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Eureka! … A puzzle cracked

Following work this weekend, I finally cracked the puzzle of Noel HAUGHTON/HAGESTADT’s origin!

I managed to trace back to his grandfather, Henry HAGESTADT, born in Oldenburg, Germany in around 1806. He is believed to have come to this country with his brother, John Arendt HAGESTADT, but this has yet to be verified.

I would still love to find out when/where/why Noel changed his name to HAUGHTON. Mere speculation suggests the family had concerns over repercussions during World War I, considering his German origins.

Anyone any clues or be able to advise where I go from here?

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Published in: | on February 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »

A picture paints a thousand words …

… well, one important one anyway!

Susan came up with some gems, and sent me some photographs. As well as her parents, paternal grandparents and some aunts, they include a couple of Noel HAUGHTON, and one of his mother …. Emma HAGESTADT (the name was written on the back) !!

I finally have the correct surname, and another family name to search for! And I think I’ve also just found them in the 1891 Census!! Perhaps I can now get a birthplace?!

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Published in: | on January 31st, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Hold that change!

Oops! Just spotted that I need the CSS Upgrade to save changes … time to start thinking about self-hosting perhaps!

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Published in: | on January 28th, 2009 | No Comments »