"And now for something completely different!"

A Family of Fitzpatricks (July 2008, updated November '08)
Searching for the relatives of my Grandma A on the internet is where I first caught the bug for genealogy, as it was fascinating to me to see that first listing of a whole family living in Tudhoe (Co. Durham) from the 1901 Census. The family continued to live in the village, so that made it the most obvious branch of the family with which to start.

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Our Lizzie

Lizzie Sennett (you may have known her as Senny) seems to have been popping up all over the place, so I thought I'd just bring it all together & hopefully make it clearer.

This post will feature some photos I've just received, and they are pretty old!

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Ranson Elders - Miners - October 2008

Frances Ranson
Frances Ranson is my maternal grandmother, and all I knew about her was that she was born in the Seaham area.

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The Ranson Elders get Older

Ooh, that was a cliffhanger wasn't it!!
More now as we move forward in time...

The 1871 National Census.
Ten years has passed, and now we find the family living in number 5 California Row, Seaton Colliery. The other big change is in the Head of the Household

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Siblings of Frances Ranson in Durham area

WILLIAM RANSON
The eldest child of William & Bridgit was William Ranson Junior, born 1850.

1881 Census
This family of Ransons may be the one we seek from afar...

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Murray Mints

After visiting a forum at GENEALOGY.com I found a post from the year 2001 by Hilary, who has thoroughly researched the family tree for many years. I got in touch (the email address was still active even 7-8 years later!) and Hilary has since then generously agreed that I can publish some of it here. You'll see that for the Ranson family branch she has been able to find links back to the time of the Spanish Armada.

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