<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1712992/fan_mail/new">Share your thoughts with us.</a>This is a special episode released as part of Podcasthon - an annual event for podcasters to produce an episode to raise awareness of a charitable cause. This year we have chosen to support the veterans&apos; mental health charity <a href='https://combatstress.org.uk/'>Combat Stress</a>. This episode contains references to trauma. In this special <a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/series-ten/'>Season Ten</a> episode, host Andrew Martin meets family historian Natalie Mayhew who has spent more than 2 decades researching her family tree, has found a connection between her family and Charles Booth (of the poverty maps), and she shares her love of newspapers.THE LIFE STORY - TED MAYHEWNatalie has chosen to tell the life story of her Great Uncle, <a href='https://funnywherelifetakesyou.org/2024/09/01/ted-mayhew-1919-1982/'>Ted Mayhew</a>,  who fought in World War Two but was captured by the Germans after Dunkirk. He was sent to a Prisoner of War camp where he lived for almost 5 years. Whilst Ted survived, the horrific effects of war affecting him for long after - with him suffering from what we&apos;d likely recognise now as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). To help us navigate this part of the episode, we&apos;re joined by Professor Walter Busuttil - the Consultant Psychiatrist and Honorary Advisor to the Board at Combat Stress.If you&apos;re able to support Combat Stress&apos; work, <a href='https://events.combatstress.org.uk/fundraisers/andrewmartin26331'>you can donate here</a>. For those of you outside of the UK, there&apos;s a <a href='https://charityjournal.org/10-best-charities-helping-veterans-around-the-world/'>list of support organisations in other countries</a>. THE BRICK WALL - MARY ANN COOPERNatalie&apos;s 3x Great Grandmother Mary Ann Cooper, baptised in Portsea, Hampshire, UK in 1820 is puzzling her.By 1840, a George Cooper is baptised in Portsea, but surprisingly born at Stamshaw House - an asylum. This puzzle leaves Natalie with a few questions:<ol><li>Where was Mary Ann Cooper in 1841? </li><li>Why was George born at Stamshaw House in 1840? </li><li>Was Mary Ann a patient, employed there (whilst pregnant) or just a visitor?</li></ol>If you think you can help Natalie answer these with a research clue or idea, then you can contact her via her website <a href='https://funnywherelifetakesyou.org/'>Funny Where Life Takes You</a> or <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/tamoralady.bsky.social'>via Bluesky</a>. Alternatively, you can <a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/contact/'>send us a message</a> and we&apos;ll pass it along to her.In the meantime, host Andrew offers his help, but Natalie appears to know more than he expected… - - -Episode Credits:<ul><li>Andrew Martin - Host and Producer</li><li>Natalie Mayhew </li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast">Support the show</a>Thank you for listening! You can <a href='https://subscribepage.io/familyhistpod'>sign up to our email newsletter</a> for the latest and behind the scenes news. You can find us on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/familyhistpod'>@FamilyHistPod</a>, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/TheFamilyHistoriesPodcast'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/familyhistpod/'>Instagram</a>, and <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/familyhistpod.bsky.social'>BlueSky</a>.  If you liked this episode please <a href='https://followthepodcast.com/familyhistpod'>subscribe for free</a>, or <a href='https://lovethepodcast.com/familyhistpod'>leave a rating or review</a>, or consider giving us a &apos;tip&apos; <a href='https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast'>to keep the show funded</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1712992/fan_mail/new"&gt;Share your thoughts with us.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;This is a special episode released as part of Podcasthon - an annual event for podcasters to produce an episode to raise awareness of a charitable cause. This year we have chosen to support the veterans&amp;apos; mental health charity &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://combatstress.org.uk/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Combat Stress&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;. This episode contains references to trauma.