Brougham Family History Blog

Christmas wouldn't feel the same without the classic black and white sentimental, heartwarming film. There are numerous examples, with...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...