Today we planned to pick Dad up and have a ride into Hertingfordbury to visit the church that our ancestors were married in during the 1870s. We were also going to fix our fence after six months. However, as the weather forecast was so bad we decided to postpone it until next week. Guess what? The weather turned out fine.
Instead I did more research online into the family tree and found out that my grandfather was living with his grandmother and step-grandfather (Nathaniel Hatcher) in Odiham, Hampshire instead of with his parents in Ealing. The reason this intrigues me is that as the eldest son I always thought it odd that he did not receive property from his father in his will when his two younger brothers did. Well, in 1901, not only was he not with his parents, but an uncle of his and one of his dad's cousins were living with his dad instead. My grand father's age at the time was seven years old. Go figure.
Oh yea, here is a link to him on the web:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=pjw_tree&id=I010
Have fun looking at where we came from!
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The life and times of a couple who 12 years ago listened to their hearts and followed their dreams.
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- Dawn & Paul White
- 2012 looms and we hope that it will be a kind year. Over the last few years we have lost Dad, George and Tiny so our lives have been forever changed. However, we have some wonderful memories that we can cherish. And at the end of the day it's memories that we strive to create. The rest is incidental.
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