52 Ancestors in 52 weeks: 11/52 Thomas Jefferies 1822- 1900
dog rose - the flower emblem of Hampshire Thomas JEFFERIES 1822-1900 Ahnentafel Number 38 NB Variations in spelling of Surnames: Jefferies, Jeffries 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. March is Women’s History Month and this week’s theme is flowers. Thomas was my 3rd great-grandfather on my paternal side of the family. He was a Convict Warden. I suspect his work exposed him to the darker side of life; brutality, desperation, sickness, fear, greed, grief. Given our theme of flowers, I have tried to lighten the mood of this week's post by allowing the local flora to peep through intermittently in the post. A list of local flora in Portsmouth can be found here . Dates written in blue below are from http://projectbritain.com/ Timeline including major World Events/Disasters/Wars etc 1820 George ...