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Crowdsourcing: Laura Jane and Florence Ethel Williams
Update: Both Laura Jane and Florence have been found and many thanks to those who helped in this search. You can read Laura's story...
George Williams and Harriet Storey – The Married Years
On 5 March 1857, George Williams married Harriet Storey at Newchurch. Two days later, an announcement appeared in the Isle of Wight Observer.
"’Married’ On...
Harriet Storey – Early Years
Harriet Storey was baptised 12 February 1826 at Newchurch. Her father was Thomas Storey, a coachman, and her mother was Rebecca, formerly Wearne. She...
George Williams and Harriet Storey
Pictured here in about 1900, George and Harriet look like they've withstood the test of time. George sports a neatly trimmed beard and mustache...
Thomas Storey Newspaper Article
Searching the 19th Century British Library Newspapers, with search terms "Storey" and "coachman", I think I've at long last found when and how my great-great-great grandfather...