People

• Louisa Hemmings (1876–1913)

Stories

• 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.
• The Chambers Family: Part Two
• 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.

Open Questions

• What is our connection to Cabo Verde?
• Where was Joseph Ximenes (c.1840-1880) born?

Diary entries

• 20 Jun 2025 — A visit to Risca and the Gwent Archives.
• 28 May 2025 — Asking about the Risca mine disaster identification book.
• 27 May 2025 — Research trip plan to South Wales: Gwent Archives pre-ordered for Ximenes, Dineen, and Hemmings families.
• 25 Mar 2025 — Estimating Joseph Ximenes’ Ethnic Origins.
• 21 Jul 2024 — Gwent Workhouse admissions for Dineen family; vaccination record for Helena Hemmings found.
• 9 Mar 2023 — Spanish sailor tried for murder in Usk; possible parallel for Joseph Ximanes in Wales.
• 17 May 2021 — Multiple will probate records ordered; Bernard Girard Alcock deportation to Germany 1942.
• 12 Apr 2021 — Full Moon Cottage mapped near Risca; Frank Hemmings military service and WWI death 1916.
• 1 Mar 2021 — Patricio Herrera's Chilean origins and emigration to England; DNA searches for Ximenes connections.
• 26 Feb 2021 — Frank Hemmings military grave inscription at Risca; South Wales Borderers service.
• 25 Feb 2021 — British newspaper reports of Emil Hvaal's execution, whaling ship records, and family references.
• 3 Aug 2006 — Bryant family Somerset 1891; Harvey family Risca 1891 and 1901 census; coal mining occupations.
• 4 May 2005 — Jeremiah Dineen traced through 1881, 1891, 1901 Monmouthshire census; coal mining family timeline.
• 14 Feb 2005 — Ancestry census searches tracing John Bryant and Bridget Dineen across 1871-1901 Newport records.
• 13 Feb 2005 — Census research locating people born in Mexico, Spain, and Colombia in 1871 Wales census records.
• 1 Feb 2005 — Research into Palmer and Dineen families; 1880 Risca Colliery Disaster and 1871-1881 census records.