On This Day in April - Our ancestors' anniversaries. Please join in.

[genjen]

Another month seems to have slipped by in a flurry of births, deaths, marriages and other significant days in our family trees.

It being April in some parts of the world already, I thought I'd best get on with creating the new thread for this month's anniversaries.

I hope those who have been doing so will keep posting and that there will be some new people joining us in this bit of harmless fun. 

[LizzieW]

Just bookmarking, so I know where to go tomorrow 

[nanny jan]

One birth today;  a 2nd cousin 1R, Caroline Alice Ralph born in Hackney in 1896, daughter of Mark and Isabella (nee Read). Caroline is with the family on 1911 census and then after that I've lost her.  There is a possible death in 1971 but in Cleveland......a long way from home!

[groom]

Also just making my mark, no really interesting ones for a few days when I have a whole load around the same time. 

[Seoras]

Nothing much for a few days genjen, but I'll be staying aboard. Being part of this thread has made me look again and only yesterday I received a photo of my 5xG grandfather's grave, which was a result of one of those looks.

[genjen]

I have only the one today as well.

Margaret Raitt was baptised in 1819, Old Machar Aberdeenshire. A 4 x great aunt about whom I know nothing other than that she married John Thow in 1852. Maybe I should have a look at censuses to see what family she had, if any......

[LizzieW]

I thought I had dozens for today, until I realised my search was picking up 11 and 21 April too. 

Thomas Pemberton my g.g.uncle was born in Kingsley, Frodsham, Cheshire in 1850

Francis Collett my 5 x g.g.uncle was baptised in Eye, Suffolk in 1715

Elizabeth Stanton my 3 x g.g.aunt was baptised in Heckington, Lincolnshire in 1810

Elias Dyke my husband’s 4 x g.grandfather was baptised in Hatton, Warwick in 1770

Elizabeth Hobson (nee Lodge) the 3rd wife of my g.g.uncle died in Manchester in 1941

[mumjo]

Not a relative but a lady i worked with many years ago was born at 5 past midnight. Because her father didn't want her to celebrate on 1st April he put the hands on the clock back 10 minutes, the doctor duly noted her birth as 31st March.
She was told by her aunt about this when she was well into her 50's. She died in 1999 age 84.

[Lydart]

Born today, in 1821 according to parish records (but on the IGI, 1826 !) ... Samuel Trowbridge, my 2x great grandfather.   Born in Witchampton, Dorset.    I know quite a bit about his family, (his father being one of my Ambrose Trowbridges !) but very little about him.   Obviously work to be done.