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#OTD 1835 4xg-grandfather John Chopin dies in Calcutta aged 61. Described as an Indigo Planter, he leaves no property, widow Eleanor finding herself in straitened circumstances with her 3 youngest children still to support (archive.org/details/beng...). Chart here www.genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#J...
December 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
#OTD 1835 4xg-grandfather John Chopin dies in Calcutta aged 61. Described as an Indigo Planter, he leaves no property, widow Eleanor finding herself in straitened circumstances with her 3 youngest children still to support (archive.org/details/beng...). Chart here www.genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#J...
#OTD in 1908 our thirty-year old great-grandmother Dorothy (née Pinniger) Annett dies of malaria, leaving four children aged one to ten. She is buried the next day at St. Anthony’s, (“The Railway Church”), Lahore (tribune.com.pk/story/614333...). Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#D...
Human chain formed to protect Christians during Lahore mass | The Express Tribune
The human chain was the second such event by an organization called Pakistan For All.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
#OTD in 1908 our thirty-year old great-grandmother Dorothy (née Pinniger) Annett dies of malaria, leaving four children aged one to ten. She is buried the next day at St. Anthony’s, (“The Railway Church”), Lahore (tribune.com.pk/story/614333...). Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#D...
#OTD in 1783 our 5xgreat-grandparents Robert and Hannah Bennett of Chapel Farm, Oakhanger, Hampshire (maps.app.goo.gl/9Rn921bzjrph...), have their 6th child and 3rd son James baptised at St. Mary's, Selborne. Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#R....
December 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
#OTD in 1783 our 5xgreat-grandparents Robert and Hannah Bennett of Chapel Farm, Oakhanger, Hampshire (maps.app.goo.gl/9Rn921bzjrph...), have their 6th child and 3rd son James baptised at St. Mary's, Selborne. Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#R....
#OTD in 1844 our great-great-great-grandfather Sergeant John Jackson of the Bengal Artillery is widowed for a 2nd time when wife Mary dies and is buried at St. Stephen’s, Dum Dum (maps.app.goo.gl/mD5ewGkgAkbj...). (John in the chart of direct ancestors here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#J....
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
#OTD in 1844 our great-great-great-grandfather Sergeant John Jackson of the Bengal Artillery is widowed for a 2nd time when wife Mary dies and is buried at St. Stephen’s, Dum Dum (maps.app.goo.gl/mD5ewGkgAkbj...). (John in the chart of direct ancestors here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#J....
#OTD in 1883 Great-great-grandfather Andrew Annett, 42 years old, is an East India Railway Fireman in Buxar (www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Yr...), where 8th child and 5th daughter Ethel is baptised. Her brother, Great-Grandad Herbert, is a nine-year-old. Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#A....
Buxar: A Visit | बक्सर दर्शन | #Buxar #Bihar
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October 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
#OTD in 1883 Great-great-grandfather Andrew Annett, 42 years old, is an East India Railway Fireman in Buxar (www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Yr...), where 8th child and 5th daughter Ethel is baptised. Her brother, Great-Grandad Herbert, is a nine-year-old. Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#A....
#OTD 1833: Our 4xGreat-grandfather Ormond Stonehewer, a widower with four daughters aged 2-13, marries his 2nd wife (but 3rd partner) Margaret Cronion, in Cawnpore (collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O404009...), where he continues to serve as Magazine Sergeant. Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#O...
Magazine Bridge, Cawnpoor | Smith, Robert Captain | V&A Explore The Collections
Drawing, pencil, Cawnpoor, Cpt Robert Smith, 1828-33
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October 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
#OTD 1833: Our 4xGreat-grandfather Ormond Stonehewer, a widower with four daughters aged 2-13, marries his 2nd wife (but 3rd partner) Margaret Cronion, in Cawnpore (collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O404009...), where he continues to serve as Magazine Sergeant. Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#O...
#OTD 1844 Great-great-great grandpa John Jackson is Staff Sergeant, 5th Company, 3rd Battalion, Bengal Artillery when his son Edward is baptised at St. Stephen's Church, Dum Dum (www.youtube.com/shorts/ZSovF...).
Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#J....
Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#J....
Decorated St Stephen's Church, Dum Dum, Kolkata
YouTube video by Christian Chronicler
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October 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
#OTD 1844 Great-great-great grandpa John Jackson is Staff Sergeant, 5th Company, 3rd Battalion, Bengal Artillery when his son Edward is baptised at St. Stephen's Church, Dum Dum (www.youtube.com/shorts/ZSovF...).
Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#J....
Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#J....
#OTD in 1829 Our 3xgreat-grandmother Catherine Stonehewer is born in Cawnpore (timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/...) the illegitimate daughter of Ormond, a magazine sergeant, and Catherine, “his woman” (probably a Christianised Indian lady). Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#C....
September 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
#OTD in 1829 Our 3xgreat-grandmother Catherine Stonehewer is born in Cawnpore (timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/...) the illegitimate daughter of Ormond, a magazine sergeant, and Catherine, “his woman” (probably a Christianised Indian lady). Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#C....
#OTD in 1784 our 4xgreat-grandparents Abraham and Elizabeth Ealey bury their baby daughter Elizabeth at St. John’s Windsor (www.thamesweb.co.uk/windsor/wind...), where Abraham is working as Queen Charlotte's postillion. Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#A....
May 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
#OTD in 1784 our 4xgreat-grandparents Abraham and Elizabeth Ealey bury their baby daughter Elizabeth at St. John’s Windsor (www.thamesweb.co.uk/windsor/wind...), where Abraham is working as Queen Charlotte's postillion. Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#A....
#OTD in 1831 our 12-week-old great-great-grandfather, Edwin Taylor, is baptised in Oakley, Bedfordshire (bedfordshireparishchurches.co.uk/wp/oakley/), where his father John is possibly already working as gardener on the Duke of Bedford’s Oakley Estate. Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#E...
Oakley – St Mary the Virgin
The church of St Mary the Virgin in Oakley is situated to the south of the village near to the banks of the Great Ouse. Parking is available in the church car park to the north of the church. Web S…
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May 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#OTD in 1831 our 12-week-old great-great-grandfather, Edwin Taylor, is baptised in Oakley, Bedfordshire (bedfordshireparishchurches.co.uk/wp/oakley/), where his father John is possibly already working as gardener on the Duke of Bedford’s Oakley Estate. Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#E...
#OTD in 1858 at St. Martin’s, Stoney Middleton, (maps.app.goo.gl/uEGoDtTdZHaQ...) our 27-year-old great-great-grandfather Edwin Taylor (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#E...), “horticulturalist” (Duke of Bedford's gardener), marries 19-year-old innkeeper’s daughter Great-great-grandma Annie Heginbotham.
May 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
#OTD in 1858 at St. Martin’s, Stoney Middleton, (maps.app.goo.gl/uEGoDtTdZHaQ...) our 27-year-old great-great-grandfather Edwin Taylor (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#E...), “horticulturalist” (Duke of Bedford's gardener), marries 19-year-old innkeeper’s daughter Great-great-grandma Annie Heginbotham.
#OTD in 1831 our 3xGreat-grandfather Henry Annett has his fifth child and fourth daughter Louisa Sarah baptised in Farringdon, Hampshire, where he is described as a Maltster (www.countrylife.co.uk/food-drink/m...). Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#H....
The Maltster: How an art that's thousands of years old is once again gaining recognition
There are only a handful of people left in Britain who still extract malt from Barley using the 'floor-made' method – and today, people are beginning to value their efforts more than ever. Tessa Waugh...
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May 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
#OTD in 1831 our 3xGreat-grandfather Henry Annett has his fifth child and fourth daughter Louisa Sarah baptised in Farringdon, Hampshire, where he is described as a Maltster (www.countrylife.co.uk/food-drink/m...). Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#H....
