Genealogy and other jottings

Genealogy or perhaps more Family History. Not just straight forward (or backward) family lines, but brothers and sisters, the neighbourhoods that they lived in and some information about what was happening at the time.

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Showing posts with label Stepney. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

From surgical boot to a stage clog

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My cousin Tommy Harrington contracted polio as a child. He survived the illness but,like many others he ended with one leg shorter than th...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

A day at the Races

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Peter McKie was a chair-maker and although much of his trade was in the repair of chairs he also manufactured a folding stool, much like...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

When the Devil came to Wapping on Christmas Eve

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When the Devil came to Wapping on Christmas Eve Christmas around again and all is merry and bright, but there have always been som...
Saturday, November 29, 2014

A Christmas Raffle with a difference

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The Pig Raffle Between the two world wars, the local branch of the Transport and General Workers Union, of which Ernie (my Dad) was the ...
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