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this special &lt;a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/series-ten/'&gt;Season Ten&lt;/a&gt; episode, host Andrew Martin meets family historian &lt;b&gt;Natalie Mayhew&lt;/b&gt; who has spent more than 2 decades researching her family tree, has found a connection between her family and Charles Booth (of the poverty maps), and she shares her love of newspapers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;THE LIFE STORY - TED MAYHEW&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Natalie has chosen to tell the life story of her Great Uncle, &lt;a href='https://funnywherelifetakesyou.org/2024/09/01/ted-mayhew-1919-1982/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ted Mayhew&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;,  who fought in World War Two but was captured by the Germans after Dunkirk. He was sent to a Prisoner of War camp where he lived for almost 5 years. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whilst Ted survived, the horrific effects of war affecting him for long after - with him suffering from what we&amp;apos;d likely recognise now as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). To help us navigate this part of the episode, we&amp;apos;re joined by &lt;b&gt;Professor Walter Busuttil&lt;/b&gt; - the Consultant Psychiatrist and Honorary Advisor to the Board at &lt;b&gt;Combat Stress&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;If you&amp;apos;re able to support Combat Stress&amp;apos; work,&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href='https://events.combatstress.org.uk/fundraisers/andrewmartin26331'&gt;you can donate here&lt;/a&gt;. For those of you outside of the UK, there&amp;apos;s a &lt;a href='https://charityjournal.org/10-best-charities-helping-veterans-around-the-world/'&gt;list of support organisations in other countries&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;THE BRICK WALL - MARY ANN COOPER&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Natalie&amp;apos;s 3x Great Grandmother &lt;b&gt;Mary Ann Cooper&lt;/b&gt;, baptised in Portsea, Hampshire, UK in 1820 is puzzling her.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By 1840, a George Cooper is baptised in Portsea, but surprisingly born at Stamshaw House - an asylum. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This puzzle leaves Natalie with a few questions:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Where was Mary Ann Cooper in 1841? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why was George born at Stamshaw House in 1840? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Was Mary Ann a patient, employed there (whilst pregnant) or just a visitor?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you think you can help Natalie answer these with a research clue or idea, then you can contact her via her website &lt;a href='https://funnywherelifetakesyou.org/'&gt;Funny Where Life Takes You&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/tamoralady.bsky.social'&gt;via Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;. Alternatively, you can &lt;a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/contact/'&gt;send us a message&lt;/a&gt; and we&amp;apos;ll pass it along to her.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the meantime, host Andrew offers his help, but Natalie appears to know more than he expected… &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode Credits:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Andrew Martin - Host and Producer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Natalie Mayhew &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Thank you for listening! &lt;br/&gt;You can &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://subscribepage.io/familyhistpod'&gt;&lt;b&gt;sign up to our email newsletter&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; for the latest and behind the scenes news. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You can find us on Twitter &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/familyhistpod'&gt;@FamilyHistPod&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/TheFamilyHistoriesPodcast'&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/familyhistpod/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/familyhistpod.bsky.social'&gt;BlueSky&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br/&gt;If you liked this episode please &lt;a href='https://followthepodcast.com/familyhistpod'&gt;subscribe for free&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href='https://lovethepodcast.com/familyhistpod'&gt;leave a rating or review&lt;/a&gt;, or consider giving us a &amp;apos;tip&amp;apos; &lt;a href='https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast'&gt;to keep the show funded&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Share your thoughts with us. This is a special episode released as part of Podcasthon - an annual event for podcasters to produce an episode to raise awareness of a charitable cause. This year we have chosen to support the veterans' mental health charity Combat Stress. This episode contains references to trauma.   In this special Season Ten episode, host Andrew Martin meets family historian Natalie Mayhew who has spent more than 2 decades researching her family tree, has found a connection be...

