The Lin(d)field One Name Group would like to contact any descendants of Robert Linfield who emigrated to Twillingate from Marnhull, Dorset in 1793. We have a lot of information about the descendants, but are still seeking clues as to the English origins of the family.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Robert Linfield and Grace Gray
I am trying to contact anyone with connections to this couple who married in 1727 in Bath, Somerset, England. We believe that Robert may have been born in about 1707 in Trull, Somerset, but cannot find where he came from. Any information gratefully received. We can supply fairly complete data on his descendants.
A Black Sheep in the Family – The story of Emily Frances Linfield (1847-1931)
Every family has its ‘black sheep’, the wayward individual who doesn’t quite fit in, the person who has done bad things, who may have brought shame and embarrassment to his or her family. They are fairly rare in reality, on average appearing only once in every three generations. They may be completely ostracised by their families and cast out, or shown a modicum of restrained toleration – but everyone knows who they are.
One such individual, whom I have touched upon previously in an early Longshot article, was Emily Frances Linfield. She caused untold embarrassment to her family, mainly through her habitual drunkenness, and was even accused of murder when her elderly mother died after a fall. This article explores her life in more detail and updates her story in the light of more recent information. Continue reading A Black Sheep in the Family – The story of Emily Frances Linfield (1847-1931)