Reg Bainbridge & The Steamroller

1 year ago

Charles "Reg" Bainbridge was born in the village of Newton on Ouse, North Yorkshire, to parents John Henry Bainbridge of…

Wallace Scott & The Battle of Coronel

1 year ago

On November 1st, 1914, HMS Good Hope was sunk in the Battle of Coronel with the loss of all hands,…

Clarks of Cumberland in British Columbia

1 year ago

At the turn of the 20th century, the Clark family of Workington, Cumberland, had embraced the Second Industrial Revolution and were…

Dr William Barlow & Virginia Tech

1 year ago

William Edward Barlow (1870-1938) was born in Bury, Lancashire, the eighth of ten children to our 3rd Great Grandparents William…

William Porter & The Driffield Navigation

1 year ago

The Blue Bell Inn sits opposite River Head, at the northern end of the Driffield Navigation. The landlord in the…

Ralph Ryder & The Black Bear

1 year ago

"You can take a man out of Yorkshire but you cannot take Yorkshire out of a man." You can always…

Alfred Maddison & The Fleet Review

1 year ago

On this day in 1914 our 4th cousin, Boy 1st Class, Alfred Maddison participated in the Fleet Review at Spithead…

Bill Gracia & Cupertino Foothills

1 year ago

William "Bill" E Gracia (1901-1978), our 2nd Great-Granduncle, was the youngest of seven children born to Maggie MAHOOD (1856-1921) &…

President John Adams & Popular Culture

1 year ago

On this day in 1826, on the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the second and…

Henry Loftus Wisker & Penal Transportation

2 years ago

Today, a convict ancestor is a matter of pride for Australians. It provides a connection to the earliest pioneer (and…

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