S10EP09 - 'The Captured' with Natalie Mayhew and Prof. Walter Busuttil

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1712992/fan_mail/new">Share your thoughts with us.</a>... following on immediately from our previous episode - &apos;The Glassworker&apos;, we find host Andrew Martin and guest Lene D. Kottal in the garage, where they&apos;ve been interrupted by Andrew&apos;s old friend Santa. When Santa starts to act strangely, they find themselves fleeing for their lives... - - -Episode Credits<ul><li>Andrew Martin - Host and Producer</li><li>Lene D. Kottal - Guest</li><li>Peter Baker - Santa</li><li>John Spike - Sándor Petőfi</li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast">Support the show</a>Thank you for listening! You can <a href='https://subscribepage.io/familyhistpod'>sign up to our email newsletter</a> for the latest and behind the scenes news. You can find us on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/familyhistpod'>@FamilyHistPod</a>, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/TheFamilyHistoriesPodcast'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/familyhistpod/'>Instagram</a>, and <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/familyhistpod.bsky.social'>BlueSky</a>.  If you liked this episode please <a href='https://followthepodcast.com/familyhistpod'>subscribe for free</a>, or <a href='https://lovethepodcast.com/familyhistpod'>leave a rating or review</a>, or consider giving us a &apos;tip&apos; <a href='https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast'>to keep the show funded</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1712992/fan_mail/new"&gt;Share your thoughts with us.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;... following on immediately from our previous episode - &amp;apos;The Glassworker&amp;apos;, we find host Andrew Martin and guest Lene D. Kottal in the garage, where they&amp;apos;ve been interrupted by Andrew&amp;apos;s old friend Santa. When Santa starts to act strangely, they find themselves fleeing for their lives...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode Credits&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Andrew Martin - Host and Producer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lene D. Kottal - Guest&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Peter Baker - Santa&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;John Spike - Sándor Petőfi&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Thank you for listening! &lt;br/&gt;You can &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://subscribepage.io/familyhistpod'&gt;&lt;b&gt;sign up to our email newsletter&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; for the latest and behind the scenes news. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You can find us on Twitter &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/familyhistpod'&gt;@FamilyHistPod&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/TheFamilyHistoriesPodcast'&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/familyhistpod/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/familyhistpod.bsky.social'&gt;BlueSky&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br/&gt;If you liked this episode please &lt;a href='https://followthepodcast.com/familyhistpod'&gt;subscribe for free&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href='https://lovethepodcast.com/familyhistpod'&gt;leave a rating or review&lt;/a&gt;, or consider giving us a &amp;apos;tip&amp;apos; &lt;a href='https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast'&gt;to keep the show funded&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Share your thoughts with us. ... following on immediately from our previous episode - 'The Glassworker', we find host Andrew Martin and guest Lene D. Kottal in the garage, where they've been interrupted by Andrew's old friend Santa. When Santa starts to act strangely, they find themselves fleeing for their lives...   - - - Episode Credits Andrew Martin - Host and ProducerLene D. Kottal - GuestPeter Baker - SantaJohn Spike - Sándor PetőfiSupport the show Thank you for listening!  You can sign ...

S10EP08 - The Intelligence (Bonus)

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1712992/fan_mail/new">Share your thoughts with us.</a>In this seventh and final full episode of <a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/series-ten/'>Season Ten</a> of The Family Histories Podcast, host Andrew Martin meets Danish professional genealogist <a href='https://www.genealogistkottal.com/'>Lene D. Kottal</a>. She explains how she got hooked on family history, why she turned professional, and how skills in researching patronymics can help researchers of Danish ancestry.THE LIFE STORY - ANNA MARIA SÖDERLUND Lene has decided to tell the life story of her Great Grandmother Anna Maria Söderlund - someone that she has seen smiling in photographs but has since discovered led a hard life.When Anna&apos;s father is fired for supporting a strike, the family fall upon harder times. Lene finds that Anna also worked in a glass factory too, but not within the glass blowing, but in the lesser skilled (and lower paid) jobs - much like her father had been forced into after being fired from his skilled job. The hardship continues as Anna marries and grows older, and with her husband, she ends up living in a convent. Lene likes to imagine that she lived here peacefully and in some comfort.THE BRICK WALL - FREDERIK DRÆBY Lene is trying to find evidence that proves or disproves the paternity of her 2x Gt Grandfather Frederik Dræby, born in 1849 as the reputed son of customs official Frederik Dræby of Silkeborg, Denmark. However, Lene is struggling to find documented evidence, or genetic evidence that either confirms this, or points to a different paternity.Frederik Dræby senior has plenty of other children, and Lene has traced their descendants but has not found them in her matches with MyHeritage. She has yet to take an Ancestry test, but hopes that a paternal match for this branch will prove it was Dræby or will point elsewhere instead.<ul><li>Can you help Lene find evidence of Frederik Dræby, or do you have that name in your tree?