#52ancestors (Wk23): So Many Descendants – George Hale

George Hale’s track record speaks for itself. Fourteen children that I’m able to confirm, although others chalk up the number as sixteen. That number is partly down to two marriages after his first wife died at a relatively young age. He also had a couple of step-children inherited from his second wife’s first marriage. His …

#52ancestors (Wk4): Education – Rhoda Phillips

While the theme for this week’s chosen ancestor is ‘Education,’ the inspiration for the choice is related to a simple link, more to do with the home address for the last few decades of her life – School Hill, Little Sandhurst, Berkshire. My 2x great grandmother, Rhoda Phillips. Rhoda Phillips [7 February, 1876 (Dipley, Hampshire) …