A brief discussion on the history of schooling and the records which are available for researching your family history. If you are lucky you may find a school photograph such as the one above – the trick is to identify your ancestors!
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Posts Tagged Genealogy County Durham
The New Poor Law of 1834 established that most feared institution: The Workhouse. Unfortunately, many of our ancestors were forced to enter these forbidding places at some time in their lives. This article includes information on the New Poor Law, the Workhouse and how to find people
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The Hopper family lived in the small County Durham village of Iveston in the parish of Lanchester from the reign of Elizabeth I until at least 1754. These articles tell of one branch of the family who were part of one of the earliest Quaker communities and
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