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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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Read more about the article William Watkins Waite and his travelling family – the Australia years
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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An Ancestry Review

Tim Powys-Lybbe asks can I verify some of the ancestry of Annie Powys, my great-great grandmother?

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Read more about the article Purley’s Japanese Prisoners of War in World War Two
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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A Problem Family

Terry Wickenden illustrates the problems that can be presented when researching a family

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