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These are a few of our favourites from amongst the people we have researched.

The tales below not only illustrate Pastfinders research, more much importantly they remind us how rich and varied ordinary people's lives can be. Maybe one of your forebears had a fabulous tale to tell, which is just waiting to be discovered.

Thomas Weeding Baggallay
a.k.a. Thomas Weeding Weeding
1837-1929
Judge, Landowner, County Cricketer and Yachtsman

William Green
1774-1806
Miller, Carpenter, Burglar and Convict

James William Irons
1838-1884
Silk weaver, Rug Maker, Dock Labourer, and Publican

Benjamin Joyce
1812-1890
Labourer, Weaver's Assistant, adolescent shoe-thief, and Wheat Farmer

Jane Williams
1845-1868
Domestic and Cook, whose tragic love-life was immortalised in song -
Yr Eneth Gadd Ei Gwrthod "The Rejected Maiden"

John Wiltshire
1789-1813
Sailor. Hero or traitor?