2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about … Continue reading 2012 in review
Author: Paul McNeil
TV Genealogist, writer, presenter, Stand-up Genealogy performer. Travelling through time to track down your ancestors.
The Foreman Family History Part 3
It does make you wonder if Herbert ever told stories to his wife Emma that he had been told by his Father and Grandfather of the Thames barges and Smugglers on Faversham Creek, dodging the revenue men.
The Foreman Family History Part 2
It is most likely that Thomas used his smithing skills on the railways, given that he lived in between The London Chatham & Dover Railworks, and The London and South Western Railworks, with several rail lines clattering alongside the streets he lived in.
Jamie Foreman’s Family Story; Part 1 Origins in Faversham, Kent
Unless the Foremans were the only honest shipwrights in the whole of North Kent, it is almost impossible to imagine, that a family of carpenters and shipwrights were not up to their eyes in the business.
Robbie William’s Family History Part 1 The Farrell Family
Robbie’s maternal Grandfather Jack Farrell was a big influence on his early life, but what is the family story behind the name? Hopefully this article will help explain some of … Continue reading Robbie William’s Family History Part 1 The Farrell Family
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,900 … Continue reading 2011 in review
The Family History of the Kray Twins Part 5: The London Tribe of Lamplighters
John Kray had gone to the house of George and Caroline Goulborn at 25 Coleharbour Street Bethnal Green, after the death of his Father and the collapse of his nuclear … Continue reading The Family History of the Kray Twins Part 5: The London Tribe of Lamplighters
Happy New Year to all my Readers!
A Happy, Healthy, and Hearty New Year to all my readers. More Whitechapel murders, mayhem, and mania in in the next instalment in 2011! Part 5 of the Kray Twins’ … Continue reading Happy New Year to all my Readers!
The Family History of The Kray Twins Part 4: Murder and Body Snatching in Whitechapel
Murder in Goodman’s Yard It was a sunny autumn afternoon in the Charity School where Mary Ann Kray was practising her writing, scratching the small nub of chalk across the … Continue reading The Family History of The Kray Twins Part 4: Murder and Body Snatching in Whitechapel
The Family History of The Kray Twins part 3: Revolution in Regency London
if you were a big enough fish, and had the right lawyer you could walk away on a technicality, if you were a foot soldier you would go to the gallows even if you didn’t pull the trigger.
The Family History of The Kray Twins Part 2: Georgian Goldsmith, Jeweller, Dealer, and Chapman
As we saw in Part 1, it is likely that the Kray Twins original Family Origin was in Germany, but by the later 1700s they are firmly settled in the … Continue reading The Family History of The Kray Twins Part 2: Georgian Goldsmith, Jeweller, Dealer, and Chapman
The Family History of the Kray Twins: Part 1 “Origins of the Name”
Origins of the name The origin of the Kray Family name is by no means clear, there are several possibilities, including the Old English word “Cray” for a stream, common … Continue reading The Family History of the Kray Twins: Part 1 “Origins of the Name”
Travelling Through Time to Trace Your Ancestors 