Julie_Gfamily
@juliegfamily.bsky.social
Family historian and One Place Study researcher of Long Buckby Wharf and Boat Families of the Grand Junction Canal.
Former library assistant, collector of many crafts.
Former library assistant, collector of many crafts.
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Boat Families of the Grand Junction Canal
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On this fabulous #OnePlaceWednesday I'm pleased to say that my Boat Families #OnePlaceStudy is now up and running!
Lots more to come yet, so many more people and places to add but I'm at a point where I can share something finally!
#UKCanals you may find this interesting too
Lots more to come yet, so many more people and places to add but I'm at a point where I can share something finally!
#UKCanals you may find this interesting too
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Delighted to welcome this into the world. Paperback for £9.99 or kindle for £8.99.
Hope you’ll treat yourself to an early Christmas present 📚🎄
Please repost this if you can.
#Chartism #C19th #History
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3Q7PR7Y
Hope you’ll treat yourself to an early Christmas present 📚🎄
Please repost this if you can.
#Chartism #C19th #History
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3Q7PR7Y
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Delighted to welcome this into the world. Paperback for £9.99 or kindle for £8.99.
Hope you’ll treat yourself to an early Christmas present 📚🎄
Please repost this if you can.
#Chartism #C19th #History
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3Q7PR7Y
Hope you’ll treat yourself to an early Christmas present 📚🎄
Please repost this if you can.
#Chartism #C19th #History
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3Q7PR7Y
#OnePlaceStudies I've already searched newspapers for boatmen wounded and killed, thought I'd try boatman + prisoner as keywords. Just the year range 1910-1919 gave me over 7000 results🤣😭 Changed it to prisoner of war and still got over 2000 results😱
a woman wearing a wig and a black jacket is holding a cup of coffee and saying bring it on .
Alt: a woman wearing a wig and a black jacket is holding a cup of coffee and saying bring it on .
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November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
#OnePlaceStudies I've already searched newspapers for boatmen wounded and killed, thought I'd try boatman + prisoner as keywords. Just the year range 1910-1919 gave me over 7000 results🤣😭 Changed it to prisoner of war and still got over 2000 results😱
#GenHour Finding #BoatFamilies WW1 men is down to luck and chance, this article from 1940 was enough for me to find Oliver Jones. Very unlikely I'd have found him otherwise as no service record survives.
#OnePlaceStudies Sometimes finding my #BoatFamilies WW1 men looks like this⬇️
There is actually enough here for me to be able to find and name him - Oliver Jones b1893, KIA 24 July 1916. Remembered at Thiepval.
There is actually enough here for me to be able to find and name him - Oliver Jones b1893, KIA 24 July 1916. Remembered at Thiepval.
November 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
#GenHour Finding #BoatFamilies WW1 men is down to luck and chance, this article from 1940 was enough for me to find Oliver Jones. Very unlikely I'd have found him otherwise as no service record survives.
#OnePlaceStudies Sometimes finding my #BoatFamilies WW1 men looks like this⬇️
There is actually enough here for me to be able to find and name him - Oliver Jones b1893, KIA 24 July 1916. Remembered at Thiepval.
There is actually enough here for me to be able to find and name him - Oliver Jones b1893, KIA 24 July 1916. Remembered at Thiepval.
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
#OnePlaceStudies Sometimes finding my #BoatFamilies WW1 men looks like this⬇️
There is actually enough here for me to be able to find and name him - Oliver Jones b1893, KIA 24 July 1916. Remembered at Thiepval.
There is actually enough here for me to be able to find and name him - Oliver Jones b1893, KIA 24 July 1916. Remembered at Thiepval.
#OnePlaceWednesday Working on tracing my #BoatFamilies WW1 men, lots to find who aren't in the tree currently. Luckily, between the service record and newspapers for the injured/killed men, I'm mostly able to find them. Got a couple of tricky ones who are going to need a process of elimination. Fun!
