Jane Deeley Family History
@jdfamilyhistory.bsky.social
Enthusiastic amateur #FamilyHistory researcher with a day job.
#Ancestry in SW, SE and E England, Scotland & Ireland - 8 GGPs from 8 different areas!
Always hoping to have more time for #Genealogy research.
Always learning.
#Ancestry in SW, SE and E England, Scotland & Ireland - 8 GGPs from 8 different areas!
Always hoping to have more time for #Genealogy research.
Always learning.
Finally cracked a brick wall today after 13 years! Tracked down the girl my grandfather married (bigamously!) back in the 30s. Knew her name, had the marriage certificate but no father’s name or birth place. Today I have found her birth, mother’s family and later marriage. #NeverGiveUp !
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November 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Finally cracked a brick wall today after 13 years! Tracked down the girl my grandfather married (bigamously!) back in the 30s. Knew her name, had the marriage certificate but no father’s name or birth place. Today I have found her birth, mother’s family and later marriage. #NeverGiveUp !
Delighted to add another new name to my tree today as my cousin has just become a grandmother for the first time! Don’t forget - trees go forward as well as back!
November 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Delighted to add another new name to my tree today as my cousin has just become a grandmother for the first time! Don’t forget - trees go forward as well as back!
My lovely maternal grandad was born 129 years ago today 🩶
September 1, 2025 at 7:26 AM
My lovely maternal grandad was born 129 years ago today 🩶
Enjoyed a day at Blists Hill Victorian town today and learnt some fascinating facts about pharmacies, young women’s teeth and green candles for mines. (Not connected, I hasten to add!)
August 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Enjoyed a day at Blists Hill Victorian town today and learnt some fascinating facts about pharmacies, young women’s teeth and green candles for mines. (Not connected, I hasten to add!)
North- Reykjavik, Iceland
South- Mombasa, Kenya
East - Mombasa, Kenya
West - Maui, Hawaii USA
South- Mombasa, Kenya
East - Mombasa, Kenya
West - Maui, Hawaii USA
August 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
North- Reykjavik, Iceland
South- Mombasa, Kenya
East - Mombasa, Kenya
West - Maui, Hawaii USA
South- Mombasa, Kenya
East - Mombasa, Kenya
West - Maui, Hawaii USA
My paternal 2x GGF was baptised on this day 200 years ago. He brought my family name to the south of England when he took up a position as a gardener in Wilts and then Dorset. A huge journey for a young man in the 1840s
![Image of Scottish OPR reads “July 17 [1825] Duncan Menzies and Euphemia McGregor had a son baptised James”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eo65ifqi7wb2dlgorzm4zhhp/bafkreic6m4yx4lkjyuvo6tgt26bjzoifz7xktpi6i4fe3tve6bp3wedkla@jpeg)
July 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My paternal 2x GGF was baptised on this day 200 years ago. He brought my family name to the south of England when he took up a position as a gardener in Wilts and then Dorset. A huge journey for a young man in the 1840s
Really enjoyed being part of this and being able to commemorate Martha Croucher. A life cut short too early, and seemingly full of troubles but still important to remember her.
A feast of new stories for you www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/new-sto... #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #WomensHistory #SocialHistory includes extended story of the Morland Sisters #QuakerHistory @womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social
New Stories from Dorchester Prison and Elsewhere
We have added nine more Dorchester Prison stories to the website today. Here you can read about Ann Chard, Martha Croucher, Margaret Louisa Dredge, Ellen Mary Dunn, Amelia Hyde, Louisa Martin, Carolin...
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May 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Really enjoyed being part of this and being able to commemorate Martha Croucher. A life cut short too early, and seemingly full of troubles but still important to remember her.
A frustrating day yesterday spent adding more to & writing up a 2G uncle previously added to tree. Lots about his work as a coachman/chauffeur, WW1 service in the RAVC, maps of the places he lived & worked, spouse etc (no children) …
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May 6, 2025 at 6:34 AM
A frustrating day yesterday spent adding more to & writing up a 2G uncle previously added to tree. Lots about his work as a coachman/chauffeur, WW1 service in the RAVC, maps of the places he lived & worked, spouse etc (no children) …
Thanks to this dad for clarifying his family and acknowledging his missing child - makes the research just a bit easier!
