Category Archives: Family History

Yesterday I purchased ‘Oxford Gaol Prisoner Portraits 1870 – 1881 Volume 6 – Crimes in the Bicester area’ (published by the Oxfordshire Black Sheep Publications). On page 19 there is a description of a John Baughan who was convicted of … Continue reading →

Ancestry has recently added a military record index for ‘UK, Recommendations and Award Index, 1935 – 1990’. This is just an index. It provides links to obtain more information – but these are chargeable per item. I’ve extracted the entries … Continue reading →

Family History info: Kate Baughan/Baughn was killed by a horse (with coal cart) in 1864 in Highworth, Wiltshire. I’ve documented the newspaper reports of the manslaughter case brought against the driver along with some further information and a few links. … Continue reading →

I’ve recently been going through some Westminster (Middlesex) parish register images for 1609. The Baffin family seem to have had a very tragic period in 1609.From the burials there are the following entries:   8 June                   Joseph 22 June                 Elizabeth … Continue reading →