York

Ronald Hardacre & The Commander of the British Empire

Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood St. James's Palace, London, S.W.L The QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the…

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William Thompson & The Mounted Home Guard

Our Great Grandfather, William THOMPSON (1891-1964), led the charge! “England’s only mounted section of the Home Guard, which nightly patrols…

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Robert Thompson & SS Empire Spring

Leading Signalman Robert Thompson, aged 24, served as one of six Royal Navy staff aboard the CAM Ship, SS Empire…

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Thomas Hill & Raindale Mill

In 1966 Raindale Mill was relocated from Raindale, near Pickering, to York and reconstructed stone by stone at the Castle…

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Gilbert Hardacre & West African Cocoa Trade

Gilbert Clapham Hardacre (1889-1959), our Great Grand Uncle on the Hudson side of the family, was our first ancestor to…

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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…

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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…

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John Thomas Onions & The Engine Wrights

John Thomas ONIONS was born in Gateshead to an unwed mother, Martha, 21 September 1842. He was 2 years old…

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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…

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Jim Thompson’s South American Adventure

James "Jim" Thompson (1881-?), our Great Granduncle, took a leap of faith in September 1907. Married in York just four…

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