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I lived in Kingskerswell as a young child and emigrated to Australia in 1986. I was 10yrs. I missed it dearly and have fond memories although I forget the names of streets etc. I went to the local Primary school both old and new. ...Read more

A memory of Kingskerswell in 1880 by Kirstie Bond

My grandfather Ernest Harrison was born in Burton in Lonsdale in 1880 to John Parker Harrison a master tailor one of 3 boys and 12 girls (some died young). My grandfather told us of a time when he skated on a ...Read more

A memory of Burton in Lonsdale in 1880 by Elizabeth Orr

The house in the background is Pinewood, built by my great grandfather, Sir Howard Elphinstone, VC, KGB etc. He was one of the first soldiers in the Crimean War to win a VC. His VC is now in the Imperial War Museum. He was born ...Read more

A memory of Bagshot in 1880 by Sylvia Wright

My forebears lived in the Bedwas area and I saw Gellideg Isaf Farm on a memory posted by Roy Williams who was born at Gellideg Isaf Farm, Maes-y-cwmmer. My 3xgreat grandfather Moses Jenkins owned/rented Gellideg Isaf Farm in the 1800s. On ...Read more

A memory of Ferndale in 1880 by Kay Armstrong

My gg grandmother, Elizabeth Sneedon, b 1854 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire and married to William Charties Edgar from Dunscore in 1782. Looking for info on her father, Grorge Sneedon b 1824 and family who was living at Halleaths in ...Read more

A memory of Lochmaben in 1880 by Derek William Biggar Dickson

I was brought up in the village in a house called Ty Newyth which means 'the new house'. I remember every part of the village from the school to the post office, the jet plane crash on Trefenter mountain, and the old Trefenter village ...Read more

A memory of Trefenter in 1880 by Li Paul Newton

This photograph from 1887 shows a post in the middle of the picture, standing upright in the sea - to this day it is still there. As a child it was always a point at which I arranged to meet with my brother, ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1880

I am searching the family history and would appreciate any information on the Old Post Office in the village for that purpose only. I am researching Sarah Ann Whitbread who was born in Biddestone about 1851. Mother was, ...Read more

A memory of Biddestone in 1880

One of my family lived in the post office, a Mr John Henry Stair, he lived there with his family and a Mrs Stair was the postmistress around that time. John Henry died in April 1881.

A memory of Brimpton in 1880 by Ron Wheeler

I live in America and my neighbour's ancestors are from Huddersfield. She has a couple of postcards/pictures from Huddersfield from 1880 to early1900's. I'd like to post them here for others to enjoy. I have a postcard from ...Read more

A memory of Kirkheaton in 1880 by Eric Tennett