James, John, Jean, Ann… my direct line is full of very common names. There are some more unusual ones too – Tomima, Walterina, Cecilia – but perhaps my favourite name is Clementina. Clementina Johnston (c1813-1855) Clementina Johnston, often called Clement in records, was my x3 great grandmother. She was born in either Lerwick or Weisdale, | more…
Let me set the scene. I knew from my great aunts that their uncle Peter (my x2 great uncle) had gone to Dakota, married an American called Olivia and had an adopted daughter Maimie. Years later when I seriously got into family history I found that he was born on 9 August 1851, was a | more…
There are many ancestors that I’d like to quiz over a meal, but I feel my great grandmother Tomima Groundwater really deserves some spoiling as well as quizzing. So she’s the topic of this week’s #52ancestors challenge: invite to dinner. Who was she? Tomima Groundwater was born on 16 February 1851 the second child and | more…
