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
Family Dramas
The Lines Family produced many plays, the programmes for some of them have survived and are produced here – I am not sure what order they should come in. Programme Cinderella Performance at 5.30 p.m. Mr Lines Cinderella By the Anne Boleyn Dramatic Club Cast: Cinderella ………………..Jennifer Lines Prince Charming ……………Roger Lines The… Continue reading Family Dramas
Letter from Roger to Jennifer 1939
This was written by my father, Roger Lines, to his sister Jennifer, who was – for some reason – not with the rest of the family in, I would guess 1939. Dear Jennifer, I have not gone back to school yet but all the others have. Are you lonely yet? and are you having nice… Continue reading Letter from Roger to Jennifer 1939
Pickwick Paper No. 9
Presumably published at Pickwick, and containing family news, and articles by Lines family members. This (No. 9 – published on 8th February 1939) is the only edition that I have available. The Pickwick Paper was printed using the Hectograph method, with a tray of ‘jelly’ from which you peeled the copies. It was organised by Michael… Continue reading Pickwick Paper No. 9
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
From Hotel Mittelhauser in Cologne – 14th August 1913
My Grandfather wrote from the Hotel Mittelhauser in Cologne on 14th August 1913. Embed from Getty Images This is probably the right hotel. (Note that it does not show up on the published page – but click the link to see it) Hôtel Mittelhäuser Cöln. Fernsprecher No 611 Cöln, den 14 August 1913 Am… Continue reading From Hotel Mittelhauser in Cologne – 14th August 1913
Farming at Grove Farm, Box, Wiltshire
My Grandparents moved into Grove Farm, at Box in Wiltshire some time after the First World War. As they married on 19th August 1922, and Grandpa was discharged from the army on 8th April 1919, it is quite likely that he moved to the farm before 1922. It turns out that my Grandfather moved in… Continue reading Farming at Grove Farm, Box, Wiltshire