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Mish J Holman
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Genealogist. Autistic. Researching ancestry since 1984. PG Cert Genealogy, Uni of Strathclyde. Owner of www.familyhistorygifts.co.uk. Author of the forthcoming 'Recording the Nations' abt census enumerators for Pen & Sword. Blog: www.abrahamadcock.com
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I had a nice time with a client at the British Library today - it's always fulfilling to introduce clients to new strategies (and for them) new websites! Here's a photo of the queue to get into the BL this morning. Suffice to say it was busy! #GenHour #Ancestry
Photo of the piazza at the British Library showing a long queue to enter the building. The subject and photographer is standing behind a man in a light blue jacket wearing a rucksack at the back of the queue. In the distance is a line of people waiting to enter the British Library.
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Hello #GenHour I have been working on a new video for my Youtube channel all this week. Working in DaVinci Resolve - it's possibly the most complicated video I have done.
Screenshot of Davinci Resolve dashboard showing an edited timeline and a preview of footage of a blonde woman talking to camera in a park.
October 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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I have finally submitted my manuscript. I can't believe that after four years (with some difficult distractions along the way), it is done. Awaiting news of any amendments required then I can crack on with index. #Genealogy #Ancestry
Screen shot of the title page of my manuscript for "Recording the Nations: The lives, duties, and History of the Census Takers" by Mish J Holman.
September 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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More photos from my trip.
March 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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While in Devon I also did some ancestor hunting after finding new locations for my family. #GenHour
Photo of Ashburton churchyard showing graves and trees. In the foreground are iron railings. Photo of Ashburton church, a line of trees leading up to the door.
March 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Just created my first animation! Not much happens, but context is everything.... 😂 #Genealogy
December 3, 2024 at 2:09 PM
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Private Eye could not have written a better headline. Well done Daily Telegraph.
Privileged man stands in front of his 12th century castle telling the world how he will suffer by paying more taxes.
November 25, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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Thought this might be of interest to you @danielloftus.bsky.social it was on a London Elizabeth line train, so Irish gov obvs decided messaging should be widespread given diaspora. #Genealogy
Advert on London train for the Irish government's Mother and Baby Institution Payment Scheme.
November 23, 2024 at 12:12 PM
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Yes I saw! I just created this for a project.
An old style advertising poster set in the 1940s of a woman in a kitchen baking. She is wearing makeup, red lipstick and a hair protector. She is dressed in a red polkadot dress and white apron. Behind her, on work surfaces, are two pots. There are beige wall cupboards, one with a shelf holding plates.
November 22, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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Evening #GenHour. Show me your family photos with all or some of your cousins. Here's one of mine, my nan is on the left & to the right are many of her nephews & nieces. I asked mum who the young boy was down the front with the braces and she said it was her! 😂 "Should've gone to Specsavers!"
A black and white family group photo taken in the 1940s. It shows ten adults outside a block of flats in the east of London and a boy of about six and a girl of about eight. In the background are trees and some shrubs.
November 21, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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I don't care what she's done, whatever it is, she deserves it.
A photo of my purple night dress hanging on the back of a door. Behind it is a black garment poking through the sleeve which looks like a dark face wearing a habit or hooded dress. At the top of the photo is a yellow wall.
November 20, 2024 at 9:41 AM
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Oops that didn't go to plan. 😂
November 18, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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Lol. Even YouTube auto-description thinks my video is dull. 😂
A YouTube screen which adds an auto-generated description to a video. It describes my video as 'A dull video with commentary showing the Jurassic coastline at Weymouth, Dorset... lol. Plus lots of noisy kids. Plus the reflection of my hand holding the phone.'
November 16, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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#Caturday face off.
A black cat and a white cat with patches face one another in a garden. Behind them is a fence and potted plants. To the right is a palm tree with red fuchsias in the foreground.
November 16, 2024 at 9:34 AM
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Yes I am sure there are a few. I helped organise four in London and would like to do more at some point: #GenHour
A group of genealogists in a cafe. A small group of genealogists in a restaurant with mirrors and red seating. There is food on a table dressed with a white tablecloth. A group of genealogists in a pub in London. They are seated at wooden tables and there are drinks on the table.
November 14, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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Earlier in the year I did a talk for the Society of Genealogists which is still available to Gold members. Here I traced the life and career of 18th century celebrity Mrs Wilson in 22 documents. members.sog.org.uk/events/65329... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
Eighteen century print of a woman dressed in red and blue, holding castanets as she dances through a forest.
November 14, 2024 at 12:24 PM
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Lest we forget🌺 . Remembering John Bathurst Hern killed by a bomb on 16th March 1918. And those who survived the wars, but with terrible burdens and disabilities, such as my uncle Frederick - theswancircle.co.uk/dark-terrori... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
Black and white headshot photograph from merchant navy service papers of Frederick, who was a prisoner of war, wearing a suit and tie. Labelled 'Photograph of holder.'
November 10, 2024 at 9:52 AM
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those who thought they would qualify for outdoor relief and later for pensions. This was fairly widely reported in the newspapers. Unfortunately I decided not to include Ireland in my enumerator's book because it would end up too big! I have saved the material for later... anyway here's a snip: 2/2
October 20, 2024 at 8:50 AM
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The Great Hall has been restored, but it gives a good idea of what it looked like when my 10th gt grandfather rented the place. Why he rented it, when he was associated with other properties. is a question I still need to answer. #GenHour
October 10, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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In 2021 Peamore House went on sale and if back then I had had a spare £1,250,000 I could have bought a 'major proportion' of it. The brochure describes the property as 'dating back to the 16th century.' #GenHour
October 10, 2024 at 12:42 PM
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I had a little trouble finding Peamore and finally traced it to Exminster. Peamore House is shown on the 1888 OS: #GenHour
October 10, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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The collection on Barbadian families had this about the Hoopers: #GenHour
October 10, 2024 at 12:24 PM
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Folks, try not to study too intensely...
October 4, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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The key to finding this is to explore each sibling until we get a 'flag' that alerts us to other records. Then we can use visitations and BL manuscripts (formerly British Museum) plus I found one Devon site particularly useful. #GenHour
September 19, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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The last personal family history thing I was working on was the origins of these coat of arms. #GenHour
September 19, 2024 at 7:29 PM