</li></ul>If you think you can help her with a research clue or idea, then you can <a href='https://www.genealogistkottal.com/'>send her a message via her website</a>, join her <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/439213878319399'>Dræby Facebook group</a>, or alternatively you can <a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/contact/'>send us a message</a> and we&apos;ll pass it along to her.In the meantime, Lene is happy to accept Andrew&apos;s offer of help, but they&apos;re interrupted by an old friend... or are they? - - -Episode Credits:<ul><li>Andrew Martin - Host and Pr</li></ul>Family history isn’t just names and dates. Preserve voices, stories, and memories in a private, secure space. Built so future generations understand who came before them.Begin for free at <a href='https://ancestorii.com/?utm_source=familyhistoriespodcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=midroll'>Ancestorii</a><a rel="payment" href="https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast">Support the show</a>Thank you for listening! You can <a href='https://subscribepage.io/familyhistpod'>sign up to our email newsletter</a> for the latest and behind the scenes news. You can find us on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/familyhistpod'>@FamilyHistPod</a>, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/TheFamilyHistoriesPodcast'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/familyhistpod/'>Instagram</a>, and <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/familyhistpod.bsky.social'>BlueSky</a>.  If you liked this episode please <a href='https://followthepodcast.com/familyhistpod'>subscribe for free</a>, or <a href='https://lovethepodcast.com/familyhistpod'>leave a rating or review</a>, or consider giving us a &apos;tip&apos; <a href='https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast'>to keep the show funded</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1712992/fan_mail/new"&gt;Share your thoughts with us.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this seventh and final full episode of &lt;a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/series-ten/'&gt;Season Ten&lt;/a&gt; of The Family Histories Podcast, host Andrew Martin meets Danish professional genealogist &lt;a href='https://www.genealogistkottal.com/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lene D. Kottal&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. She explains how she got hooked on family history, why she turned professional, and how skills in researching patronymics can help researchers of Danish ancestry.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;THE LIFE STORY - ANNA MARIA SÖDERLUND &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lene has decided to tell the life story of her Great Grandmother &lt;b&gt;Anna Maria Söderlund&lt;/b&gt; - someone that she has seen smiling in photographs but has since discovered led a hard life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Anna&amp;apos;s father is fired for supporting a strike, the family fall upon harder times. Lene finds that Anna also worked in a glass factory too, but not within the glass blowing, but in the lesser skilled (and lower paid) jobs - much like her father had been forced into after being fired from his skilled job. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The hardship continues as Anna marries and grows older, and with her husband, she ends up living in a convent. Lene likes to imagine that she lived here peacefully and in some comfort.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;THE BRICK WALL - FREDERIK DRÆBY &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lene is trying to find evidence that proves or disproves the paternity of her 2x Gt Grandfather &lt;b&gt;Frederik Dræby&lt;/b&gt;, born in 1849 as the reputed son of customs official&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;Frederik Dræby of Silkeborg, Denmark. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, Lene is struggling to find documented evidence, or genetic evidence that either confirms this, or points to a different paternity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Frederik Dræby senior has plenty of other children, and Lene has traced their descendants but has not found them in her matches with MyHeritage. She has yet to take an Ancestry test, but hopes that a paternal match for this branch will prove it was Dræby or will point elsewhere instead.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Can you help Lene find evidence of Frederik Dræby, or do you have that name in your tree?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you think you can help her with a research clue or idea, then you can &lt;a href='https://www.genealogistkottal.com/'&gt;send her a message via her website&lt;/a&gt;, join her &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/439213878319399'&gt;Dræby Facebook group&lt;/a&gt;, or alternatively you can &lt;a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/contact/'&gt;send us a message&lt;/a&gt; and we&amp;apos;ll pass it along to her.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the meantime, Lene is happy to accept Andrew&amp;apos;s offer of help, but they&amp;apos;re interrupted by an old friend... or are they?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode Credits:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Andrew Martin - Host and Pr&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Family history isn’t just names and dates. Preserve voices, stories, and memories in a private, secure space. Built so future generations understand who came before them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Begin for free at &lt;a href='https://ancestorii.com/?utm_source=familyhistoriespodcast&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=midroll'&gt;Ancestorii&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Thank you for listening! &lt;br/&gt;You can &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://subscribepage.io/familyhistpod'&gt;&lt;b&gt;sign up to our email newsletter&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; for the latest and behind the scenes news. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You can find us on Twitter &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/familyhistpod'&gt;@FamilyHistPod&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/TheFamilyHistoriesPodcast'&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/familyhistpod/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/familyhistpod.bsky.social'&gt;BlueSky&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br/&gt;If you liked this episode please &lt;a href='https://followthepodcast.com/familyhistpod'&gt;subscribe for free&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href='https://lovethepodcast.com/familyhistpod'&gt;leave a rating or review&lt;/a&gt;, or consider giving us a &amp;apos;tip&amp;apos; &lt;a href='https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast'&gt;to keep the show funded&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Share your thoughts with us. In this seventh and final full episode of Season Ten of The Family Histories Podcast, host Andrew Martin meets Danish professional genealogist Lene D. Kottal. She explains how she got hooked on family history, why she turned professional, and how skills in researching patronymics can help researchers of Danish ancestry. THE LIFE STORY - ANNA MARIA SÖDERLUND  Lene has decided to tell the life story of her Great Grandmother Anna Maria Söderlund - someone that s...

