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Wendy Percival
- Feb 12, 2022
- 4 min
Mysterious Uncle Theo
Often when compiling a blog post, I end up going down a rabbit hole. Which is exactly what happened while writing this one about my...
Wendy Percival
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
A Few Little Prompts
I was most impressed to read on a recent blog post of Family Tree magazine’s Paul Chiddicks, (writer of their family history miscellany...
Wendy Percival
- Jan 29, 2022
- 3 min
The Tragic Tale of Moses Percival
Last week, I was reminded of a family history story, part of which found its way into the plot of the Esme Quentin series prequel...
Wendy Percival
- Jan 21, 2022
- 4 min
Scandal of the woman in the fox fur
While working on the latest Esme Quentin novel this week, I wrote a scene where someone’s Last Will and Testament comes into the plot. It...
Wendy Percival
- Jan 14, 2022
- 2 min
Revealed in the census!
I was most upset last week, having excitedly looked forward to finding where my great aunt, Mary Ann Diggory (known as Annie) was living...
Wendy Percival
- Jan 7, 2022
- 2 min
Lost in the 1921 census
Have you dipped into the newly released 1921 census yet? Be warned! It can get addictive – not to mention expensive, even with the 10%...
Wendy Percival
- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
Special Christmas book memories
A book I always turn to at this time of the year is Delia Smith’s Christmas cookbook. I’ve had it for many years now, and taking it down...
Wendy Percival
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
The DeLacy-Staunton mystery solved!
In the mystery of Edward DeLacy-Staunton, the name on a plaque on the wall of East Worlington church, more tantalising clues have emerged...
Wendy Percival
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
The DeLacy-Staunton Mystery unravels!
I left you hanging last time, about a development in this mystery concerning revelations from Devon Archives. If you read my blog post...
Wendy Percival
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
The mystery of Mr DeLacy-Staunton
When I volunteered to help find information about an unknown WWII hero, I thought it would simply be a case of looking up a few things on...