Reginald Edward Hamblin
Barry Hamblin tells us of a serendipitous event
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01 Mar 2022
Frederick Kislingbury in uniform
Lieutenant Frederick F. Kislingbury, 1846-1884
Eric Saxton tells the story of a Soldier, Pioneer, and Arctic Explorer from East Ilsley
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01 Mar 2022
John Septimus Roe (1797 – 1878)
Penny Stokes recounts the story of John Septimus Roe (1797 - 1878)
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01 Mar 2022
Hannah Fisher (nee Slugg), date unknown but probably in the 1870
A tale of two houses called Adelaide
Fred Waite continues the story of a much-travelled ancestor - William Watkins Waite and his travelling family
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13 Dec 2021
Sulham Lodge in the snow
Memories of Christmas at Sulham in the 1930s
Fred Waite continues the story of a much-travelled ancestor - William Watkins Waite and his travelling family
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13 Dec 2021
William was born on September 8th 1811 in Abingdon, Berkshire. His parents were William Watkins Waite and Martha Edgington. They were Congregationalists and William’s birth was registered at the Meeting House in Kings Road, Reading. William Snr. was an artist and owner of a stationer’s shop in Abingdon marketplace.
William Watkins Waite and his travelling family – the Australia years
Fred Waite continues the story of a much-travelled ancestor - William Watkins Waite and his travelling family
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13 Dec 2021
Stanley prisoner of war camp
Purley’s Japanese Prisoners of War in World War Two
Catherine Sampson takes a look at some local men’s experiences in the Far East. VJ Day has always been something of a poor relation to VE Day, yet many Berkshire villages had men who were in the Far East, Purley included. Several villagers, including subsequent incomers, would laterbriefly recall their ordeal in the camps, including one of Purley’s rectors.
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01 Sep 2021