Granny's Tales and Treasures
Stories from the Other Side
Seafarers and Shoemakers
the Sweetingham Family
The Mead Family
This is the story of the Sweetingham family, ancestors of great-grandmother Sarah Grace Sweetingham. This family are rooted in the area round Southampton Water and Portsmouth Harbour. You will meet seafarers and shoemakers, with coopers a baker and a housemaid thrown in for good measure. Click on the image above to access a pdf of the story. It is quite long, so may take a while to download.
Other surnames mentioned are: Cleverley, Denham, Emery, Fox, Grace, Hooker, Markes, Newman, Renouf, Strugnell and Wade.
The Mead family were farmers in Whitby and Ruswarp, North Yorkshire.is is the story of the Sweetingham family, ancestors of great grandfather John Edward Mead. Click on the image above to access a pdf of the story.
Other surnames mentioned are: Bean, Marshall, Noble, Norman, Pearson, Pepperell, Porrit, Smoothman, Wildes, Wood and Woodwork.
The Few Family
Forest Ancestors Part 4: The Milsons
This is the story of the Few family, who originated in eighteenth century Wiltshire, before moving to Reading and later, Croydon. You will need the outline family tree to follow the story. Click on the image above to access a pdf of the story.
Other surnames mentioned are: Barrett, Burgess, Farr, Gilbert, Hapgood, Kember, Kent, Richardson, Shipley and Smith.
Here is a story of an enslaver, a maltster and a midshipman who served on HMS Victory. The Milsons were one of four branches of the family who lived in Gloucestershire's Forest of Dean. Click on the image above to access a pdf of the story.
Other surnames mentioned are: Harper and Worgan. Parts 1-3, focussing on other Forest families, will follow.