Category Archives: Lamb

James Lamb and the Workhouse

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Don Taylor

Darling-McAllister-Lamb By Don Taylor It is easy to forget that words often have different meanings in the US than they do in the UK. For example, being “stuck in the bog” could mean being stuck in the bathroom in England, … Continue reading →

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Family Oral History & James Cooper Lamb

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Don Taylor

Darling-Mcallister-Lamb Military By Don Taylor I often find family oral history fascinating. I’ve found there are usually grains of truth in the oral story; invariably, some details aren’t quite right. I think I may have found the basis for an … Continue reading →

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Isabella Atkinson & the Censuses.

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Don Taylor

Darling-McAllister-Lamb-Atkinson Census Sunday By Don Taylor Following families in the early census records is always difficult and I find English Census records particularly difficult to follow. To the best of my research, Isabella Atkinson (my wife’s 3rd great-grandmother on her … Continue reading →

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Darling DNA – ThruLines – Part 1

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Don Taylor

ThruLines Thursday Darling DNA My Wife’s Darling-Swayze-McAllister-Lamb Line Introduction My wife’s mother has had her DNA tested, so rather than using my wife’s matches, I’m going to use her mother’s matches to focus on my wife’s maternal line. It will … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Sketch – Edward Lamb

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Don Taylor

Darling/McAllister/Lambe By Don Taylor Howell/Darling – Ancestor #54 List of Grandparents Grandfather: Robert Harry Darling 1st Great-grandmother: Hannah McAllister 2nd Great-grandmother: Margaret Mary Lamb 3rd Great-grandfather: Edward Lamb 4th Great-grandfather: Edward Lamb Edward Lamb (c. 1831-c. 1893) Birth Edward Lamb … Continue reading →

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