[Stephen Wiggin was the brother of Thomas, Linda's 6th great-grandfather.] The life of Stephen Wiggin, wax chandler of London, is tightly woven into the commercial fabric of 18th-century England. If you haven’t read it yet, check out Stephen Wiggin: The Wax Chandler of Exchange Alley — a deep dive into his fascinating life story. To […]
[Stephen Wiggin was the brother of Thomas, Linda's 6th great-grandfather.] Tucked away in the quiet churchyard of Ightfield in Shropshire lies the final resting place of a man whose life intersected with the buzzing heart of 18th-century London commerce. Stephen Wiggin, born on July 10, 1690, in the rural village of Ightfield, made his mark […]
A family history discovery in Chester Cathedral reveals the story of Charles Farrington, Sheriff of Chester in 1653 — and my 10th great-grandfather.
Clockmaker John Benbow of Prees lived to 107, working well into old age and once walking 14 miles at age 104 to fix a velvet collar. His story spans three centuries of rural English life and timeless craftsmanship.
With November 11th approaching and the anniversary of the Gresford disaster just passed, I would like to remember and pay respects to three of my ancestors who were all born in the late 1800s. Arthur Parry, my dad’s uncle, was born in 1889, the son of George and Mary. He grew up in Bronington with […]
Today I attended the 90th anniversary of the Gresford Colliery disaster, North Wales, along with other family members of the men who died due to the disaster. In the early hours of September 22, 1934, a catastrophic event unfolded beneath the Welsh village of Gresford. The Gresford Colliery, one of the deepest coal mines in […]
The snow on the pitch at The Racecourse this weekend, took me back to when I first watched a Wrexham match in 1960 aged 13 with my dad, John Lee Hinton. I remember that match because I remember seeing close family friend Ron Hewitt completing a great tackle right in front of me. Another match […]
It was sad to see the church had deteriorated since closing but even in a dilapidated state it still looks beautiful to me
In late December 1915 two farm labourers in their early twenties from Bronington walked seven miles to Broughall near Whitchurch to enlist in the Welsh Horse Regiment. One was my Great Uncle Arthur who was born in Bronington in 1889. He was the 10th child of a family of 12 born to George and Mary […]
To follow on from Dicken posted 20th March 2022 eyeonthepast.com/dicken/ I eventually found a photograph of my Great Grandfather Dicken. Not a professional one like his brothers, but one standing at the front door of what could be The Wheatsheaf Inn, Higher Wych, with his wife Mary. I was expecting Dicken to have a long […]
