Have a Butcher’s at Sydnie Christmas’ Christmas Story; were they Jane Austen’s Butchers?
“The Christmas fair at Alton was held with uncommon spirit; the butchers and poulterers cried their wares till the very air seemed fat with beef and turkey.”
Category: genealogy
London Cabbies and Strong Women -Martin and Roman Kemp in DNA Journey.
Rachel King would be the first of three generations of strong women that saved the King and Kemp Families from poverty.
Surprised By Family Connections? The Katie Martin Show on BBC Radio Solent
Made a brief appearance on the Katie Martin Show this morning, after a listener told of his unexpected contact from a family who he had been a sperm donor for … Continue reading Surprised By Family Connections? The Katie Martin Show on BBC Radio Solent
Whiteley WAGS
https://www.whiteleywags.co.uk/ Great night with the Ladies at the Whiteley WAGS event recently in Hampshire; packed house, wonderful audience, and I managed to over run by a good half an hour, … Continue reading Whiteley WAGS
Time Detectives on the Katie Martin Show on BBC Radio Solent: Hear It Here!
Irish Ancestors, Dog DNA, Pensions from the past, Paranormal TV Research.
Echoes of the Past
Pleased to say that a programme I helped research and appeared in is out on the Ancestry You tube channel. A fascinating look at a Deaf family over 200 years. … Continue reading Echoes of the Past
The Real Lives of “A Thousand Blows” Part 2 Alec Monroe
Just after midnight on Saturday, 5 September 1885, a prize fighter named Alexander Hayes Munroe was fatally stabbed in a Common Lodging House, called a “Den of Thieves” by some Policemen
Time Detectives on the Katie Martin Show on BBC Radio Solent: Hear It Here!
This week, there’s a surprise for Katie for VJ Day!
Concorde: Courtesy of the Luftwaffe?
I really studied his eyes, and could see that there was nothing behind them.
Robbie William’s Family History Part 5: Hilda Durber a Footballing Legend
When the all powerful Lily Parr came up against the hard blocking defender Hilda Parr, fireworks were bound to happen!
An Evening with Paul McNeil – The TV Time Detective! Old Alresford Hampshire
The Christy Hall, Old Alresford, Hampshire, Saturday 12th July 2025 at 7:30PM
Time Detectives on BBC Radio Solent’s Katie Martin Show. Now available on BBC Sounds.
I will be on the Katie Martin Show BBC Radio Solent 11 a.m. on Wednesday 11th of June.
Travelling Through Time to Trace Your Ancestors 