Lincolnshire, England
The ancestors on my dad’s line came from England. Lincolnshire,
England to be exact. I have taken the time to do research on the
Lincolnshire area of England. I have spent some of my time reading the
journal of my Great-Great-Great Grandmother and looked through the
Heathman Family Bible. In addition, I have conducted some internet
research by visiting various sites to learn about this area that has
played a role in my family history.
Lincolnshire
is an agricultural area. They grow wheat, barley, and sugar beets.
Lincolnshire for the most part is a rural area. The pace of life is much
slower than in other parts of the United Kingdom. Sunday is still a day
of rest for this area. This is my favorite thing I learned about
Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire isn’t diverse ethnically. Almost all of its
population considers itself “white.” It does have a rich background of
faith and religion. Many great people have come from this part of the
world. Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Leader of the settlement
Jamestown, Virginia, Captain John Smith, theTranslator on the Committee
for the King James Bible, Robert Tighe, and Protestant martyr Anne
Askew.
I discovered that parts of Lincolnshire
played a role in my surname. This part of The United Kingdom is known to
have a few land formations called Heaths. The people that cared for
these Heaths were known as the people of the Heaths or the “Man of the
Heaths.” I learned this from the Heathman Family Bible and then
researched it online.
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