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The 1860s saw the passing of my 3x great-grandparents Thomas and Sarah Waldron and the marriage of their grand-daughter Ellen to William Huxley, my great-grandparents. These Huxleys lived at Yew Tree Cottage and Bank Cottage before ...Read more

A memory of Clent in 1860 by Wendy Larmour

I was born in Torquay in June 1954 in Shrublands Hospital (can anybody remember that hospital, it was in the Warberrys). I left Torquay when I was 23 and came to live in London, my heart is still there. Who knows, I might retire back there. But ...Read more

A memory of Torquay in 1860 by Andy Wells

I went to St Felix School till 1966 and well remember Belli's right oppose Lloyds Bank. Recently this building has been on TV as The Indian Doctor's office. Cannot remember who were altar boys with me but in 1963 we all got chilblains at a ...Read more

A memory of Blaenavon in 1860 by Tony Taylor

I was born in Huddersfield and lived in Clayton West until I got married in 1973. I lived in The Royds with my parent where my father was the local postman, in fact many of my relations lived in The Royds or near by. My ...Read more

A memory of Clayton West in 1860

I was born in 1952 and lived in Dacre Banks until I was 20. When I was young I can remember watching the once weekly goods train shunting at Dacre. Sadly my father (D J R Wilson) who lived there died 4th Aug 2009 so from going there ...Read more

A memory of Dacre Banks in 1860 by George Wilson

The Ludlow weirs were navigation Flash Lock weirs until the railways came to the Teme valley. Sailing Trows from the Severn worked up the river with wheat for the mills from Gloucester returning with flour for the villages and iron bar from ...Read more

A memory of Ludlow in 1860 by Max Sinclair

I have recently found out that my Great Grandmother Emma Frost (nee Lake) had a baby girl in 1864 called Annie Frost and she was born in Buckhurst Hill. I suppose Emma must have known someone in the Town. It was legal, she was ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1860 by Mollie Elliott

My family roots reach back to launcestone in the 1790, 1848, 1880. My ancestors even further back all christened in that church. In 1892, my grandfather came north to work in the mines of Yorkshire at the age of twelve (the good old days).

A memory of Launceston in 1860 by Arthur Ruse

Father William Duncan born, Bishop Burton was missionary among the Tsimshian of British Columbia.  He moved portion of the Tsimshian to Metlakatla, Alaska and this Canoe Project will be an ...Read more

A memory of Bishop Burton in 1860 by Terrance H Booth Sr.

We are yet to visit the area and can't wait as I'm tracing my roots back to this area between 1680 -1860 at least. Some of the family moved down to Newcastle in England and now Hartlepool. Surely we have distant ...Read more

A memory of Kirkton of Auchterless in 1860 by Hayley Forsyth