Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
Ever had one of those skeletons from the past come knocking at your door? Should you answer? I guarantee that every family will have secrets, some might call them 'skeletons in the cupboard' but it amounts to the same thing. Something was kept hidden from the family, for what at the time, appeared to be … Continue reading Whose Truth Is It Anyway……..
Killed in the Line of Duty Sapper Harold Walter Thompson Service Number 2001843........... Harold Walter Thompson was born on 19 February 1920, in Romford in Essex, the third oldest of six children born to parents Harry Walter Thompson and Charlotte May Wheal. Baby Harold was baptised just two months later on 29 April 1920 at … Continue reading Sapper Harold Walter Thompson
Killed in the Line of Duty Sapper Michael Lambert Service Number 2094019........... Michael Lambert was born on 23 March 1919 in Clogheen, Tipperary, Ireland, the oldest of eleven children born to George Lambert and Catherine Daly. Interestingly his father is recorded as a Soldier on Michael's birth record. Michael's father, George Lambert, was originally from … Continue reading Sapper Michael Lambert
Killed in the Line of Duty Sapper Albert Edward SA Fearon Service Number 4270436........... Albert Edward Sidegewick Anderson Fearon, to give him his full name, was born in the second quarter of 1920 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the youngest of six children born to parents Christopher Stephenson Fearon and Alice Oliver. What is really interesting with Albert's … Continue reading Sapper Albert Edward SA Fearon
Killed in the Line of Duty Sapper George Lucas Service Number 7895135………. The final part in the story of the six brave men that died near Nantwich in Cheshire, trying to defuse a bomb that was dropped during WW2. This brings to a conclusion, eight months of research and many visits to the surrounding areas … Continue reading Sapper George Lucas
Killed in the Line of Duty Sapper John Perrins Service Number 1895467........... John Perrins was born on 16 June 1916 in Bolton, one of seven children born to parents, John Thomas Perrins and Sarah Ann Hurst. The Perrins family had spent many years living in the Little Lever area of Bolton and came from a … Continue reading Sapper John Perrins
Killed in the Line of Duty Sergeant Edward Joseph Greengrass Service Number 2210433........... Edward Joseph Greengrass was born on 15 April 1907 in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, the eldest of two children born to Edward William Greengrass and Elizabeth Augusta Jones. Edward and Elizabeth also had a daughter, Rose Elizabeth Greengrass who was born on … Continue reading Sergeant Edward Joseph Greengrass
Whilst carrying out the research for the story of Adelaide Springett, see the link below, Who Was Adelaide Springett I discovered that Adelaide had lived at 12, Millers Court which I soon found out, held a grisly secret. Next door at number 13, Millers Court, Jack the Ripper murdered his fifth and last victim, Mary … Continue reading The Worst Street in London
Another iconic picture and another innocent life captured forever behind a lens, but who was the poor little girl whose life was perpetually framed in this picture and what was her story? The little girl in the picture was Adelaide Springett and she was captured in this beautiful photograph by Horace Warner who captioned the … Continue reading Who Was Adelaide Springett?
You just never when you are going to stumble across a little piece of local history. On a recent visit to my local church of St. Mary's in Nantwich I was fortunate enough to meet a gentleman who was the absolute font of all knowledge. The extremely kind man was able to recount and tell … Continue reading The Parson’s Nose
The Chiddicks Family Tree 