THEME Empire and colonialism
Pearl Harbour was attacked 7th Dec 1941
In memory of the 3,000 lives lost in less than two hours at Pearl Harbour which whilst devasting the UA forced the hand and brought America into the war, probably making victory almost certain ultimately and at great cost and loss of live to all sides.
Read MoreBusiness and Industry – why is it important in family history?
Business and industry, we and our ancestors probably spend more time at work than at home, hence it’s significance to our understanding of and importance to gaining a deeper insight of the lives and times in which our family lived is critical. Take a look at our Business and Industry theme and also our complimentary Organisations and Jobs Occupations and Employment themes…
Read MoreFirst Anglo Afghan War 1839 – 1842
The Afghan wars of the C19th were of critical strategic importance
Read More1841 British Census and the wider world
Put the 1841 British census in a world wide context, by taking a look at some of the global events that had an impact on the lives of our ancestors, see how your family history connects to the past.
Read MoreGreat Migration of Canada 1815-1850
The Great Canadian Migration took place between 1815 and 1850 but what caused this migration and what impact did it have? Many people will have family history or family tree connections with Canada, people who will have been part of founding the nation of Canada
Read MoreSt Katherine’s Dock
Why would London’s poor fight to earn a pittance of 4d a day in London’s Docklands? Were your relatives building the docks, living in the slums or competing for the work?
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- St Katherines Dock key to understanding life in London’s Docklands 19thC Ancestors who were London dock workers would have been familiar with St Katherine’s Dock…
- The Difficult passage across the Thames in C18th & C19th The growth of London in terms of population and trade demanded the need for more crossing points of the River Thames….
- Salford and the Industrial Revolution Salford, Manchester in the UK, was, at the end of the C19th, a small cotton, calico and silk weaving town with a population of about 7000 people. The Industrial Revolution brought great factories and mills to the town of Salford and not only did it become one of the most important mill towns in the……
- Manchester Ship Canal 1894 The Manchester Ship Canal was opened in 1894 and was the largest river navigation canal in the world. It took six years to build and cost £15 million. It was 58km long and started at the Mersey estuary in Liverpool and terminated at the dock in Manchester. It allowed the newly created Port of Manchester……
- Richard Trevithick and the Rotherhithe Tunnel 1807 The Cornish mining engineer, Richard Trevithick, was asked to undertake the incredible engineering feat of digging a tunnel under the River Thames from the Parish of St Mary Rotherhithe to the other side. The growth in docks, wharves, ship builders and a multitude of other manufacturers made it imperative to build some means of crossing……
Cornish and Devon Migrants 1815 – 1914
Follow the trail of your Cornish and Devon family history via their migration routes.
Read MoreDid your ancestor die abroad or onboard?
Do you have an ancestor you are struggling to find a death certificate for? They appear on census returns but locating the death certificate remains a problem..
Read MoreFounding of the East India Company 1600
Run as if it was it’s own state, was it a cause for good or evil?
Read MoreMigrations to India from 1600
The migration of people from Britain to India began hundreds of years ago and our histories have been exquisitely bound together ever since
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