One Family History

The website explores the ancestors of Victor Vowles (b. 1908) and his wife Rachel Hoyland (b.1916). This takes the family across many counties of England, including: Somerset, Gloucestershire, Derbyshire, West Riding of Yorkshire, Berkshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire. Their ancestors include some interesting characters whose backgrounds are as varied as the places they come from ranging from paupers to a wealthy factory owner. 

The website is organised around the four main branches of the tree - Vowles, Weaver, Hoyland and Roulstone. If you share ancestors with us we would love to hear from you.
I've been researching for well over 20 years and have lots more than is on here.

In July...

3rd July 1917 
Martha Weaver nee Weaver died aged 80 as a result of diabetes at Spring Farm, Littleton, Winford

3rd July 1942 
Agnes Vowles nee Weaver died of degeneration of the heart and cancer at Brentry, Gloucester

8th July 1876 
Maria Scrivens nee Jefferies died of smallpox at Bristol City Workhouse 

16th July 1916 
Rachel Hoyland born Sheffield

19th July 1841 
Samuel Harris married Jane Hobbis at Swindon, Wiltshire

21st July 1796 
Thomas Wells married Mary Coote at St Peter, North Somercotes, Lincolnshire

24th July 1870 
John Roulstone married Mary Jane Harris at Kilburn, Hendon, Middlesex

If you are interested in any of our family photographs on this site please contact us.
​We will be happy to provide you with a higher resolution version for your own personal use in most instances :-)