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#52Ancestorsin52Weeks Week 28/52 Edward CONNER 1829-1903

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  Ahnentafel Number 16 Context for discovery: This biography was written as part of the 52 ancestors in 52 weeks exercise devised by Amy Johnson Crow.   You can join in too here. The theme for this week is Character. Amy says: “Every family has a person who might be described as a "character." But that's not the only way you might interpret this theme. What about someone named for a famous character, working through a language that uses characters other than what you're used to, or deciphering a character on a tombstone? Be creative and have fun! “ Edward was my 2 nd great-grandfather on my paternal side of the family. Conner is spelled variously as CONNER and CONNOR and can be mis-transcribed as CORMER just to make the hunt even more exciting. This blog post is a compilation of several blog posts I have written about Edward and his family. Childhood   Birth Date/Place : Edward was born circa 1829 Marylebone, Middlesex, England. I don’t have a full