Newspapers give vital clues in tracing family lines

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Newspapers often provide information in tracing family lines, particularly when relatives are mentioned in events such as funerals. When Mrs J. Outlaw  attended George Avis’s funeral in Chevington, Suffolk, in 1915, she was described as his sister. George was...

William Avis, the Pear Tree publican

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Nearly 50 years at same alehouse When newspapers record details of a funeral, it greatly helps family researchers to identify more than one generation. When a publican named William Avis died in Whepstead, Suffolk, England in 1941, it ended his 50-year association...