Category Archives: World War 1

Are you connected to the ROBINSON or YATES families from Sheffield in Yorkshire whose wedding has a link to Reverend Alexander Cavell the cousin of World War 1 Nurse Edith Cavell?

Posted on March 21, 2023 by charnwoodgenealogy

I just loved this old photograph I recently found which showed a bride as part of a wedding group celebration with lots of boy scouts behind her and luckily on the back of the postcard someone had written lots of … Continue reading →

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Are you connected to the HENSON, TEBBETT or JOLLY families from Bedfordshire?

Posted on February 15, 2023 by charnwoodgenealogy

I have recently been sorting my postcards boxed away to research (when time was permitting!!) and I came across this lovely old postcard sent to me by my lovely friend Lynn way back in 2018 – it is a World … Continue reading →

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A random photo find on eBay turned out to have links to a Suffolk World War 1 project

Posted on November 20, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

Like my good friend Lynn from https://lynnswaffles.com who blogs about the old photographs that she finds and researches, I have very much missed visiting Postcard Fairs, Flea Markets, Charity Shops etc. during the lock down this year, so I have … Continue reading →

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Are you connected to the GOODGAME, DIXON, LAWRENCE or ABBOTT families from Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire?

Posted on November 6, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

Another recent lovely of photograph postcard find was this one below which usefully had names and a date written on the reverse – it shows the marriage of Bert GOODGAME on 13th June 1925. I quickly found the marriage record … Continue reading →

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Do you have a family connection to Elizabeth Mary BRYANT born in 1909 in Bethnal Green in London?

Posted on October 16, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

I recently found this very tiny old Carte De Viste photograph that has the name Elizabeth Mary BRYANT and a date of birth 7th May 1909 written on the back – surely I will able to trace and research her … Continue reading →

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Do you have a connection to Richard Farmer LANE from Loughborough in Leicestershire?

Posted on November 20, 2019 by charnwoodgenealogy

I recently bought a large bundle of old photo postcards and as always I scan the backs for any clues to possibly identify the people shown in them – one that caught my eye was this lovely old photo card … Continue reading →

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Can you help to reunite this World War 1 photograph with the WOOLLARD family from Holloway?

Posted on July 1, 2019 by charnwoodgenealogy

Many of the fascinating old World War 1 photographic postcards I find at Postcard Fairs unfortunately have no clues to help identify them to research and possibly reunite with a  family member. However on this occasion a lovely old photograph … Continue reading →

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Wedding photograph of Francis John KEAN and Mary SAVILE in Leeds in 1909 – are you related?

Posted on March 14, 2019 by charnwoodgenealogy

Another old wedding photograph postcard find I am trying to reunite also has useful clues written on the back to help with trying to identify the people in it, which could hopefully lead to it being reunited with a family … Continue reading →

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FURTHER UPDATE: Photographs reunited – Beautiful WW1 photographs of the LOADES family from Norwich in Norfolk – are you related?

Posted on March 7, 2019 by charnwoodgenealogy

FURTHER UPDATE – These three beautiful old photographs of the LOADES family in Norwich were last week reunited with Haydn the grandson of Sidney Joseph LOADES, who is shown in the images below. Haydn had found my original blog post … Continue reading →

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Lest we Forget…the unknown faces of WW1

Posted on November 6, 2018 by charnwoodgenealogy

With Sunday 11th November 2018 fast approaching marking the 100th anniversary of the end of WW1 remembrance is very much in everyone’s mind this week and I wanted to share some of my collection of postcards showing the unknown faces … Continue reading →

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