John James Joseph “Jack” McPhail and Annie George
After being discharged from the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, John James Joseph “Jack” McPhail married Annie George. The couple had five children together.
After being discharged from the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, John James Joseph “Jack” McPhail married Annie George. The couple had five children together.
When I originally researched my second great-grandparents William Richard and Elizabeth Webb, I noted an issue on the 1901 England Census. The family wasn’t together.
Elijah Loxham Longworth married Mary Elizabeth Derbyshire in 1909 at St. Peter’s Church in Chorley and then moved to Canada, without her.
John Harold Griffin left his family in England and emigrated to New Zealand. After a stint in the military, he married Dorothy Wilkes and had a family.
I’ve been attempting to identify several men who were identified by their nicknames in a World War I era photo that features my great-grandfather, including “Huff” Hobbs.
I found this fantastic postcard amongst my grandmother’s photo albums. My great grandfather, Arthur Bird Griffin is on the left behind the big guy in the front.
When Edward Visheau was born on April 19, 1891, his father, Ezeph Visheau (1861-1931), a shoemaker, and his mother, Caroline (née Harvey) (1862-?), were 29.
I found this military photo amongst my Grandmother’s things. I’ve tried to identify the men in the picture back to their army records.
Alfred James Webb Dyke was a war hero – with a checkered past.
Robert Longworth married Margaret Alice Morris on June 7, 1884, at St. James’ Church in Chorley, Lancashire. They had nine children.
When James Robert Squires was born on March 1, 1872, in Chester, Cheshire, England, his mother, Sarah (nee Webb) (1842-1915), was 30. I’m not sure what happened to him…
Leading Aircraftman Leonard Joseph Gray was killed in a tragic, preventable accident that led to changes in the way night flying is conducted in the military.