Our Family History

Introduction

I started doing family history research in Spring 2003. It's about time I shared some of this info! I am particularly trying to share ...

Pictures of KC

18 Oct 2014

These all date from the late 1970s & early 1980s. Our mom was a prolific amateur photographer, but sometimes we got grumpy about posing all ...

Letters in the Archive of Joan (Swindells) Miller

Swindells Family Photos 08 Jul 2011

Snippets of Family history, 1915-2006 Transcriptions of letters received and stored by Joan (Swindells) Miller Horley 248. Benhams Horley ...

Edie Letters Misc., 1914 and Later

Swindells Family Photos 29 Jun 2011

Burial card for Helen Maud Sherwood, Grave No. 2183, Square 18, Interred Dec 18 1890, Wolverhampton General Cemetery.

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Swindells Family History

Swindells Family Photos 29 Jun 2011

John's branch, at least. John's lineage goes like this:
Paul Anthony Swindells Mar 1944-Aug 2009
Norman George Swindells (11 Oct ...

Lines to pursue, and lines that are covered

25 Apr 2011

FAMILY HISTORY: This is a list of who I could productively keep hunting for, and who is already well-being hotly pursued by distant cousins ...

So, what am I?

13 Feb 2011

The sort of thing that Americans tend to obsess about, what ethnic origins do I have?

Near as I can tell, for me it breaks down like ...

Edie Sherwood Letters 1912

Swindells Family Photos 08 Feb 2011

Transcribed as best I could.

Some Misc. items in her effects:

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Saloon Berthing card ...

Edie Sherwood's Boats

Swindells Family Photos 08 Feb 2011

Edie Sherwood travelled to Australia on the SS Osterley (postcards shown). It seems unlikely that the Osterley took her onto NZ it must have ...

Ben and Annie Bishton 1910

Swindells Family Photos 08 Feb 2011

Labeled on the back as "Auntie Annie & Uncle Ben Bishton, Billy, Cyril, Norman & Anne"
Addressed to Mr. W.G. Sherwood at 181 Tettenhall ...

Postcards from W G Sherwood

Swindells Family Photos 08 Feb 2011

William George Sherwood, the father of Edie (Sherwood) Swindells, was a wealthy boot and shoemaker in Wolverhampton. In his retirement years ...

Julii's Questions to Pursue

18 Jan 2011

Things I want to resolve in my own family history:

Martha (White) Stout My great great grandmother Martha (White) Stout died sometime ...

Edie Sherwood Letters 1913

Swindells Family Photos 06 Jan 2011

Postcard of “Dorothy Falls, Lake Kanieri, Photo by Thiem. No. 4789”

Dear Gert Feb 14. 1913
Have just discovered ...

Edith Sherwood Letters 1910-1911

Swindells Family Photos 06 Jan 2011

These explain some of the detail of how Edie came to plan to visit New Zealand. The Manttans may well be related to others of the name Manton ...

Letters to Miss Joan Swindells, 1935

Swindells Family Photos 02 Jan 2011

A sample of correspondence. She had many letters from Norman (very hard to read),quite cheery & jolly. George's letters are mostly pestering ...