What a lovely place Northumberland is. A couple of weekends back, my OH and I took my Mum and Dad up to the Alnwick area where Mum was born. More specifically, we went to a little village called Shilbottle, where her father and other ancestors grew up. We met up with some long lost family members which created some tears, but also lots of smiles too. It all came about because I researched our family tree a couple of years ago, which led me to get in touch with my Mum's Auntie Celia, who still lives in the area. We spent a great afternoon with her on Friday, catching up and reminiscing.
On Saturday morning, we went to St James' Church in
Shilbottle to have a look around the graveyard. I'd wanted to do this since I started researching the family tree, and what an emotional experience it was to find the grave of my great great grandparents, Francis and Emily Queen.
It re-ignited my interest in our family history, so I have renewed my subscription to
Ancestry. There are some new census records now available (1911) so I am looking forward to finding out what my ancestors were doing 10 years on.....!
