Happy VE Day!
He went from a Tram Driver in the Old Kent Road, to a Tank Driver helping to liberate France and Germany from the Nazis.
Tag: Family History
Latest Time Detectives Appearance: Live at Applemore College Dibden Purlieu!
A World First! Family History With a Sense of Humour!
Armchair Genealogy Interview
I’d say I’m a professional TV genealogist purely by chance without the qualifications to do the job. But with the experience.
The Underworld Unveiled!
A great watch or listen for those Cold, Wintery, Christmas Nights!
Unearth The Past!
Get ready for an enlightening journey into the world of genealogy, as Michala and myself uncover the critical role of the UK census in tracing family history.
Time Detectives Family Tree Services
Ad Hoc Day Rates £300 per Day Ad-Hoc Research can be undertaken on most aspects of Family Tree Research, also for lost relatives and Historical/Family Mysteries. For simple research, and … Continue reading Time Detectives Family Tree Services
The Krays on The Hamble Peninsula
Eventually  the Doctors after scratching their heads and listening to his diverse description of his ailments, decided that despite his protests of illness, there was nothing actually wrong with him other than a likely case of malingering by an experienced old lag of a Private.
The Family History of The Kray Twins Part 7: Mad Jimmy Kray
Discharged with his scars and medals, Jimmy Kray came back injured from the horror of the tranches, to a single room filled with children….
The Family History of The Kray Twins Part 6: Continued Decline
After John died Elizabeth continued to bring in money for the family by dressing the hair of horses, a strange occupation by today’s standards, but highly in demand an age … Continue reading The Family History of The Kray Twins Part 6: Continued Decline
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.
Travelling Through Time to Trace Your Ancestors 