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Lockkeepers on the Kennet and Avon Canal in 1911
In 2020 I surveyed the 1911 census to find all the lock keepers along the Kennet and Avon Canal. Here are my findings.
Sheridan Parsons
I write Regency romance novelettes with midlife protagonists, ladies with ambition, and gentlemen who work for their living, rather than the usual pretty young debutantes and dukes. I love to include historical details in my storytelling.
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2nd Lieutenant Bernard Noel Asprey, Brewood, 1988-1915
The story of Bernard Noel Asprey, a WW1 soldier from the canalside vilage of Brewood.
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Samuel Barlow of Glascote
Samuel Barlow and his family, the well known boat buiders and coal carriers of Glascote.
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Private William Arnold Adie, Glascote, d. 1918
Pte William Arnold Adie was killed in action during WW1.
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Lance Corporal Enoch Wright, Kettlebrook, 1875-1916
The story Lance Corporal Enoch Wright of Kettlebrook who died in England during WW1.
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Pte Robert Wood of Amington
The story of Pte Robert Wood, a coal miner from Amington who served in WW1, was captured by the Germans, and was later a canal worker.
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360° tour of Cole Hill Chapel Tamworth
A visit to Cole Hill Chapel, Victoria Road, Tamworth, to photograph their graves and memorials.
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Chippendale Place, Tamworth
An example of how I start to put together a house history.
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360° tour of Glascote's canalside Cemetery
Today I created a 360° tour of my local cemetery at Glascote. It is right beside the canal, and some true canal folk are buried here.
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George Thomas French of Glascote - a WW1 veteran
The life and wartime experiences of George Thomas French of Glascote, with articles from the Tamworth Herald and my own genealogical research.
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George Hawkins – a true story from the Caen Hill flight
The story of George Hawkins from the Caen Hill flight. Murder, accident, or suicide? What do you think?
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Murder on the Llangollen Canal
This story of Thomas Newbrook of Whixall, his employer Elijah Bowers Forester, and Elijah's brother-in-law, William Powell, takes place at Round Thorn Bridge on the Llangollen Canal.