Stories
- James Jennings Smith and the Lion Mutiny
James Jennings Smith, chief engineer of the Lion steamship, found himself at the centre of two significant legal cases in 1848. (about 1408 words)
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- Patricio Herrera: A Chilean Sailor's Life in Wales and Yorkshire
A biography of Patricio Herrera, a Chilean sailor born in 1849 who settled in Wales and Yorkshire, working as a coal miner for over sixty years. His life parallels that of my ancestor Joseph Ximenes. (about 5610 words)
- The Chambers Family
A family history tracing the Chambers line from seventeenth-century Suffolk farmworkers to the industrial north of England, spanning nearly four hundred years of ordinary lives. (about 689 words)
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- The Hinksmans in Suffolk
For many years the origins of the Hinksman name in our family was a mystery. We had discovered early on in our research that Richard Hinksman had been born in Beccles in Suffolk in the early 1830s, but we could find no trace of any other relations in the area. (about 6728 words)
- The Life of George Henry Chambers (1867-1923)
This account is a tribute to my great grandfather, an ordinary man whose life story resonates with the experiences of many who lived during his time, the tail-end of the Victorian era when the accomplishments of Britain were seen through the lens of its vast military. (about 12043 words)
