Wednesday, December 24, 2014

My Ancestor was a Vandal - What did your ancestor get up to?

Searching the British Newspaper Archives for my ancestors I came up with the following incident, in 1841, at Kings Lynn, Norfolk, involving by Great Great Grandfather Francis Reynolds (1804-1874):

In fact his life history is a good example about how useful old newspapers can be in leaning about your ancestors.
If you are at a loose end over the holiday break why not add a comment about the most interesting or unusual incident involving your ancestor you have discovered in an old online newspaper.

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