#OTD 1888 our great-grandmother Jane (née Ashby) (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#J...), having left the Ealeys in London, is living with a new partner, Henry Garton, in Bridge, Kent (www.bridgevillage.uk/jcwebfiles/h...), where her sixth child and fourth son Henry is born. Henry senior is a labourer.
May 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
#OTD 1888 our great-grandmother Jane (née Ashby) (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#J...), having left the Ealeys in London, is living with a new partner, Henry Garton, in Bridge, Kent (www.bridgevillage.uk/jcwebfiles/h...), where her sixth child and fourth son Henry is born. Henry senior is a labourer.
#OTD 1881, census night, Great-great-grandpa Edwin Taylor (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#E...) is alone at Model Farm Cottage, Aston Clinton (maps.app.goo.gl/aviuPvKZECup...), a Civil Engineer from India. Wife Annie is in far-off Lahore; brother John a ten-minute walk away at Rookery Park.
April 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
#OTD 1881, census night, Great-great-grandpa Edwin Taylor (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#E...) is alone at Model Farm Cottage, Aston Clinton (maps.app.goo.gl/aviuPvKZECup...), a Civil Engineer from India. Wife Annie is in far-off Lahore; brother John a ten-minute walk away at Rookery Park.
#OTD in 1851 our 3xgreat-grandparents Robert & Nancy Heginbotham are in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, where Robert is landlord of the Moon Inn (www.themooninn.com/about/) and a Barytes Manufacturer. Youngest daughters Emily, 10, & Bertha, 6, are with them. Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#R...
About - The Moon Inn
ABOUT THE MOON INN OUR HISTORY The Moon was described as a Posting House in 1821-2 (Pigot), then in 1857...
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March 30, 2025 at 8:35 AM
#OTD in 1851 our 3xgreat-grandparents Robert & Nancy Heginbotham are in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, where Robert is landlord of the Moon Inn (www.themooninn.com/about/) and a Barytes Manufacturer. Youngest daughters Emily, 10, & Bertha, 6, are with them. Chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#R...
#OTD in 1878 2xGreat-grandfather Andrew Annett (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#A...) is now Assistant Station Master in Asansol, West Bengal, (babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc...) where fourth child and second son Charles is baptised.
March 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
#OTD in 1878 2xGreat-grandfather Andrew Annett (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#A...) is now Assistant Station Master in Asansol, West Bengal, (babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc...) where fourth child and second son Charles is baptised.
#OTD in 1885 Great-great grandfather Andrew Annett (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#A...) is an East India Railway fireman in Buxar (maps.app.goo.gl/4fkytqhww119...) when ninth child and sixth daughter Edith is baptised.
March 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
#OTD in 1885 Great-great grandfather Andrew Annett (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#A...) is an East India Railway fireman in Buxar (maps.app.goo.gl/4fkytqhww119...) when ninth child and sixth daughter Edith is baptised.
#OTD 1896 : A sad day for our great-great-grandfather Andrew Annett, as his 4-year-old daughter Myra dies of smallpox and is buried in Mhow. At 55 Andrew is still driving the Rajputana-Malwa Railway (www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwZp...). (Ascendancy chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#A...)
Mhow Meter Gauge Train Crossing Narmada River For Last Time💔
YouTube video by The train Guru
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March 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
#OTD 1896 : A sad day for our great-great-grandfather Andrew Annett, as his 4-year-old daughter Myra dies of smallpox and is buried in Mhow. At 55 Andrew is still driving the Rajputana-Malwa Railway (www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwZp...). (Ascendancy chart here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#A...)
#OTD in 1869 our 3xgreat-grandparents Patrick Coakley & Elizabeth Parmender (aged 22 & 17 respectively) marry in St. George’s Church, Agra (www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_R...). Patrick is a fitter with the East-Indian Railway. See him among our direct ancestors here genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#P....
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March 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
#OTD in 1869 our 3xgreat-grandparents Patrick Coakley & Elizabeth Parmender (aged 22 & 17 respectively) marry in St. George’s Church, Agra (www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_R...). Patrick is a fitter with the East-Indian Railway. See him among our direct ancestors here genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#P....
