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.

Friday, September 5, 2014

Sixty years between shaves

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Had a shave at a barbers the other day.  Well not really a barber as it was a young woman did the shaving. The last time I had a shave ...
Friday, August 22, 2014

Alphons Eder on Amazon

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As I Told you before,  my Great grandfather Alphons Eder went to Brazil in 1859 now he has gone up the Amazon !! My book about his lif...
Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Acker Bilk takes five

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Have anly just noticed that Acker Bilk has decided to call it a day from performing.  Am very sad about that as I had hoped that we ...
Thursday, August 7, 2014

Bread Pudding On the High Seas

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On board HMS Whimbrel, Dad was the messman for the Petty Officers Mess.  Probably regarded as a cushy number but it wasn’t, but he got the ...
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Thursday, July 31, 2014

No tie- no job

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Can you imagine these days being sent home from work because you were not wearing a tie.? On my first day at my first job I turned up one...
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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Hop flavoured cheese

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I know that there are many varieties of cheese- Cheddar, Cheshire, Edam, Gorgonzola, Brie, Leicester just to name a few.  And like the wine...
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Sunday, July 13, 2014

Seven year old stole a silver teapot

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I nearly acquired a criminal record at the age of seven by being accused of stealing a silver teapot ! It was all a case of mistaken id...
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