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Why the 1841 UK Census Matters
In the world of genealogical research, few tools are as treasured as historical census records. Among these, the UK’s 1841 census holds a special place. As the first comprehensive, countrywide...
Why the 1841 UK Census Matters
In the world of genealogical research, few tools are as treasured as historical census records. Among these, the UK’s 1841 census holds a special place. As the first comprehensive, countrywide...
John William Horrigan - Stabbed By Comrade
This is a gravestone in one of my favourite local graveyard’s (Wardour, Wiltshire) and to be honest I have never given it much thought apart from the fact that it’s...
John William Horrigan - Stabbed By Comrade
This is a gravestone in one of my favourite local graveyard’s (Wardour, Wiltshire) and to be honest I have never given it much thought apart from the fact that it’s...
Halloween Night Murder in Salisbury 1908
110 years before the Salisbury Poisonings, Salisbury was infamous for another reason entirely. The murder of a 12 year old amputee called Edwin Richard “Teddy” Haskell on Halloween night –...
Halloween Night Murder in Salisbury 1908
110 years before the Salisbury Poisonings, Salisbury was infamous for another reason entirely. The murder of a 12 year old amputee called Edwin Richard “Teddy” Haskell on Halloween night –...