Hampshire
All Saints Church East Meon
Do you have a family history connection to East Meon in Hampshire? If so, then the church of All Saints, sitting on a rise above the village with Park Hill rising behind it, is as good a place as any to start. Find out what your family connection might be to this beautiful Hampshire village.
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The founding of Portsmouth Hampshire by the Norman lord Jean de Gisor.
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Read MoreJane Austen 1775 – 1817
Over two hundred years ago, Jane Austen wrote about contemporary society with such passion and subtlety that her novels remain as vivid and fresh as when they were first penned. Her writings give family historians great context as we try to imagine life in the early 1800’s. She died on 18th July 1817, at…
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Read MoreCharles II marries 1662
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