loried
17-01-2010, 04:47 PM
My cousin started researching our family history some time ago and I joined her in the task about six years ago. Originally she wanted to find out where my father's middle name of 'Eckford' had come from - this we still don't know.
Most of my ancestors were labourers from south east England. However, one branch of the family held a few surprises and has been traced back from being paupers in Edinburgh in 1851 to wealthy Irish landowners in the 1700's. The mystery I would most like to solve is what happened to g-g-grandfather Eyre John Powell from this Irish line. In 1840 he was appointed as the first ever Superintendent of Police for Inverness-shire but lost this job in 1841. Then surprisingly in 1847 he got a seaman's ticket as a ships steward in Liverpool and this is the last I can find on him. Circumstantial evidence is that he may have sailed on a famine ship and possibly died of typhus fever - I don't expect we will ever know.
In spite of the brick walls, we have found a lot of fascinating information and have had a good excuse for a few trips to Scotland and Ireland.
Lori
Most of my ancestors were labourers from south east England. However, one branch of the family held a few surprises and has been traced back from being paupers in Edinburgh in 1851 to wealthy Irish landowners in the 1700's. The mystery I would most like to solve is what happened to g-g-grandfather Eyre John Powell from this Irish line. In 1840 he was appointed as the first ever Superintendent of Police for Inverness-shire but lost this job in 1841. Then surprisingly in 1847 he got a seaman's ticket as a ships steward in Liverpool and this is the last I can find on him. Circumstantial evidence is that he may have sailed on a famine ship and possibly died of typhus fever - I don't expect we will ever know.
In spite of the brick walls, we have found a lot of fascinating information and have had a good excuse for a few trips to Scotland and Ireland.
Lori