Tag Archives: Essex

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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Are you related to the BACON or HAZELL families from Southend on Sea in Essex?

Posted on November 21, 2023 by charnwoodgenealogy

I was recently sent a pack of great old social history photograph postcards from a lovely friend and luckily several have clues on the back to possibly help me identify and research them further. The first one to catch my … Continue reading →

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UPDATE Postcard Reunited: Are you connected to the SAVAGE families from Stradishall in Suffolk or the EARNSHAW families from Saffron Walden in Essex?

Posted on March 6, 2023 by charnwoodgenealogy

A recent old postcard find that perked my interest was this old card below sent to Master F W E SAVAGE at the General Stores in Orford in Suffolk on 26th September 1906 from his cousin Dudley with a Bury … Continue reading →

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Are you related to the MAPPIN or RIDSDEL families from Essex?

Posted on March 1, 2021 by charnwoodgenealogy

A lovey friend recently sent me this interesting old postcard from Gretna Green to investigate – it shows the marriage details for Hector Graeme MAPPIN from the Parish of St Andrews who married Olive Emily RISDEL from Downham in Essex … Continue reading →

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Are you related to Francis Edward CARTWRIGHT from Bromley-By-Bow in London?

Posted on February 12, 2021 by charnwoodgenealogy

I have recently been sent this great old football team photograph by a lovely friend who knows how much I enjoy researching old postcards and images, especially if there is a clue on the back like there is with this … 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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Are you related to the GUTTERIDGE family from Gravesend in Kent?

Posted on June 17, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

A lovely old photograph find a while back had very helpful writing on the back and stated that it was of Edith Mary GUTTERIDGE who was born 2nd April 1869 and that the photograph had been taken in May 1871 … Continue reading →

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Are you related to the HILLS family from Enfield Wash?

Posted on January 30, 2020 by charnwoodgenealogy

A recent old photographic postcard find was this lovely image of a smartly dress young man which had written on the back Mr C HILLS, 34 Uckfield Road, Enfield Wash – could I find a family link? I started by … Continue reading →

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Looking for relatives of Mollie LAWRENCE from Essex?

Posted on June 13, 2019 by charnwoodgenealogy

Another Battlesbridge Antiques Centre find was this lovely old baby photograph which has written on the reverse – Mollie LAWRENCE aged 10 months in 1925. The most likely birth registration I can find is for a Mollie K LAWRENCE in … Continue reading →

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Looking for relatives of the HENDRY family from Crimplesham in Norfolk!

Posted on January 31, 2019 by charnwoodgenealogy

A few months ago I bought a bundle of sixteen old Memorial cards from a Postcard Fair in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk and thought they would be interesting to research in due course and to feature in blog posts. … Continue reading →

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