One Thirty-Secondth Irish
Dad has once again been busy foraging away in a bid to expand our family history. Recent efforts have focused attentions on his maternal ancestors resulting in this account of the connection to Minnie Mahoney, his 2x Great Grandmother:
My maternal grandmother was Nellie Plant. Her mother, my great-grandmother, was Ellen Frost. Ellen Frost married George William Plant … She was 21 , a “spinster” … Her father was John Frost and one of the witnesses was William Frost, probably her brother.
As that was all that I then knew of great-grandmother Ellen Frost, I turned my attention to her mother, my great-great-grandmother “Miss Mahoney” …
Read the full account: One Thirty Secondth Irish
A world champion in our midst?
For those of you who haven’t yet had the call from Karen yet, I am happy to pass on her proud news: an excellent performance in the Birmingham Sprint Triathlon meant qualification for the ITU Triathlon World Championships 2008 in Vancover next year.
I’m sure you will all join me in congratulating her on this tremendous achievement.
Well done Karen. Now the fundraising begins!
Tom and the InterWeb
Tom’s been a busy man in recent times, living life at the forefront of the semantic web.
His recent email, and the podcast, sheds some light into where his forays in this arena have taken him.
Four Generations, One Family, One Place
August 2003 saw three generations of the Perrin Male (and their better halves) brought together in one place – The Samling in Cumbria – following my wedding.
Less than 3 years on, another Perrin Family moment saw 4 generations of the Perrin Male together at the regular family haunt, the Tiverton Hotel.
Quite an occasion, I’m sure you’ll agree.
To blog, or not to blog?
Okay, so in the true sense of the word, this is a blog. In reality, I am merely attempting to use the functionality provided by this blogging tool as a kind of wrapper around several disconnected collections of information that help identify the Perrin family now and way back then. Read more 