Category Archives: CRISP

Continuation: Great Grandmother Edith Rosa SINCLAIR research and links to the BOYS and POULETT families

Posted on December 2, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

Back in 2017 I wrote two blog posts about smashing my own ‘Brick Wall’ into my missing Great Grandmother Edith Rosa SINCLAIR and the connections I had finally made into her mother Clara Martha BOYS and her family – however … Continue reading →

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Another unexpected breakthrough! Who was Ada of Framlingham – a photo mystery?

Posted on January 10, 2017 by charnwoodgenealogy

Following my recent breakthrough on my Great Grandmother’s research, after several years of looking, I have unexpectedly knocked down a brick wall on another of my family photo mysteries this week – whilst looking for something completely different! In February … Continue reading →

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Why was Harry CRISP called “Boots”? continued…

Posted on January 9, 2017 by charnwoodgenealogy

Following on from my blog post last month about Harry CRISP or “Boots” as he was known, some more information has come to light about his death in 1918 and how the local Framlingham people contributed to a collection for a tombstone … Continue reading →

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Have I finally smashed my own Brick Wall – Missing Great Grandmother!

Posted on January 9, 2017 by charnwoodgenealogy

Back in March 2013 I wrote a blog post about how I had been trying to track down the birth certificate for my paternal Great Grandmother Edith Rosa SINCLAIR without success – Brick Wall – Missing Great Grandmother! Edith Rosa … Continue reading →

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Why was Harry CRISP called “BOOTS”?

Posted on November 9, 2016 by charnwoodgenealogy

Whilst researching the old Framlingham Weekly News newspapers online I came across an interesting article from 110 years ago, in the Saturday 12th January 1907 edition: “BOOTS”  Nearly eighteen years ago Harry Crisp came to Framlingham to take up the … Continue reading →

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