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During the 1970s when I was a teenager, I drove my grandmother to Alrewas, Staffs as her family were from this village. We walked around the old church graveyard and found many stones with the name Kent.  Inside the church there are ...Read more

A memory of Alrewas in 1860 by Helen Clark

My great-great-grandfather was CHARLES RONE CLARKE born 6 March 1837 at 13 Court, Smallbrook Street, Birmingham. He was a master woodturner and sixth great-grandson of Henry ...Read more

A memory of Bournbrook in 1860 by Sue Coates

I have a connection to this church, my Great Great Great Grandfather Richard Stephenson and his wife are buried there, on the grave stone is mention of my Great Great Grandfather who died in Australia and his son who ...Read more

A memory of Upleatham in 1860 by Laurence Stephenson

My Stone family lived at Bodden Farm for hundreds of years up to around the 1860's. I have no idea what happened but they moved to another farm in the district around this time. I've always wondered why they left ...Read more

A memory of Doulting in 1860 by Warren Stone

My great-great grandfather and grandmother emigrated to the U.S. from Belmont in the late 1840's or early 1850. Their names are Thomas Spencer and Nancy McJunkin. ...Read more

A memory of Belmont in 1860 by Robert Spencer Howell

Assisted and guided by my daughter, I have recently started researching my paternal ancestry and find Longforgan and Castle Huntly loom large in it. My great great grandfather, Robert Robertson (1775-1867) was gamekeeper ...Read more

A memory of Castle Huntly in 1860 by Thomas Robertson

At the bottom of Willsbridge and Brockham hills, on a busy Bath to Bristol road, stands an unassuming little building called The Queen's Head public house. Unlike other pubs in the vicinity, The Queen's ...Read more

A memory of Willsbridge in 1860 by Paul Townsend

This is part of the interior of the The High Pine Club. The photograph is looking across the sprung wooden dance floor. My parents spent many a happy time there up until the night that it burnt down. To the right of the ...Read more

A memory of Weybridge in 1860 by Jane Sewell

My gt.gt.gt. grandfather, John Alcock and his brother William Alcock farmed in Old Woodhall from around 1850 to 1882. John and his wife Elizabeth both have gravestones in the old St. Margaret's churchyard (sadly now ...Read more

A memory of Old Woodhall in 1860 by Barbara Kirton