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Mine have just been revised. Yet again. The main surprise is that while showing a lot of UK subregions, I supposedly have no London ethnicity. My research shows that I have extensive ancestry over 250 years in London. The fact that my ethnicity estimates exclude, London seem to me to suggest that these estimates are based on findings from longer ago than 250 years. I look forward to any comments.

Interestingly one of the sub regions included in my estimate includes Suffolk, where I do believe that I have ancestry going back to pre 1840.

Martin

On an optimistic whim today I thought I would go through the many pages of a very large family bible just in case I found anything of interest. There is nothing on the inside cover such as a detailed family tree...

However in Leviticus chapter 19 ("Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind. You shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed, neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee... ) I found a leaflet mentioning this summer camp. King's Own Boys' Summer Camp Langton Matravers Dorset 1948.  It includes details of the planned schedule, meals, rations including permission to bring jam and 2 ounces of tea which must be handed in to the Cook tent. It also includes travelling arrangements, pocket money rules, medical arrangements and personal kit required. Sporting events include "Halo and orderly competitions" . Can anyone comment on that?

I wonder if anybody else here here knows anything about this event. I would guess it was attended by my Alice's father.

There is also a 3 Cent Maltese airmail stamp.

My search continues...   I hope you will all be getting out your family bibles and doing likewise this afternoon.

Update 14:40 It seems this camp was known to the family, and it is known that the small boy who attended in 1948 was rebuked by his mother on returning home for not having used many items from the full supply of clean underwear during the week!

Martin

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51200808

Martin

An interesting article.

To hyphenate or not hyphenate?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51105056



Martin

I just came across this link, to numerous lectures which will be of interest to anyone in this section of RootsChat.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7HQSiSkiy7ujlkgQER1FYw

Be aware, though, that some of them are up to 5 years old and obviously the technology has changed a lot.

Martin