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My genealogical journey has brought me to Banchory Ternan Parish of yesteryear ... Two of my Shewan-surnamed folk were born there : William Shewan in 1883 , and one of his sisters Isabella Shewan , in about 1885. Two ...Read more

A memory of Banchory in 1880 by R Urquhart

I was born at the maternity hospital in 1951, we lived at 3 St Oswalds Crescent and my granny and grandad lived close by on Park Road. I attended St Oswalds C of E School - I had a lady head teacher whose name escapes me before moving ...Read more

A memory of Ashbourne in 1958 by Patrick Else

Our gt uncle Edward Cope Statham, born in Barrow in Furness, was a licensed game butcher in Longton. He is on the 1901 census, aged 24, as lodging in Trentham Road so don't know if the shop was there too but we do have a ...Read more

A memory of Longton in 1900 by Ann Hale

My first daughter was born in Holbrook Jan 1958. The doctor I was registered with was in Somercotes, Derbyshire, but I lived in Westwood, Nottinghamshire. Problem at 11 oclock at night, I went into labour and called for the ...Read more

A memory of Holbrook in 1958 by Sylvia Rhodes

In the Second World War my brother and I were evacuated to my grandmother's in Withycombe village, she lived in a cottage opposite the Country Inn. We went to the village school down near the Hollybush Inn. I have fond memories ...Read more

A memory of Exmouth in 1940

What - no memories of Hindley? I was born in 1935 (nee Pennington) at a house in Liverpool Road, just up from the Strangeways Pub (The Paddock). The area was called Navvies' Lump, and although the address was "Liverpool ...Read more

A memory of Hindley in 1930 by Edna Booth

I was born in Ilford, I lived in Romford then when I was 5 I when to Scotland, then about four and a half years later I went down back to Cranham, then I went to Romford.

A memory of Clacton-On-Sea in 2000

I was born up The Monkey in 1957. I moved from there to George Street in 1966. The name of the street was Dunraven Place. The name of the pub was the Dunraven Hotel. There were 8 houses up The Monkey when I lived there. My mother told me ...Read more

A memory of Caerau in 1957 by Karen Davies

Just after the war we visited Saham Hills quite regular from Hull. We stayed with an aunt and uncle of my father's by the name of Smith. He was called Charlie, his wife was Pat and they had a son who was called young ...Read more

A memory of Saham Hills in 1950 by Mal. Wilson

I was born in Upney Hospital 53 years ago. My husband and myself were married at this church on October 15th 1977. It was a very nice warm day and we were lucky to have a beautiful sunset when we had our pictures taken on the steps at ...Read more

A memory of Barking in 1977 by Pauline Farlam