An excellent resource for finding where our ancestors lived “once upon a time” is this website: e-mapping Victorian Cheshire: Cheshire’s Tithe Maps Online. In 1842 John and Frances BROADHURST lived in Hale, Cheshire. John […]
While sifting through old family photos with my cousin Kay, we came across this unidentified wedding group. Neither of us recognized what was probably members of our family. It turns out they are…. The […]
Aloha cousins, My wife and I visited my cousin Kay Salkind Schwartz and her husband Barry in late September. Kay and I are grandchildren of Peter and Elizabeth. Their daughter Amy is […]
(updated post to include family photo and correct Robert T’s age) Peter Ernest BROADHURST was born on 19 Feb 1889 in Little Town Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire. He was the 7th child of […]
My paternal Grandfather, Peter Ernest Broadhurst was found dead by a coworker when he didn’t show up to work one morning. His wife, my Grandmother, Elizabeth Aspin Broadhurst was not there at […]
So who is that lady on the right, does anyone recognize her? Elsie (l) is my maternal Grandmother and Elizabeth (c) my paternal. The lady on the right is only known as […]
While researching your family tree have you found any “forgotten” relatives tucked away in insane asylums? I found one. My maternal Great Aunt, Lillian Schletter. According to family lore, Lillian “went after her brother […]
updated 13 June 2009 From a farm in Cheshire to the Cotton Mills of Manchester across the Atlantic to the Mills of Dover, Lowell and Utica, and then even on to the […]
One of the many unexpected things I discovered when starting genealogical research of these families was the large number of trips taken back and forth across the Atlantic. Not knowing ANY of […]
It’s not uncommon for families to marry into other families more than once. Is this four times? The Nellie Broadhurst listed in the chart is one of “The Eleven” and I wonder […]
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