Bandsman John Charles Harvey, 1914 – 1940
Eric Saxton tells the story of an East Ilsley man who was caught up in Dunkirk
Eric Saxton tells the story of an East Ilsley man who was caught up in Dunkirk
Elizabeth Lloyd delves into her heritage, "sparked by the stories my Grandma told me of the forest of masts she could see over the roofs when she grew up in Rotherhithe in the 1890s."
Tim Powys-Lybbe asks can I verify some of the ancestry of Annie Powys, my great-great grandmother?
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.
Penny Stokes takes a look at a long gone substitute for divorce
Fred Waite tells the story of a much-travelled ancestor - William Watkins Waite and his travelling family
Richard Croker explains why he joined Berkshire Family History Society