Friday, 29 July 2022

FAMILY LINKS

I posted a story about John Bryan who lived in Whittington late in the 19th century, much information supplied by Raewyn Young his great granddaughter.

The story has sparked the interest of many descendants of John Bryan and it has been lovely to see all these family members ‘meeting up’.

It is what I hoped would happen when I started this One Place Study, a resource for people who had ancestors in Whittington many years ago who have never perhaps been able to visit the area, people swapping stories and families finding new information to enhance their family history.

It reminds me that it is important to keep finding information and updating the website with stories about Whittington and its people, and hopefully some other families might find their ancestors originated in Whittington! 

Thursday, 28 July 2022

JOHN BRYAN

I was contacted recently by a lady in New Zealand, Raewyn, who had come across the Old Whittington One Place Study website, quite by accident.

Raewyns grandmother was born in Old Whittington and she has supplied me with some family information, and I have managed to find a few records to help her expand her family story.
I am grateful to Raewyn for taking the time to share this information, I love to hear stories about people who lived in Whittington in the late19th early 20th century, and especially to see photos of the people who worked and went to school in the community at that time.
The Bryan family story can be read here https://oldwhittingtonops.com/john-bryan/