Ada Begg (Angie) (nee Nelson) Born 8 April 1868 Married Samuel Begg 26 April 1893 Died 1934 |
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Ada Begg Ancestry The ancestry of Ada Begg nee Nelson has been found in a letter from "Maude" who was probable working as a nurse in a home in Fulham. It seemed that on her Grandmother's side she was descended from an Italian girl who came over to England as a boat refugee from the war in Europe probably in the mid 18th Century. The girl was cared for by a family, called Harwood, in Oxford and within five months had a baby and died. The family bought the child up with the Harwood name. This child was one of Ada's Great Grandfathers. On her Grandfather's side she was descended from Sir Richard Burgoine who daughter ran away with a gardener who was another of Ada's great grandfather. The letter refers also to a Tom Oliver a highwayman who robbed the rich to give to the poor and was later hanged. Summary chart of the story. |