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• History in Focus

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    WWI
    
    In 1917 William Boynton Butler was awarded the Victoria Cross. His page contains photos, newspaper clippings, service records, and a brief biography. Alternatively you can read about him here.
    
    On Tuesday 10th September 1918, WWI claimed the lives of two brothers and their cousin (John, Joseph and Henry Harper) just two months before the Armistice was signed. Their pages contain an extract from the Battalion diary, a map showing their position and objective that day, and you can follow a link to see a Google Map of the area today. Alternatively you can read about that day here.
    
    Industrial Revolution
    
    During the Industrial Revolution the increasing mechanisation of farming reduced the number of agricultural labourers needed in the production of food. Many of these displaced people migrated across the country or to the new world with their wives and children seeking work in areas booming with the opportunities created by the Industrial Revolution. You can read about it here.
    
    My gggg grandfather James Harper, born in Cakemore in 1794, did not follow in the footsteps of his farming family, instead leaving to work as a Boatman on the canals of Staffordshire. His son James Henry Harper travelled in the 1860s with his wife and 5 children to Middlesbrough and then County Durham, working as a coal miner.
    
    My ggg grandfather Samuel Littlewood, born in Great Plumstead in 1824, migrated from Norfolk with his wife and their 7 children to County Durham in the 1870s, where he became a miner.
    
    My ggg grandfather William Rufus Lincoln, born in Saxlingham in 1837, left Norfolk with his wife and 2 children to go to County Durham in the 1870s, where he worked in the collieries.
    
    Canadian Storey
    
    Early on in my family history research I came across a bible that belonged to my great great grandmother Mary Ann Storey. According to the inscription the bible was a present to Mary, on the occasion of her 50th Birthday, sent from her nieces Violet & Maud Storey who were living in London, Ontario. There was a pouch in the back of the bible which held a number of photographs. From the comments on the back of the photos I gather that Mary’s brother George Storey moved to Canada, was married to Louise, with daughters Violet & Maud. If you're Canadian, and a Storey, please take a look here.
    
    

• Research Interests

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    My original impetus for family history research was to trace the origin of a genetic flaw that affects the women in my family, making them prone to breast & ovarian cancers.
    
    I have traced the source back as far as Ada Smith, but neither her mother (Mary Ann Storey) or her grandmother (Sarah Robinson) apparently died from cancer. Perhaps it was inherited from her father (Charles Smith.) If you have ancestors in common with Mary Ann Storey or Charles Smith I'd be interested in hearing from you.

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Most Prevalent Family Names Harper  (65), Lincoln  (49), Boynton  (49), Smith  (41), Raine  (30), Roberts  (28), Farrer  (28), Littlewood  (27), Coates  (26), Butler  (26), Henderson  (25), Brooksbank  (22), Hargraves  (21), Knowles  (20), Bell  (19), Riseborough  (17), Hunter  (14), Storey  (13), Gale  (13), Everrett  (13)		Most Prevalent Places Leeds, Yorkshire  (239), Co Durham  (93), Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire  (72), Yorkshire  (51), Saxlingham, Norfolk  (42), Norfolk  (40), St Peters Parish Church, Leeds, Yorkshire  (36), Otley, Yorkshire  (29), Middleton, Teesdale, Co Durham  (29), Nether Witton, Northumberland  (28), Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire  (27), Northumberland  (24), Lanercost, Cumberland  (24), Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire  (23), Simonburn, Northumberland  (21), Wheatley Hill, Co Durham  (21), Seaham Harbour, Co Durham  (21), Chester Le St, Co Durham  (20), Cakemore, Worcestershire  (19), St Johns, Halesowen, Worcestershire  (19)
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