April 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Thanks to this dad for clarifying his family and acknowledging his missing child - makes the research just a bit easier!
My favourite part of my family tree! 🩷 71 years ago today my parents married. It was Easter Saturday and apparently quite chilly. (Mum’s godmother shocked she wasn’t wearing a vest!) Younger here than my children are now. Both sadly gone.
April 17, 2025 at 6:50 AM
My favourite part of my family tree! 🩷 71 years ago today my parents married. It was Easter Saturday and apparently quite chilly. (Mum’s godmother shocked she wasn’t wearing a vest!) Younger here than my children are now. Both sadly gone.
Looking forward to joining the #FewForgottenWomen project today. I have my subject’s name and can’t wait to find and tell her story. (Couple of errands to run first, then I shall be diving in!) @afewforgottenwomen.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Looking forward to joining the #FewForgottenWomen project today. I have my subject’s name and can’t wait to find and tell her story. (Couple of errands to run first, then I shall be diving in!) @afewforgottenwomen.bsky.social
Looking forward to a trip to the south coast this weekend. Wildlife for him and genealogy for her. (Let’s hope we’re not swamped by the footie fans!) 🚐 🦆🌳
March 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Looking forward to a trip to the south coast this weekend. Wildlife for him and genealogy for her. (Let’s hope we’re not swamped by the footie fans!) 🚐 🦆🌳
OTD 1880 my GGM Emma Jane was born in Norfolk, England. She was 3rd of 8 children, with only 2 surviving infancy. Her older half-brother was a British Home Child who 'disappears' from records in Manitoba c.1901. Her mother died when she was 12 and her father, a mariner remarried 3 years later. (1/3)
February 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
OTD 1880 my GGM Emma Jane was born in Norfolk, England. She was 3rd of 8 children, with only 2 surviving infancy. Her older half-brother was a British Home Child who 'disappears' from records in Manitoba c.1901. Her mother died when she was 12 and her father, a mariner remarried 3 years later. (1/3)
Adding to our family story - 97 years old today!
February 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Adding to our family story - 97 years old today!
A Saturday night pondering: I have loads of male ancestors in my tree called John, Henry, Thomas, Richard, George, James, Edward, William etc, & these names are echoed in parish records I find from 1500s on. Why so few males named Peter in England (at least in the south, where I'm looking)? 🤔
February 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A Saturday night pondering: I have loads of male ancestors in my tree called John, Henry, Thomas, Richard, George, James, Edward, William etc, & these names are echoed in parish records I find from 1500s on. Why so few males named Peter in England (at least in the south, where I'm looking)? 🤔
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2024 saw 27,000 photos taken and 129 species encountered. But which one wins the award for my encounter of the year?
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My annual encounter of the year award 2024. What species wins the prize? - Steve Deeley
My annual encounter of the year award 2024. What species wins the prize?
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December 31, 2024 at 8:45 PM
2024 saw 27,000 photos taken and 129 species encountered. But which one wins the award for my encounter of the year?
stevedeeley.com/my-annual-en...
#ukbirding
#ukwildlife
#birds
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#nature
#naturephotography
#UKnature
stevedeeley.com/my-annual-en...
#ukbirding
#ukwildlife
#birds
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#nature
#naturephotography
#UKnature
Browsing some Surrey PRs from early 1600s. Sad to see so many servants, children and even wives with no recorded name in the burial records #FamilyHistory
![Text from 1608 burial record reads “The viii day was buried [blank] page servant to Jacob Mowswett.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eo65ifqi7wb2dlgorzm4zhhp/bafkreicrpauzyhbd4xixfu23vrjd7of7wlu3bmccp5leo3ya3nv2fwmfj4@jpeg)
January 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Browsing some Surrey PRs from early 1600s. Sad to see so many servants, children and even wives with no recorded name in the burial records #FamilyHistory
At the funeral for husband’s uncle yesterday. We’ve not had much contact over the years (v different from my family!) but it was great to meet cousins again & add a few new ones! Had them researched & added to his tree in the car before we got home, as he predicted 🤣 #genealogy
January 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
At the funeral for husband’s uncle yesterday. We’ve not had much contact over the years (v different from my family!) but it was great to meet cousins again & add a few new ones! Had them researched & added to his tree in the car before we got home, as he predicted 🤣 #genealogy
Recently found a new name to add to my maternal line which has led to a large batch of wills online from 1500s onwards for individuals with the surname. Trying to pull out all the names & relationships to unravel the families.
