Category Archives: Family History

Seventeen Years Ago Today!

Posted on January 31, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

My Tiger Child… “A Tiger Child could be a bundle of joy and a holy terror at the same time. A little live wire who dashes about sparkling with activity, the Tigress will throw herself into the thick of things. … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Family History, Geneaology, Hubei, Qichun, Wuhan | 12 Comments

Wordless Wednesday!

Posted on January 28, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

Dear Ancestor… Your tombstone stands among the rest Neglected and alone The name and date are chiseled out On polished marble stone It reaches out to all who care It is too late to mourn You did not know that … Continue reading →

Posted in Burial Records, Co. Antrim, Co. Donegal, Co. Londonderry, Family History, Geneaology, Ireland | Tagged Burial Records, Co. Antrim, Co. Donegal, Co. Londonderry, Derry City Cemetery, Family History, GeneaBlogger Daily Blogging Prompt | 8 Comments

Those Places Thursday!

Posted on January 22, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

Ballymoney, Co. Antrim: Discovering a Murdoch – Love Connection… Ballymoney is a small town and civil parish in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland where many generations of my Murdoch/k family where born and resided until their deaths. I too had the pleasure … Continue reading →

Posted in Co. Antrim, Co. Donegal, Co. Londonderry, Family History, Geneaology, Ireland | Tagged Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, Co. Donegal, Co. Londonderry, GeneaBlogger Daily Blogging Prompt, Limavady, Love Family, Moville, Murdoch/Murdock Family, Raphoe, Scotland | 2 Comments

Stepping Back In Time!

Posted on January 15, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

The Usher Ancestral home, Co. Antrim… On my most recent trip back home in the summer of 2014 I had no idea of the unexpected treasures, revelations and surprises I would come across on this particular trip. I had an invitation to … Continue reading →

Posted in Co. Antrim, Family History, Geneaology, Ireland | Tagged Co. Antrim, Family History, GeneaBlogger Daily Blogging Prompt, Hendren Family, Ireland, Quaker Records, Scott Family, Usher Family | 8 Comments

Wordless Wednesday!

Posted on January 14, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

“Days Gone By”… “The special book upon the shelf, Was made with many hands. Our ancestors who posed back then, All came from different lands. Their pictures were all tucked away, And rarely did we see, The importance of these treasures, … Continue reading →

Posted in Co. Donegal, Co. Londonderry, Family History, Geneaology, Glasgow, Ireland | Tagged Co. Donegal, Co. Londonderry, Family History, GeneaBlogger Daily Blogging Prompt, Geneaology, Ireland, Londonderry, Wilson Family | Leave a comment

Londonderry to Donegal, Again!

Posted on January 4, 2015 by CJ Murdoch

Back Another Wilson Generation and New Connections… Just recently a “Twist of Fate” led me back in time to Burt, Co. Donegal to discover many more of my Wilson ancestors. An extract from A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel … Continue reading →

Posted in Co. Donegal, Co. Londonderry, Family History, Geneaology, Ireland | Tagged Co. Donegal, Co. Londonderry, Diver Family, Doherty Family, Family History, Genealogy; Ireland; Records, Norry Family, Wilson Family | 6 Comments

Short Service Record – No. 8211, Robert Norry Wilson!

Posted on December 6, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

A “Twist of Fate” that led me back in time to Burt, Co. Donegal… Born in 113 Creggan Road, Londonderry on 7 Aug 1887, Robert Norry Wilson was my great grand uncle. He was one of thirteen children born to … Continue reading →

Posted in Burial Records, Co. Donegal, Co. Londonderry, Family History, Geneaology, Ireland | Tagged Co. Donegal, Co. Londonderry, Derry City Cemetery, Family History, GeneaBlogger, Ireland, Norry Family, Wilson Family | 10 Comments

Mystery Monday!

Posted on November 16, 2014 by CJ Murdoch

Faces Without A Name…THE DASH I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of his friend. He referred to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning – to the end. He noted that first came … Continue reading →