On to the 1861 Census
Completed looking at the 1841 and 1851 census with just three people from 1841 missing on the 1851 census that I could not locate with a death or a marriage. I have not yet checked emigration but will...
View ArticleCleaning week begins and the 1861 Census has been completed
Another cleaning week begins and once again the vacuum is where it needs to be. Wish I had thought of this years ago but then I used to do it all in one day when I was younger and then I paid my...
View ArticleYellow gold sunrise in the east
This morning there is a yellow gold sunrise in the east and the winter sunrise continues probably for at least another month but it is earlier now at 6:45 in the morning. It is very clear this morning...
View ArticleCleaning done for another week and on to the Pincombe-Pinkham Newsletter
Another successful week of cleaning and it does keep the dust down especially in the winter. I hate to spend my days sneezing! Although cleaning is not my favourite task it is a necessary one. Plus it...
View ArticleContemplation and how that effects the work one does
I always say a good run bring out the best in the thinking process. Working on the Pincombe-Pinkham Newsletter and I decided that I should reproduce the 16 charts (actually reduced somewhat from that...
View ArticleI wonder why people are ringing doorbells
I had a second incidence of an individual ringing my doorbell and then when I do answer it and it is obvious I am not expecting anyone they look at the number (which is very large) and say they have...
View ArticleSubsidy of 1524-1527
Another interesting set of images I took at Kew in 2013 for the Devon Subsidy of 1524-1527. North MoltonWilliam Pencombe G 2John Pencombe G 5 Thomas Pencombe W 1South...
View ArticleAnd it rages on
The Bible Reading today brought me back once again in my mind to the illegal and deadly war that Russia has produced in Ukraine. In 2 Peter 1 it is authored likely by St Peter but with the aid of...
View ArticleThe mystery of George Pincombe (d 1610)
Perhaps this is a good time to try and sort out George Pincombe and his named brother (on the original Chart 1-2 William Pincombe who was rather well known in this time frame. This William married...
View ArticleHaving an active mind
I think in the long run it is good to have a very active mind. Mine just becomes active sometimes in the middle of the night. I used to proofread then for a couple of hours whilst the house was all...
View ArticleThe value of routine
Flexibility versus routine is really the way most people live I think but I can always be corrected on that. I prefer routine not so much because I need routine in my life but more so that I can...
View ArticleBeautiful sunrise but cold again
Only minus 14 degrees celsius at 7:30 a.m. this morning and we are promised a snowfall later today. The laneway all melted out so ready for the next deluge. Cleaning all accomplished yesterday and will...
View ArticleAsh Wednesday - 2023
As we enter the most sacred time in the Church Year which culminates in Holy Week and Easter Sunday, may God bless the world and give us the strength to deal with those who care only about themselves...
View ArticlePincombe-Pinkham Newsletter completed
I have completed the Pincombe-Pinkham Newsletter surprisingly this week. I did not think it would be possible but what I had planned to do - Chart 2 can not happen. I do not have all the material that...
View ArticleBack to Siderfin
I discovered that the website https://westcountrybooks.com/ permits downloads of some very interesting items including the 1524-7 Devon Lay Subsidy. With that now in hand I was able to check out...
View ArticleContinuing with Siderfin and the Census
Another good day on Siderfin with the 1891 and 1901 reviewed and on to the 1911 which I started. I still need to find the "missing ones" who are perhaps misspelled. I should be able to find them more...
View ArticleMoving forward and looking back
Sunday, Lent 1 and it is a time of moving forward and looking back. I tend to concentrate more on the moving forward but Lent does have us look back over the life of Jesus as we approach slowly but...
View ArticleThe Nazi Psychopathic Putin lives in an illusion
Definitely one could tell the Nazi Psychopathic Putin that we have no interest in Russia; we do not do trade with Russia we do not permit Russians to have a Visa to come here although have welcomed...
View ArticleLent Without Borders
I receive in my Inbox every morning from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund an email with guided thoughts each morning and this Email is labeled "Lent without borders + an individual who...
View ArticleThe United Nations is our Solidarity
Reading through the "Lent without Borders" email today and the theme this year for Lent is "Love that Heals and Empowers." Dr. Evrard Nahimana has chosen "solidarity" as his topic of value today. What...
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