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
#OnePlaceWednesday Working on tracing my #BoatFamilies WW1 men, lots to find who aren't in the tree currently. Luckily, between the service record and newspapers for the injured/killed men, I'm mostly able to find them. Got a couple of tricky ones who are going to need a process of elimination. Fun!
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A big #OnePlaceWednesday update for my #Sudbourne #OnePlaceStudy - I have added my 1841 census transcription to the website!
1841 census
Very few of the properties had an address or a name, most just have ‘Common’ as the address. I’ve indicated each separate property with an ‘x’; in some properties ther…
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November 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A big #OnePlaceWednesday update for my #Sudbourne #OnePlaceStudy - I have added my 1841 census transcription to the website!
New #OnePlaceStudies goldmine website!
Sadly my chap doesn't seem to be listed on his local war memorial but making a note of this site for future research :)
Sadly my chap doesn't seem to be listed on his local war memorial but making a note of this site for future research :)
Wolverhampton War Memorials - Welcome to Wolverhampton War Memorials
www.wolverhamptonwarmemorials.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
New #OnePlaceStudies goldmine website!
Sadly my chap doesn't seem to be listed on his local war memorial but making a note of this site for future research :)
Sadly my chap doesn't seem to be listed on his local war memorial but making a note of this site for future research :)
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Thank you! I hope the book lives up to expectations.
The challenge is telling those stories - and doing justice to them - while also speaking to the bigger picture. It never gets any easier!
The challenge is telling those stories - and doing justice to them - while also speaking to the bigger picture. It never gets any easier!
November 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Thank you! I hope the book lives up to expectations.
The challenge is telling those stories - and doing justice to them - while also speaking to the bigger picture. It never gets any easier!
The challenge is telling those stories - and doing justice to them - while also speaking to the bigger picture. It never gets any easier!
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We concur! A #OnePlaceStudy can help you to identify the people your ancestors lived alongside, worked with and for, teamed up with for sports or social events, worshipped with, and associated with in other ways, breaking down brick walls along the way.
Genealogist Elizabeth Shown Mills popularized the concept of the FAN Club. These people often appear in your ancestor’s records and can be key to solving tough questions.
Look for familiar names in land records, witnesses on documents, and census neighbors. Your ancestor didn’t live in a vacuum!
Look for familiar names in land records, witnesses on documents, and census neighbors. Your ancestor didn’t live in a vacuum!
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We concur! A #OnePlaceStudy can help you to identify the people your ancestors lived alongside, worked with and for, teamed up with for sports or social events, worshipped with, and associated with in other ways, breaking down brick walls along the way.
This site is amazing, astonishing coverage. Hats off to the Underwood's for their incredible devotion to recording all War Memorials in Bucks, and Clint for his work on the Roll of Honour.
buckinghamshireremembers.org.uk/introduction...
buckinghamshireremembers.org.uk/introduction...
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This site is amazing, astonishing coverage. Hats off to the Underwood's for their incredible devotion to recording all War Memorials in Bucks, and Clint for his work on the Roll of Honour.
buckinghamshireremembers.org.uk/introduction...
buckinghamshireremembers.org.uk/introduction...
#GenHour Lots of research coming up for me. Of my 70+ #BoatFamilies men in WW1, 8 are already on the tree and 5 are part researched. That leaves a lot to find! And will probably create more men who served once I find their brothers, brothers-in-law, and cousins. Definitely a long-term project!
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
#GenHour Lots of research coming up for me. Of my 70+ #BoatFamilies men in WW1, 8 are already on the tree and 5 are part researched. That leaves a lot to find! And will probably create more men who served once I find their brothers, brothers-in-law, and cousins. Definitely a long-term project!
#OnePlaceWednesday Using various convoluted methods I've found around 70 men from #BoatFamilies who served in WW1. I think it's time for a spreadsheet, for analysis & for a research log. Should I have started the spreadsheet at the beginning of my research? - yes, shush!
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#OnePlaceWednesday Using various convoluted methods I've found around 70 men from #BoatFamilies who served in WW1. I think it's time for a spreadsheet, for analysis & for a research log. Should I have started the spreadsheet at the beginning of my research? - yes, shush!
