Recent Comments
John Daffurn on Final Book Cover nickystephen on Final Book Cover lynettedavis on Marketing a self-published… lynettedavis on Marketing a self-published… -
Monthly Archives: October 2014
EB Awareness Week
Today is the start of Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Awareness week. You can read about my involvement with DebRA, the charity that helps those suffering from EB, on my DebRA page . You can also learn more about EB by visiting … Continue reading
Three John Campbells
The random name I had plucked from the Bona Vacantia list of unclaimed estates was that of a lady who had died in 1995. A quick internet search informed me that she had been born in Argentina and her wedding … Continue reading
Interview BBC Radio Lincolnshire 22 October 2014
Yesterday I spent some time at the BBC Lincolnshire studio in Lincoln and we discussed my train journeys as well as the background to my new book SEEKING JOHN CAMPBELL. You can hear the interview here.
+10,000 unclaimed estates !!
It seemed a staggering number to me, which since 2010 has climbed to over 11,000. These estates have passed to the government by default. Firstly because the person who died did not leave a will and secondly because heirs who … Continue reading
Original family history documents
Whilst the internet speeds up genealogical research it lacks the buzz of discovering an original document and holding it. From a preservation point of view digitisation ensures that old documents remain available to all for ever. Whilst many smaller archives … Continue reading
Family history research
Genealogy and family history is now the third most popular search on the internet after food and porn. Wondering about one’s forebears has always been of interest to many people and this has increased with the onset of TV programmes … Continue reading
Posted in About John Daffurn
Tagged dun bull hotel, Family history, haweswater, mardale
Leave a comment
Long-stay travel
Retirement has the advantage of flexibility regarding time. This means that travel can be taken over extended periods and a more intimate knowledge of places visited can be achieved. Although travelling alone can be exhilarating and different one misses the … Continue reading
Travelling alone – a new experience
Travel should be an opportunity to tickle the senses, but in practice it is not always that simple. Business travel creates an opportunity to visit places, but in a cocooned environment of first-class hotels, fine restaurants, and business class flights. … Continue reading
Don’t retire from life
Retirement from paid employment comes to us all, but it should be no excuse for retiring from life. It took me two years to wind down from the state of wanting another full-time paid job which was confirmed when a … Continue reading
