by snoopysue » Tue May 05, 2015 10:09 pm
I personally find it very interesting when I find something out about my family. I am though careful who I tell what! If it's generations ago, then there probably isn't anyone around today who knew the people concerned, but an older or more religious members of my family may be upset to know about illigitimate children etc in the family.
We have several bankrupts, one of which was sent to debtors gaol, several children born before their parents were married, bigamy, and the tantalising rumour (unsubstantiated) of convicts sent to Australia.
Not all of the seemingly "negative" stories are so bad in my eyes, mostly they go to show how hard our ancestors had it. And some of them managed to rally and rise above their circumstances - it's all to do with the "eyes that are seeing" the story, as well as times changing. Most people today wouldn't bat an eyelid if they heard of a divorce, but not too many years ago this was socially (and for the woman, often economically) unacceptable.
Snoopysue
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