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December 31, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Recently found a new name to add to my maternal line which has led to a large batch of wills online from 1500s onwards for individuals with the surname. Trying to pull out all the names & relationships to unravel the families.
Wishing all friends old and new a very happy Christmas!
(Card posted Christmas 1906 to a distant relative)
(Card posted Christmas 1906 to a distant relative)
December 23, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Wishing all friends old and new a very happy Christmas!
(Card posted Christmas 1906 to a distant relative)
(Card posted Christmas 1906 to a distant relative)
Always a good reminder to consider the reliability of information you find. Who recorded it? Who did they get it from? Was it their information or on behalf of someone else? How long after the event? Was it copied from somewhere else? What was it going to be used for? (Might they have ‘fibbed’?!)
Today's #genealogy tip of the day: a reminder about original, derivative, primary, and secondary. In a nutshell: sources are original or derivative. Information is primary or secondary. genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/20...
Primary, Secondary, Original, and Derivative - Genealogy Tip of the Day
A reminder: In current genealogy parlance sources (record books, vital records, marriage records, etc.) are said to be original or derivative. Original records are ones that are in their "first form."...
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December 12, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Always a good reminder to consider the reliability of information you find. Who recorded it? Who did they get it from? Was it their information or on behalf of someone else? How long after the event? Was it copied from somewhere else? What was it going to be used for? (Might they have ‘fibbed’?!)
Late to the party... always knew there was a great spread - 8 different counties for 8 GGPs, but good to see it visually like this #genealogy. My children born in another county not listed here already.
November 28, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Late to the party... always knew there was a great spread - 8 different counties for 8 GGPs, but good to see it visually like this #genealogy. My children born in another county not listed here already.
Just pushed back another couple of generations on one of my Surrey lines and bingo! My 6xGGF left a will which I've found on Ancestry. Hello, Edward Peto and family. (Know what I'm going to be working on for the next few days!)
November 19, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Just pushed back another couple of generations on one of my Surrey lines and bingo! My 6xGGF left a will which I've found on Ancestry. Hello, Edward Peto and family. (Know what I'm going to be working on for the next few days!)
#Genealogy Bluesky intro:
Years researching: Around 15
Hobbyist or pro: 'just' hobby
Wildest discovery: My grandfather's other wives and family that no-one knew about (he died before I was born) 😮
My niche/s: Interested in finding more about pro gardeners & British Home Children 🌻
Years researching: Around 15
Hobbyist or pro: 'just' hobby
Wildest discovery: My grandfather's other wives and family that no-one knew about (he died before I was born) 😮
My niche/s: Interested in finding more about pro gardeners & British Home Children 🌻
November 17, 2024 at 9:15 PM
#Genealogy Bluesky intro:
Years researching: Around 15
Hobbyist or pro: 'just' hobby
Wildest discovery: My grandfather's other wives and family that no-one knew about (he died before I was born) 😮
My niche/s: Interested in finding more about pro gardeners & British Home Children 🌻
Years researching: Around 15
Hobbyist or pro: 'just' hobby
Wildest discovery: My grandfather's other wives and family that no-one knew about (he died before I was born) 😮
My niche/s: Interested in finding more about pro gardeners & British Home Children 🌻
The fab team at Trentham Heritage project have sent a photo of under-gardeners outside their bothy in the park. No names nor date (just pre 1892), but maybe GGF Edward is one of them. I have no reference photo to cross-check, so just fantasy at this stage! #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
November 12, 2024 at 7:11 PM
The fab team at Trentham Heritage project have sent a photo of under-gardeners outside their bothy in the park. No names nor date (just pre 1892), but maybe GGF Edward is one of them. I have no reference photo to cross-check, so just fantasy at this stage! #FamilyHistory #Genealogy