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Joseph Samuel Allen, bootmaker and gardener

Joseph Samuel Allen was one of Ari’s 4x great-grandfathers. He was born on 2 April 1843 in Parkstone, Dorset, the fourth child and third...

Jessica Feinstein

Jul 22, 20202 min read

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Ari’s 7 great-grandmother, Ann Best, was born in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, in about 1759. (I have found a possible baptism in 1757, with...

Jessica Feinstein

Oct 10, 20191 min read

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Elizabeth Butt was born on 27 July 1846 in Christchurch, Dorset. Sundial Cottage, Christchurch (not where she lived, but very pretty, and...

Jessica Feinstein

Jun 3, 20182 min read

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One of Ari’s ancestors (a 4x great-grandmother) was Mary Anne Tilley. Her christening record at St James in Poole helpfully gives her...

Jessica Feinstein

Oct 27, 20172 min read

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