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Jennings
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Saturday, 8 February 2014
WILLIAM COLLINS JENNINGS (c1808-1860) AND THE SS SOMERSETSHIRE
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The first thing I found out about my 3x great uncle William Collins Jennings was that he bought a ship, the sloop Somersetshire in 183...
Saturday, 11 January 2014
WILLIAM HENRY CASTLE (1810-1865) AND THE STOKES CROFT BREWERY
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For Bristol Beer Week in October 2013, the Ashley Down microbrewery rustled up a special brew, Stokes Croft IPA (that’s India Pale Ale ...
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Saturday, 14 December 2013
WILLIAM EDWARD ACRAMAN (1799-1874) AND THE SWISS WATCH
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In 1820, Daniel Wade Acraman sent his son William (my 3x great uncle) around Europe on the then-fashionable Grand Tour. Daniel had made...
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Saturday, 11 August 2012
THOMAS RICHARD GUPPY (1797-1882) AND THE S.S. GREAT WESTERN
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Pioneering civil and nautical engineer Thomas Richard Guppy married Henrietta Collins Jennings (1810-1845), a sister of my great great gr...
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