Genealogy Forum UK

Thanks all for the warm welcome. Adrian, there's a fair few around still worldwide but it's not wildly common. It's my stepfather's surname not mine (unfortunately, mine is a far more mundane NICHOLS!) but my stepfather is also my cousin once removed (my Dad's cousin) so the links are still close (a...

Possibly so but is that a good thing given that there isn't the space at the Red House Cone site to accommodate the collection, so much of it will have to be stored or worse. I'll certainly take loads of pics when I get there and let you have copies. I have some of around Netherton from one of the N...

Hi all, I'm new to this forum but some may know of me from other genealogy places. I'm Anne and my main genealogy focus is the DOCWRA family, which I've been researching for more years than I can remember! I'm interested in any mention of DOCWRA or any of the 50+ variant spellings (yes really!!!) fo...

Thank you for this info which will be most useful when planning a visit to the Midlands for later this year to follow up the Docwra connections in Coventry. Just as an aside, are you aware of the plans to close the Broadfield House Glass Museum in April next year? It's creating a huge stir as you mi...