60 acast.com <![CDATA[Geneageek's Gems]]> https://geneageek.com/podcast/ en Alison Ebbans genealogy,family history,history,social history GeneaGeek A genealogy podcast

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]]> true Alison Ebbans info+63ece37b13868500116bc750@mg-eu.acast.com 63ece37b13868500116bc750 geneageeks-gems episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1676468785240-f0f9f24aea3d61a0e362fe742af27482.jpeg https://geneageek.com/podcast/ <![CDATA[Geneageek's Gems]]> Black Country Bigamy Black Country Bigamy Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:30:00 GMT 1:04:58 6a1ead054815e3a83cf69143 true https://geneageek.com/podcast/ 6a1ead054815e3a83cf69143 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 22 Black Country Bigamy


In this episode, we travel to the Black Country in the early 19th century to meet the Webb family, and follow the story of Dorcas Webb and her husband David Baker Aston. When David remarried less than 2 years after his first wedding, he sparked a legal case that was reported in newspapers across England.


What drove him to marry again? Did he think he could get away with it? And what can the records tell us about life among the ironworkers and craftsmen of one of Britain's most industrialised regions?


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Guests: Martin and Richard

Surnames: Webb, Penn, Aston, Deeley, Westwood

Places: The Black Country, Staffordshire, Kingswinford, Old Swinford, Brierley Hill, Worcestershire, Dudley, Lye


Guests: Martin and Richard

Surnames: Webb, Penn, Aston, Deeley, Westwood

Places: The Black Country, Staffordshire, Kingswinford, Old Swinford, Brierley Hill, Worcestershire, Dudley, Lye

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]]> Black Country Bigamy


In this episode, we travel to the Black Country in the early 19th century to meet the Webb family, and follow the story of Dorcas Webb and her husband David Baker Aston. When David remarried less than 2 years after his first wedding, he sparked a legal case that was reported in newspapers across England.


What drove him to marry again? Did he think he could get away with it? And what can the records tell us about life among the ironworkers and craftsmen of one of Britain's most industrialised regions?


For show notes, please go to https://geneageek.com/podcast/


Guests: Martin and Richard

Surnames: Webb, Penn, Aston, Deeley, Westwood

Places: The Black Country, Staffordshire, Kingswinford, Old Swinford, Brierley Hill, Worcestershire, Dudley, Lye


Guests: Martin and Richard

Surnames: Webb, Penn, Aston, Deeley, Westwood

Places: The Black Country, Staffordshire, Kingswinford, Old Swinford, Brierley Hill, Worcestershire, Dudley, Lye

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]]> Belgian Waffle Belgian Waffle Wed, 06 May 2026 03:30:00 GMT 42:19 69fa5da9a6ade255921eb54d true https://geneageek.com/podcast/ 69fa5da9a6ade255921eb54d 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 21 My Belgian grandmother often told the story that she was named after Queen Astrid, who was her godmother. She also said she was once invited to play with the young princess but they fought over toys so she wasn't asked back. Was there ever any family connection to the Belgian royal family, or was it all just 'a load of waffle'?


This episode explores the validity of these seemingly tall tales, and my mother learns some things about her family that she never knew!


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Guest: Brigitte

Surnames: Lemmens, Minne, Baels, Elleboudt, Moulaert, Vroome

Places: Oostende, Ostend, Flanders, Wallonia, Belgium, Belgique, België



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]]> My Belgian grandmother often told the story that she was named after Queen Astrid, who was her godmother. She also said she was once invited to play with the young princess but they fought over toys so she wasn't asked back. Was there ever any family connection to the Belgian royal family, or was it all just 'a load of waffle'?


This episode explores the validity of these seemingly tall tales, and my mother learns some things about her family that she never knew!


For show notes, please go to https://geneageek.com/podcast/


Guest: Brigitte

Surnames: Lemmens, Minne, Baels, Elleboudt, Moulaert, Vroome

Places: Oostende, Ostend, Flanders, Wallonia, Belgium, Belgique, België



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]]> A Breach of Promise A Breach of Promise Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:25:00 GMT 53:52 69d562ee2a193257ad845f8d true https://geneageek.com/podcast/ 69d562ee2a193257ad845f8d 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 20 In 1898, Ellen Cook began working for a carting company in Glasgow, Scotland, and soon became involved with the owner's son. 15 years later, in 1915, their relationship made the international newspapers when Ellen sued John Sinclair for breach of promise. After stringing her along for years, John had decided not to attend his own wedding because 'the weather was bad', and went home to bed instead.


Join us in some historical 'curtain twitching' as we learn more.


