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John Richard Stubbs' diary for 1907
This is the last of the diaries.John retired the following year. Â He and Ellis left Park End, Ormesby and returned to live again in Coatham, at 7 Trafalgar Terrace. Â He gave his law library to...
View ArticleJoseph Beresford Shields: Stockton lad in Essex
I'm just making a correction today to the post about Joseph Beresford Shields 1879-1917, because I've heard from Carole Mulroney in Leigh-on-Sea that the address of the house in which Joe lived was...
View ArticleUpdate on the Redmaynes of Stainforth
I've just made some alterations to the post on The Redmayne family of Stainforth, from information received from a reader. Thank you, Norman!
View ArticleA belated Happy New Year
A belated Happy New Year to all my readers & many thanks for visiting the blog! Your messages of support, encouragement and appreciation have meant an enormous amount to me over the months of...
View ArticleTalk in Hutton Rudby
At 8pm on Thursday 19th - the day after tomorrow - I'll be at Church House, Hutton Rudby to give a talk on Thomas Milner of Skutterskelfe, his life & times (and the pulpit, of course).
View Article'The Man on a Donkey' by H.F.M. Prescott
With all the Tudor stuff on the BBC and the excellent dramatisation of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, I thought blog readers might like to be reminded of a seriously good historical novel based on Tudor...
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Farming records of John Jackson of Lackenby, 1833-55
Record of the farming year kept by John Jackson, 1833-55A very nice day yesterday at the University of Teesside/Cleveland & Teesside Local History Society Day School on Private Lives: Diaries in...
View ArticleJohn Macfarlan Charlton, 21st Northumberland Fusiliers
I've recently been sent these details on the death of Captain John Macfarlane Charlton.  They come from Dennis Tyerman, whose father, a private in the same battalion, was wounded in front of La...
View ArticleThe Noddings family of Hawnby, Hutton Rudby and Hartlepool
I've been contacted by Scott and Keith Noddings with this appeal for information. Â They would be very glad to hear from anyone who can help. Â Â Appeal for information on the Nodding(s) family from...
View ArticleCounting Sheep in the Bilsdale dialect
A note made in 1972 by Katharine Isobel Ellis Hill (1905-2005) of the old words for counting sheep.It was dictated to her by the grandson of Mr Featherstone, who was born & bred & farmed in...
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