What do Thomas Jervis, Wedgwood China, and Charles Darwin have in common? Read on.
Jervis
74 – Louise’s Family, Oh Henry
Let’s continue our look at Louise’s Jervis family, this time two generations of Henrys:
- Henry Jervis (1G) b. 1848 m. Rosa McDonald
- Henry Jervis (2G) b. 1819 m. Ann Millington
73 – Louise’s Family, Dear John
Let’s have a look at the first two generations of Louise’s Jervis ancestors, her parents and grandparents, both Johns:
- John Jervis (F) b. 1902 m. Edith Mary Helen Patey
- John Jervis (G) b. 1878 m. Ada Edith Heath
72 – Louise’s Jervis Jump Start
If we could trace Louise’s Jervis family back far enough, we would eventually find our common grandparent.
And if we did find that ancestor, we could perhaps trace forward to find our Elizabeth.
Continue reading71 – Jarvis or Jervis or Gervis or ?
As you’ve seen, there are a variety of spellings for Jarvis.
Jarvis, Jarvais, Jervis, Jervais, Gervis, Gervaise, Gervace, Jarvice, etc.
Can we come up with the definitive form? Did Elizabeth use only Jarvis, or could she have used any of these other spellings?
Continue reading70 – Elizabeth Search Redux
In May 2018, Celia Cotton offered to help me reboot my search for Elizabeth Jarvis in England.
At the time, I didn’t know about the DNA match with Louise Longworth. So all Celia had to go on was our “problem statement”.
Continue reading69 – Celia and Louise
Not Thelma and Louise. Celia and Louise.
Genealogy involves time-consuming research – hunting for citations and stories and references. And you’ve heard me bemoan the brick wall.
But sometimes you just get lucky. And I did. Twice.
Continue reading68 – Going Nowhere
After months of effort, my search for Elizabeth in England was going nowhere. I tried lots of traditional research methods, a few listed below. None worked.
I had hit the genealogical brick wall.
Continue reading67 – Calendars and Dates
Elizabeth Jarvis’ survey was done February 4, 1684.
What’s up with that? The document clearly says February the 4 1683.
Continue reading66 – Elizabeth Jarvis – A Few More Facts
Let’s examine a few more facts and assumptions about Elizabeth in Pennsylvania. These will help our search for her in Britain.
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Family Nibbles 