People

• Francisco Ximenes
• Joseph Ximenes (1840–1880)

Stories

• Patricio Herrera: A Chilean Sailor's Life in Wales and Yorkshire — A biography of Patricio Herrera, a Chilean sailor born in 1849 who settled in Wales and Yorkshire, working as a coal miner for over sixty years. His life parallels that of my ancestor Joseph Ximenes.

Open Questions

• What is our connection to Cabo Verde?
• Where was Joseph Ximenes (c.1840-1880) born?

Diary entries

• 20 Jun 2025 — A visit to Risca and the Gwent Archives.
• 3 Jun 2025 — Ships travelling to Newport from Portuguese territories and the Americas.
• 27 May 2025 — Research trip plan to South Wales: Gwent Archives pre-ordered for Ximenes, Dineen, and Hemmings families.
• 25 Mar 2025 — Estimating Joseph Ximenes’ Ethnic Origins.
• 8 Sep 2021 — Joseph Ximenes Mexican connection; Shoshone heritage rumour from in-law family correspondence.
• 7 Apr 2021 — DNA matches indicating indigenous American ancestry through Joseph Ximenes; Puerto Rico marriage records 1900.
• 12 Sep 2013 — GRO certificates received for Ximenes-Palmer marriage and Dineen birth; family baptism records compiled.