I recently visited Cornwall, mostly to spend time with a good friend, but also to visit some of the places I’d read about in my family history. We started in Fowey and stayed at the Safe Harbour Inn, right across the street from the Fowey Almshouses where my great great Aunt Sarah live the last …
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The Shoplands of Cornwall
“William Shopland, born in Somerset in the early 1800s, married a Miss Squire and moved to Par, Cornwall. They had three boys and five girls, including Marie, Agnes, Henry, John Squire and James. John Squire was born August 24, 1849 in Par, Cornwall. The family ended up in Par, Cornwall, where William worked in the …
How It Began, continued
Finding out about my dad’s family was a bit different. My grandpa passed away when I was six. I still have a clear memory of him taking us up the hill to the well (yes, my sister and I thought of Jack and Jill lol) and his crabapple tree. He would pick the best ones …
Lori's family history 