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It started when my mother was dying, when we asked her about the family history, and she gave us names and dates. Her family came from France in late 1500. They were Hugenots and they were Puritans, and were chased out of ...Read more

A memory of Cinderford in 1995 by Brenda Mccartie

As a child my father frequently told me that his father was buried next to John Peel in Caldbeck graveyard. I now live in Australia, but in 1997 I visited Caldbeck hoping to see my grandfather's grave. Unfortunately it was not in ...Read more

A memory of Caldbeck in 1997 by Mary Lillington

My G/G Granmother's parents were married in the St Buryan Church on 31st Oct 1814, they were Richard Maddern & Mary Bennetts. I visited the area in 1997 and found it beautiful. I live in Rutherglen Aust. The old ...Read more

A memory of St Buryan in 1997 by Gillian Pitcher

I grew up in Glentham, having lived there all my life until the age of 31 when I was driven out in January 2000. I buried my late father there in December 1991. My father had already buried my mother and his own parents, my ...Read more

A memory of Glentham in 1999 by Edward Green

My grandparents Ada and Albert Buckley lived at 34 Barlow Road. My dad Roy Buckley died in 2005 and is buried in Davenham, St. Wilfred's I think. I used to always get excited when sitting next to my dad, driving in ...Read more

A memory of Moulton in 1999 by Rob Buckley

In 1997 I decided to trace my maternal family history through following the name of Jaffray, a name that had been carried down the family through the centuries, finally as a middle name. To my astonishment I discovered a ...Read more

A memory of Aberdeen in 1997