Deal
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Richard Blissenden, c1747 – 1831, 4th Great Grandfather, Deal, Kent
When I started writing this blog one of the main purposes was to try and get behind a brick wall that I had hit with my direct ancestor Richard Blissenden who dies in the poor house in Deal, Kent, in 1831, at about 84 years old. Richard is my 4th great grandfather and he married… 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