I guess my mother really got me started on genealogy.
She had recently gone into a retirement home and a cleanout of her papers 
revealed a tinful of history. Old birth and death certificates from her 
mother`s side of the family going back to a burial plot account dated 1849 for 
her Great Grandfather John Jeffrey. The Jeffreys and the Townsends, Mum`s 
father`s side, all came from the Lanarkshire/ Stirlingshire area of Scotland 
with a few asides to Aberdeenshire.

Going further back on Mum`s tree takes us to Ireland during the Great Potato 
Famine era, where my gg/Grandfather is listed as a Land Steward. His family 
seems to be one of the few in the Kenmare, County Kerry area that DIDN`T 
emigrate! But still, he`s proving very hard to get dates on.
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My father`s side was also proving a little difficult at the start until I wrote 
to his last remaining sister in UK. She, bless her, filled in a lot of blanks 
and also confirmed a lot of what I HAD managed to find, I even found a couple 
of aunts she didn`t know she had. From Coventry and Newcastle-on-Tyne, 
they all came together in the Dockyard area of London. 
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From Traveller and Land Steward to Civil Servant, from Weaver, Sailor and Dock 
Labourer now their descendents are spread all over the world.
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Along the way I have found cousins and 4th cousins, friends and very helpful 
people.I thank you all 

The journey isn`t finished yet.
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             This is for you Mum, you loved all the family stories.
                        Rest easy now and go with God
                   Frances Helen Newton 26/09/15 - 25/11/07