History
Accidental Drowning: Four Young Men from All Cannings
The accidental drowning of Francis Cowdry, Stephen Green, William Page, and Henry Withers, on 27th December 1846.
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A collection of posts including cemeteries, canals, WW1, WW2, family history, and other research I have carried out
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Found Drowned: Emily Louise Chambers (1865-1897) and Eva Louise Chambers (1896-1897)
The story of Emily Louise Chambers and her baby Eva Louise Chambers who were found drowned in 1897.
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Private William Hutchins, Devizes, 1877-1917
The story of Private William Hutchins, a canal labourer in the Engineering Department, who was killed in action in Belgium in WW1.
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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.
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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.