Persons of Interest – Harry Featherstone Posted 12 November 2018 by Tessa KeoughHarry Featherstone was born in Hambrook, a village in Gloucestershire, in England, on 12 August 1887. At the time that he comes to our attention, he was married to Annie Featherstone née Baker, and living at 4 Meadow View, Sandybrook, in the Parish of St Peter in Jersey, with Annie and his son, Jack (born 14 October 1923). He was working as a [Click to continue…]
Persons of Interest – George Siegenberg Posted 22 October 2018 by Tessa KeoughGeorge Siegenberg (also spelled Seigenberg) was born on 21 February 1913 in Salford, Lancashire. He was the son of a dock labourer, Benjamin Siegenberg, who had been born in London in 1863 and used the surname Carter, possibly after marrying Mary Carter in 1890 (no marriage record has been found). Most of their twelve children died young. These [Click to continue…]
Medieval and More Seminar Posted 17 October 2018 by Alan MoorhouseMedieval and More Seminar The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU 09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 16th February 2019 We have worked with The National Archives to arrange a specialist seminar exploring a range of their current projects including Medieval material. This seminar will be held in their fantastic new dedicated [Click to continue…]
OCTOBER WEBINAR POSTPONED Posted 14 October 2018 by Tessa KeoughWe wanted to let everyone know that Tuesday's webinar originally scheduled for 7:00 pm (BST) has been rescheduled and will now take place on Tuesday, November 20th from 7:00-8:00 pm (GMT). WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU? If your registered for the webinar - You will receive an email from GoToWebinar, our online webinar provider, notifying [Click to continue…]
Persons of Interest – Thomas Baker Sackett Posted 8 October 2018 by Tessa KeoughOn 13 September 1827, at London’s central criminal court, the Old Bailey, Thomas Baker Sackett was found guilty of assaulting and robbing a bank clerk. His sentence for this crime was death by hanging. His execution was set to take place two months later on 22 November at the notorious Newgate Gaol. There being no right of appeal, Thomas’s only [Click to continue…]