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My grandfather, Robert Urquhart, was a Signalman/ Porter, employed by the Highland Railway. He had served at Forres and Elgin before transferring to Mulben, about 1901. Robert (Bob) and wife Margaret (Maggie) already had three ...Read more

A memory of Mulben in 1900 by R Urquhart

I recently started to research my family tree. I myself have been living in Northchurch for 19 years. I was very suprised to find that my grandfather was born in Cheddington and raised there, as were his siblings, parents ...Read more

A memory of Berkhamsted in 1900 by Gillian Waters

Under the title "The Birth Of Easington Colliery", a 6,000 word article of mine has recently been published in the Journal of the North East Labour History Society,Volume 42 (2011). The article covers the ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery in 1900 by Harry Barnes

31/10/11 My Great Grandparents were Joe and Ann Boyd who lived in Winlaton. Their children were Joe, Billy, George, Mary, Eliza and Annie. Thier daughter Mary married Jack Flanagan (my grandparents) on 12 September 1912 and they lived at ...Read more

A memory of Blaydon in 1900 by Christine Yates

My cousin Eileen Vera Derbyshire was born in Blackburn in 1905 and was adopted by the Derbyshire family, when she went by the name of Nelly / Nellie Swales Derbyshire. She was apparently taken in by Nuns at a ...Read more

A memory of Whalley in 1900 by Clarissa Spot

My great great grandmother went here in 1901. Her name was Elizabeth Potter. I am trying to find out whether she was working for a family at this address or possibly if this was a boarding type house at the time. If anyone has any way of finding out, that would be much appreciated.

A memory of Ealing in 1900 by Tina Tremain

I don't remember this far back, but my Great Grandad (Sydney James Ford), Great Grandma, my Grandma and her brother lived in King Edward Boys school which at that time was in New St. Birmingham. My Great ...Read more

A memory of Birmingham in 1900 by Jan Freeman

My Grandparents - David C. Davidson and Isabel Cunningham were from Slamanan and came to the U.S. in 1906. David was a coal miner alongside of George Cunningham who came to the U.S. with David; my Grandmother and ...Read more

A memory of Slamannan in 1900 by June Maxwell Mc Clain

I can remember seeing a photograph of the viaduct complete with railway tracks etc.. not sure where I saw it. It might have been in the 'smithy' - can't recall, it will come to me soon. I was put to understand that ...Read more

A memory of Blackmill in 1900 by David Diamond

I have found out my gt gt grandfather ran the New Inn in Brighstone. His name was Job Hawker, his wife was Lucy, she was a Gillingham. I know his residence was the New Inn at the time of his death in 1924. I also have many postcards of Brighstone and Newport around the 1900s.

A memory of Shalfleet in 1900 by Deborah Donhardt