Tall Tales from the Trees
Ancestors and episodes from my family archives
Saturday, 28 December 2013
JOHN SALTER (1798-1874) AND THE DELIGHTFUL STRAWBERRY
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At time of writing in Scotland, summer seems an awfully long way off. Time to remember another plant developed by my horticultural ance...
Saturday, 21 December 2013
AUSTIN COOPER (1890-1964) AND AN OFF-PEAK CHRISTMAS
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Much of my ancestor Austin Cooper’s graphic design was in posters for the London Midland & Scottish and London & North Eastern...
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, 7 December 2013
THOMAS RICHARD GUPPY (1797-1882) AND THE NAPLES-PORTICI LINE
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Thomas Richard Guppy, friend and adviser to Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was my 3x great uncle. He was a gifted engineer who made many con...
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