Jane Hough 🌳🧬🏡
@allthosebefore.bsky.social
Family historian, blogger, podcast guest and speaker. Pharos student. Also Mum, wife, and full-time public servant of 33 years and counting. Fuelled alternatively by coffee and wine.
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #OnePlaceStudy
www.allthosebefore.org.uk
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #OnePlaceStudy
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Several people have commented about Ancestry's updated #DNA ethnicity estimates over the past 24 hours. I've written a short blog post about how mine have changed. To sum up: more Dutch, no longer Scottish. I also stand in solidarity with the people of #Yorkshire!
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In this house, New Year’s Eve means watching ‘Mamma Mia!’
Also, eating an indecent number of Lebküchen and drinking wine.
I may or may not make midnight, and I don’t really care either way.
Also, eating an indecent number of Lebküchen and drinking wine.
I may or may not make midnight, and I don’t really care either way.
December 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
In this house, New Year’s Eve means watching ‘Mamma Mia!’
Also, eating an indecent number of Lebküchen and drinking wine.
I may or may not make midnight, and I don’t really care either way.
Also, eating an indecent number of Lebküchen and drinking wine.
I may or may not make midnight, and I don’t really care either way.
I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions, but I do intend to dust off my #OnePlaceStudy in 2026 and share some stories from The Lew in #TunbridgeWells. No excuses - it’s right on my doorstep! I passed through only this morning.
December 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions, but I do intend to dust off my #OnePlaceStudy in 2026 and share some stories from The Lew in #TunbridgeWells. No excuses - it’s right on my doorstep! I passed through only this morning.
It’s rather late in the day to post, but here’s the shrine of St Thomas of Canterbury on the day of his commemoration.
December 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It’s rather late in the day to post, but here’s the shrine of St Thomas of Canterbury on the day of his commemoration.
That wonderful moment when your husband's new #DNA match and double 3rd cousin emails you a hand-drawn family tree. Bizarrely enough, I already have a photocopy of the left-hand half which was in my late mother-in-law's papers! #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Cheshire
December 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
That wonderful moment when your husband's new #DNA match and double 3rd cousin emails you a hand-drawn family tree. Bizarrely enough, I already have a photocopy of the left-hand half which was in my late mother-in-law's papers! #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Cheshire
Hoping I can attend this one in 2026!
Lincolnshire Family History Society will be in attendance
#genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #ancestors #lincolnshire
#genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry #ancestors #lincolnshire
December 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Hoping I can attend this one in 2026!
Normal routines have returned.
Men: shouting at the rugby on TV 🤦🏼♀️
Me: escaping to the study to do some #FamilyHistory research. 😂
Men: shouting at the rugby on TV 🤦🏼♀️
Me: escaping to the study to do some #FamilyHistory research. 😂
December 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Normal routines have returned.
Men: shouting at the rugby on TV 🤦🏼♀️
Me: escaping to the study to do some #FamilyHistory research. 😂
Men: shouting at the rugby on TV 🤦🏼♀️
Me: escaping to the study to do some #FamilyHistory research. 😂
Back home in Kent now having visited family in both Worcestershire and Cambridgeshire. Now busy with laundry, finding homes for presents, and trying to find the energy for a party this evening!
December 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Back home in Kent now having visited family in both Worcestershire and Cambridgeshire. Now busy with laundry, finding homes for presents, and trying to find the energy for a party this evening!
Now at my parents’ for a couple of days. Can anyone shed any light on the background to this Christmas card / decoration? We think the illustration might be of Italian origin (or style). The inscription is to my Mum from my Great-Grandmother (1875-1971). 1/2
December 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Now at my parents’ for a couple of days. Can anyone shed any light on the background to this Christmas card / decoration? We think the illustration might be of Italian origin (or style). The inscription is to my Mum from my Great-Grandmother (1875-1971). 1/2
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Does anyone know why lots of Germans seem to have moved to Brazil circa 1880? TIA.
December 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Does anyone know why lots of Germans seem to have moved to Brazil circa 1880? TIA.
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It was lovely to escape the noise of extended family for an hour and be just our own family unit for an hour.
December 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It was lovely to escape the noise of extended family for an hour and be just our own family unit for an hour.
And finally, before I sort of step away for a few days, here’s my most unusual Christmas card. The sender is the artist - a family friend.
December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
And finally, before I sort of step away for a few days, here’s my most unusual Christmas card. The sender is the artist - a family friend.
It’s hard to choose a favourite Christmas carol, but ‘O, Holy Night’ is right up there. It’s not one I greet up with, and have only sung it a couple of times - it’s more of a choral one than for congregational singing.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=gTFG...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=gTFG...
