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.

Monday, October 29, 2018

Lest We Forget the Sailors

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Lest we forget the Sailors. Whilst most of the battles of World War One were fought in France and Belgium there were also batt...
Friday, October 26, 2018

Postmans trousers

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Do you remember when postmen in Britain wore trousers?  Not just in the winter but all the year round. The material was a dark blue serge ...
Wednesday, October 24, 2018

All that was left

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When our grandmother Ada Rosetta Sadler died on her birthday at the age of 82,  the only items among her effects that related to her first...
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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Changing History

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It is sometimes difficult to understand how organisations and events which have existed for many years, sometimes centuries can be quietly ...
Sunday, August 19, 2018

Another Murder Mystery from Ed McKie

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Follow the career of PC George Morrison of the Bermondsey Police Station in the reign of Queen Victoria.  Not yet a detective or even a pla...
Sunday, July 8, 2018

Does your dog speak to you?

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Most dog owners know that their pets "tell" them about their needs.  I want a drink or some food, go for a walk and so on.  Now t...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Have you made a will?

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How many  people  leave  it too late to make a will? A distant relative, James heron when writing his testament in 1825 started by sa...
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