Industry in the Potteries Seminar Posted 7 August 2019 by Alan MoorhouseIndustry in the Potteries Seminar Whitmore Village Hall, Coneygreave Lane, Whitmore, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 5HX09:30am for 10:00am on Saturday 12th October 2019 As well as pottery this seminar will look at some of the other industries in the region known as “the Potteries”. The venue near Newcastle-under-Lyme is conveniently less than 4 miles from junction 15 of the M6. Twitter #GuildPotteries. See the Full Programme.
Persons of Interest – Part 3, Sir Charles Umpherston AITCHISON Posted 22 July 2019 by Tessa KeoughPicking up where we left off two weeks ago – Charles had intended to leave India for good when his lieutenant-governorship came to an end on 2nd April 1887, but being invited by Lord Dufferin to join the council of governor-general and give the viceroy the benefit of his experience on the many questions which [Click to continue…]
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 [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 [Click to continue…]