Family Tree Frog

  Ahnentafel Number 20 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 "Fun Fact" Amy says: Not everything in family history has to be serious. This week, think of something fun you've found during your research. George was my 2 nd great-grandfather on my father’s side.  Those of you who read my blog regularly will know that George Henry is a name that keeps getting used in our family tree. It leads to all sorts of complications and mix-ups or mistakes particularly when other branches of the family tree insist on naming their first-born sons George Henry as well.  And just to add insult to injury, the name CARRETT also gets mis-read by the OCR as GARRETT. Other spelling variations include CARNET, CARRET, CARRITT, CARRATT, CARROTT. Sigh.  This blog post is a compilation of several blog posts I previously wrote about...

Ahnentafel Number 10 The 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 "Popular Name." Amy says: “ Do you have an ancestor who had a name that was popular/trendy at the time? Is there a name that keeps getting used in your family tree? Do you have an ancestor named after someone famous? .” George was my paternal great-grandfather and boy, George Henry is a name that keeps getting used in our family tree. It leads to all sorts of complications and mix-ups or mistakes particularly when other branches of the family tree insist on naming their firstborn sons George Henry as well.  And just to add insult to injury, the name CARRETT also gets misread by the OCR as GARRETT. Other spelling variations include CARNET, CARRET, CARRITT, CARRATT, CARROTT. Sigh.  This blog post is a compilation of several blog posts I previously wrote ...