and Somerset and have them on a CD but Wiltshire never was a place where I...
View ArticleParish Records - Burbage
I will look at the Parish Records for Burbage and for Calne.Burbage commences in 1561BaptismsJohn Blake baptized 26 Feb 1566 son of Richard and Joan BlakeGeorge Blake baptized last day of September...
View ArticleSwimming and kayaking
Two great exercises - swimming and kayaking have made for a fun weekend. Exercise is the best mental health treatment in the world I often think. Do I Need mental health treatment? I think we all need...
View ArticleHistorical look back at Homo sapiens
Defending women is a normal stance in the homo sapiens population. After all they bear the next generation within themselves so not protecting them is shooting yourself in the foot. When an entire...
View ArticleRain today; no golfing
We planned this as our golfing outing but not likely as it looks like rain all day which is very needed. The ground is still so very dry. The weather patterns are out of whack and put out of whack by...
View ArticleSlowly getting everything in place
Gradually I am sorting to make it easier for me to get at things and to have empty surfaces for cleaning. Today I have now accomplished that for several rooms and will continue the good work. The...
View ArticlePincombe-Pinkham Newsletter Volume 7, Issue 4, 2022
Pincombe-Pinkham Newsletter Volume 7, Issue 4, 2022Table of Contents1. Discussion: The Pincombes of South Molton 2. Landkey Parish Records continued3. North Molton Parish Records...
View ArticleSeptember is with us once again
September once again and it has arrived as a bright sunny day. But life is too busy for golfing today but maybe tomorrow, time will tell. Often it is a last minute decision so maybe yes; maybe no. We...
View ArticleNine degrees celsius this morning
A cool September morning to start the day but with bright sunshine. The Fall is just around the corner and all that heat of summer is moving away from us. Since I grew up in humid southwestern Ontario...
View ArticleOur Wedding Anniversary
This would have been our 56th Wedding Anniversary and I have celebrated that by donating to the support of the Ottawa Branch of Ontario Ancestors for the use of the library. I received the latest...
View ArticleBlake family in the Calne, Wiltshire area in the 1200s,1300s,1400s
I did a search on Blake in Wiltshire; just a blanket search to see what I would find. I have done this before when I was looking for a specific item but this time I am just observing and each year the...
View ArticleChurch on YouTube
Church on YouTube today and as usual Christ Church Cathedral does a beautiful job with a very meaningful service. Our duty to God is how I view my Christianity. That is the most important duty that I...
View ArticleA continuing look at the Blake family in Calne
The set of records that I was beginning to discuss on the Blake family in Calne and elsewhere have proven to be rather interesting. They run from 1302 to 1472. Number Name Place Nearest year...
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