Persons of Interest – Part 2, Sir Charles Umpherston AITCHISON Posted 8 July 2019 by Tessa KeoughPicking up where we left off two weeks ago - In 1868 Charles re-joined the secretariat as foreign secretary and retained that appointment until 1878 during which time daughter Winifred Helen was born on 7th February 1871 and his only son also named Charles Umpherston Aitchison was born in 10th April 1875. He also received the degree LL.D from the [Click to continue…]
Persons of Interest – Part 1, Sir Charles Umpherston AITCHISON Posted 24 June 2019 by Tessa Keough20 May 1832 - 18 February 1896 Charles Umpherston Aitchison, son of Hugh Aitchison and Elizabeth Umpherston, was born on 20 May 1832 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. The second child of four with an older brother Christopher and two younger sisters, Mary and Elizabeth. His father Hugh was from Edinburgh and his mother [Click to continue…]
Persons of Interest – Luke Sidney Morcom Posted 10 June 2019 by Tessa KeoughSidney Morcom was born on 14 June 1951, under a mango tree, in the remote Northern Territory aborigine community of Borroloola. His father Albert Morcom, owner of the local store, had gone “walkabout,” deserting his family in Charters Towers, Queensland. His mother was Yima Dhindali a member of the local Yanyuwa tribe. In the 1950s there was [Click to continue…]
Persons of Interest – Frederic Moseley Sackett Posted 27 May 2019 by Tessa KeoughFrederic Moseley Sackett (1868–1941) was the US Ambassador to Germany in the critical early 1930s when Hitler and the Nazi party were rising to power. He was a close political ally of Herbert Hoover and became a Republican US Senator in 1924. As US Ambassador, he foresaw the threat to peace in Europe and developed a strong political relationship [Click to continue…]
Maritime Aspects of Yorkshire and the Humber Seminar Posted 22 May 2019 by Alan MoorhouseMaritime Aspects of Yorkshire and the Humber Seminar The Community House, Portholme Road, Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 4QQ 09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 3rd August 2019 Situated on the major arteries of Yorkshire waterways and ports, Selby is an ideal location for this seminar with specialist speakers on the effects of war, immigration, lost [Click to continue…]