#UKCanals An ongoing project to record and remember the young men and boys of #BoatFamilies during the First World War.
#RemembranceDay More men have been added to the #BoatFamilies list of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the First World War.
#OnePlaceStudies
#OnePlaceStudies
World War 1
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November 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
#UKCanals An ongoing project to record and remember the young men and boys of #BoatFamilies during the First World War.
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Thinking about the 130 or so British librarians killed in WW1. Their colleagues raised funds to create a lasting memorial to their sacrifice. Sadly, the tablet they commissioned is now displayed behind the scenes at the British Library, visible only to staff.
#fwwhist #PubLibs 💙📚
#fwwhist #PubLibs 💙📚
December 11, 2023 at 6:01 PM
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Ahead of 11am, a re-post for 1 of the Railway Work, Life & Death project's blog posts about railwaymen who fought & died in the #FirstWorldWar.
#ArmisticeDay #Remembrance #Railway200 #RailwayHistory
The post looks at TH Stearn's life & death:
#ArmisticeDay #Remembrance #Railway200 #RailwayHistory
The post looks at TH Stearn's life & death:
Thomas Henry Stearn: injured at work, died at war - Railway Work, Life & Death
Blog post looking at Thomas Stearn's 1915 accident at work in Cambridge & his death in the First World War.
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Ahead of 11am, a re-post for 1 of the Railway Work, Life & Death project's blog posts about railwaymen who fought & died in the #FirstWorldWar.
#ArmisticeDay #Remembrance #Railway200 #RailwayHistory
The post looks at TH Stearn's life & death:
#ArmisticeDay #Remembrance #Railway200 #RailwayHistory
The post looks at TH Stearn's life & death:
#RemembranceDay Today I also remember the boys from Long Buckby Wharf, my distant cousins Herbert and Percy George Major, both killed in WW1.
Donald Cobb and Rex Hemming Hill were killed during the Second World War.
#OnePlaceStudies
Donald Cobb and Rex Hemming Hill were killed during the Second World War.
#OnePlaceStudies
First World War
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November 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
#RemembranceDay Today I also remember the boys from Long Buckby Wharf, my distant cousins Herbert and Percy George Major, both killed in WW1.
Donald Cobb and Rex Hemming Hill were killed during the Second World War.
#OnePlaceStudies
Donald Cobb and Rex Hemming Hill were killed during the Second World War.
#OnePlaceStudies
#RemembranceDay More men have been added to the #BoatFamilies list of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the First World War.
#OnePlaceStudies
#OnePlaceStudies
World War 1
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November 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
#RemembranceDay More men have been added to the #BoatFamilies list of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the First World War.
#OnePlaceStudies
#OnePlaceStudies
#BoatFamilies and the First World War - finding these young men who served is proving difficult but so far I have found 20 young men who made the ultimate sacrifice. Their stories will be told, for now I'm just remembering their names. #OnePlaceStudies #RemembranceSunday
World War 1
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November 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#BoatFamilies and the First World War - finding these young men who served is proving difficult but so far I have found 20 young men who made the ultimate sacrifice. Their stories will be told, for now I'm just remembering their names. #OnePlaceStudies #RemembranceSunday
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My second cousin 3x removed Ethel Mary Atcherley (1884–1971) worked at Queen’s Hospital during (and after) #WW1. For her services in connection with the war she was awarded an MBE in 1920. #FamilyHistory #OneNameStudy #SurnameStudy
November 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
My second cousin 3x removed Ethel Mary Atcherley (1884–1971) worked at Queen’s Hospital during (and after) #WW1. For her services in connection with the war she was awarded an MBE in 1920. #FamilyHistory #OneNameStudy #SurnameStudy
The RNLI has a special podcast episode commemorating its work during WW2, presented by Dan Jones and Hayley Whiting.
Lots of fascinating stories, some told by descendants of those who served. Perfect for #FamilyHistory and #OnePlaceWednesday!
