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(2/2) Lo and behold, we checked the family tree and Maud and Jennie were my great-grandfatherโ€™s first cousins! ๐Ÿงก

Well, we had to visit their grave in Bridgwater and were able to go the other day. There we were, me, Mum and the kids, three generations paying our respects to these hard-working, independent women.

To read their story, check out On This Day in Somerset!

#somerset #familytree #genealogy #histodon #bookstodon

โœจ Family history surprise! โœจ

On this day in 1872, Alice Maud Thurnham was born. She and her sister Jane โ€œJennieโ€ Thurnham moved to Bridgwater in 1918.

I came across them while searching for other information, completely by chance.

My grandmother was a Thurnham and my mum has always said that Thurnham is such an unusual last name that we are related to all of them.

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#roots #onthisday #inspiringwomen #FamilyHistory #Somerset #bridgwater

Brown Hare at Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. This area is a local stronghold for this species, which has declined by 80% in the past century
#nature #wildlife #bathnature #mammal #hare #brownhare #rabbit #ukwildlife
Snowy Inkcap (Coprinopsis nivea) at Bushey Norwood, Claverton Down, #Bath #Somerset #UK. Frequently on cow pats.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom
Little Priory, Abbots Leigh, Somerset.
#photography #LittlePriory #AbbotsLeigh #ecclesiastical ##Somerset

๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ The day has arrived! On This Day in Somerset: A Calendar of Women is released today! ๐ŸŽŠ

It's got...
๐Ÿ”ฑ Roman goddesses
๐Ÿฆ‹ A butterfly expert
๐Ÿ—ณ Courageous suffragettes
๐ŸŒ African royalty
๐ŸŒŸ Stargazers
๐Ÿง™โ€โ™€๏ธ Witches
๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™€๏ธ Trailblazers
... and much much more!

๐ŸŒ Head to books2read.com/somerset for your ebook or paperback. Could make a great gift for someone in your life!

# book #onthisdayinsomerset #Somersethistory #Somerset #newbook #historybook #almanac #newrelease #suffragettes #womeninhistory

You can now preorder the paperback of On This Day in Somerset ahead of the official publication day tomorrow! ๐ŸŽŠ

Head to books2read.com/somerset

#newbook #newrelease #bookstodon #paperback #almanac #historybook #Somerset #histodon #

My Robin friend Blackberry chatting. Blackberry hatched this spring and came into my life as a very inquisitive fledgling, and now waits for me every morning to turn up with a snack.

This 'chatting' behaviour is technically known as 'subsong' and it's still a bit of a mystery as to why birds do it.

In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #bathnature #bird #birdsong

Since it's #Halloween, here's some #bats from #Bath #Somerset #UK. Of course, these wonderful animals are nothing to be afraid of! Brown Long-eared, Lesser Horseshoe, Soprano Pipistrelle and Whiskered Bat.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #mammals
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Not strictly wildlife, but these few of the lovely free-flying birds at the Bird of Prey Project, near #Bath #Somerset #UK, where I went yesterday. They also do a lot of great conservation work and awareness-raising about wild birds of prey and owls.
#Bird #BirdofPrey #Owl #Birdphotography