Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
Not the most flattering pictures of me is it?? I look like a grumpy old man. Some might say nothing changes much! The hairline isn't much improved now either! So why not share your funniest or most unflattering picture with me??? If you have an old picture of you or a family member in your … Continue reading Caught on camera
My Father-in-law, whilst digging in the garden, had the good fortune to find this commemorative knife, which looks to have been designed as a letter opener. From what I can make out, it appears to be made from a shell casing. If anybody knows any different or has discovered a similar item, I would love … Continue reading Passchendaele – 3rd Battle of Ypres Digging up the past
We all need a little bit of inspiration to write don't we? I haven't written anything thats ever been published before this blog (is this blog even technically classed as published??). I probably have to go back to my school days, to when I was aged 10 and I had one of my stories placed … Continue reading The Reason We Write
My dear old Nan, Martha Annie Barnes was born on 21st April 1911 in Stevens Hospital, Dublin, the only child of John Edwin Barnes and Elizabeth Daniels (Lizzie). The family home at the time was 7, Woodfield Place, Dublin. John Edwin Barnes was a soldier in the Essex Regiment of the British Army and was … Continue reading The Dublin Connection
The attached pictures are of the Helles Memorial, Turkey and show the name of my 2 x Great-grandfather John Edwin Barnes. John Edwin Barnes served as a Private in the First World War in the Essex Regiment, 1st Battalion, Serial number 8987. He was killed in action in Gallipoli, Turkey on 25 April 1915. His … Continue reading Helles Memorial Gallipoli
You just never know what gems you might uncover in the British Newspaper archives, so why not have a look see what mysteries you might discover about your own family. Here are just two of many about the Chiddicks boys and the mischief they got up to! From Newspaper Article dated December 12th 1856: … Continue reading Newspaper Reports
This is the first in a new series of blogs, tackling the life stories of my 16 Great-Great Grandparents. So strap yourself in and lets begin the journey of discovery and uncover the life story of my 2 x Great-Grandfather Matthew Chiddicks. (Matthew Chiddicks seated with the beard, flanked by his sons, Walter and John) … Continue reading The Life and Times of Matthew Chiddicks
This is the account of the Bombing of the Old Palace School in St. Leonard's Street, Bow during WW2 and the sad loss of 32 Firemen and 2 Fire Women who were tragically killed during this raid. This is still today, the largest loss of Fire Brigade personnel, at one incident, in the History of … Continue reading Old Palace School WW2 Bombing
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On a recent visit to Dublin I was fortunate to be able to walk in the footsteps of my ancestors and visit the house that my Nan, Martha Ann Barnes grew up in, 7, Woodfield Place, Dublin which is in the Kilmainham area of Dublin, not too far away from Kilmainham Jail. Attached are some … Continue reading Woodfield Place, Dublin
The Chiddicks Family Tree 