Category: Hoyos
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Hoyos family photo albums, 1900 – 1940s
I am happy to be able to show you some old family photo albums. I will add more as they become available, and also improve the quality of the scans if I can. Click on the white arrows (>) to leaf through the albums. The Hoyos family album below, dated 1903 – 1925, is owned…
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The journal of Ilona Hoyos, 1939
Edited by Alex Barry Introduction, by Nancy Jennings: In 1939, my great-grandmother Ilona and her husband Eddy Hoyos travelled to England, Wales and Ireland. The photos above were taken on that trip. Ilona’s wonderful holiday journal was discovered, edited and annotated by my first cousin Alex Barry.
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The memoirs of Alicemargit Morris, 1907 – 1930s
My grandmother, Alicemargit Morris (1907-1979), wrote about her childhood memories, her parents Edgar and Ilona Hoyos, their extended family, and about meeting her husband Ryle Morris. She grew up in Austria and describes a magical childhood in which she was surrounded by loving family and nature. I have added notes and photos. Nancy Jennings
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Zdenko Hoyos – victim of the Nazis’ Aktion T4 in 1941
In March 2023, I was contacted by Dr Helen Atherton, a researcher working with Dr Simon Jarrett to document the lives of 13 people who were born in Britain and killed by the Nazis in 1940 and 1941. In all, at least 70,000 people with learning disabilities or mental health problems were killed in the…
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The memoirs of Edgar Hoyos
Eddy Hoyos (1875-1952), my great-grandfather, lived at Fiume, then in Austria-Hungary and now Rijeka, Croatia. The photo below shows him on the right, with his wife Ilona and son Georry at Hunstanton, UK, in July 1950. I am working on Eddy’s memoirs but they are not ready to share yet. Nancy Jennings
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Family tree from ~1713
You can see my family tree in Ancestry, though it is at a very early stage. Eventually you will be able to see the connections between the various branches of the family. Please get in touch if you have anything to add, or if you see any errors. Ancestry link (you will need a free…