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Blenheim of Hull – Part 2
The story so far In Part 1 https://wordpress.com/post/myancestors.blog/199 I explained how through an inherited pen and ink sketch dated 1806 I was able to ascertain that my 4 x great grandfather Thomas CLARK was on board the Hull whaler, Blenheim, when she was captured by a French frigate and all the men were taken as Continue reading
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Hop picking in Kent
My great grandad Charles William JARVIS (1861-1940) never seemed to hold down a job for very long. I’ve inherited twenty-two postcards showing scenes of hop picking in Faversham. The cards have been heavily glued into some sort of scrapbook and then taken out.One of the cards has in feint pencil on the back, ‘Bought in Continue reading
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Arctic whaling: Chase, 1859
My 2 x great grandfather William Taylor CLARK (1819-1902) was a harpooner on whaling ships sailing for most of his career out of Hull, and then later from Dundee. Sadly he left no personal recollections of his life, written or in the form of stories handed down. His Seaman’s Ticket records that he was born Continue reading
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