I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – the ladies in my family tree…
Tag: England
In search of: The British Roane family
Most of the time I share a completed family history story. You know, it has all…
Researching archaic royal English appointments: John Roane: Yeoman of the Harriers to Charles I
This post is the last in the series of posts about the group of 17th Century…
Researching archaic royal English appointments: Thomas Roane, Jr.: Sergeant of the Poultry to Charles II.
When I first saw this title, I thought the word ‘poultry’ pretty much nailed it. I…
Researching archaic royal English appointments: Thomas Roane, Sr.: Yeoman of the Scullery
This post follows on from the story of John Roane, Sergeant of the Scullery for the…
Researching archaic royal English appointments: John Roane: Sergeant of the Scullery
Following on from yesterday’s post about Anthony Roane, the Under Auditor of the Exchequer to Elizabeth…
Researching archaic royal English appointments: Anthony Roane: Under Auditor of the Exchequer
In yesterday’s post, I cited some archaic and, let’s face it, unusual sounding job titles for…
Hitting the brick wall: Peter Schultheiss Scheffe (Sudwestpfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)
It’s inevitable. When you’re researching your family you are going to hit a brick wall. Peter…