Before launching into decades of dysfunction in the new world, the story of our 9th Great Grandfather, Edward DOTY, begins in…
The Hall of Hall Hills was the mediaeval manorial complex at Storwood, controlled by the feudal overlordship of Ralph de…
William BOWNESS (1798-1887), our 4th Great Grandfather, was a Blacksmith in the village of Seaton, Cumberland. William and his wife…
On Hooping Day, all the horse drawn carts from the village and surrounding farms would queue at Oulston Bank, on…
In the mid 2000s I clearly remember a telephone call from my mother when she shared with pride and incredulity…
Guinness World Record for Longest Place Kick, Rugby Union. Our great uncle, Richard "Dick" Hudson, was born and raised in…
Loma Prieta Earthquake October 17, 1989 - Where were you? On this day 35 years years ago I was 8…
Our Great Grand Aunt, Elizabeth Edgar (1870-1956), was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, the third of twelve children. Aunt…
The Clark family of Cumberland worked for generations as agricultural labourers before the industrial revolution brought mining and iron foundries…
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