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John Blechenden of Kennington c1556-1607
John Blechenden was born towards the end of the five year reign of “Bloody Mary”, the first reigning Queen of England in her own right. John was the son of William Blechenden and Millicent See and probably born shortly before his father’s murder in 1557. The son of Thomas? I haven’t found a birth record… Continue reading
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The Blissenden Blockage
One of the main blockages in my family tree that I would like to resolve is that of my Blissenden ancestors (my mother’s family). I can trace them from North Yorkshire to Deal in Kent in the 1800s and 1700s and then possibly to Sanderstead in Surrey for a generation but no further back. It… Continue reading
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So Who Do I Think I Am?
First Things First For my first blog here I thought I should start with a little bit about me and why I am blogging. About 15 years ago my husband introduced me to genealogy – he has been researching his family tree for quite some time – and fairly quickly I was hooked. To… Continue reading
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The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton Continue reading
About me:
Hi – I’m Alison. I started this blog a few years ago to try and get behind a family history brick wall. Along the way I discovered the Blechynden family and write about them a lot. I have also added pages of transcribed wills in the hope that others will find them helpful.