Not Jossa South London Family (Part 5)
Giving up a comfortable, and safe living in New York, John braved the U-Boats to cross the Atlantic back to England
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Not “Jossa” South London Family (Part 4)
Charles joined the 8th Hussars, took the signing on bounty, then promptly deserted with the money
Not “Jossa” South London Family (Part 3)
Louis (“Lewis”) James Jossa 1881-1951 “Lewis” (Jacqueline Jossa’s Great Great Uncle) was working full time from his early teens as a Cartridge Boy in the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich doing … Continue reading Not “Jossa” South London Family (Part 3)
Not “Jossa” South London Family (Part 2)
In Part 1 we saw how Jacqueline Jossa’s Great Great Grandfather Charles Jossa the Engineer left Belgium to find opportunities in Great Britain, starting in the Midlands but eventually settling … Continue reading Not “Jossa” South London Family (Part 2)
Not “Jossa” South London Family
Part 1 Great Britain: A Land of Opportunity Jacqueline Jossa is an actress well known for her part as Lauren Branning in East Enders, but her Family is more associated … Continue reading Not “Jossa” South London Family
When A Hundred Years isn’t Linear
The above picture published today by Geoff Hallum on the Hamble River & Its Villages Facebook Page raised an interesting perspective on progress over time. Exactly one hundred years … Continue reading When A Hundred Years isn’t Linear
Rob Roy McGregor, Three Wars, and the Sinking of The Lisbon Maru (part2)
As we saw in Part 1 The McGregor Family I’ve been tracing isn’t that of the Scottish Outlaw Rob Roy McGregor, rather they were Presbyterian Weavers from Glasgow, Godfearing Govan … Continue reading Rob Roy McGregor, Three Wars, and the Sinking of The Lisbon Maru (part2)
Rob Roy McGregor, Three Wars, and The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru (Part 1)
The Lisbon Maru As anyone will know who has read these pages recently, I have been helping a Documentary Film Company to research the descendants of the Lisbon Maru, a … Continue reading Rob Roy McGregor, Three Wars, and The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru (Part 1)
Finding Missing Family Members
Sometimes finding individuals who died 150 years ago can be easier than finding those who died recently, or are still alive, but this is exactly what Time Detectives™ are sometimes … Continue reading Finding Missing Family Members
Liberating Bergen-Belsen
Uncle Sid asked me if I knew that Uncle Albert had helped Liberate Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp.
Pandemic (Part 3)
The Black Death In Pandemic Part 2 we saw how the Justinian Plague opened up the former Roman Colony of Britannia to domination by the more plague resilient Sub-Roman “English” … Continue reading Pandemic (Part 3)
Pandemic (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this series we spoke about the first Plague Pandemic for which there is reliable evidence. This took place at the end of the Neolithic/beginning of the … Continue reading Pandemic (Part 2)
Travelling Through Time to Trace Your Ancestors 