Victorian Bakers
Back in 2015 the BBC produced a series called “Victorian Bakers”, I watched it with interest for several reasons. Firstly I knew personally
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Family Stories
The long and winding trail
It’s a while since I have found the time to do a good batch of new research and before I started I decided
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On the Islands there were diamonds
Back in 2015 Alona Tester posted the “When I was Young Challenge” question 22 was “What is something that an older family member
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James Greenslade – Insolvency
James Greenslade was born around 1815, later census records say Bampton, but it’s likely he was actually born in Petton, just up the
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Looking for George
In 1984, I started researching my Family History. My maiden name was Mullins and my Father gave me an article on his Great
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Obituaries – Mullins and Record
I have been doing some more Newspaper surfing and in doing so came across a couple of Obituaries. The first is for Harry
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Joyce Mullins 1929 – 2015
The article below is the one read at the funeral service for my Mother Joyce Mullins (nee Crabb) who passed away 24th September 2015 and was buried in Sydling St Nicholas on the 8th October 2015
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My First Job
On Twitter this week I saw a suggestion by GeneBloggers “November 14: Do you remember your first job? Where was it and what type
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Thomas Purcell and the Sinking of the Llandovery Castle
Thomas James Purcell, was born in Liverpool on the 7th May 1886, the Son of Rose Anne Purcell. Rose Anne married William Mitchell
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When Grandma worked in London
My family rarely travelled in the past, but I knew my Grandmother Mullins (Mary Margaret Bowditch, known as Mollie) worked in London in
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