Sapper Henry Dunnington (1886–1918) was a skilled civilian bricklayer from North Yorkshire who deployed his trade on the front lines…
Elizabeth 'Betty' BOWNESS (1825-1870)1, our 3rd Great Grandmother, was born in Seaton, Cumberland, to Mary ADDISON & William BOWNESS, the…
The life of Augustus McDonald offers a captivating window into the courage and endurance of the British working class during an era…
Today, 25th September, we remember Lance Corporal Anthony Wear, a volunteer soldier who sacrificed his life on the opening day…
Anthony FUSSEY (1784–1860), our 4th Great Grandfather, was a resilient agricultural laborer whose life was rooted entirely in the Holderness…
Second Lieutenant James Albert Edgar was a highly decorated British Army officer of the First World War. Serving originally as an…
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…
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