Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
You might recall recently that I told you the story of my 2 x great-grandfather Henry Barnes, who was a Dock Worker all his life, a man who worked hard to provide for his family. Henry had a tough life, it was a difficult time living in the poorer quarters of London during the Victorian … Continue reading Forever Missed, But Never Forgotten
Listed below are the names of 32 Firemen and 2 Firewomen who lost their lives at The Old Palace School Bombing on 20th April 1941, in the heart of the East End of London. This is still today, the largest ever loss of life for the Fire Brigade Service, at a single incident. The link … Continue reading The Old Palace School Bombing Update
This is the 13th in my series of blogs documenting the lives and more importantly, telling the stories of my 2 x Great-Grandparents. By the very nature of the fact that these are the last few of my 2 x Great-Grandparents stories, will tell you that these have been by far the hardest to complete. … Continue reading Sitting on the Dock of The Bay……
I am pleased to announce the launch of my new website dedicated to the memory of the 34 firefighters who sadly lost their lives at the Old Palace School Bombing during WW2. The website is in its infancy, but over the coming months, you will hopefully be able to follow me and watch it grow. … Continue reading My New Website is……oldpalaceschoolbombing.com
This is the 11th in my series of blogs telling the life stories of my 2 x Great Grandparents and its the turn of Martha Harvey next. Martha was the sixth of seven children born to Edward Harvey and Hannah Bullen and she was born on 3rd September 1864 which was kindly recorded on her … Continue reading The Life and Times of Martha Harvey
This is the seventh in my series of blogs telling the Life stories of my 16 2 x Great Grandparents and next up is Henry James Dodd. Henry james Dodd was the third child of seven born to William Dodd and Susanna Taylor and he was born on 29th January 1850 at 1, Wades Place, … Continue reading The Life and Times of Henry James Dodd
I debated and deliberated for a long time whether to share Grandad's story with a wider audience, it was written over 20 years ago and sadly there is nobody around who would know who he was writing it for. I had a slight pang of guilt sharing his own words in a public forum, but … Continue reading Grandad’s Story
I had been wrestling with a 'Moral Dilemma', within my Family Tree for some considerable time, in fact over 20 years! Whether to share the story and personal notes, that my Grandfather made before he died. So let me give you some background thoughts, before I explain my own situation in detail. When we first … Continue reading My Genealogy Moral Dilemma
Welcome to Week 14 of my Genealogy Challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about one of my Ancestors every week for a year, #52Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Week 14's prompt is "Water" and if there was any doubt about my families qualification for this category then the fact that there are … Continue reading #52Ancestors “Water”
This is the fourth in my new series of blogs documenting the lives of my 2 x Great Grandparents and next up we have the very exotic sounding Nicolina Elizabeth Stampa. (Nicolina Elizabeth Stampa Photo from Cousin Eleanor) Nicolina was the youngest of eight children born to Italian born Father Dominicio Stampa and Mary Hair, … Continue reading The Life and Times of Nicolina Elizabeth Stampa
The Chiddicks Family Tree 