How big is the Ivens family?
IVENS is not a common name, but the family is much bigger than one first imagines. There is a large and spreading family which, in the 17th and 18th centuries, […]
What an interesting family!
One of the main photos (they alternate for this Blog*) is of a group taken in 1888 at Weston Super Mare, Somerset. It depicts two small boys, probably on holiday, with […]
James Ivens – Transported Convict 1847
So James Ivens from Harbury is up before the Beak in Warwick for the third time, for Larceny. Last time in 1844 he got 3 months. This time he gets […]
Captain Graham Burnett Ivens
Dateline: 13th February 2024 I attended the dignified graveside funeral yesterday, for Captain Graham Burnett Ivens (27th June 1946 – 21st January 2024), merchant seaman, farmer, publican, Tilbury Dock Master, […]
Re-visiting research – uncovering a sad family tale
It’s been a long time since I have added anything of worth to this Blog. That’s partly because I have recently joined the Guild of One-Name Studies (GOONS) and have […]
Release of the 1921 Census
One can’t let the inadequate release of this important census go without some comment. That even with a subscription to the FindMyPast collection, only very limited information is available unless […]
Tragic young Ivins family searching for a new life in New Zealand
James Ivins (36), his wife Hannah (40) and their four children: William James (11), Thomas Henry (8), Edith May (5) and Rushmore George (3) set off for Auckland, New Zealand […]
George, Eugenie and Edgar: A problem with assuming a link.
It’s been a long time since I posted anything on this Blog. I’m afraid interesting stories are harder to come by, though I keep trailing through the available data to […]
Reading Parish Records
I’m re-looking at the many Parish Registers of birth, marriages and burials. My purpose is to link them to records so that I can see any family connections from the […]
Tragic drowning
I always enjoy reading the newspapers of yesteryear. In the Edinburgh Evening Courant of 1868, there’s a page of packed type under the heading General News with such subtitles as […]
Who’s in the grave in Sydenham, Christchurch New Zealand, dated 1901?
This is about one William Spencer Ivens born to William Spencer Ivens and Lucy Siddons in 1851 at Stoke Doyle, near Oundle just south of Peterborough, in Northamptonshire as it […]
Everyday life gleaned from the local press of the day
The combination of Lockdown (for Covid-19) and a rainy day left me ample opportunity to trawl through the newspaper archives. It turns out that the Ivens clan popped up more […]
All about Ivens 