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The Life and Times of Matthew Chiddicks

#52 Ancestors Week 38 ‘On The Map’

Welcome to Week 38 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week’s prompt is ‘On The Map’.

This Week I just wanted to mention the value of The Tithe Maps and how much they can help you bridge the gap between the Parish Registers, the start of the recognised Census Returns and the…

#52Ancestors Week 37 ‘Back to School’

Welcome to Week 37 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week’s prompt is ‘Back to School.’

Nothing too complicated from me this week, here are a few of my School Pics and if you’re brave enough, I would love to see yours as well, don’t be shy.

Special prize if you can spot me in…

#52Ancestors Week 35 ‘Unforgettable’

Welcome to Week 35 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week’s prompt is ‘Unforgettable’.

I started tracing my Family History in the late 1990’s, back when the Internet was in its infancy and home computers were few and far between. I had very little idea back then of what I was…

#52Ancestors Week 31 ‘Large’

Welcome to Week 31 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week’s prompt is ‘Large’.

The origins of my Chiddicks family have been well documented in my previous entries, I can track their origins from a tiny Village in South Fambridge, in Essex. From this tiny Village, they spread…

I posted a picture this week of a Chiddicks Family Wedding for the #52Ancestors weekly challenge and it proved very popular online and prompted a few conversations.

A very dear Genealogy friend from ‘across the pond’, Marian Burk Wood, posted a truly delightful picture of her Great Aunt in her Bridal Gown, which was made by her sister-in-law, a designer and expert seamstress.

This immediately…

#52Ancestors ‘Uncertain’

Welcome to week 22 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This weeks prompt is ‘Uncertain’.

The Dictionary defines ‘Uncertain’ as: not completely confident or sure of something. That for a Genealogist is how we spend most of our days, but the inner Detective in us, converts these ‘not…

52Ancestors “Fire”

Welcome to Week 15 of my Genealogy Challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about one of my Ancestors every week for a year, hashtag 52Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Week 15’s prompt is “Fire”.

Originally I was going to write about my “Fire Fighting” Ancestors, but I have already covered them in Week 3 with my “Long Line” of Firefighters which can be found Here

This time I am…