Memories

4 memories found. Showing results 1 to 4.

Granny

Gertrude Margaret Whytehead (Daisy) was our grandmother. She was the daughter of Henry Yates Whytehead and we believe her mother was also Gertrude. They lived at Bewholme Grange and Granny may have been born there in 1878. She was the eldest ...Read more

A memory of Bewholme in 1870 by weswell

Great Grandfather West

I have no personal memories of Kirkstead, but it was an important place in the history of my family.    My great grandfather, William Gilbert West, and his wife Rebecca farmed somewhere in the Kirkstead area ...Read more

A memory of Kirkstead in 1870

Travelling By Hillmans

When we moved to Snapewood, neither of us could drive, our father started to take us out in a yellow and black Hillman Imp. For people who don't know, an Imp has the engine at the back. It was the first car to have an overhead ...Read more

A memory of Wollaton in 1870 by Jean Smith

Mt Great Grandmother's Memories Of Castle Bromwich

I have copied and pasted a few sections of my great-grandmother's memories of Castle Bromwich to share. "As I was not robust as a little child, my parents took part of a small house at ...Read more

A memory of Castle Bromwich in 1870 by Andrea Knagenhjelm