May 2007 Archives
My ancestor was . . . a policeman
Posted by Martin Rigby on May 22, 2007 9:08 AM
My researches into my mother's ancestors led me to the Boston area of Lincolnshire.
After looking through the Census returns it was it was quite a surprise when I discovered that my x2 great grandfather John Fletcher had been a policeman in the town - one of only around 20 constables serving in Boston in the 1880s.
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My ancestor was . . . a mill worker
Posted by Martin Rigby on May 8, 2007 1:00 PM
Cotton was THE growth industry of the nineteenth century.
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