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Guest: Dave

Surnames: Sinclair, Cook, Young, Sutherland, Wilson, Lyell

Places: Glasgow, Stirling, Kilcreggan, Gourock, Ayr, Scotland, Gibraltar, Malta


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]]> In 1898, Ellen Cook began working for a carting company in Glasgow, Scotland, and soon became involved with the owner's son. 15 years later, in 1915, their relationship made the international newspapers when Ellen sued John Sinclair for breach of promise. After stringing her along for years, John had decided not to attend his own wedding because 'the weather was bad', and went home to bed instead.


Join us in some historical 'curtain twitching' as we learn more.


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Guest: Dave

Surnames: Sinclair, Cook, Young, Sutherland, Wilson, Lyell

Places: Glasgow, Stirling, Kilcreggan, Gourock, Ayr, Scotland, Gibraltar, Malta


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]]> The Shottisham Angel - Part 2 The Shottisham Angel - Part 2 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:03:00 GMT 40:02 69a37494f8755e109df1b639 true https://geneageek.com/podcast/ 69a37494f8755e109df1b639 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 19 In 1852, it was claimed that a young girl from a tiny village in rural Suffolk was blind, deaf, confined to her bed, and had lived without food for several months. Elizabeth Squirrell became known as 'The Shottisham Angel'. But the sensation soon turned to scandal with accusations that she and her family were frauds. Was Elizabeth Squirrell an imposter? Or had others just been spreading misinformation?

In part 2, we explore the family's response to the accusations of fraud and find out what happened to Elizabeth and her family.


For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/


Guest: Pip

Surnames: Squirrell, Matcham, Francis, Bendall, Seagar

Places: Shottisham, Hollesley, Bawdsey, Woodbridge, Ipswich, Suffolk

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]]> In 1852, it was claimed that a young girl from a tiny village in rural Suffolk was blind, deaf, confined to her bed, and had lived without food for several months. Elizabeth Squirrell became known as 'The Shottisham Angel'. But the sensation soon turned to scandal with accusations that she and her family were frauds. Was Elizabeth Squirrell an imposter? Or had others just been spreading misinformation?

In part 2, we explore the family's response to the accusations of fraud and find out what happened to Elizabeth and her family.


For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/


Guest: Pip

Surnames: Squirrell, Matcham, Francis, Bendall, Seagar

Places: Shottisham, Hollesley, Bawdsey, Woodbridge, Ipswich, Suffolk

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]]> The Shottisham Angel - Part 1 The Shottisham Angel - Part 1 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:15:00 GMT 41:02 698b97bf5fc77c9327a3472e true https://geneageek.com/podcast/ 698b97bf5fc77c9327a3472e 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 18 In 1852, it was claimed that a young girl from a tiny village in rural Suffolk was blind, deaf, confined to her bed, and had lived without food for several months. Elizabeth Squirrell became known as ‘The Shottisham Angel’. But the sensation soon turned to scandal with accusations that she and her family were frauds. Was Elizabeth Squirrell an imposter? Or had others just been spreading misinformation?


For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/


Guest: Pip

Surnames: Squirrell, Matcham

Places: Shottisham, Hollesley, Bawdsey, Woodbridge, Ipswich, Suffolk

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]]> In 1852, it was claimed that a young girl from a tiny village in rural Suffolk was blind, deaf, confined to her bed, and had lived without food for several months. Elizabeth Squirrell became known as ‘The Shottisham Angel’. But the sensation soon turned to scandal with accusations that she and her family were frauds. Was Elizabeth Squirrell an imposter? Or had others just been spreading misinformation?


For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/


Guest: Pip

Surnames: Squirrell, Matcham

Places: Shottisham, Hollesley, Bawdsey, Woodbridge, Ipswich, Suffolk

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]]> Lunatics in the Family Lunatics in the Family Wed, 14 May 2025 03:00:00 GMT 1:08:09 6823a8c4f368620d456c6051 true https://geneageek.com/podcast/ 6823a8c4f368620d456c6051 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 17 When a body is discovered on a rocky beach in Victorian northeast Scotland, it unravels the buried history of a fishing family marked by tragedy. Life in their harsh coastal village was unforgiving—but what led at least four of them to be committed to the Royal Lunatic Asylum in Aberdeen? Was it madness, misfortune, or something more?


Guest: Eddie

Surnames: Buchan, Strachan, Carle, Tait

Places: Cairnbulg, Inverallochy, St Combs, Aberdeen, Maud, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire


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]]> When a body is discovered on a rocky beach in Victorian northeast Scotland, it unravels the buried history of a fishing family marked by tragedy. Life in their harsh coastal village was unforgiving—but what led at least four of them to be committed to the Royal Lunatic Asylum in Aberdeen? Was it madness, misfortune, or something more?


