Hi, just a little info here, hopefully enough to catch your interest, but not 
enough to bore you silly. here we go ...

The main research on this site is for the  FREE  FAMILY  TREE , with my branch 
starting in Cardiff, Glamorgan, going back to Horseheath in Cambridge, and so far, 
originating from Hadstock, Essex. 
At each generation the tree has branched out to link with the Tree of the spouse, the 
 RIGBY  and  RABBITT  trees from Rainford and Warrington in Lancashire 
branch out from my generation, where as the  YOUNG tree from Walsall, Stafford 
and  JONES  tree from the Rhondda in Glamorgan, as well as the  CUTTER  
and  GILES  trees, both from Monmouth and Glamorgan extend from my parents 
generation.  Earlier generations take you to the  BUTLER  tree from 
Shrivenham, Berkshire, the  DAVIES  tree from Cardiff, Glamorgan, and the  
MYNOTT  tree from Horseheath in Cambridge.

My Great Great Great Grandparents, John FREE and Sarah MYNOTT, had 12 
children, 9 of which I have managed to follow through further generations. 
My Great Great Grandfather, William FREE is the only one who moved to the 
CARDIFF area.  There he married Mary DAVIES apparently to start a new 
live after a failed first marriage.
Judith and Alfred moved to NEWARK, Judith marrying Edward LIDDELL and 
Alfred marrying Mary JACKSON.  Marianne and Celia, moved to SHEFFIELD 
where Marinne was married to Charles BATTERSBY and Celia was maried to John 
STEVENS.  I've followed these four children as their lives became more and more 
intertwined between the two places with each following generation.  A time-line of 
the events in their lives can be viewed here.
The remaining four, Charles, Henry, Isaac, and John, moved to the London, an area 
where I have yet to research in detail.

Use the TREE link in the toolbar above if you want to join me at the 
base of my tree but if you're looking for someone who isn't in my direct 
line , then it's probably easier to use the List of Last Names below to 
find the person you are looking for.

Feel free to browse around. (No Pun intended)



Potted Histories

For a few of the main individuals in my tree I have arranged the information I have 
gathered into accounts of how and where they lived, including some details of the 
family and friends who influenced their lives.  These Potted Histories can be found 
in the individuals notes and at the bottom of their family view page. All of the 
events written about in these accounts have been taken from documented evidence and 
the sources are available for anyone who would like to see them.

At present, Potted Histories are available for my Great, Great Grandad, William 
Free (b.1822) and three of his siblings, Celia Free (b.1844), Alfred Free (b.1836) 
and Judith Free (b.1832). 
For my Great Grandad, Nimrod James Free (b.1870), and his siblings, Sarah 
Eliza Free (b.1866), Harriett Judith Free (b.1862), Nimrod William Free (b.1864), 
Alice Celia Free (b.1858), Celia Eliza Free (b.1855), and George Alfred Free 
(b.1853). 
For for Benjamin Free(b.1815), Addison Free (b.1840) who emmigrated to Australia, and 
Charles Free (b.1864).
Also for Richard Giles (b.1822), and Richard Giles (b.1853).



Genealogy Reports ...

From time to time I tend to stray too far out onto the tiny branches of my 
tree and find them intermingled with the leaves of other trees. Instead of 
trying to explain why or how these seemingly unrelated people are included in 
my tree, it seemed simpler to show them in a smaller tree of their own.

Reports at the moment include the Collett, Cutter, Jackson, James, Ketteridge, 
Rabbitt, Stevens, Thornley, and Whitney branches.  Genealogy reports are available 
for any branch of my tree on request, they're produced with the help of Family Tree 
Maker.



Skeletons in the Closet ... 

Every tree has it's Skeletons, things which have been swept under the 
carpet, hushed up and never mentioned again, and things which have been handed 
down the generations in whispered rumours.

It's often the rumours and hearsay which make the family tree come alive, 
here are just a few of the Skeletons I've found along the way 



Claims to Fame ...

You will always find some sort of claim to be connected to someone famous, 
whether  it's being a decendent of the Prime Minister of New Zealand, or being 
distantly related to Diana.

Some of the more noted people I've found in my tree are a Town Mayoress in Penarth, a 
Chief of Police in Newark, a Detective Superintendant of Police in Sheffield, an 
Author and Bookseller, and a World Class Boxer in Tonypandy.



Courting Couples ...

Today the idea of a journey to the other side of the world is not such a big deal but 
if you imagine the same trip taken over a hundred years ago it leaves little wonder 
that someone of that time would live their whole life in one village, would go to the 
same school as their parents, then marry the girl next door, and finally be buried at 
the same church where they were baptised.
     However, sometimes the complicated courtships that arose would confuse even the 
sharpest minds.



Armchair Archives ... 

A lot of my research has been done online.  Although the internet is no 
substitute for finding solid facts, sometimes it just isn't possible to put in 
the legwork.  If a detail is found on one online database I try not to take it 
as read until I have confirmed it from at least one other source.

Although this section is still very much under construction, there are links 
available to take you to some of the databases I regularly use.
Do you have any sugestions for sites which are worth a visit, or would you 
like me to add a link here to your personal family tree site so that others 
may visit ?



Guestbook... 

Once you've had a look around my site, please sign the Guestbook. You can add 
your e-mail address, and give your own family tree site a plug, or simlpy just 
give me a shout, it'd be great to hear from you.  When you sign the Guestbook 
please say how your're linked to the tree so anyone with a similar interest 
can see if they are connected to your branch.  If you leave your e-mail 
address I'll drop you a line if anything new comes up that I think you might 
be interested in.



Acknowledgements...

There is a large amount of  my tree which simply wouldn't be here if it hadn't 
been for the help and research of others and the information which was freely 
shared. Although it is almost impossible to list everyone here, I'll have a 
good go, and appologies before hand to anyone I miss out.



Privacy

The latest updates and improvements to this site have enabled me to show a lot 
more detailed information for each individual here.  Although the extra 
information has added interest to the tree in general, it has prompted the 
need to protect some of the more delicate information available.  Now only the 
names of any living relations are showing here, and the younger generations 
have been removed completely.
Since the delicate information is no longer on show here, I have removed the 
password and From Little Acorns can now be accessed by other researchers with 
a common interest in the names incluced, via the Tribal Pages site or via the 
link to my homepage on the Rootsweb site.
I have tried to let everyone  know about the privacy changes before removing 
the password, appologies if I missed you, but if anyone is unhappy about their 
name showing on a site with no password, please do get in touch and I'll 
remove it for you.