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BLAKE - Robert BLAKE and Avis Wallop
The two images below are said to represent Robert Blake and Avice Wallop and are also said to be copies of a stained glass window which was located in the Parish Church at Calne Wiltshire, St Marys....
View ArticleAt the cottage
Enjoying a few days with just my telephone at the cottage. Flora in abundance. I do really love wild flowers. Mother Nature does all the heavy work.Found a draft post which I created a few years ago....
View ArticleChapter 2 - The Chorleys in the 15th Century
Chapter 2The Chorleys in the 15th CenturyIn 1412, the year but one before the death of Henry IV, the Chorley Survey states that Cecilia the daughter of John del Halle de Wheelton released all her...
View ArticleBack from the cottage
Lovely weekend. Lovely rest. The wind on the lake is a beautiful vision and so calming. The dogs were so content running about while I walked around the property tossing the ball for them to fetch and...
View ArticleMy Heritage - Theory of Relativity
I posted on the latest changes in My Heritage with respect to the Theory of Relativity on another website and decided to add it to my blog as well.I have five siblings results on My Heritage with a...
View ArticleChapter 3 - The Chorleys in the 16th Century
Chapter 3The Chorleys in the 16th CenturyWilliam Chorley, the son and heir of William and Margaret married Elizabeth the daughter of William Charnock of Charnock, armiger.A son William was born in...
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My mother would have been 105 years of age today
Today would have been my mother's 105th birthday. Her last birthday on earth was her 85th and we all celebrated together with her at her favourite restaurant with her brother, my uncle Edwin Pincombe...
View ArticleChurch on You-Tube
My phone was able to access Church on You-Tube on Sunday. A rather interesting sermon and it is wonderful to hear the organ and all the singing.
View ArticleChapter 4 - The Chorleys in the 17th Century
Chapter 4 - The Chorleys in the 17th CenturyOn the accession to the throne in 1603 of James I an address of loyalty to that monarch was specially presented by seventy-nine of the Lancashire gentry....
View ArticleChapter 5 - The Chorleys of Chorley in the 18th Century
Chapter 5The Chorleys of Chorley in the 18th CenturyDuring the joint reign of William and Mary the Jacobites were inactive. After the death of Mary, however, their hopes began to revive, for many of...
View ArticleStrange email from China
I got the following Email from an individual in China: Dear CEO,(It's very urgent, please transfer this email to your CEO. If this email affects you, we are very sorry, please ignore this email....
View ArticleChapter 6 - Chorley Hall is acquired by Abraham Crompton
Chapter 6Chorley Hall is acquired by Abraham Crompton“The Tale of Beatrix Potter” a biography by Margaret Lane came into the writer’s hands by chance and her delight was unbounded when she discovered...
View ArticleRaining today
Heavy rain today; no leaf work or cutting down plants. Maybe tomorrow. However the basement is all vacuumed and the washing done. Winter is coming but still a month or two away. The trees were slow to...
View ArticleChapter 7 - The Charleys of Northern Ireland
Chapter 7The Charleys of Northern IrelandWhen the author’s niece from Charley of Stafford was cycling through Chester in 1942 and needing a bed for the night, she called at the Girls Friendly Society...
View ArticleOnly three recycling bags out
No rain today so I managed to clear out the front flower bed of all but the hostas. They are still green although starting to yellow. I raked up the leaves and stems from the large tree in front but...
View ArticleChapter 8 - The Charleys of Blakeney, Gloucestershire
Chapter 8The Charleys of Blakeney, GloucestershireThe story that a Charley came over from Ireland to Berkeley in an open boat with a wife and child and a pack on his back is accepted by all the family...
View ArticleChapter 9 - The Charleys of Birmingham
Chapter 9The Charleys of BirminghamIt was through Jesse Charley that the writer learned the early history of the Birmingham Charleys, and through Robin Charley of Belfast that it was confirmed that the...
View ArticleWeekend at the cottage
Another lovely weekend at the cottage; cold but beautiful. Walked in the fresh air for a few hours and that was really pleasant. I shall enjoy it when the snow comes as well and can see the animal...
View ArticleChapter 10 - The Charleys of North Devon
Chapter 10The Charleys of North DevonIn 1964 the writer was in correspondence with Thomas Lerwell Charley of Combe Park, Lynton, N. Devon, then aged 84. He knew little of family history except that he...
View ArticleThe saddest part
I think the saddest part of widowhood is thinking of what might have been in terms of Edward doing the things that he wanted to do. Living with him for 54.5 years gave me an insight into the ambitions...
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