Guest: Eddie

Surnames: Buchan, Strachan, Carle, Tait

Places: Cairnbulg, Inverallochy, St Combs, Aberdeen, Maud, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire


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]]> Manslaughter at Hadleigh - Part 2 Manslaughter at Hadleigh - Part 2 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT 49:52 67f5599959cf07f9c9f00f69 true https://geneageek.com/podcast/ 67f5599959cf07f9c9f00f69 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 16


On a Friday night in September 1842, some young men – local agricultural labourers – went out for a drink or three in Hadleigh, Suffolk. A few hours later, one of them would be found slumped on the road dead.


In part 1, we heard all about the coroner’s inquest looking into John Blandon’s death on the streets of Hadleigh. The inquest decided that Charles Smith had a case to answer, and he was committed to Bury Gaol to await trial.


In part 2, we hear about the trial, its verdict and how my guest’s family is linked to this story.


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On a Friday night in September 1842, some young men – local agricultural labourers – went out for a drink or three in Hadleigh, Suffolk. A few hours later, one of them would be found slumped on the road dead.


In part 1, we heard all about the coroner’s inquest looking into John Blandon’s death on the streets of Hadleigh. The inquest decided that Charles Smith had a case to answer, and he was committed to Bury Gaol to await trial.


In part 2, we hear about the trial, its verdict and how my guest’s family is linked to this story.


For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/

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]]> Manslaughter at Hadleigh - Part 1 Manslaughter at Hadleigh - Part 1 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT 58:32 67e4769f1d0429552ebeacd1 true https://geneageek.com/podcast/ 67e4769f1d0429552ebeacd1 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 15 On a Friday night in September 1842, some young men - local agricultural labourers - went out for a drink or three in Hadleigh, Suffolk. A few hours later, one of them would be found slumped on the road dead.


My guest's family turned out to be linked to this story in a surprising number of ways.


For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/

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]]> On a Friday night in September 1842, some young men - local agricultural labourers - went out for a drink or three in Hadleigh, Suffolk. A few hours later, one of them would be found slumped on the road dead.


My guest's family turned out to be linked to this story in a surprising number of ways.


For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/

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]]> The Real Margaret Catchpole The Real Margaret Catchpole Wed, 12 Feb 2025 04:00:00 GMT 1:08:20 67abbca6b468a1d76fc65bc4 true https://geneageek.com/podcast 67abbca6b468a1d76fc65bc4 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 14 Suffolk native, Margaret Catchpole, was a REAL person, and shining star of Australia’s convict history. Unfortunately the story often told about her is largely false. 25 years after her death, the Reverend Richard Cobbold wrote a fictionalised account of Margaret’s life which he declared to be a “perfectly true narrative”. It was not. Unfortunately, Cobbold’s novel, with all its embellishments and inaccuracies, still tends to be the main source for how Margaret’s life story is told today.


This episode discusses the known facts of the life of Margaret Catchpole, a Suffolk girl.


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]]> Suffolk native, Margaret Catchpole, was a REAL person, and shining star of Australia’s convict history. Unfortunately the story often told about her is largely false. 25 years after her death, the Reverend Richard Cobbold wrote a fictionalised account of Margaret’s life which he declared to be a “perfectly true narrative”. It was not. Unfortunately, Cobbold’s novel, with all its embellishments and inaccuracies, still tends to be the main source for how Margaret’s life story is told today.


This episode discusses the known facts of the life of Margaret Catchpole, a Suffolk girl.


For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast

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]]> The Hannah Chronicles - Part 4 The Hannah Chronicles - Part 4 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT 37:40 6786a6db4c4d17f5eb3f7d4c true https://geneageek.com/podcast 6786a6db4c4d17f5eb3f7d4c 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 13 Hannah's story comes to its conclusion in this fourth and final part.


Drunkenness, sham marriages, assaults, disorderly houses, attacks, wife swapping, neighbourhood quarrels, domestic abuse... life in the Derby slums is HARD.


How will it all end?


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]]> Hannah's story comes to its conclusion in this fourth and final part.


Drunkenness, sham marriages, assaults, disorderly houses, attacks, wife swapping, neighbourhood quarrels, domestic abuse... life in the Derby slums is HARD.


How will it all end?


