Britain and Beyond Family History

In my June 2017 blog post, I examined the Upson family originating from Fryerning and South Weald in Essex. Since then, more resources have ...

Today would have been Uncle Fred's 108th birthday, so to celebrate his birthday I thought I'd write a few words about his life. I ...

Introduction This is the story of William Delves Collier, my 5x great-grandfather, who was the last in a line of silk weaving Williams from...

As I wrote  previously , my great-grandfather, John Robert Melton (Bob), was the trainer of Barking Town FC from 1920/21 until the late 193...

St Vedast, Foster Lane The church St Gregory in Fledborough, a hamlet by the banks of the River Trent seems a world away from our fami...

My 4× great-grandfather, Matthew Delves Collier was born on 14 November 1797 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, the first born child of William D...