#OTD in 1799 our 5xgreat-grandfather Robert Bennett, a yeoman of Oakhanger, Hampshire, (www.hampshirelive.news/whats-on/wha...) co-signs the Administration Bond (genehoard.co.uk/ann-annett-a...) for son-in-law Daniel Annett’s estate, a £600 fine due if incorrectly administered.
The quintessential Hampshire village home to thatched cottages and tearooms
The village is also home to an old RAF base
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February 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
#OTD in 1799 our 5xgreat-grandfather Robert Bennett, a yeoman of Oakhanger, Hampshire, (www.hampshirelive.news/whats-on/wha...) co-signs the Administration Bond (genehoard.co.uk/ann-annett-a...) for son-in-law Daniel Annett’s estate, a £600 fine due if incorrectly administered.
#OTD in 1788 our 3xgreat-grandpa James Ealey, 3rd child and 2nd son of Abraham & Elizabeth, is baptised at St.John’s, (www.rct.uk/collection/9...) the parish church of Windsor, where Abraham is Queen Charlotte’s postillion. (James in chart of direct ancestors here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#J...)
Samuel Evans (1762-1835) - Old Windsor Parish Church
A watercolour of the parish church in Old Windsor, seen from the south east. The church was demolished and rebuilt in 1820.Samuel Evans was drawing master at Eton College from c.1798 until 1818. Other...
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February 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
#OTD in 1788 our 3xgreat-grandpa James Ealey, 3rd child and 2nd son of Abraham & Elizabeth, is baptised at St.John’s, (www.rct.uk/collection/9...) the parish church of Windsor, where Abraham is Queen Charlotte’s postillion. (James in chart of direct ancestors here: genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#J...)
#OTD in 1837 our 4xGreat-grandfather Sergeant Ormond Stonehewer (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#O...) is in Cawnpore (wiki.fibis.org/w/Cawnpore), where his 14-year-old daughter Christiana marries 24-year-old gunner Jeremiah Clifford of the Bengal Horse Artillery.
January 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
#OTD in 1837 our 4xGreat-grandfather Sergeant Ormond Stonehewer (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#O...) is in Cawnpore (wiki.fibis.org/w/Cawnpore), where his 14-year-old daughter Christiana marries 24-year-old gunner Jeremiah Clifford of the Bengal Horse Artillery.
#OTD 1849 Our great-great-grandmother Becky Jackson (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#R...), 26 days old, is baptised at St. John’s Church, Cawnpore. Father John is Quarter Master Sergeant in the 8th Battalion Bengal Artillery (archive.org/details/memo...).
January 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#OTD 1849 Our great-great-grandmother Becky Jackson (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#R...), 26 days old, is baptised at St. John’s Church, Cawnpore. Father John is Quarter Master Sergeant in the 8th Battalion Bengal Artillery (archive.org/details/memo...).
#OTD 1865 Letters of Admin for the estate of 3xGreat-grandfather Broome Pinniger (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#B...) are granted in Oxford to his eldest son, widow Elizabeth having waived her right to them. A solicitor for 30+ yrs (ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/CalmView/Rec...) he has died intestate.
January 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
#OTD 1865 Letters of Admin for the estate of 3xGreat-grandfather Broome Pinniger (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#B...) are granted in Oxford to his eldest son, widow Elizabeth having waived her right to them. A solicitor for 30+ yrs (ww2.berkshirenclosure.org.uk/CalmView/Rec...) he has died intestate.
#OTD in 1821 our 4xgreat-grandfather Ormond Stonehewer (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#O...) is a Corporal in the Bengal Artillery (wiki.fibis.org/w/Bengal_Art...) stationed in Kanpur, where daughter Caroline is baptised.
January 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
#OTD in 1821 our 4xgreat-grandfather Ormond Stonehewer (genehoard.co.uk/lines.html#O...) is a Corporal in the Bengal Artillery (wiki.fibis.org/w/Bengal_Art...) stationed in Kanpur, where daughter Caroline is baptised.