George Henry Williamson was (in 1906) briefly elected Conservative and Unionist MP for Worcester before being disqualified.
It was suggested that members of his team had bribed voters to vote Conservative. After a petition by the Liberal Party the result was declared void. (more…)
William Willett is most memorable as the advocate of Daylight Saving or British Summer Time. He was the eldest son of my Great Great Grandfather (through my mother’s adoptive line), also William Willett, who started the building company.
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Arms granted to a Faulder
There are arms linked to a Faulder name.
However, arms are granted to an individual and his legitimate male heirs – not to a surname. Can we trace the individual to whom they were granted?
The General Armoury* describes Faulder Arms as Ar. three chaplets vert, roses gu. Crest-On a mountain a beacon inflamed all ppr
. Translated this reads as Silver, three green garlands, roses red. Crest – On a mountain a beacon inflamed – normal colours
. My interpretation of this is on the right. (more…)
The Faulder surname appears in various parts of the world:
executed in Texas
(based on BMD data)Review of World War One records in the above countries is currently revealing more information.
There seem to be two main clusters of “original” Faulders:
Everyone seem to trace back to one of these two areas. It will be interesting to see if they are linked at some point in history.
Widespread belief that the Faulder family is from Southern Scotland
(1638 onwards).There are various members of the family who have been involved in various aspects of the textile industry, most notably with the Woollen Industry in Yorkshire in particular the firm of Stothart & Faulder in John William Street, Huddersfield
. (more…)
Joseph Sewell and Emily Faulder do not appear to be in the 1891 census. It may be that they were abroad (possibly together on business). (more…)
Investigating other surnames marrying into the Family – particularly where there are two people of a particular surname marrying in – raising the question as to whether they are related.
(Comments of the “Are we related” type (much welcomed) are being collated on a collection of “Are we related?” pages.)
Robert’s Will refers to four children (Mary Newby and three minors). (known family tree).
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