S10EP07 - 'The Glassworker' with Lene D. Kottal

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1712992/fan_mail/new">Share your thoughts with us.</a>In this sixth episode of <a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/series-ten/'>Season Ten</a>, host Andrew Martin meets New Zealand-based genealogist, author, storyteller and &apos;story listener&apos;, <a href='https://oneancestor.co'>Simon Young</a>. He hears how Simon got hooked on family history after a brown envelop was handed to him, and his thoughts on where the genealogy community may go next.THE LIFE STORY - DR. JAMES LINDSimon has chosen to tell the Life Story of his 5x Great Grandfather, Dr. James Lind, who was born in 1736 in Gorgie, Edinburgh, Scotland.By 1766, he&apos;d joined the East India Company as a surgeon, and two years later earned his Doctorate after completing his dissertation in marsh fever (malaria). However, James was somewhat a polymath, and surrounded by other polymaths in Edinburgh at the time. He missed out on a voyage with Captain Cook after asking for too much money, and instead headed to Iceland to study the stars.He also mentored Percy Bysshe Shelley, and this clearly left an impression on Percy who wrote James as characters in some of his work. James was also perhaps an inspiration for Percy&apos;s wife - author Mary Shelley - who it&apos;s said, was inspired by James when she wrote Frankenstein, after one of James&apos; &apos;scientific&apos; tricks was to electrocute dead frogs so that they would twitch and jump, as if brought back to life!THE BRICK WALL - WILLIAM and HANNAH SMITHYes, that&apos;s right... Simon is asking you to help him find some ancestors bearing one of the most common surnames from Britain - Smith! Simon knows that his ancestor George Henry Smith was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1859, but he has no further information about his parents William Smith and Hannah Smith (née &apos;Dardin&apos;).  When George Smith marries in the 1880s, his father is named, but the marriage takes place in New Zealand. Simon doesn&apos;t know if George&apos;s parents were alive, went to New Zealand, or stayed in Australia.Can you help him find the correct William and Hannah Smith, parents of George Henry Smith?If you think that you can offer Simon a research clue or idea, then you can <a href='https://oneancestor.co/contact/'>contact him via his website</a>, or alternatively <a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/contact/'>send us message</a> and we&apos;ll pass it on.In the meantime... Simon is happy to accept Andrew&apos;s offer of help, but has a few questions first....- - -Episode Credits:<ul><li>Andrew Martin - Host and Producer</li><li>Simon Young - Guest</li><li></li></ul>Family history isn’t just names and dates. Preserve voices, stories, and memories in a private, secure space. Built so future generations understand who came before them.Begin for free at <a href='https://ancestorii.com/?utm_source=familyhistoriespodcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=midroll'>Ancestorii</a><a rel="payment" href="https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast">Support the show</a>Thank you for listening! You can <a href='https://subscribepage.io/familyhistpod'>sign up to our email newsletter</a> for the latest and behind the scenes news. You can find us on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/familyhistpod'>@FamilyHistPod</a>, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/TheFamilyHistoriesPodcast'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/familyhistpod/'>Instagram</a>, and <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/familyhistpod.bsky.social'>BlueSky</a>.  If you liked this episode please <a href='https://followthepodcast.com/familyhistpod'>subscribe for free</a>, or <a href='https://lovethepodcast.com/familyhistpod'>leave a rating or review</a>, or consider giving us a &apos;tip&apos; <a href='https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast'>to keep the show funded</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1712992/fan_mail/new"&gt;Share your thoughts with us.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this sixth episode of &lt;a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/series-ten/'&gt;Season Ten&lt;/a&gt;, host Andrew Martin meets New Zealand-based genealogist, author, storyteller and &amp;apos;story listener&amp;apos;, &lt;a href='https://oneancestor.co'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Simon Young&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. He hears how Simon got hooked on family history after a brown envelop was handed to him, and his thoughts on where the genealogy community may go next.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;THE LIFE STORY - DR. JAMES LIND&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Simon has chosen to tell the Life Story of his 5x Great Grandfather, &lt;b&gt;Dr. James Lind&lt;/b&gt;, who was born in 1736 in Gorgie, Edinburgh, Scotland.