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Previous | Contents | Next Well, I hate to nit-pick, but if I could I’d ask Uncle Angus about his timeline — because as far as I can see James was well set up in London, and married to a Londoner, well before the war. § § Those were my first impressions of Heather’s grandfather. As Douglas said,…
Previous | Contents | Next James Grossart Sharp (1848-1928) and Margaret Linklater (1853-1911) Heather’s great-grandparents. As I worked my way down through the generations I kept wondering what the distaff side brought to the mix. What did Agnes Mitchell and Isabel Dall contribute, back in the first half of the 18th Century? Janet Grosart’s family…
Previous | Contents | Next Opotiki, June 6, 1890I have often thought of writing down the things that interest me most so that I would look back and see what happened in the past. I am 43 years old today, so there is no danger of any romantic bosh. At present a few of us are gathering gifts for…
Previous | Contents | Next The Sisams Tottie’s paternal grandfather was English. So was his wife Caroline. Henry Sisam is recorded in the 1861 census as a miller employing six men and a boy. The Arrow Mill, on the River Arrow in Warwickshire, is “presumed” to be on the site of one mentioned in the Domesday Book. According to…