Military is the theme for #52ancestors challenge this week. As I’ve already written about my mother’s uncle Victor who died in World War 1, I’m turning my attention to my father’s uncle this time. Wilson Nicholson (1896-1986) He was born on 26 October 1896, at Afrigate, Brims, in the island of Hoy, Orkney. As the | more…
“Another language” is the theme this week for the #52ancestors challenge. If you’ve been reading my blog for a bit, you’ll know that most of my ancestors were from Orkney so this could be a difficult topic. Or not. Gaelic No no, people do not speak Gaelic in Orkney and never have done to the | more…
How often do you say, “How I wish I had listened more carefully to granny’s stories”? For “granny” substitute parents, grandad, great uncle, great aunt, and many others of the older generations. I certainly have a list of questions for several deceased relatives. There are two stories where I don’t have to rely on my | more…