O Holy Night | Carols from King's 2017
O Holy Night is on our best-selling album: http://smarturl.it/100yearsof9lc Preview: O Holy Night from BBC Carols from King's 2017. Broadcast in the UK on Christmas Eve 2017. Music by A. Adam, arr. J. Rutter Distributed under licence from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It’s hard to choose a favourite Christmas carol, but ‘O, Holy Night’ is right up there. It’s not one I greet up with, and have only sung it a couple of times - it’s more of a choral one than for congregational singing.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=gTFG...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=gTFG...
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Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
December 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
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Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
Sending Christmas greetings to all my friends. What an amazing #Genealogy community we’ve built here on #BlueSky! Special hugs to those for whom Christmas may be bittersweet because of loved ones no longer at the table.
December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sending Christmas greetings to all my friends. What an amazing #Genealogy community we’ve built here on #BlueSky! Special hugs to those for whom Christmas may be bittersweet because of loved ones no longer at the table.
Parcel delivery this afternoon. I’d bought some gaiters for Mr H for Christmas, given that muddy dog walks are pretty much a daily occurrence this time of year.
The teenager looks at me blankly: “gators, are they like crocs?”
Oh, how I laughed! 🤣🤣🤣
The teenager looks at me blankly: “gators, are they like crocs?”
Oh, how I laughed! 🤣🤣🤣
December 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Parcel delivery this afternoon. I’d bought some gaiters for Mr H for Christmas, given that muddy dog walks are pretty much a daily occurrence this time of year.
The teenager looks at me blankly: “gators, are they like crocs?”
Oh, how I laughed! 🤣🤣🤣
The teenager looks at me blankly: “gators, are they like crocs?”
Oh, how I laughed! 🤣🤣🤣
I couldn’t wait and bought the hardback version. I read it in three days, and what a rollercoaster of a plot it was! Absolutely top class sleuthing from Morton. 🥰
Thanks to everyone who has purchased The Hop-Picker Murders. It's currently riding in the top ten of the Historical Mysteries, Private Investigator and Historical Thriller charts. Thank you! Hope you are enjoying Morton's latest adventure! ☺️
December 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I couldn’t wait and bought the hardback version. I read it in three days, and what a rollercoaster of a plot it was! Absolutely top class sleuthing from Morton. 🥰
I’ve joined a few of these sessions this year and have learned absolutely loads about old handwriting.
Unlock the past, one word at a time. Manuscript Mondays are monthly online Palaeography Classes - pay as you go, friendly, and open to all levels.
👉 Email manuscriptmondays@gmail.com to reserve your place
#Palaeography #FamilyHistory #Archives #Manuscripts
👉 Email manuscriptmondays@gmail.com to reserve your place
#Palaeography #FamilyHistory #Archives #Manuscripts
December 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I’ve joined a few of these sessions this year and have learned absolutely loads about old handwriting.
Currently sipping on a glass of Madeira. I *had* to buy it to make a diced terrine for Christmas.
December 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Currently sipping on a glass of Madeira. I *had* to buy it to make a diced terrine for Christmas.
Mr H gets Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.
The number 1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. I’m really not sure how this will translate! 🫣
a man in a pink shirt is dancing with a woman in a white dress at a party .
Alt: A scene from the 1970s film ‘Grease’. John Travolta in a pink shirt is dancing with Olivia Newton John in a white dress at a party.
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Mr H gets Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.
The number 1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. I’m really not sure how this will translate! 🫣
a man in a pink shirt is dancing with a woman in a white dress at a party .
Alt: A scene from the 1970s film ‘Grease’. John Travolta in a pink shirt is dancing with Olivia Newton John in a white dress at a party.
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The number 1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. I’m really not sure how this will translate! 🫣
Christmas traditions slowly change and adapt over time. For many years we had a full-size tree in the front bay window. Then we had the kitchen extension and opted for a tree there instead, with furniture moving into the sitting room to make space. With home-working becoming entrenched, we now/next
December 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Christmas traditions slowly change and adapt over time. For many years we had a full-size tree in the front bay window. Then we had the kitchen extension and opted for a tree there instead, with furniture moving into the sitting room to make space. With home-working becoming entrenched, we now/next
Sorry; I completely forgot about #GenHour. Exciting news with Mr H’s #DNA results arriving. Two (known) 1Cs on his match list, and some unknown 2Cs. Also interesting developments around the tree of his 1C1R too. It’s all rather complicated, but sometimes it takes a mistake to find the right answer.
December 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM