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Curryman

Curryman

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My wife is a keen amateur genealogist and has traced not only her own family back to the 16th Century but has also traced mine back, but not quite as far yet.

It's truly frightening when you look at some of the jobs people did, the squalor they lived in and the number of kids that died extremely young. It would seem we both have 'vagabonds' in our lines, one of my great great Grandads' was jailed twice for robbery and given a very stiff sentence for stealing a loaf of bread. Compare that to today when it has been reported that a 22 year old uninsured driver was chased by Police on the M62 at speeds of up to 130 MPH only to be given a 15 month suspended sentence.

That, however is bye the bye, she has traced two of my distant relatives who were present at Peterloo when all hell broke loose due to the attack on the protesters by the local sword wielding cavalry. Fortunately neither was seemingly hurt or killed and continued their work in the sweatshops that were called Mills.

Is there anyone else on here who can trace a relative back to that protest?
 
Not Peterloo, but I’ve traced a lot of my descendants on my mums side of the family back to about 1810.

The roots of the family were Jewish, immigrants from Portugal (who no doubt fled from persecution) who ended up in the East End of London - around Mile End/Bethnal Green and East Ham.

Fascinating finding out all about their various occupations - Cellarmen, Dressmakers, Confectioners, Dockers etc.

One of my relatives was born in Covent Garden which would have been a slum then - amazing to think what it looks like now and how things change.

When I’m in London visiting, I often wonder what it must have been like for them and the hardship and lifestyles they must have led.
 
Curryman said:
My wife is a keen amateur genealogist and has traced not only her own family back to the 16th Century but has also traced mine back, but not quite as far yet.

It's truly frightening when you look at some of the jobs people did, the squalor they lived in and the number of kids that died extremely young. It would seem we both have 'vagabonds' in our lines, one of my great great Grandads' was jailed twice for robbery and given a very stiff sentence for stealing a loaf of bread. Compare that to today when it has been reported that a 22 year old uninsured driver was chased by Police on the M62 at speeds of up to 130 MPH only to be given a 15 month suspended sentence.

That, however is bye the bye, she has traced two of my distant relatives who were present at Peterloo when all hell broke loose due to the attack on the protesters by the local sword wielding cavalry. Fortunately neither was seemingly hurt or killed and continued their work in the sweatshops that were called Mills.

Is there anyone else on here who can trace a relative back to that protest?
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Lots of good primary evidence on Peterloo Here
 
My history is very mixed.
Paternal G/pa Yorkshire and many before him.
Maternal G/pa is somewhat different.
Born in Cornwall, mother Cornish, father Devon. He was a wanderer most of his life.
My mother was born in Cape Town as was one of her sister, who died there very young.
I have records of G/pa sailing to India at one point, but none of his returning.. I think he a G/ma had broken up then.
G/pas family moved from Devon to Newcastle in the mid/late 1800s. A few kids born in Devon, then a few years gap
before more born in the N East.
G/pa became a Policeman on the river Tyne. Although he only was in for 3 years he was very highly thought of.
He once dived, fully clothed in uniform, into the river and saved a 13 y.o. boy from drowning.
When he left the force he was presented with a Mantle Clock which reads, 'presented to Robert G. March by the officers and men of the River Tyne Police, as a token of esteem'. My daughter has it now.
I never knew either of my Grand Fathers, both died in the 1910/15 era.
That's even before I was born. 😉
I also have Scottish blood through my maternal G/G/ma.
 
Davepick said:
My history is very mixed.
Paternal G/pa Yorkshire and many before him.
Maternal G/pa is somewhat different.
Born in Cornwall, mother Cornish, father Devon. He was a wanderer most of his life.
My mother was born in Cape Town as was one of her sister, who died there very young.
I have records of G/pa sailing to India at one point, but none of his returning.. I think he a G/ma had broken up then.
G/pas family moved from Devon to Newcastle in the mid/late 1800s. A few kids born in Devon, then a few years gap
before more born in the N East.
G/pa became a Policeman on the river Tyne. Although he only was in for 3 years he was very highly thought of.
He once dived, fully clothed in uniform, into the river and saved a 13 y.o. boy from drowning.
When he left the force he was presented with a Mantle Clock which reads, 'presented to Robert G. March by the officers and men of the River Tyne Police, as a token of esteem'. My daughter has it now.
I never knew either of my Grand Fathers, both died in the 1910/15 era.
That's even before I was born. 😉
I also have Scottish blood through my maternal G/G/ma.
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I thought your history was well documented in Genesis chapter 5 @Davepick
 
Davepick said:
My history is very mixed.
Paternal G/pa Yorkshire and many before him.
Maternal G/pa is somewhat different.
Born in Cornwall, mother Cornish, father Devon. He was a wanderer most of his life.
My mother was born in Cape Town as was one of her sister, who died there very young.
I have records of G/pa sailing to India at one point, but none of his returning.. I think he a G/ma had broken up then.
G/pas family moved from Devon to Newcastle in the mid/late 1800s. A few kids born in Devon, then a few years gap
before more born in the N East.
G/pa became a Policeman on the river Tyne. Although he only was in for 3 years he was very highly thought of.
He once dived, fully clothed in uniform, into the river and saved a 13 y.o. boy from drowning.
When he left the force he was presented with a Mantle Clock which reads, 'presented to Robert G. March by the officers and men of the River Tyne Police, as a token of esteem'. My daughter has it now.
I never knew either of my Grand Fathers, both died in the 1910/15 era.
That's even before I was born. 😉
I also have Scottish blood through my maternal G/G/ma.
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What a great thread. These memories from all the posters are worth preserving. They certainly make interesting reading.
 
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