A letter from home The theme this time is letters and diaries. My family has a collection of letters that were written to my 3 x grand uncle Charles Stuart. And I thought I would share one of my favourites. A little bit about Charles. He was born in 1819 in Abernethy and Kincardine, Scotland. …
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The Surprise Relative I like many other people have done a DNA test with Ancestry. I am fully aware that some people only do the test to see what the ethnicity result is. But even with that in mind, it didn’t stop me messaging my closest matches. Some replied, and quite a few did not. …
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Overcoming Adversity: Hubert Karol Susek The theme this time is Challenge. I decided to write about my paternal grandfather Hubert Karol SUSEK (1926-2003). He overcame a few challenges early in his life. For example, he lived in Nazi-occupied Germany. He also faced the death of his father and forced labour. He left Poland behind and …
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The Overlooked Polish Side of my Family Tree This weeks theme is overlooked, which person have I overlooked? Well it's not so much of a person than a side of my tree. My grandfather Hubert Karol SUSEK (1926-2003) was born in Poland. I do not know much about this branch of my family. I have …
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Moria Elizabeth Stuart – Madam/The Witch This weeks theme is “Nickname”. There aren’t very many nicknames in our family. There are plenty of variations of names, i.e. Bert, Rob or Robbie for Robert, Alex or Sandy for Alexander, Nell or Nellie for Helen etc. The one nickname I came across was for my maternal Granny …
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