BICKERSTAFFS - England to New England

My great-grandfather Thomas Bernard Bickerstaff and his sister Agnes emigrated from England to the U.S. Their story is an interesting one, with several mysteries: who was their father? How did they keep in touch with family members when they were raised in the poorhouse? And whose probate hearing did Agnes attend in the early 1900's? Will these mysteries ever be solved? [Ongoing genealogy research on this family...]

Saturday, April 20, 2019

COMING SOON...

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I will update this blog in the near future!  There have been a few more contacts with descendants, along with quite a few pictures received ...
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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Bickerstaff Descendants - U.S. ?

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My mother's grandfather, Thomas Bernard Bickerstaff, had 11 children, 8 of whom lived to adulthood.  All are deceased.  Where are their...
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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Thomas Bickerstaff's Bakery in Nantucket, Massachusetts

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Copy of an article from "The Solicitor" , Nantucket, Massachusetts, circa 1908. Includes a photo of Richard Bickerstaff [my grand...
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Thursday, December 2, 2010

RECAP...WORKHOUSE TO PROBATE

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Hannah Bickerstaff and her young children lived with her sister's family [the Batemans] in 1861. Most likely when Hannah became ill and ...
Friday, November 19, 2010

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The following is the text of a letter written by Agnes Bickerstaff, daughter of Hannah.   She was age 31 at the date this letter was written...
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