Tag Archives: Durham

Do you have a family connection to the GRAINGER family from Plaistow in Essex?

Posted on February 27, 2024 by charnwoodgenealogy

A recent lovely old photograph find was of two girls (possibly sisters) posted on 18th April 1913 from someone living at 20 Sutton Court Road in Plaistow in Essex – could I find any more information? I started by searching … Continue reading →

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Two postcards with a family link – are you connected to the WATSON or COVERDALE families from South Shields in County Durham?

Posted on March 3, 2023 by charnwoodgenealogy

I recently found and purchased two World War 1 themed postcards on eBay, as below, but it was only upon receipt of them in the post, not having seen the reverse of the cards previously and starting the research that … Continue reading →

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Are you connected to the TURNBULL families from Sunderland or the BLACKMAN families from Wisbech in Cambridgeshire?

Posted on February 14, 2023 by charnwoodgenealogy

Another find in my recent purchase of old photographic postcards was this old postcard of a beautiful baby girl sent to Mr Jack TURNBULL in Millfield in Sunderland from the Kings Head in Wisbech in Cambridgeshire on 1st July 1910 … Continue reading →

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