Geoff's Genealogy Blog
Tuesday October 18th, 2011 | Geoff
The title of this post says it all really. My thanks to Helen and Alex for all their hard work in designing and making over this website. The old site served us well for several years, but there is no doubt that this new look site is a big improvement…
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Monday October 10th, 2011 | Geoff
The highlight of September has to be the week we spent in France, in the beautiful Aveyron countryside. Fabulous weather, lovely food and some really stunning places to visit ensured that we had a smashing break. We thought that was our summer finished, but with its usual unpredictability the British…
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Tuesday September 20th, 2011 | Geoff
A couple of weeks ago we went to a Jamboree of the Maliphant clan, which was held at Upton Castle in Pembrokeshire www.uptoncastle.co.uk. Whereas the reunion that we organised in June was a gathering of people descended from one couple – the parents of John Bankes’ Rand siblings – this…
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Tuesday September 20th, 2011 | Geoff
July has been a busy month. In the first part of the month we were in Austria, enjoying a few days holiday in wonderful scenery and lovely weather. He had a super time, and included in our stay a visit to Salzburg, birthplace of one of my heroes – Wolfgang…
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Thursday June 23rd, 2011 | Geoff
Our Reunion of John Bankes’ Descendants took place last Saturday, 18th June 21011, at Coulsdon United Football Club’s clubhouse in South London. After a downpour the previous day, which caused difficult travelling conditions for some of the attendees, the weather on the big day was much improved – showery with…
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Wednesday June 1st, 2011 | Geoff
On 19 May I went on the Shropshire Family History Society coach trip to the National Archives, at Kew. I had a few things to reprise there, plus one new source to look at. Some years ago my daughter, Helen, went to Kew and researched the Admiralty records relating to…
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Monday May 9th, 2011 | Geoff
I’m a bit late writing this blog entry, the result of a couple of days’ sojourn in Carmarthenshire. We had a great time in South Wales, and included in our crowded itinerary re-visits to three graveyards of significance to the Welsh branch of the Bankes Pedigree. Why revisit these graveyards?…
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Friday April 8th, 2011 | Geoff
I seem to say the same every month, but for sure the past month has passed so quickly. It’s hard to believe that we are in April already, and here in the UK the gardens and hedgerows are all breaking into vibrant growth. A lovely sight to see, to be…
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Tuesday March 1st, 2011 | Geoff
I signed my will early in this month. I had decided to revise the will I made about 25 years ago to reflect changed circumstances, not least the fact that our children are now grown up.It was a pretty straightforward procedure; the job was done & dusted in a trice,…
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Tuesday February 1st, 2011 | Geoff
I’ve done very little research in January. I’ve been pretty well occupied preparing the next issue of the Shropshire Family History Society Journal, and what other time has been available I’ve spent updating files for the Geoff’s Genealogy website. My work on Thomas Hunt Doctor page of the website has…