Month: April 2023
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How did she get there?
Previously I have written about my wife’s paternal Great Grandfather who died at a very young age leaving his widow, Agnes, to raise six children with the help of the Parish. This week, I am looking at the story of my wife’s Great Aunt Louisa. She was the eldest daughter of John McKie. His widow,…
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From Canterbury to London
Previously, I outlined the story of my paternal Great Great Grandparent. A strong maternal upbringing of two generations of the Spillett family in the cathedral town of Canterbury in Kent. I had discovered my Great Grandfather, Henry George Spillett, living in Ivy Lane. This week I am looking at how Henry and in particular, his…
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My house……continued
There was a haste in starting this post last week due to my absence in Madeira and I was using a tablet to write the start of this post which is a challenge when I normally use a keyboard to write my posts. In last week’s post I got as far as the old entrance…