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By 1766, he&amp;apos;d joined the East India Company as a surgeon, and two years later earned his Doctorate after completing his dissertation in marsh fever (malaria). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, James was somewhat a polymath, and surrounded by other polymaths in Edinburgh at the time. He missed out on a voyage with Captain Cook after asking for too much money, and instead headed to Iceland to study the stars.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He also mentored Percy Bysshe Shelley, and this clearly left an impression on Percy who wrote James as characters in some of his work. James was also perhaps an inspiration for Percy&amp;apos;s wife - author Mary Shelley - who it&amp;apos;s said, was inspired by James when she wrote Frankenstein, after one of James&amp;apos; &amp;apos;scientific&amp;apos; tricks was to electrocute dead frogs so that they would twitch and jump, as if brought back to life!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;THE BRICK WALL - WILLIAM and HANNAH SMITH&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yes, that&amp;apos;s right... Simon is asking you to help him find some ancestors bearing one of the most common surnames from Britain - Smith! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Simon knows that his ancestor George Henry Smith was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1859, but he has no further information about his parents &lt;b&gt;William Smith and Hannah Smith&lt;/b&gt; (née &amp;apos;Dardin&amp;apos;).  When George Smith marries in the 1880s, his father is named, but the marriage takes place in New Zealand. Simon doesn&amp;apos;t know if George&amp;apos;s parents were alive, went to New Zealand, or stayed in Australia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can you help him find the correct William and Hannah Smith, parents of George Henry Smith?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you think that you can offer Simon a research clue or idea, then you can &lt;a href='https://oneancestor.co/contact/'&gt;contact him via his website&lt;/a&gt;, or alternatively &lt;a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/contact/'&gt;send us message&lt;/a&gt; and we&amp;apos;ll pass it on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the meantime... Simon is happy to accept Andrew&amp;apos;s offer of help, but has a few questions first....&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode Credits:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Andrew Martin - Host and Producer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Simon Young - Guest&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Family history isn’t just names and dates. Preserve voices, stories, and memories in a private, secure space. Built so future generations understand who came before them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Begin for free at &lt;a href='https://ancestorii.com/?utm_source=familyhistoriespodcast&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=midroll'&gt;Ancestorii&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Thank you for listening! &lt;br/&gt;You can &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://subscribepage.io/familyhistpod'&gt;&lt;b&gt;sign up to our email newsletter&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; for the latest and behind the scenes news. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You can find us on Twitter &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/familyhistpod'&gt;@FamilyHistPod&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/TheFamilyHistoriesPodcast'&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/familyhistpod/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/familyhistpod.bsky.social'&gt;BlueSky&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br/&gt;If you liked this episode please &lt;a href='https://followthepodcast.com/familyhistpod'&gt;subscribe for free&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href='https://lovethepodcast.com/familyhistpod'&gt;leave a rating or review&lt;/a&gt;, or consider giving us a &amp;apos;tip&amp;apos; &lt;a href='https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast'&gt;to keep the show funded&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Share your thoughts with us. In this sixth episode of Season Ten, host Andrew Martin meets New Zealand-based genealogist, author, storyteller and 'story listener', Simon Young. He hears how Simon got hooked on family history after a brown envelop was handed to him, and his thoughts on where the genealogy community may go next. THE LIFE STORY - DR. JAMES LIND Simon has chosen to tell the Life Story of his 5x Great Grandfather, Dr. James Lind, who was born in 1736 in Gorgie, Edinburgh, Scotland...

S10EP06 - 'The Physician' with Simon Young

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1712992/fan_mail/new">Share your thoughts with us.</a>In this fifth episode of <a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/series-ten/'>Season Ten</a>, host Andrew is joined by professional genealogist, adoption research specialist - <a href='https://www.kathywilshaw.co.uk/'>Kathy Wilshaw</a>. She tells Andrew about how she got hooked on family history, the challenges of researching as an adoptee, and her work to mediate for other adoptees and their birth parents.THE LIFE STORY - IVY COLLISON Kathy has chosen to tell the story of her... shhhh.... Great Aunt, Ivy Collison who was born in Northamptonshire, UK in 1893. The problem for Kathy in researching Ivy, is that no-one was supposed to talk about her. Obviously, Kathy had to go rummaging as soon as she could...What Kathy found was, at face value, a woman living a somewhat uneventful life, but then a turn of events leads Kathy to the newspapers... and suddenly Ivy&apos;s extravagant and criminal lifestyle began to appear.Ivy was a con artist, a fraudster, and she managed to take large amounts of money from unsuspecting hopeful men, and from those who fell for her schemes. Of course, this landed her in trouble many times and this led her to prison sentences and a host of pseudonyms too.Amongst Ivy&apos;s story, Kathy has found what is perhaps a woman who was unwell, or desperately sad and lonely, leaving her wondering who the real Ivy was. THE BRICK WALL - JOHN WILSHAW One of Kathy&apos;s longest-running brick walls is in her husband&apos;s family - with his 3x Great Grandfather John Wilshaw born circa 1804.Whilst Wilshaw is an unusual surname, it isn&apos;t unusual in Staffordshire, England, and Kathy wants to know where her husband&apos;s ancestor John Wilshaw was from. Sources seem to point to a birth circa 1804, and there&apos;s references to Cheddleton too, but despite there being John Wilshaw in the Cheddleton parish register, they don&apos;t appear to be him.Can you help her find the correct John Wilshaw, son of John Wilshaw? If you think that you can help Kathy to break down this brick wall with a research idea or clue, then you can message her <a href='https://www.kathywilshaw.co.uk/contact'>via her website</a> or via the email address she gives in the episode. Alternatively, you can <a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/contact/'>send us a message</a> and we&apos;ll pass it on to her.In the meantime, Andrew offers Kathy help to break that brick wall... but she chooses a different adventure...- - -Episode Credits:<ul><li>Andrew Martin - Host and Producer</li><li>Kathy Wil</li></ul>Family history isn’t just names and dates. Preserve voices, stories, and memories in a private, secure space. Built so future generations understand who came before them.Begin for free at <a href='https://ancestorii.com/?utm_source=familyhistoriespodcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=midroll'>Ancestorii</a><a rel="payment" href="https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast">Support the show</a>Thank you for listening! You can <a href='https://subscribepage.io/familyhistpod'>sign up to our email newsletter</a> for the latest and behind the scenes news. You can find us on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/familyhistpod'>@FamilyHistPod</a>, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/TheFamilyHistoriesPodcast'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/familyhistpod/'>Instagram</a>, and <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/familyhistpod.bsky.social'>BlueSky</a>.  If you liked this episode please <a href='https://followthepodcast.com/familyhistpod'>subscribe for free</a>, or <a href='https://lovethepodcast.com/familyhistpod'>leave a rating or review</a>, or consider giving us a &apos;tip&apos; <a href='https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast'>to keep the show funded</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1712992/fan_mail/new"&gt;Share your thoughts with us.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this fifth episode of &lt;a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/series-ten/'&gt;Season Ten&lt;/a&gt;, host Andrew is joined by professional genealogist, adoption research specialist - &lt;a href='https://www.kathywilshaw.co.uk/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kathy Wilshaw&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. She tells Andrew about how she got hooked on family history, the challenges of researching as an adoptee, and her work to mediate for other adoptees and their birth parents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;THE LIFE STORY - IVY COLLISON &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kathy has chosen to tell the story of her... shhhh.... Great Aunt, &lt;b&gt;Ivy Collison &lt;/b&gt;who was born in Northamptonshire, UK in 1893. The problem for Kathy in researching Ivy, is that no-one was supposed to talk about her. Obviously, Kathy had to go rummaging as soon as she could...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What Kathy found was, at face value, a woman living a somewhat uneventful life, but then a turn of events leads Kathy to the newspapers... and suddenly Ivy&amp;apos;s extravagant and criminal lifestyle began to appear.