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l remember the pit tubs running under the houses to the colliery where my dad worked down the mines, and when we used to chuck his snap over to him when the tub ran past. Also remember the bleak cold winters when ...Read more

A memory of Waterhouses in 1860 by Brenda Cumberbatch

My name is Shirley Hamilton, maiden name Patten, I lived at Hammond Road, Horsell and as a teenager often danced at the Atlanta in Woking, it was the place to go, my friend Deirdre Jennings and I would sneak ...Read more

A memory of Woking in 1860 by Shirley Hamilton

My name is Bill Brown I stayed in Kirkland Walk, number 25 in the Curled Sack. Me and my wee brother and our next door neighbours (the Fechkins - no spelt right a think), anyway we used to go down Ossian Crescent and jump through ...Read more

A memory of Methil in 1860 by William Brown

My grandmother (Mary Elizabeth) was born in Ingham in the 1850s into the Batchelor familly. While looking into my past I found where my great-great (how many) grandfather had his workshop in Stalham. He was a builder and employed three ...Read more

A memory of Stalham in 1860 by David Adams

Does anyone have knowledge of Richard J Reeves born 1877 and sisters Mary Elizabeth born 1878 and Matilda born1880 at Swansea? Their father was Albert George Reeves and their mother was Elizabeth ...Read more

A memory of Swansea in 1860 by Jacqui Summers

We moved to Welwyn Garden City when I was four. I have some lovely memories of my mum sitting me on the wall surrounding the fountain so I could just watch it. Fifty one years later I still love to watch it when I go into the town ...Read more

A memory of Welwyn Garden City in 1860 by Jenny Hawkins

I lived in Gainers Terrace in the 60's with me ma, da, and brother Tom. I loved seeing the ships being built from my bedroom window, late at night the room would be all lit up with the light from the welders! My mother's cousin ...Read more

A memory of Wallsend in 1860

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

SUDBURY 591/0/10020 GREAT WALDINGFIELD 21-NOV-05 HOLE FARM II House. Formerly a mid-C15 service building remodelled as a house in c.1600; later C17 extension to west; ...Read more

A memory of Sudbury in 1860 by Phyllis Willis