England

Lizzie Edgar & The Bottle Stopperers

Our Great Grand Aunt, Elizabeth Edgar (1870-1956), was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, the third of twelve children. Aunt…

6 months ago

Thompson’s of Kirkbymoorside

The Thompson family were farming Kirkbymoorside, aka Kirkby Moorside, for generations before our 3rd Great Grandparents, Bethel THOMPSON (1800-1872) married…

9 months ago

Matthias Wisker & The Golden Spectacles

250 years ago, our 5th Great Grandfather, Matthias WISKER (1742-1829), purchased a glass grinding and scientific instrument manufacturer in Spurriergate,…

11 months ago

Ann, Christine, & Jonah, The Whale who came to York

On a cool spring morning in 1954, Ann & Christine were accompanied by their preparatory school classmates into St George's…

11 months ago

Reg Bainbridge & The Steamroller

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

11 months ago

Wallace Scott & The Battle of Coronel

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

1 year ago

Clarks of Cumberland in British Columbia

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

1 year ago

Dr William Barlow & Virginia Tech

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

1 year ago

William Porter & The Driffield Navigation

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

1 year ago

Ralph Ryder & The Black Bear

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

1 year ago

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