Dan Writes “Here at the magazine we are feverishly trying to track down Boris Johnson’s family silver, the ornate tea set given to Boris’s ancestor, Caroline von Rothenburg, the illegitimate daughter of Prince Paul of Wuttermburg.

But we are also eager to hear about the family heirlooms or related items that you have managed to track down and buy on eBay, other websites or auction houses.

So please do get in touch with your own stories of finding family treasures - whether they are diaries, letters, postcards, photos or objects used or manufactured by your ancestors - and you might well find your story, and your family treasure, in the magazine.

I know you’re an enthustiatic and knowledgeable bunch, so I’d be really grateful for any help with this.

Email me at danielcossins@bbcmagazinesbristol.com or call on 0117 314 8843.

Thanks,

Daniel Cossins
Staff writer

You can access Dans Blog Here > http://forum.bbcwhodoyouthinkyouare.com/tm.asp?m=2708

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Finder Writes

I have a copy of this same picture. Peter A. is my greatgrandfather. Here are the names:
Front Row (l-r) Emma, Willard; Peter A. , Roscoe, Metta, Zipporah holding Seymour, Mary, Anna
Back Row: Lawrence, Paul, Sarah, Edward T., Jesse, Nellie, EvaI hope this helps.
Children in order of age:
Edward Theodore
Emma Elizabeth
Anna Johanna
Jesse Benjamin
Sarah Cicelia
Nellie Sissa
Nels Paul
MaryBottila
David Lawrence
Roscoe Nephi
Willard Abraham
Metta Pernilla
Seymour Warren

Submitter Writes

Photo taken about 1912. I can only identify a few people. If anyone can identify the others, please let me know.

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Finder Writes

Fristus is a distant relative of mine, I’m wondering how you came across this photo. Perhaps we are related too. I am a descendant of his sister, Appie Howell Worley.

Submitter Writes

Fristus was on vacation in Georgia when this photo was taken.

Fristus is a distant relative of mine, I’m wondering how you came across this photo. Perhaps we are related too.

I am a descendant of his sister, Appie Howell Worley.

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Finder Writes

This photo is of my grandpa. Where did you get it

Submitter Writes 

Ted, Phillip, Louis, Irene, Scott, Wallace, Gazelle, Lenore & Charlie Pulfrey at funeral for their father, Charles Townsend Pulfrey in 1963

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Finder writes

Hi
Just wondering what connection we may have.  My grandmother was Martha Jane
Stevens in this photo you published.  Would love to hear from you.  I truly
appreciate this photo of the Stevens family as I had never seen it.  Thank you. 
Would love to hear from you.

Submitter Writes
 A.A. Stevens b. 1845 New Hampshire m. Helen Chase b. 1844 New York, 1866 Sterling Minnesota. Children: Fredrick b. 1868 MN, Eugene b. 1871 MN, Martha b. 1872 MN, Catherine b. 1875 MN, Ellen b. 1879 MN, Josephine b. 1880 MN and Edward b. ?
 

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Finder writes

The photo you have is of my great great grandfather on my mother’s side. My grandmother was Ellen Shaeffer, who was the daughter of Sophia Elizabeth Matthews, who was Johnithan Matthews daughter. Johnithan is buried in Kansas and I think Mary was also. I have visited both graves. He was in the civil war from NY

Submitter writes

This photo was found with my Shaeffer family photos. Written on the back Jonathan P Matthews married at Busti, New York Oct 18th 1855 to Mary Stuart Wemple by William D Henry. To whom were born Sophia Elizabeth Jun 16, 1858 Charles H and Jay P. After some research I found that his daughter Sophia married a man named John Roger Shaeffer. That might explain why it was with our family photos. I am very interested if anyone has ties to Sophia & John Shaeffer.

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Finder writes

In my genealogy search I accidently came across your picture of Grover Whitt, Son of John Ennis Whitt and Sarah Frances Place. My grandmother, Joanna Whitt, was Grover’s older sister. Do you have any other pictures or information of Whitt, Place or Welker families? It was so exciting to come across this picture…thanks for sharing…Joan

Submitter writes

Grover Whitt, born in 1855, son of John Ennis Whitt and Sarah Frances Place

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The picture of Martin William Fallon is my Uncle .

Seniors - Fallon to Finn:1928 *Thistle* Carnegie Institute of Technology,Pittsburg,Pa

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Finder Writes

First time I’ve seen this pose of pepere Polydore on his wedding day with him standing and her sitting. I have their portrait (sitting atop my piano) of them both standing in the same outfits Their oldest child, my aunt Bertha, was the only one born in the U.S All the rest of the total of 17 children were born in Mont Carmel. Grandpa Polydore worked, off and on, for my grandma Emily Prunier’s family cement contracting business the two times he returned to the U.S. (In the early 1920’s to when he returned to Quebec during the great depression, and when he returned to the U.S. for good at the beginning of World War II) While in the U.S.uncles Alfred, Lucien and Frederick all became airplane pilots, Alfred flied the U.S. mail in an open cockpit bi-plane, Lucien owned a garage and an airport in Worcester, and uncle Frederick became the youngest air-plane engine mechanic certified by the U.S. government at seventeen years of age. All three were civilian airplane instructors fo!
r the U.S Army Air Corps during World War II. A very smart and talented family. I’m Rose Desjardins oldest boy (now 80 years old).

Submitter writes

Polydore Desjardins married Emma Paquette on Christmas Day, 1899 in Worcester, MA. He was from Notre Dame du Mont Carmel, Quebec and came to Worcester to work in the Paquette & Boucher brickyard. He was a foreman who married the 16 year old boss’s daughter. They returned to Quebec about 1912 and stayed for several years. Polydore operated a mill, built coffins, and was an early Ford dealer. Then in 1923 they left Quebec again for Worcester.

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John Frank Deramus was my husband’s gggrandfather’s brother. Do you have any more pics of the Deramus family?

Lost leg at battle of Chancellorsville,May2,1863.He was Private, Co.G 6th Alabama Infantry. He was 18 at the time. He died in Autauga County in 1917.