You may remember that, a few months ago, we posted a blog about two ‘unknown men’ who were admitted to Herrison in 1904. One was later found out to be Horace Edward Scanlan, an engineer from Poole, and the other claimed to be Henry Octavius Keegan, an Irish-American who had gone out with two women… Read more A Man Unknown (part 2)
The Poor Laws existed in England and Wales between the late 16th century and the 20th century in some form or another. Before their introduction, beggars and vagrancy were increasingly viewed as a problem that needed to be dealt with, so a system was created to help the ‘deserving poor’ and punish the ‘undeserving poor’… Read more The Overseers and the Old Poor Law
The history of Tyneham in the present tends to focus on its military turning point during the Second World War, when the villagers were evacuated in December 1943 by the military and were not allowed to return post-war. Even now, councils and associations as far as Portsmouth are in deliberations about how to restore the… Read more 13 Years Old and 14 Miles Out: Ann Gillett, the Husbandry Apprentice
June has been Gypsy Romany and Traveller month, and we have previously shared with you various blogs charting some of the challenges in identifying members of the GRT community in historical records. This week we wanted to share the memories of Jean Matthews, a member of the GRT community, about her life at Heavenly Bottom.… Read more Heavenly Bottom: Memories of Jean Matthews (part 2)
June has been Gypsy Romany and Traveller month, and we have already shared with you various blogs charting some of the challenges in identifying members of the GRT community in historical records. This week we wanted to share the memories of Jean Matthews, a member of the GRT community, about her life at Heavenly Bottom…… Read more Heavenly Bottom: Memories of Jean Matthews (part 1)
Throughout June we have shared with you some of the different problems you might encounter when researching your Gypsy Romany Traveller ancestors, and tried to explain why these problems might exist. In the fourth and final part of these blogs, our volunteer has offered one final place you might want to search to find out… Read more Researching Travellers in Newspapers
In our previous blogs we have introduced you to some of the problems when looking for names of Gypsy, Romany and Traveller ancestors, as well as some of the issues of searching through the censuses. In this blog, our volunteer has taken a look at some of the problems the censuses had when recording occupations…… Read more What do you do? The occupations of Gypsy Romany Travellers
Welcome to the seventh part of our series exploring the history of Icen Cottage, Fordington. In previous blogs, we have introduced you to the cottage, shown you some of the earliest documents relating to the cottage, discussed some of the problems when trying to identify the people who lived in the cottage, introduced George Cull as one of… Read more Icen Cottage – The Lock family and a Hardy connection
In our last Gypsy Romany and Traveller blog, we took a quick look at some of the problems you might encounter when beginning your research into any GRT ancestors. This time, our volunteer has taken a look at some of the problems when searching for people on the census… — One of the many advantages… Read more Missing from the Census
June is Gypsy Romany and Traveller History Month, and during the month we will be sharing four blogs written by a DHC volunteer and professional genealogist about the challenges and unique features of researching GRT family. You can find further information about researching GRT ancestors and about some specific families at The Romany and Traveller… Read more Gypsy Romany and Traveller History Month at Dorset History Centre
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