-
Subscribe to feed
Google+ page
-
Link to ‘A Rebel Hand’ website
A Rebel Hand: Nicholas Delaney of 1798 - the book
Author Archives: rebelhand
A Christmas tale pt 3 – baby Celestina and the Harringtons
In the last episode of the Celestina Christmas story, we left the older Celestina – born in 1827 – pregnant at the age of 17. This was a disaster for an unmarried girl. She was now ‘soiled goods’ and unlikely … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, London
Tagged #victorianmurder, Celestina, Celestina Sommer, Christmas, genealogy, Hackney, Harrington, history, Julia, Murder
27 Comments
We apologise for the delay…
You’ve probably been wondering “when’s the next instalment of the Celestina Christmas story going to be posted?” Well, it won’t be for a few days yet. And I’m sorry to keep you waiting. Life’s got very busy, with a lot … Continue reading
Accentuate the positive: 2014
Happy New Year! Once again Jill Ball at GeniAus has inspired us to look back on the positive things that have happened in our genealogy journeys during the year that’s gone. I took part in the previous two and find … Continue reading
Posted in A Rebel Hand, Genealogy
Tagged 2014, Davies, Delaney, Harrington, Lloyd, Sarah Marshall, Sarah's grave, shoestring genealogist
10 Comments
A Christmas tale pt 2: The first Celestina
Welcome back for the second part of our Christmas tale. Last time we met little Celestina Christmas, a ‘visitor’ at the Harringtons’ house in Hackney when the 1851 census was taken. I began to wonder about Celestina. I’ve got quite … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, London
Tagged #victorianmurder, Celestina, Celestina Sommer, Christmas, family history, genealogy, Hackney, Harrington, Julia, London, Murder
24 Comments
A Christmas tale: part 1
Welcome, friends and neighbours. Take a seat near the fire. Help yourself to some punch, or tea, and of course a slice of this fine cake. The sun’s set this Christmas Day and, as you know, in the time of … Continue reading
Posted in Nicholas Delaney
Tagged 1851, Celestina, Celestina Sommer, census, Christmas, genealogy, Hackney, Harrington, Julia, London, Rebecca Harrington
25 Comments
Festive family freebies
The Shoestring Genealogist has just popped in to make sure you know that Ancestry (UK) has free access to all records until 23.59 GMT on Boxing Day. See here for what you can search. And Boxing Day sees the start … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Genealogy, Ireland
Tagged Ancestry, family tree, findmypast, genealogy, Offer, shoestring genealogist
Leave a comment
2104 Christmas genealogy meme
Ah, the Christmas holidays. Time off work and the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on the radio (a Christmas Eve tradition for many in the UK). What better time to catch up with my geneapals around the world and … Continue reading
Irish research – online parish registers from NLI for 2015
National Library of Ireland to make its collection of Catholic parish register microfilms available online – and free! Continue reading
Free FMP records over Remembrance weekend – and a bonus from Ancestry (a Shoestring Genealogist post)
Special Findmypast offer for Remembrance weekend 2014, by the Shoestring Genealogist at A Rebel Hand Continue reading
Posted in Nicholas Delaney
Tagged family history, Find My Past, genealogy, Lloyd, Offer, shoestring genealogist, WWI
Leave a comment
Findmypast and British Newspaper Archive offers
The Shoestring Genealogist is back with news about three genealogy offers. But you’ll have to be quick! The British Newspaper Archive (BNA) is repeating its one month for £1 special. The usual price for a month’s subscription is £9.95. Go … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy
Tagged family history, findmypast, genealogy, history, newspapers, Offer, shoestring genealogist
2 Comments
The Shoestring Genealogist: Find My Past offers
The Shoestring Genealogist is delighted to learn about some excellent offers from FindMyPast, available until the end of August. If you’ve got a spare pound, euro or dollar, read on… The UK version of FindMyPast is offering a month’s subscription for … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy
Tagged Australia, England, family history, genealogy, Ireland, Offer, records, shoestring genealogist, Wales
3 Comments
MyHeritage Family History Month freebie
Wearing my new hat (shoes?) as the Shoestring Genealogist, I’m very pleased to hear from MyHeritage that they have a special free treat for us this National Family History Month. Australian Community Manager Emma Datny says: “In honour of National Family … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Genealogy
Tagged #NFHM2014, Australia, family history, genealogy, James Thomas Richards, Rebecca Harrington, records, research
3 Comments
National Family History Month
It’s August, so it’s National Family History Month in Australia and New Zealand. I’m looking forward to lots of great genealogy blog posts and social media snippets. (Tip: if you’re a Twitter genie like me, look for the hashtags #NFHM2014 … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Genealogy
Tagged 2014, Australia, Blogging, family history, genealogy, twitter
7 Comments
The Shoestring Genealogist: A month of newspapers for £1
I’ve been enjoying using my £1 Find My Past subscription (did you see the offer in an earlier Shoestring Genealogist post?) to search the British Newspaper Archive online. I’ve already found some great articles, and I’ll be writing more about … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy
Tagged family history, genealogy, newspapers, Offer, shoestring genealogist
2 Comments
The Shoestring Genealogist: Ancestry’s Aussie freebie
Are you researching Australian genealogy? Here’s a fabby freebie for you – Ancestry is offering free access to Aussie records this weekend until 11.59pm AEST on Sunday, 13 July 2014. That’s GMT (UTC) plus 10 hours. Here’s a handy site … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Genealogy
Tagged Ancestry, Australia, family history, free, genealogy, records, search, shoestring genealogist
Leave a comment
