Category Archives: Family Lines

Ancestor Sketch – Laurance Louis Harmon

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Don Taylor

Howell-Welch-Harris-Harmon Line By Don Taylor Paul, the husband of my wife’s niece, said he didn’t know much about his great-grandfather, Laurance Louis Harmon. I was invited to be the godfather to his children several years ago. As I believe it … Continue reading →

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Relative Sketch – James Cooper Lamb

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Don Taylor

Darling-McAllister-Lamb By Don Taylor James Cooper Lamb was the brother of my wife’s 2nd great-grandmother, Margaret Mary Lamb (1860-1929). I researched him primarily to seek additional information regarding his mother Isabella (Atkinson) Lamb who appears to have vanished from the … Continue reading →

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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, Lamb, McAllister

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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