Category Archives: Sharing Memories

Annie Barnes recalls family memories from the past.

Spotlight On Uncle Tom & Auntie Nellie Smale

Posted on 26 June 2012 by
Tom Smale & Nellie (nee Ball)

I remember Uncle Tom (Thomas Smale) very well – he lived to be 95 years old and died in 1991. He came to my house when our son was a baby and we had a photograph taken of 5 generations … Continue reading →

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“Three Other Ranks Were Killed” – How Pte Weaver Met His Death

Posted on 25 June 2012 by
Henry James Weaver's Memorial Plaque (Death Penny)

There’s a story which has been passed down through our family about how, on 8th September 1916, my great-grandfather, Henry James Weaver, died. During WWI, he was reportedly killed alongside two others by a bomb or hand grenade accidentally detonating … Continue reading →

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Outdoor Christmas Decorations

Posted on 5 December 2011 by

Today’s post is about outdoor Christmas decorations. Over the last 20 years or so, these seem to have taken off in a big way but when I was growing up I wasn’t conscious of outdoor decorations except for the ones … Continue reading →

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Memories Of Christmas Trees Past

Posted on 1 December 2011 by
Our Earlier Christmas Tree

For many years my grandparents had an artificial Christmas tree – the tree itself isn’t foremost in my memory. However, there was always one thing that fascinated me about it and that was the bundle of cotton wool which was … Continue reading →

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Gran’s Graveside Visit – A Life-long Ambition Fulfilled

Posted on 6 January 2011 by
The note attached to the poppy wreath which my gran laid at the graveside

It was a bright October day in 1999 when I travelled to France, with 5 family members, including my late gran who was 83 at the time. The journey was special because we were visiting my great-grandfather’s grave where he’d … Continue reading →

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Henry Weaver’s Personal WW1 Letters

Posted on 29 November 2010 by
One of Henry's WWI Letters

A private in the 2/1 Bucks Battalion, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry, during the Great War, my great-grandfather, Henry (Harry) James Weaver appears to have written home regularly and three of his letters to his wife, sent in August and … Continue reading →

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