Hello from Devon, England

[Maid of Kent]

Howdy, Maid (gotta do the American greeting). Lovely to have you here. I envy you your trip to Kew. I hope you find everything you are searching for there as well as here. BTW - love your avatar. It is very pretty!

Thanks GrannyBarb Kew does look amazing, though I've only seen it on the Who Do You Think You Are programs, and they always have a helping historian to explain everything. I'm hoping there may be one in situ The picture in my avatar is from Pixabay. Here's a link to the owners profile

https://pixabay.com/en/users/jplenio-7645255/

I must've said "Wowww" a dozen times whie browsing his stuff! Enjoy

 

[Maid of Kent]

Welcome in Maid, I don't live there either but a cousin does. [Ottery] I was once asked if I had any relatives form Devon & replied "no". Little did I know what discoveries lay ahead.

SandieP has said, your daughter may find an interest later depending on who asks her what questions -or school studies. If not, don't despair- there may be grand children one day.

Thanks Wendy Ottery's a lovely place. Yep, I sometimes wonder about how many cousins I have yet to find, as many of my ancestors had big families. Fingers crossed for grand kiddies one day

 

[Maid of Kent]

Perhaps you could nod hello to my G'Parents & Baby cousin if you go to Mitcham rd.Cemetery.

I'll be at the Mitcham Rd and happy to nod or get photos if you'd like me to?

 

[wendymac]

Hi MoK lovely to meet you

 

[Ma-dotcom]

I'll be at the Mitcham Rd and happy to nod or get photos if you'd like me to?

Thank you, I already have photos but they all look so lonely- a nod hello would be nice.
Sadly over the years the angel statue on the child's grave was damaged & removed for safety reasons but I have a before photo.

 

[Findem]

Welcome Maid of Kent.

 

[Sis]

Welcome to TD MoK. The best genealogy forum on the Web!

 

[Chimp]

Welcome to Top Dog MoK

 

[LianeH]

Welcome aboard Maid (another Devonian here), as you can probably already see we are a friendly bunch that like nothing more than a brick wall to get our teeth into.....oh we also go off-piste quite a bit

 

[Chimp]

oh we also go off-piste quite a bit

I hadn't noticed, I shall have to keep my eye out for that

 

[Sis]

Do you realise how long ago it is since we have gone off piste? Maybe we have learnt not to.

 

[Daft Bat]

Do you realise how long ago it is since we have gone off piste? Maybe we have learnt not to.

Oh! Was that a pig that I just saw fly past the window?

 

[Chimp]

Oh! Was that a pig that I just saw fly past the window?

Aye, the price of bacon's going up

 

[Ma-dotcom]

 

[Sis]

Oh! Was that a pig that I just saw fly past the window?

Oh yee of little faith DB!

 

[Daft Bat]

Oh yee of little faith DB!

Nope - I just know you lot!

 

[Sis]

Nope - I just know you lot!

Huh!

 

[Bonzo Dog]

Ay up me duck, delighted you've found us. Don't be misled by our light-heartedness. When it comes to solving puzzles there are many amongst us, present company excepted, who would put the greatest detectives to shame. And they do it for the love of the game.

 

[Bay Horse]

Welcome to the forums, MoK.

I first got into genealogy as a way of leaving some family history for my eldest daughter. A month later she admitted she's not particularly interested, but by then I'd seen my first Census and was hooked!

Ah, don't let that stop you. Mine is twenty-nine and rolls her eyes every time I mention family history. As Ma-dotcom will tell you, we're here for the ride. One day someone will be so glad you went to so much trouble - I still hope my daughter will be interested; yours probably will be, too, given time.

I have links to Devon too. When you start your research you have no idea which direction your paths will take - my Welsh side of the family came from around Dartmouth and various little villages scattered here and there, which was news to me. Dad served in the Devonshire Regiment during the war too.

Welcome aboard!

 

[Archie's Mum]

Do you realise how long ago it is since we have gone off piste? Maybe we have learnt not to.

Or maybe One of the main offenders is busy packing moving boxes and only has time to stay on the straight and narrow.
I also have ancestors from Devon, Temperance Aish and Richard Veale from Ashwater