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I write from Queensland, Australia in the hope that someone may read this and be able to provide further leads or information. My husband Bill has an original birth certificate dated 18th May 1948 - mother Elizabeth Theresa ...Read more

A memory of Caterham in 1948 by Denise Allan

I was 2 years old when my family moved to Stair House. My father was Ted Miller and was contracted by the government to collect scrap metal during the war years. We moved in 1948 but I have strong memories of the village. What ...Read more

A memory of Lamberhurst in 1946 by Edward Miller

I was 19 years old when I was to move over to Newbury but at first I was roughing it until I could find cheap enough accommodation. At times, due to me being not able to get a good old scrub down and also a clean change of clothes; ...Read more

A memory of Newbury in 1968 by Roland Mitchell

In October 1958 I spent two weeks at Yarrow and have never been able to forget how unhappy I was during that time. I do not remember staff putting us at our ease in the big old victorian building which felt ...Read more

A memory of Broadstairs in 1958 by Jill Hooper

In 1974 I began researching the Buchan Lineage, which of course lead me back to Scotland, and Auchmacoy. My own blood had been three brothers who were local masons in the early 1700's and I longed to see their work. I had ...Read more

A memory of Auchmacoy in 1991 by Nancy L Buchan

I was born at Low Westwood, a small mining village in the North East of England in 1955 – well, when I say I was born there, that’s not entirely true. Unlike today, children were born at ...Read more

A memory of Hamsterley in 1960 by Kathy Aveyard

My great grandfather, Moses Jenkin Jones was born in Pentwynmawr 29/9/1863 - he was a miner. His father was James Jones (b.1836), mother Mary Jenkins (b.12/7/1837 d.1867) - they had 2 children. Moses came to Australia I think in ...Read more

A memory of Pentwyn-mawr by Kay Armstrong

I grow up in Yeadon then moved away at age 12yrs old. Then I moved to the U.S.A at age 16yrs old. All my childhood memories are of Yeadon. I went to Westfield then Benton Park. I came back for 3 months in ...Read more

A memory of Yeadon by Kerry Wieczorek

I was at Our Lady's from 1960 - '66. The most abiding memories are the smells - of disinfectant in the outside toilets, which were frozen in winter, and horrible lukewarm milk in those small bottles which were always kept ...Read more

A memory of Formby in 1960 by Frances Spall

I remember Websters very well, I was able to buy clothes by saving 1 shilling a week in their club. My cousin worked there after leaving school and before going in the ATS; she once gave me a Victorian child's apron she had found in the storeroom.

A memory of Thorne