George Lines letter from Bellagio

This letter was written by my Grandfather. George Edward Lines, almost certainly in 1914, when he is working at Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik , and before July, as Arnold Freeman is as yet unmarried.I have left out some of what Grandpa called “padding”. I was sorry those few flowers I sent in the envelope turned… Continue reading George Lines letter from Bellagio

Famous Freemans

My Great Aunt, Mary Lines, daughter of Joseph Lines, married Ralph Freeman at St Olave, Stoke Newington, Hackney, on the 14th of July 1908.Ralf Freeman’s father, George James Freeman died on 6th of April 1908, shortly before the wedding. George James Freeman (~1853 – 1908) George James Freeman, born about 1853, was the son of… Continue reading Famous Freemans

John Robert Box

John Robert Box was my Great Grandfather. He was Born on 17 August 1849 at  21, Upper Charles St, Clerkenwell, and died Died on 17 June 1926 at Lynwood, Emsworth , Hampshire aged  76. School He went to Highgate School, which was known in those days as Roger Cholmeley School, after is founder, Sir Roger Cholmeley. He was a pupil from… Continue reading John Robert Box