User:Cv-s

Rootschat
I strongly suggest anyone interested in genealogy (so everyone on Familypedia?) to check out and maybe join Rootschat (it's free). It not only gives links, but you can ask general enquiries (eg How much would a tailor earn, mid 1800's?) or for assistance (eg Please help finding George Tickner in 1871 census). You can also help others with their enquiries, and this is always responded to with appreciation.

I am not affiliated with Rootschat, I just think it's a great site and don't want anyone to miss out on it.


 * It should therefore have its own page here; even "pay" sites have their own pages here. (But if all that Rootschat does is what you have said, you can do all of that here too.) -- Robin Patterson (Talk) 12:59, July 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll create that page; could you have a look at it and see if it's fine. Cv-s 14:29, July 16, 2011 (UTC)

One Name Studies
One Name Studies I am affiliated or interested in.


 * Penfold - via Elizabeth Penfold (1850-1922); http://www.penfoldgenealogy.com/
 * Hagg*r - via Martha Hagger (1845-1929); http://www.hagger.info/
 * Tivey - via Jessie Tivey (1910-1976); http://www.tiveyfamilytree.com/
 * Fentiman - via Thomas Hyde Fentiman (1756-1818); http://www.one-name.org/cgi-bin/searchrequest.cgi
 * Sedgwick - via Jane Sedgwick (1883-1979);


 * They are all, I hope, mentioned on their surname article pages here (with Hagg*r on more than one). -- Robin Patterson (Talk) 12:59, July 16, 2011 (UTC)

Interesting Ancestors
I don't have any famous direct ancestors as far as I know. But nevertheless some have led interesting, saddening or inspirational lives.


 * Ann Usher (1769-1871) - Ann was a poor servant from Kent. She married a labourer and worked as a laundress in Clapham. However, she had an affair with a merchant which resulted in a baby girl. She had many children, all but one illegitimate. She lived a long life of hard work, dying just before reaching 102.


 * William Haggar (1824-1902) - Like his father and grandfather before him, William continued the family tradition afer his father died of serving as parish clerk of Norton, Hertfordshire. He and his wife, a benevolent couple, reared several grandchildren and nephews and nieces.


 * Francis Blunt (1857-1882) - The son of shoe finishers, Frank, as he was known, was one in a large family of shoemakers. His grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and siblings were all in the trade. However, Frank had a dream of a better life. He opened a fishmongers shop in Westminster and brought up a daughter with his wife. They were happy but it didn't last long. Frank died aged only 24; his dream coming to an end.


 * George Whittle (1877-1945) - George received no education. When he was eleven, he and his father went to Weybridge on a horse and cart to build roads. George worked very hard on low incomes, as a teaboy, miller and labourer to support his wife and thirteen children. They all lived in a four bedroom house with George's brother, sister-in-law and nephew.

Ancestors in 1881 census - *Work in Progress*
It is interesting to look at all my ancestors on different lines, where they were and what their lives were like at the exact same time.

Click on their gender to go to their pages.