Death by Fire (Two Moran Children, Ages 4 and 2)
While Catholic burial records can supply a wealth of genealogically significant information, the cause of death was not something that…
While Catholic burial records can supply a wealth of genealogically significant information, the cause of death was not something that…
When my paternal grandparents married in 1932, each was marrying into a familiar family. As I’ve mentioned before, my Moran ancestors…
I’m going to guess: not very common. And yet, it certainly did happen. I’ve actually come across very solid evidence…
This was posted on Facebook, by the Institut généalogique Drouin (but the screencap below is from ancestry.ca: Quebec, Vital and…
If you are researching Catholic ancestors in the UK, you should definitely consult Michael Gandy’s Tracing Your Catholic Ancestors (Public…
Or: What a Difference Twenty-Some Years Can Make Death and Burial of Margaret Jamieson When Margaret Jamieson, widow of James…
As I’ve mentioned before (e.g., in Spelling Doesn’t Count! [in Genealogy]), it’s extremely unlikely that an ancestor had a strong attachment…
In records pertaining to my McGlade-Dunne ancestors, who emigrated from Co. Armagh, Ireland to Counties Leeds and Lanark, Ontario, the…