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Wendy Percival
Feb 12, 20224 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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...