James Brougham and his descendants showing four generations

Brougham Family History Blog

Brougham Ramblings

A topical blog covering Brougham Family History and other family history topics.

Oct 192 min read

Lord Brougham makes a small fishing village the go-to sunshine destination

Famous people, TV dramas or films can make unknown locations popular. Lord Brougham made Cannes a favoured resort for the glamorous rich.

Aug 162 min read

A Melancholy death

The husband of my 2nd great grandmother, William Lapish, (1823-1853), tragically died in a vat of ale in Selby. Whilst an uncommon...

Aug 103 min read

Major Henry Brougham, Bronze medalist, 1908 Olympics

Henry Brougham achieved a bronze medal in the 1908 London Olympics, making him the sole Brougham to earn a medal in any Olympic Games....

Jan 282 min read

The Political Broughams

Not many Broughams enter the political arena. This article refers to Alec Brougham who stood in local elections in the early 1960's

Sep 30, 20231 min read

The Railway Broughams

The railways do not configure highly in Brougham Family History. Only 7 Broughams can be found in the Railway Employment Papers 1833-1963

Sep 25, 20234 min read

Collingham WW1 History

A Yorkshire village remembers the lives of residents who lived in the village during WW1 by marking thier houses with blue discs.

Sep 24, 20233 min read

George Brougham and the stolen manure, not!

George Brougham, a blacksmith by trade, was born in 1828 in rural Collingham, West Yorkshire. When Queen Victoria came to the throne in...

Sep 13, 20233 min read

Lord Brougham and Vaux, Rt Hon 5th Baron CBE 1938-2023

The 5th Lord Brougham, Michael John, sadly passed away on 27th August 2023.

Sep 12, 20233 min read

St Ninians Church Ninekirks steeped in Brougham history

St Nineans Church known locally as Nnekirks was teh Parish Church of Brougham. Many Broughams are burried and remembered here.

Sep 3, 20231 min read

Lady Anne Clifford immortalised in bronze

Lady Anne Clifford who restored many buildings in the north of England is remembered in a new bronze statue in Kirkby Stephen.

Aug 27, 20232 min read

Finding Brougham family history through DNA

Summary of the authors DNA shwing him his origins and how it has impacted his research into Brougham Family History

Oct 8, 20223 min read

WW1 and Dennis Huntington 1891-1956

HMS Ramillies, HMS Birkenhead and the naval base Devonport (Vivid I) during WW1 The joy of digging deep into your ancestors life, is it...

Oct 2, 20222 min read

Queen Elizabeth II’s death certificate

The death certificate is very final and very sad. A life on one single sheet of officialdom. On reading the Queens death certificate I...

Sep 18, 20223 min read

New Zealand Settler John Brougham and his 80 Grand children

Peter Brougham Wyly in his research, A Gathering of Broughams but not a clean sweep , picks up the early life of John Brougham (page...

Sep 17, 20223 min read

In search of James Brougham's parents

In search of the parents of James Brougham (1838-1912) - they are there somewhere but where?

Sep 16, 20222 min read

Leaving our digital footprints for tomorrows generation

In the digital age - will data be preserved or will it get lost in the throw away age?

Sep 9, 20222 min read

The Brougham Clergy

Resource about Church of England Clergy. It details 8 Brougham's. Invaluable resource for any historian with Anglican clergy in the family

Sep 4, 20222 min read

Behind the Stats of Infant Mortality

For any parent, the death of their child is difficult to get over. The 1911 Census asked questions about infant mortality for the first time

Jan 9, 20212 min read

Good riddance to 2020

Good riddance to 2020. The year will go down as the one that everyone was united in wanting to forget. 2021 offers hope and although...