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Robert Wilson Armstrong 1857-1910 Part 2

August 28, 2021August 28, 2021 / Shaking The Branches / 5 Comments

When I left my great, great grandfather last time he’d just been chucked out West Riding Police Force for being a two timing rat. We’ll that’s not the official reason obviously but that was what happened. He abandoned my great, great grandmother, Grace Halliday Rae while she was pregnant with his son. That was in … Continue reading Robert Wilson Armstrong 1857-1910 Part 2

Robert Wilson Armstrong 1857-1910 Part 1

August 22, 2021August 22, 2021 / Shaking The Branches / 3 Comments

I often think about what it would be like to go back in time and find out my ancestors’ stories direct from them. There would be so many questions. And how good would it be to observe their daily lives? Robert Wilson Armstrong was my great great grandfather but I reckon if I could go … Continue reading Robert Wilson Armstrong 1857-1910 Part 1

An Easy Mistake To Make – Finding Sarah Helferty

July 27, 2021 / Shaking The Branches / 12 Comments

The only one of my grandparents I got to meet was my Granny Brawley, my mum's mum. I knew that her father was called Patrick Cosgrove and her mother was Sarah Helferty. I knew that she was born in Glasgow in 1900. Prior to starting my research that was pretty much it. My granny died … Continue reading An Easy Mistake To Make – Finding Sarah Helferty

Archibald Bradley 1923-1925

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 / Shaking The Branches / 7 Comments

I have previously written about my great grandmother's sister, Hannah Keenan and the hardships she faced in life. You can read the post by clicking here. At the time of writing I did not know about her grandson, Archibald Bradley. Archie was just 2 years old when he died in the most tragic of circumstances. … Continue reading Archibald Bradley 1923-1925

Died On This Day – My Father

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 / Shaking The Branches / 4 Comments

Today marks 25 years since my father, Robert Armstrong Rae, died at the age of 69. I wanted to share a few photos of him that I’ve found. Born in 1926 he joined the army in 1944 shortly after his 18th birthday. He enlisted as a Seaforth Highlander and can be seen in this photograph … Continue reading Died On This Day – My Father

James Lockie 1879-1959

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 / Shaking The Branches / 2 Comments

I’ve now made a number of discoveries while wandering through Cambusnethan Cemetery. Above is another headstone that caught my eye in passing. Lockie is a name on my family tree so I thought I would investigate further. When I checked my online tree there were two options. Both were first cousins 4 times removed with … Continue reading James Lockie 1879-1959

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