Tag: England

1869 Letter from Henry and Maria Boswell to Emily Hall

A transcription of a letter from Henry and Maria Boswell to Emily Hall written in 1869

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Possibly a Letter from Emily Hall to Jane Billups

A transcription of an undated letter that was possibly from Emily Hall to her niece Jane Billups.

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Why Did Some Grattons Marry in Sheffield?

While writing the article 1873 Letter from Agnes Billups, probably to Emily Hall, I asked myself some of the Grattons married in Sheffield, Yorkshire, and not in their home parish of Dronfield. I didn't know. But soon after finishing the article, I saw a topic on rootschat that raised the …

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1859 Letter from Sarah and Maria Hall to their Parents

A transcription of a letter from Sarah and Maria Hall to their parents

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1873 Letter from Agnes Billups, probably to Emily Hall

A transcription of a letter from Agnes Billups, probably to her sister Emily Hall.

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1873 Letter from Henry Hall to William Hall

A transcription of a letter from Henry Hall to William Hall regarding the death of their brother Tom Hall in Warminster, Wiltshire.

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William and Samuel Arlidge Family Trees

Brief family trees for William Arlidge of Deddington, Oxfordshire, and New Brighton, Pennsylvania, and his son Samuel Arlidge.

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Samuel Arlidge, of Deddington, Weedon Bec, and Nether Heyford, England

On July 18, 1870, a letter edged in black was mailed from Weedon, Northamptonshire, England. A handwritten note on the back says that it was received in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, on August 4, 1870. Who sent this letter, and what news did it probably contain?

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William Arlidge of Deddington, England, and New Brighton, Pennsylvania

On August 4, 1870, Mr William Arlidge of New Brighton, Pennsylvania, received a letter edged in black from Weedon, Northamptonshire, England. Who sent William this letter, and what sad news prompted its sending?

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Harry and Agnes (Gratton) Billups, Letters

The documents section of this website has a transcription of thirty-five letters sent by Henry "Harry" Billups and his wife Agnes Gratton from Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, to Agnes' sister Emily Hall in Derbyshire, England.

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