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Renfrewshire / Greenock stowaways 1868 - abandoned barefoot on the ice fields of Newfoundland
« on: Saturday 02 February 13 23:28 GMT (UK)  »
The true story of 7 boys from Greenock, who stowed away in the ship 'Arran’ bound for Quebec in 1868.  On discovering the boys in the ship's hold, the captain and first mate subjected them to the most brutal treatment during the voyage, then put them ashore on the ice fields of Newfoundland and left them to their fate.

http://www.abroadintheyard.com/tragic-arran-stowaways-1868/

You may recognise some of the names and addresses of the time.

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World War One / British boy soldier who enlisted aged 12 and fought on the Somme identified
« on: Monday 19 November 12 19:38 GMT (UK)  »
This may interest you.  A son recognised an old picture of his dad in a Remembrance Sunday newspaper feature about WW1's boy soldiers.  His dad enlisted in the British Army in August 1915 at the age of 12 years and 4 months, fought on the Somme, and was only discovered and discharged in August 1916.  In later years he mentioned that he'd been involved in the Great War, but the son hadn't believed him!   http://www.abroadintheyard.com/identity-of-12-year-old-ww1-veteran-revealed/

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Kilkenny / Irish Band of Brothers – WW1 - the Pierces of Coolcullen, Co Kilkenny
« on: Sunday 12 June 11 20:02 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone

I've written a post about tracing my Granny (Elizabeth Pierce)'s brothers' service in WW1.  They were from Coolcullen, Co Kilkenny, where I spent many a happy childhood holiday and still visit regularly.  I tracked one brother down to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and another to the Royal Irish Regt and Leinster Regt.  They had a hard time on the Western Front, being wounded or captured as POW.  I've also written about what happened to men like them when (if) they finally came home.  I've attached a few old snaps at the end; if they ring any bells, please reply.

http://www.abroadintheyard.com/irish-band-of-brothers-ww1/

Hope you find it interesting

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World War One / Gallipoli 1915–East Lancs Regt - Churchill’s Part in my Great-Grandad’s Downfall
« on: Sunday 12 June 11 09:48 BST (UK)  »
Hello All

I've always been interested in the history of WW1, so I was delighted to find my great-grandad's service records among the 40% of WW1 army records that survived the Blitz.  I was surprised to find that he served at Gallipoli with the East Lancs Regt, and to learn about the horrendous conditions he and his mates lived and fought under.  My grandad was never a fan of Churchill, the man behind the Gallipoli campaign, and now I understand why.  I've written a post about it, which might be of interest to anyone whose ancestors also fought in that theatre:

http://www.abroadintheyard.com/gallipoli-churchills-part-my-greatgrandads-downfall/

Cheers

Lee

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Lancashire / Transcribing 1717 Will of Lancashire Yeoman
« on: Saturday 11 June 11 07:00 BST (UK)  »
You might be aware of Lancashire Will Search, but has anyone used it to get their hands on a copy of an old will?  Census and BMD info are good, but if you track down and get your mitts on a copy of your ancestor's will, it's like they're actually talking to you - describing their wordly goods and how they want them to be divvied up.

I've written a post on our site about finding the will of my ancestor, Nicholas Rimmer - or Rimer - (1657-1717), a yeoman farmer from Allerton, Liverpool.  There's also some other stuff on my Rimmers from Blackburn which beginners might find interesting, as well as links to other posts on DNA testing (for when the records run dry!).

http://www.abroadintheyard.com/tracing-my-lancashire-family-history/

Hope you find it interesting and of some use.  Interested to hear of other experiences with wills.

Cheers

Lee 

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