I’ve been away from 52 Ancestors for a while – nothing bad, just that most of the intervening topics I’ve covered before here, and there will be some in the upcoming weeks that, likewise, are duplicates of previous posts so they will be skipped! A full list of this year’s posts will be made at some point (presumably in December!) which will include those equivalent versions.

This post has, I suppose, been a few years in the making. I’ve uncovered many ‘family secrets’ over the years. Illegitimate children, stillborn babies, extra-marital affairs, court cases, entire family lines rediscovered, but this one is a real doozy …

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