Family Tree Frog

Ahnentafel Number 13 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 Amy says: The theme for Week 26 and July is "Identity." In genealogy, we seek out the identities of our ancestors. But they were more than just names. One way you could approach this prompt would be to share something about an ancestor besides just his or her name. Be creative and have fun! Margaret was my maternal great-grandmother.  As she serving mainly in the domestic sphere rather than the public, it is difficult to get a sense of Margaret’s identity.  I have one photo generously shared with me by a cousin and I found an article today in Trove. From these two precious fragments, I am able to imagine a loving and caring woman who was motivated to advocate for the most vulnerable in society - infants.  This blog post includes material from previous blog posts I ha...

John McLoughlin 1867-1953   John McLOUGHLIN – 1867-1953 Ahnentafel Number 12 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 month is Check It Out and this week is Document. Amy says: "Document" can be a noun or a verb and, as genealogists, we should be using it as both! Perhaps this week you share a neat document you've found or write about your efforts to document an ancestor. .” John was my great-grandfather or my mother’s grandfather.   He died when my mother was eighteen but sadly I have no memories of her telling me about him or what he was like. McLOUGHLIN as a surname has its own challenges as you can imagine in terms of spelling.   I have found it spelt the following way in various documents: McLAUGHLIN, MacLAUGHLIN, McLOGHLIN, McLOUGHLAN or McLACHLAN. I'm sure there are more variations yet to discover! Dates w...