Hello Everyone,
Well this week was my 21st birthday. As such the articles that I've written have all been about my own family history, looking to see where I have come from in order to get to where I am today. I have tried to include details about how I have undertaken the research, which is across a range of topics, time periods and locations, which should hopefully help people who are researching similar topics.
The Dellar Family: Thanks to some excellent work on behalf of David Blackman, I found that part of my ancestry comes from a long line of people with the surname Dellar which can be traced back till the 1500's, in a specific area of Cambridgeshire.
The Behn Family: Emma Dellar, from the ancestral line of the above article married Wilhelm Behn a rather mysterious Prussian immigrant tailor, who I have been unable to find out much about. The couple had 12 children, and so many people with the surname Behn could be living today with little knowledge of how they have their surname
Ronald Behn: A soldier of the First World War, and a special constable in the Second World War, Ronald was the youngest child of the Behn family. However, his own family can be traced, and shows that his three sons all fought bravely in the Second World War, although sadly one of them was killed. If you are related to any of the people listed in the article then please contact me!
Eleanor Behn and Robert Broom: Eleanor was my great-great grandmother, who had an illegitimate child with a police officer in London in 1902. She married and went off to have another family, whilst Robert sadly ended up in a lunatic asylum.
The Willoughby Family: Lastly, from my mothers side of the family comes the name Willoughby. The name can be traced back to Reading at the turn of the nineteenth century. After living in the Chalfont area of Buckinghamshire, part of the family moved into the internationally recognised Quaker meeting place known as Jordans. Although with much research I have yet to find out why.
If you can help me with any of the topics which I have covered I would be most grateful. You can contact me by emailing me at daniel@britishlocalhistory.co.uk
Thanks,
Daniel