Stories – Aud's Stuff

Frank Mollison

It always amazes me how much you can learn about the world from exploring your family’s story. My great uncle Frank was a British Home Child. I had never heard of such a thing before. Basically children were sent from England to the colonies … over a very long period of time … to becomeContinue reading “Frank Mollison”

Mary Ann Burnett

My paternal great grandmother was born on this day in 1848 in Waterloo, in what is now Ontario … She was a twin, and one of ten children born to Samuel Burnett and Margaret Gerrie. She married Robert Law in April of 1873. They had nine children. Their son Alexander Hamilton Law was my grandfather.Continue reading “Mary Ann Burnett”

Thorny Questions

I’ve been so busy trying to find answers, I don’t seem to have time for much else. And, I never seem to catch up… there is always a new question to answer. My family tree now has more than 2,000 people in it, and often when Ancestry sends me hints I no longer know whoContinue reading “Thorny Questions”

Shipwrights Arms

Remember Mary Ann? She and her husband George William Hodge ran the above tavern for just over two decades in Ramsgate, Kent, England from 1850 when it opened to 1871, the year George died. The previous Shipwrights Arms in Ramsgate had been run by the Harlow family. It seems to have closed its doors inContinue reading “Shipwrights Arms”

Victor Dutaillis?

In family tree research, I am reminded, again, that just One record can change everything. A cascading effect … It seems Auguste is not the man I seek. Victor is. Victor and Auguste Dutaillis arrive almost simultaneously in the United Kingdom about 1793: fleeing the chaos in France. Victor settles in London; Auguste in Edinburgh.Continue reading “Victor Dutaillis?”

Remembering

November 11, 2020 is my first Remembrance Day without my father. He served in WWII on the HMCS Ettrick. He never talked of the war when I was a child. By the time I was born, it was long past. As he got older, memories of his youth became more important. Once mom was inContinue reading “Remembering”