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Geneageek's GemsThe Hannah Chronicles - Part 2Our guests finally learn about the incident involving their 2nd great grandmother, that the newspapers labelled 'Shocking Immorality'.Fights, assaults, infidelity, drunkenness and even disorderly houses... the story of Hannah Bates continues in the West End of Derby in the 1880s.For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-1242 min
Geneageek's GemsThe Hannah Chronicles - Part 1If you lived in the West End of Derby in the 19th century, you were considered to live in the slums. It was in these conditions that Hannah Bates was born and lived most of her life. Her life story may not have been heroic, but it was fascinating all the same.For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-03-2048 min
Geneageek's GemsAn Alleged Outrage - Part 2A newspaper article titled, 'Alleged Outrage by a Walsall Man', led to the discovery of an interesting couple living in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire in the late 1800s. In part 2, we continue to throw some 'sidelights on low life' and explore the circumstances of two less-than-fortunate people. This episode focuses on the life of the so-called 'Walsall Man', Samuel Hartshorne.For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-12-0645 min
Geneageek's GemsAn Alleged Outrage - Part 1A newspaper article titled, 'Alleged Outrage by a Walsall Man', led to the discovery of an interesting couple living in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire in the late 1800s. This episode throws some 'sidelights on low life' and explores the circumstances of two less than fortunate people. Were they really so outrageous?For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-11-1045 min
Geneageek's GemsThe Sible Hedingham WitchIn 1863, a rural village in Essex made news all over the world after some of its inhabitants took part in a ‘witch trial’ of sorts. What happened that summer night at the Swan Inn in Sible Hedingham? Who was accused of practicing witchcraft and why? How would it all end?For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-09-281h 20
Geneageek's GemsThe Bramford DiapersIn about 1875, newlyweds William Diaper and Mary Ann Risby left Lavenham to settle in Bramford. This episode discusses what life may have been like for the Diaper family in rural Suffolk and how it may have been affected by events happening at the time.For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-06-2634 min
Geneageek's Gems107 River StreetThe Craik family lived at 107 River Street, Brechin from around 1881 to at least 1955. In that time, the family encountered births, marriages, neighbourhood disputes, bureaucracy, domestic violence, mental illness, deaths and many, many floods. Was this family really as respectable as they appeared?For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-2458 min
Geneageek's GemsThe Baddow ElopementThomas and Eliza Playle had been married 20 years when an event occurred that 'created much excitement' in the usually quiet village of Little Baddow, Essex, that became 'a fertile subject of gossip among the parishioners'. What happened? And what role did this couple play in the proceedings?For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-04-1943 min
Geneageek's GemsDead Men's Shoes - Part 2The Whittaker family story takes another tragic turn... What lay in store for Edwin’s son, and fellow shoemaker, Samuel Whittaker after his father’s demise? And, what was Samuel’s role in the crime known as "one of the most fiendish" in the criminal history of Cambridge, Massachusetts?For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-2238 min
Geneageek's GemsDead Men's Shoes - Part 1Edwin Whittaker was born and raised in Sandbach, Cheshire. A shoemaker by trade, he was involved in a range of escapades before emigrating to America with his son, Samuel in 1871. Why did he decide to move to Lowell, Massachusetts, and did he manage to achieve the American Dream?For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-03-0839 min
Geneageek's GemsA Walsallian StoryGeorge Ebbans & Sarah Ann Crossley married in Walsall, Staffordshire during the Great War. By the 1920s, the marriage had broken down and George ultimately disappeared leaving behind his wife, two small children, and a family mystery. Did George desert his family willingly or did 'Sarann' kick him out? For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-02-1749 min
Geneageek's GemsTrailerHello, I'm Alison - also known as 'GeneaGeek'.I've been researching my family history for over 20 years now and have probably been using the 'GeneaGeek' name for just about as long. I don't just stop at my own family though. I also research my friends' families and anyone I take an interest in really - alive or dead. I have a website - geneageek.com - but I also thought it would be fun to maybe tell some stories in podcast form.The plan is to have a guest on each episode to...
2023-02-1600 min