Today we do the other side of genealogy...
The war hero and the prisoner.
Family history: a thread
@hugorifkind’s brilliant show on @TimesRadio is sponsored by @AncestryUK, so they took a look at my family tree.
The genealogist Simon Pearce is a genius.
Today we do the other side of genealogy...
The jury didn’t believe him. He got 12months in prison with hard labour.
For one sheep.

His foolproof plan to steal his boss’s coal didn’t work.
Committing theft while a policeman watches the whole thing also isn’t ideal



Life in 19th century rural England was tough.
Local newspapers are so, so important.
@AncestryUK is brilliant.
I won’t steal coal from Mr Murdoch.
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