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I have an old family photo posed in front of Pangbourne Mill on 4/9/1899. It includes the entire Stone family including my great grandfather and my grandfather (as a young boy). My grandfather, Edmund ...Read more

A memory of Pangbourne in 1890 by Matthew Stone

My father Cornelius Henry Johns (Naily to everyone who knew him) was born in the little Round House on the left of the photo. He was the youngest of a large family, and there were 11 people living there in 1899. They then moved to ...Read more

A memory of Veryan in 1890 by Donald Johns

My grandfather was born in Marchington Woodlands (Thomas Foster) at Knypersley Hall in 1871 which his father John Foster was renting until about 1905 when following 2 years of cattle foot and mouth (no compensation in those ...Read more

A memory of Marchington in 1890

My great-grandparents Jim and Leila lived in Churt. Jim was born in Churt in 1897 and lived in a number of houses and tied cottages at Churt including Anne's Cottage, named after my mum. For a while he was the carter at Bron y de (?) and I ...Read more

A memory of Churt in 1890 by Gen Connatty

My Great Grandfather Mark Crouch ran a greengrocers shop from the front room of his thatched cottage in East Street from 1899-1934 and then after he died his wife Annie continued as a ...Read more

A memory of Westbourne in 1890 by Ruth Hooper

This was the childhood home of my maternal grandmother - Louise Kate Leftwich - her father was the miller. She lived here until 1903 when she married George Barnes and came to settle in South Africa. Various members of the family ...Read more

A memory of Pirbright in 1890 by Betty Richmond

My Grandfather was a stable lad and then coachman for Earl Fitzwilliam. My memories are of stories told to me by my late Mother, and of a wonderful photo of Grandad in full livery with silver topper and wonderful leather riding boots. So ...Read more

A memory of Wentworth in 1890 by Sus Markham

This is not actually a memory, but after finding this photograph I just had to write and say that in the little ferry going across the River Wear is either my great grandad or great granduncle, if that is the right terminology.  I am ...Read more

A memory of Lumley Castle in 1890 by Yvonne Crawley

I have inherited a fob watch from my grandfather. It is inscribed D. G. S. Vaughan Prize 1891 Modern Department ............................. Awarded to A. Kendall His name was Arthur William Kendall. He later ...Read more

A memory of Doncaster in 1890 by Allen Kendall

Clara Pine was born in 1891 at Shute Farm in Lower Town, Malborough (see other photo). Aged 3 years she went with her Mum and older brother to America where she met her Dad for the first time in New York. ...Read more

A memory of Malborough in 1890 by Anne Speight