Eds Adventures in Genealogy

So my last post introduced my Great Grandfather Albert Edward Charles Fordham.  Today I have added Albert's static sheet (see the right of this page).  It is identical to my original post on Albert but will be updated as I learn more about his life and the period he lived through. Yesterday I added a static sheet to the right for my chart.  It still needs work but it's nice to get something up there.  I'm hoping to create a more decorative chart that wouldn't look out of place on the set of Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings.  Coming up next: introducing Albert's father Albert Edward Fordham.

Albert's childhood Growing up my Dad told me a lot about my Great Grandfather Albert Edward Fordham.   Being something of a hero to my dad I was named after Albert and after discussion with my mum (who it turned out was not a fan of the name Albert) I was given one of his middle names Edward.   For this reason my Great Grandfather is one of the individuals I have researched a while before this blog and here is what I know. Albert was born on the 17th of October 1900 at their pleasantly sounding home at 7 Love Lane in the coastal town of Weymouth.   His birth was registered 41 days after his birth on the 27th November by his mother Helena Amelia Fordham nee Miller.   Albert's father (and namesake) was Albert Edward Fordham a stoker in the Royal Navy (see Albert junior's birth certificate in the last quarter of 1900).   Albert's parents married on the 28th of January 1900 - meaning that his mother gave birth Eight and a half months after she ...