Lots of fascinating stories, some told by descendants of those who served. Perfect for #FamilyHistory and #OnePlaceWednesday!
200 voices stories of courage: Listen to the RNLI’s one-off wartime podcast
In this special one-off RNLI podcast, discover real Stories of Courage that explore the lifesaving work of courageous lifeboat crews during the Second World War.
rnli.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The RNLI has a special podcast episode commemorating its work during WW2, presented by Dan Jones and Hayley Whiting.
Lots of fascinating stories, some told by descendants of those who served. Perfect for #FamilyHistory and #OnePlaceWednesday!
Lots of fascinating stories, some told by descendants of those who served. Perfect for #FamilyHistory and #OnePlaceWednesday!
I recognise these cottages! Previously the Crown and Anchor pub at Long Buckby Wharf, owned by my 5x great uncle Edward Thompson (possibly built by him too)
#OnePlaceStudies
#OnePlaceStudies
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I recognise these cottages! Previously the Crown and Anchor pub at Long Buckby Wharf, owned by my 5x great uncle Edward Thompson (possibly built by him too)
#OnePlaceStudies
#OnePlaceStudies
#31DaysOfGraves Day 11 Military. The headstone of my great great uncle Major Ernest Valentine Cherry. Ernest died of a brain tumour in service and was buried at Anfield Cemetery in Liverpool. He served during both World Wars at home in a logistics role. Ernest had no surviving children.
#Genealogy
#Genealogy
October 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#31DaysOfGraves Day 11 Military. The headstone of my great great uncle Major Ernest Valentine Cherry. Ernest died of a brain tumour in service and was buried at Anfield Cemetery in Liverpool. He served during both World Wars at home in a logistics role. Ernest had no surviving children.
#Genealogy
#Genealogy
Black Wide Awake is a #OnePlaceStudy worth following. Lisa's work is incredibly detailed and I've learnt a lot from her research about an area of history that is very different to my own research. #OnePlaceWednesday
No longer registered with us as a #OnePlaceStudy, but we are absolutely going to wish Black Wide-Awake, Lisa Y. Henderson’s study of the #AfricanAmerican past of Wilson County, North Carolina, a happy 10th anniversary! 🎉 #OnePlaceWednesday
Black Wide-Awake is 10 years old!
Black Wide-Awake simmered on a back burner for years; my first post was titled “At last.” Ten years and almost 7000 posts later, among the greatest joys this blog has brought me are the…
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October 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Black Wide Awake is a #OnePlaceStudy worth following. Lisa's work is incredibly detailed and I've learnt a lot from her research about an area of history that is very different to my own research. #OnePlaceWednesday
The boatmen who died were:
captain Charles Bexon born c1832 Loughborough, married with children
William Taylor born c1840, not married
Jonathan Holloway born 1856 Oldbury, not married. Jonathan was identified from a photo by his family some days later.
#UKCanals #BoatFamilies #OnePlaceStudies
captain Charles Bexon born c1832 Loughborough, married with children
William Taylor born c1840, not married
Jonathan Holloway born 1856 Oldbury, not married. Jonathan was identified from a photo by his family some days later.
#UKCanals #BoatFamilies #OnePlaceStudies
At 4:55 am, on 2nd October 1874, a convoy of five barges carrying gunpowder exploded beneath the Macclesfield Bridge in Regent's Park. The explosion was so powerful that three men died, a boat's keel landed on a house 300 yards away, and animal cages at the zoo were damaged.
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October 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The boatmen who died were:
captain Charles Bexon born c1832 Loughborough, married with children
William Taylor born c1840, not married
Jonathan Holloway born 1856 Oldbury, not married. Jonathan was identified from a photo by his family some days later.
#UKCanals #BoatFamilies #OnePlaceStudies
captain Charles Bexon born c1832 Loughborough, married with children
William Taylor born c1840, not married
Jonathan Holloway born 1856 Oldbury, not married. Jonathan was identified from a photo by his family some days later.
#UKCanals #BoatFamilies #OnePlaceStudies