For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/

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]]> The Hannah Chronicles - Part 3 The Hannah Chronicles - Part 3 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:00:54 GMT 45:06 676344a8d1214edb57d8391d true https://geneageek.com/podcast 676344a8d1214edb57d8391d 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 12 We learn more about how difficult life in 'the slums' of Derby could be, as Hannah and William fight to survive... literally.


What other shady practices will our friends on Willow Row be involved in next?


(Images discussed in the episode can be found in the show notes.)


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]]> We learn more about how difficult life in 'the slums' of Derby could be, as Hannah and William fight to survive... literally.


What other shady practices will our friends on Willow Row be involved in next?


(Images discussed in the episode can be found in the show notes.)


For show notes, please go to: https://geneageek.com/podcast/

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]]> The Hannah Chronicles - Part 2 The Hannah Chronicles - Part 2 Fri, 12 Apr 2024 04:10:47 GMT 42:02 661835cea609c3001647e47d true https://geneageek.com/podcast 661835cea609c3001647e47d 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 11 Our 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.


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]]> Our 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/

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]]> The Hannah Chronicles - Part 1 The Hannah Chronicles - Part 1 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 04:55:32 GMT 48:19 65fa16233c6a620017820192 true https://geneageek.com/podcast 65fa16233c6a620017820192 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 10 If 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.


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]]> If 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/


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]]> An Alleged Outrage - Part 2 An Alleged Outrage - Part 2 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 03:15:04 GMT 45:01 656f9d14e0d02700125f8cb8 true https://geneageek.com/podcast 656f9d14e0d02700125f8cb8 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 9 A 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.


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]]> A 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/

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]]> An Alleged Outrage - Part 1 An Alleged Outrage - Part 1 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:54:01 GMT 45:09 654e52192837570012686350 true https://geneageek.com/podcast 654e52192837570012686350 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 8 A 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?


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]]> A 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/

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]]> The Sible Hedingham Witch The Sible Hedingham Witch Thu, 28 Sep 2023 03:50:59 GMT 1:20:03 65147410d25762001148b7d5 true https://geneageek.com/podcast 65147410d25762001148b7d5 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 7 In 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?


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]]> In 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/

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]]> The Bramford Diapers The Bramford Diapers Mon, 26 Jun 2023 21:28:46 GMT 34:18 649a030e01b7f10011556ac2 true https://geneageek.com/podcast 649a030e01b7f10011556ac2 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 6 In 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.


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]]> In 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/

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]]> 107 River Street 107 River Street Wed, 24 May 2023 03:00:10 GMT 58:32 646d32392c81c500114bdec2 true https://geneageek.com/podcast/ 646d32392c81c500114bdec2 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 5 The 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?


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]]> The 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?


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]]> The Baddow Elopement The Baddow Elopement Wed, 19 Apr 2023 02:22:14 GMT 43:10 643f0a2dd18c130011c55b2e true https://geneageek.com/podcast/ 643f0a2dd18c130011c55b2e 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 4 Thomas 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?


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]]> Thomas 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/



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]]> <![CDATA[Dead Men's Shoes - Part 2]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:08:46 GMT 38:31 641a713e814b570011e8dff4 true https://geneageek.com/podcast/ 641a713e814b570011e8dff4 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 3 The 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?


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]]> The 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

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]]> <![CDATA[Dead Men's Shoes - Part 1]]> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 06:01:10 GMT 39:30 640824a889f8720011323236 true https://geneageek.com/podcast/ 640824a889f8720011323236 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 2 Edwin 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?


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]]> Edwin 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/

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]]> A Walsallian Story A Walsallian Story Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:36:02 GMT 49:50 63ef74b3cef8ec001160d3ea true https://geneageek.com/podcast/ 63ef74b3cef8ec001160d3ea 63ece37b13868500116bc750 full 1 George 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?


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]]> George 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?


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]]> Trailer Trailer Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:21:20 GMT 0:45 63ee1beb3e5b220011f1c6ec false https://geneageek.com/podcast/ 63ee1beb3e5b220011f1c6ec 63ece37b13868500116bc750 trailer Hello, 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 - <a href="https://geneageek.com">geneageek.com</a> - 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 discuss some interesting discoveries I've found with them.


If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, please join me on 'Geneageek's Gems'.


Find out more at: <a href="https://geneageek.com/podcast/">https://geneageek.com/podcast</a>

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]]> Hello, 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 - <a href="https://geneageek.com">geneageek.com</a> - 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 discuss some interesting discoveries I've found with them.


If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, please join me on 'Geneageek's Gems'.


Find out more at: <a href="https://geneageek.com/podcast/">https://geneageek.com/podcast</a>

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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