Julian

Ken Bainbridge & The Half Way Sign

"200 hundred miles from London, 200 hundred miles from Edinburgh" announced my grandfather as we drove past the sign in…

4 years ago

Ford Mustang Versus Shuttle Atlantis!

We had never experienced a rocket launch in person. It was the summer of 2011 and, purely by coincidence, we…

4 years ago

John Ogden & The Right Whales

Lancastrian, John OGDEN (1609-1682), was an accomplished stonemason and 10th Great Grandfather on the Morris side of the family. He…

4 years ago

Adelaide Edgar & The Last Onion

Adelaide EDGAR, our great grandmother, was the tenth of twelve children, born 2 August 1888, to John Thomas ONIONS and…

4 years ago

John Thomas Onions & The Engine Wrights

John Thomas ONIONS, our great grandfather, was born in Gateshead to an unwed mother, Martha, 21 September 1842. He was…

4 years ago

Martha Onions & The Bastardy Laws

Martha Edgerton ONIONS, our 2nd great grandmother, was born in Oak Green, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, and baptised 22 February 1822…

4 years ago

Benjamin Onions & The Tinners

Benjamin ONIONS was born 1795 on the cusp of the Georgian1 and Regency Eras2 in the parish of Dawley Magna3,…

4 years ago

James Hardacre & Walking Pictures

James HARDACRE (1861-1947), is our 2nd Great Grandfather, from Settle, North Yorkshire. He was the fourth of six children born…

4 years ago

The Gracia sisters & PacTel San Francisco

Eight Gracia sisters were born between 1901-1914, seven reaching adulthood, interspersed between four brothers. None of the sisters had reach…

4 years ago

Ann Fussey’s Award for Respectable Servitude!

Click on the image for larger version or check out the full one-inch Ordnance Survey map 1892-1908 at maps.NLS.uk Our…

4 years ago

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