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ivy was a con artist, a fraudster, and she managed to take large amounts of money from unsuspecting hopeful men, and from those who fell for her schemes. Of course, this landed her in trouble many times and this led her to prison sentences and a host of pseudonyms too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amongst Ivy&amp;apos;s story, Kathy has found what is perhaps a woman who was unwell, or desperately sad and lonely, leaving her wondering who the real Ivy was. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;THE BRICK WALL - JOHN WILSHAW &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;One of Kathy&amp;apos;s longest-running brick walls is in her husband&amp;apos;s family - with his 3x Great Grandfather &lt;b&gt;John Wilshaw &lt;/b&gt;born circa 1804.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Whilst Wilshaw is an unusual surname, it isn&amp;apos;t unusual in Staffordshire, England, and Kathy wants to know where her husband&amp;apos;s ancestor John Wilshaw was from. Sources seem to point to a birth circa 1804, and there&amp;apos;s references to Cheddleton too, but despite there being John Wilshaw in the Cheddleton parish register, they don&amp;apos;t appear to be him.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can you help her find the correct John Wilshaw, son of John Wilshaw? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you think that you can help Kathy to break down this brick wall with a research idea or clue, then you can message her &lt;a href='https://www.kathywilshaw.co.uk/contact'&gt;via her website&lt;/a&gt; or via the email address she gives in the episode. Alternatively, you can &lt;a href='https://familyhistoriespodcast.com/contact/'&gt;send us a message&lt;/a&gt; and we&amp;apos;ll pass it on to her.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the meantime, Andrew offers Kathy help to break that brick wall... but she chooses a different adventure...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - -&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode Credits:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Andrew Martin - Host and Producer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kathy Wil&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Family history isn’t just names and dates. Preserve voices, stories, and memories in a private, secure space. Built so future generations understand who came before them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Begin for free at &lt;a href='https://ancestorii.com/?utm_source=familyhistoriespodcast&amp;amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;amp;utm_campaign=midroll'&gt;Ancestorii&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Thank you for listening! &lt;br/&gt;You can &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://subscribepage.io/familyhistpod'&gt;&lt;b&gt;sign up to our email newsletter&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; for the latest and behind the scenes news. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;You can find us on Twitter &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/familyhistpod'&gt;@FamilyHistPod&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.facebook.com/TheFamilyHistoriesPodcast'&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/familyhistpod/'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/familyhistpod.bsky.social'&gt;BlueSky&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br/&gt;If you liked this episode please &lt;a href='https://followthepodcast.com/familyhistpod'&gt;subscribe for free&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href='https://lovethepodcast.com/familyhistpod'&gt;leave a rating or review&lt;/a&gt;, or consider giving us a &amp;apos;tip&amp;apos; &lt;a href='https://ko-fi.com/thefamilyhistoriespodcast'&gt;to keep the show funded&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Share your thoughts with us. In this fifth episode of Season Ten, host Andrew is joined by professional genealogist, adoption research specialist - Kathy Wilshaw. She tells Andrew about how she got hooked on family history, the challenges of researching as an adoptee, and her work to mediate for other adoptees and their birth parents. THE LIFE STORY - IVY COLLISON  Kathy has chosen to tell the story of her... shhhh.... Great Aunt, Ivy Collison who was born in Northamptonshire, UK in 1893...

S10EP05 - 'The Adventuress' with Kathy Wilshaw

The Family Histories Podcast is a show that celebrates those of us sat in archives, libraries, and spare bedrooms all around the world, tirelessly piecing together our collective social and family history. Join British family historian Andrew Martin as he interviews a fellow genealogy fan about how they got hooked; listen to his guest tell the life story of their most fascinatingly good, bad, or plain ugly relative; and then it's time to face 'The Brick Wall' - where it's over to the listeners to see if they can help solve the guest's family history puzzle.&nbsp; As a parting gift, Andrew offers each guest a surprise that no family history fan could possibly turn down.... a trip in his secret time machine. Find out more at: <a href="https://familyhistoriespodcast.com">familyhistoriespodcast.com</a>&nbsp; Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/familyhistpod.bsky.social Instagram: @FamilyHistPod Facebook: TheFamilyHistoriesPodcast <a href="https://twitter.com/FamilyHistPod">Twitter: @FamilyHistPod</a>&nbsp;

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