1000 Ancestors

portrait claimed to be of Thomas; possibly his grandson THOMAS STANLEY, 1st Earl of Derby KG WIKI  Relationship: 18th gt-gdfather (HALE family side) Descent from Royalty: HENRY III WIKI (4th gt-gdfather) BORN:     1435   DIED:    29 July 1504  FAMOUS for: step-father of Henry VII WIKI ; deciding factor in the Battle of Bosworth WIKI INFAMOUS for: custodian & possible murderer of the Princes in the Tower WIKI Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, was born in 1435 in Lancashire, England, and died in 1504. He was a prominent figure during the Wars of the Roses, a series of conflicts between the House of Lancaster and the House of York for the English throne. Stanley initially supported the Lancastrian cause but later switched sides to support the Yorkist king Edward IV. He was rewarded for his loyalty with titles and land, including the Earldom of Derby in 1485. During the reign of King Henry VII, Stanley remained a trusted advisor and was appointed as L...

1000 Ancestors, so where do we begin?  Maybe at the very beginning... because I was born TODAY! It's September the 20th, 2021 and I'm Oscar. I was born 12 days late so my Mum said she was very relieved. [INSERT PHOTO] My Great-Uncle Andrew had already been working on his family tree for some years, and he said I could have all his research.  It's here in this blog. He said that by the time I was ready for school and could read, he would have information on a 1000 different ancestors for me. I'm not sure what ancestors are at the moment, but I think they are older than Mum and Dad, much older than Grandma, and even older than my Great-Grandmas and Great-Granddad.  Uncle Andrew said Dad went to him when he had a school project on families when he was about 7, and asked him about his family. So that's when Andrew went to both sides of his family and came up with lots of names of aunts and uncles, and cousins. There were so many of them! He's put them all into somet...

Stafford Castle WIKI which lies just to the south of Stafford, the county town of Staffordshire. While it is still a distance from the town centre, it has a good view over the farmland to the south, and is protected because of the marshland to the north.  Despite the lack of much ancient brickwork, the site is one of the best examples of an early multi-motted Norman castle in England Much of the modern castle on view is part of a Victorian folly on an exiting plan. Further buildings were demolished in the 1950s as a result of fatal accidents.