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Unknown little girl
Can you identify this young girl? This picture was found when Louise Williamson’s family was going through the papers of her late aunt Isobel “Jeanne” Gittens who passed away in…Continue reading→
Lady Gertrude Agnes (Gittens) Cameron (1854- )
This is the first of our Gittens ancestors that I have found who has been elevated into the nobility of English society with the title of Lady. I though I…Continue reading→
A Curiosity – The Origin of the Wyndham name
In my family research I have found a few naming conventions that had been quite puzzling. One of these is the use of “Wyndham” as a second or third given…Continue reading→
Gittens Quakers
Barbados Quakers – Early History In 1655, two Quaker missionaries, Ann Austin and Mary Fisher, arrived on the island to propagate the Quaker faith. Their mission was very successful. One…Continue reading→