In this letter my Uncle Michael, my father, Roger and my Uncle Tim (who must have been quite young at the time, write to their mother (my Grandmother) at Anne Boleyn’s Walk. My Uncle Jeremy was with my Grandmother. They could have been writing to, or from Anne Boleyn’s Walk. The letters are on a… Continue reading Michael, Roger and Tim write to Anne Boleyn's Walk.
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Auntie Frankie and the Coastguard's Cottage at Birling Gap.
Auntie Frankie was an honorary auntie, who met my Grandmother, Doris Stevens at the time, at Borva House boarding school at Port Eynon in about 1914. She was born Frances Mildred Young, in 1898, in Highgate. Her Father was Thomas Young, born in 1861 in Londesborough, Yorkshire. He married Alice Wimbush in May 1894 in… Continue reading Auntie Frankie and the Coastguard's Cottage at Birling Gap.
George Lines – new digs in Switzerland
I have an incomplete letter written by my Grandfather, George Lines, probably in late 1913 or early 1914, as he is just about to start work, presumably at the Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik. The house is probably near Winterthur. Chronologically it must come before the letter from Bellagio, and after the letter from Cologne. The… Continue reading George Lines – new digs in Switzerland
Letter from George Lines – Spring Cleaning and Mountain Climbing
This was written by my Grandfather, George Lines, probably shortly after 21st May 1914, probably from Winterthur to his future Mother-in-Law. I have left out some padding. … must write small as I have a suspicion that 3 sheets of this stuff takes more than 2 ½ d stamp. Tell me if this is so.… Continue reading Letter from George Lines – Spring Cleaning and Mountain Climbing
George Lines Letter – Rats and Shells
Here is another letter, written by my Grandfather, George Lines, from the trenches during World War One. Dear Mummie/ How like you to write me that jolly letter from Bath station after seeing Mouse off. Not a moment wasted ! Wish I could say the same of my miserable existence. It arrived too on my… Continue reading George Lines Letter – Rats and Shells
The Bell of the Kishon
My brother inherited, from our Grandmother on the Box side, a ship’s bell, inscribed “Kishon” 1872 Amble. It used to sit on a window ledge in the hall at Little Cucknells, looking out over the drive.He has done some research into the ship, which I have supplemented. The Kishon, built in Amble in 1872 The… Continue reading The Bell of the Kishon
Summer 1939 – by Jane Box
It was a long fine summer. Of course it was ! Weren’t all the summers fine and hot when you were a child ? We went to Shanklin on the Isle of Wight, where we’d been before, stayed in a bed & breakfast and hired a hut right on the beach. We made this into… Continue reading Summer 1939 – by Jane Box
Cansdale and May Family Histories
My Grandmother on my mother’s side was born Lilian Gladys Cansdale on 13th February 1901. Her parents were James Cansdale and Elizabeth (née May). She had an elder brother, Jack.I have inherited some information about members of the Cansdale and May families and have also done some research, and here are some notes about them.… Continue reading Cansdale and May Family Histories
Little Cucknells and Shamley Green
The house my mother was brought up in was called Little Cucknells, and is in the village of Shamley Green in Surrey. Buying and building On 6th December 1926 a consortium of buyers bought Reel Hall, Pasture Wood and Little Cucknells, which had been part of the Woodhall Estate. The buyers were (from a note… Continue reading Little Cucknells and Shamley Green
Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Church Thanksgiving
This service sheet was in the papers my mother left me. 1897 was before my Grandmother was born, but it could have been her father, James Cansdale, who attended the service. The service celebrates Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. It was used In all the churches and chapels in England and Wales, and in the town… Continue reading Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Church Thanksgiving