More from the Other Side on Granny's Tales

This month, I have added another story from the 'Other Side'; this time about the Few family, who originated in eighteenth century Wiltshire, before moving to Reading and later, Croydon. Other surnames mentioned are: Barrett, Burgess, Farr, Gilbert, Hapgood, Kember, Kent, Richardson, Shipley and Smith. You can access the story here.

I've also uploaded some memories of the various kinds of voluntary work that I've done since I was fourteen. There are two distinct themes, child-related work and roles involving history or family history, with a few miscellaneous jobs thrown in. I've had to redact some names and leave out some incidents, which are not for public consumption. There are also very few photographs as the ones that I have include other people, often children, so it wouldn't be appropriate to post those. I have included a full account of my Neolithic house-building experiences, to try to liven it up a bit. You will find this on the Memories page.

New Additions to Granny's Tales

This month, I have added another story from 'the other side' of the family, this time the Meads who were farmers near Whitby in Yorkshire. You can download the pdf of their story here. I have also posted memories of two visits to the Channel Islands, the first in April 1981 and the second in 2017; these can be found here.

Something a Bit Different on Granny's Tales

This month, I have started a whole new section on Granny's Tales. Initially, I was going to limit it to my own ancestry and there are plenty more stories to be told but I've been researching my children's ancestry for forty five years and it seemed a shame not to share some of those stories too. So there's now a whole new page dedicated to 'The Other Side' and one lengthy story so far, which covers a sixteenth of my children's heritage. This is the story of seafarers and shoemakers from south Hampshire but there are coopers, a baker and a housemaid thrown in for good measure. You can meet the Sweetingham family and those connected to them, here.