My Ancestors

Documenting the search for my ancestors

Context

  • Misheard, Misremembered, Passed Down

    I do love a good mondegreen. What’s a mondegreen? The term was coined in the 1950s by American writer Sylvia Wright, who recalled that as a child, her mother had read her a Scottish ballad. The original lyric read, ‘They hae slain the Earl o’ Moray / And laid him on the green.’ But Wright Continue reading

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  • Eighteenth post…

    Today I thought I’d change tack a little. I found myself writing something that wasn’t tied to one particular ancestor, but about a topic that I keep noticing in my family history travels, and that’s the topic of money. Wills are useful documents that help confirm family units long before the census returns allow us Continue reading

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  • First post…

    This is my first blog post. I set out on this journey intrigued as much by the experience of blogging as I am the journey of uncovering and sharing my family history. We all seem fascinated to learn about where we come from and to uncover stories about our ancestors. I still have the first Continue reading

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