February 2021 - Cumbrian Characters

Wrong certificate: a lesson for family historians

Posted on February 21, 2021 by HarrietP

The wrong certificate A death certificate that turned out not to be the person I was looking for isn’t all ‘bad news’. It eliminates that possibility. And this being Cumbrian Characters, won’t... Read More

Breach of promise: a true-life Frank Churchill

Posted on February 14, 2021August 22, 2021 by HarrietP

A breach of promise case is an odd post for Valentine’s Day, perhaps. But then this Cumbrian Frank Churchill sent a Valentine to the woman he later wronged. Compare and contrast Frank Churchill,... Read More

Sarah Nicholson, no merry widow!

Posted on February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 by HarrietP

Sarah Nicholson ‘had the misfortune to marry a man 25 years her senior’. This seemingly unlucky accident (!) led to villagers trying to drive her out in 1879. But she was no strange to violence he... Read More

Cumbrian Characters

Family history is so much more than names and dates

Month: February 2021

Wrong certificate: a lesson for family historians

Breach of promise: a true-life Frank Churchill

Sarah Nicholson, no merry widow!