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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Bomb Disposal Photographs
« on: Thursday 18 April 24 14:46 BST (UK)  »
I am currently researching the lives of six bomb disposal men who were killed in Nantwich in Cheshire in August 1940. I have two group photos of the men, plus some individual pictures of some of the soldiers and I am trying to see if I can identify any of the men in the pictures from their individual pics. If anyone can possibly do anything with the photos that would be absolutely fantastic.

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The Common Room / Bringing Him Home
« on: Sunday 25 June 23 08:40 BST (UK)  »
A story of a mothers love for her only son who was killed in WW1 and her blind obsession of repatriating him and bringing his remains back home

https://chiddicksfamilytree.com/2023/06/25/bringing-him-home/

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The Common Room / The Boy in the Titanic Picture
« on: Monday 01 May 23 12:39 BST (UK)  »
One of the most famous images from the 20th Century but who was the famous boy snapped on the morning after the Titanic sank? Ned Parfett was a young fresh-faced boy and his whole future lay ahead of him, but what happened to him after this now iconic picture was taken? The internet is littered with lots of info about him, but here is my detailed research into his life and his story.......

https://chiddicksfamilytree.com/2023/04/17/the-boy-behind-the-picture/

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The Common Room / Old Palace School Bombing
« on: Saturday 01 April 23 11:37 BST (UK)  »
We finish the project where the whole story started, with the 34th and final biography of ALL the 34 Firemen and Firewomen who died at the Old Palace School Bombing during the Blitz in WW2. This is the story of my Great Aunt, Winifred Alexandra Peters, nee Wootton. It has been a long and emotional journey, some of these stories were both harrowing to research and difficult to tell, but I am thankful to the volunteers who helped carry out the research and I am extremely grateful to all the families of those that lost their lives that night for allowing me to tell their loved one's stories. Some of these family members have become lifelong friends because of this. Thank you for taking the time to read their stories, I hope that the website does them justice and they will be forever remembered and their sacrifices not forgotten.

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2023/04/01/afs-firewoman-winifred-alexandra-peters/


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The Common Room / Ancestral Memory Is It fact or Fiction?
« on: Sunday 23 October 22 05:27 BST (UK)  »
How do you explain it when you clearly know something that you haven’t previously learnt before? Is there really such a thing as ‘ancestral memory’ and are these feelings that we experience inherited via our DNA? Are the imprints of our ancestor's memories and experiences handed down to us via our DNA, or is that just a bit of wishful thinking?

https://chiddicksfamilytree.com/2022/10/23/ancestral-memory-is-it-fact-or-fiction/


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The Common Room / Name a Reason I can't find a marriage Record
« on: Monday 17 October 22 17:47 BST (UK)  »
I recently posted online asking for possible reasons that I couldn't find a marriage for a couple, despite a later name change for the lady. If the link works, it's a great thread for anyone in a similar position full of some great tips and advice.

https://twitter.com/chiddickstree/status/1575042624691798017

However, in my case, the reason was a little less obvious why she changed her name.

https://oldpalaceschoolbombing.com/2022/10/17/afs-fireman-henry-harry-john-clifford-carden/





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The Common Room / DNA Kits - Should They Come With a Warning?
« on: Sunday 02 October 22 09:09 BST (UK)  »
We are all familiar with the powers of DNA and the joys of reuniting a long-lost family, but do we consider enough the dark side of taking a DNA test and the potential destruction that it can do to your family?

https://chiddicksfamilytree.com/2022/09/26/dna-kits-should-they-come-with-a-warning/

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The Common Room / Forever Missed, But Never Forgotten
« on: Sunday 11 September 22 12:41 BST (UK)  »
Over the years I become a little bit obsessed with finding the final resting places of my ancestors, some might even say I am a bit OCD with it! However one ancestor more than any other proved almost impossible to find but after a number of years of searching and trying different methods of approach and even resorting to using DNA matches to help, I eventually found him! I can rest now Henry's final resting place has been found.



https://chiddicksfamilytree.com/2022/09/11/forever-missed-but-never-forgotten/

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The Common Room / What Did Our Ancestors Do Between The Census Years?
« on: Sunday 05 June 22 10:14 BST (UK)  »
You’ve found your ancestors on every census return, but what we’re they doing in the years in between the census returns?



https://chiddicksfamilytree.com/2022/06/05/what-did-our-ancestors-do-between-the-census-years/





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