Recently I've been reading a novel set during the time of the Fall of Singapore. Now to be honest it is not something I knew very much about so I've been trying to educate myself a bit on the subject. You can read more about it here. I remembered a story I'd heard when I … Continue reading Prisoner of War – James Gerard Burns 1920-2000
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Mary Mollahan 1924-1929
I spotted this newspaper story from June 1929 reporting the death of Mary Mollahan. Mary's paternal grandmother, Ann Keenan was my great grandmother's sister. This is the only report I have found about this incident but I have added the record of her death. It doesn't say exactly what happened. Was she playing with friends … Continue reading Mary Mollahan 1924-1929
Adding Some Colour
Last week here on WordPress I discovered this post by Roberta Estes which gives a link to a free site for colourising old black and white photos. (https://colourise.sg/#colorize) I was really keen to give it a go because I've seen how much life colour can add to a picture. The wonderful book The Colour of … Continue reading Adding Some Colour
Born On This Day – Tom Dickson 1912-1913
Thomas Dickson was my paternal grandmother's little brother. He was born on 21 July 1912. I had no idea that my granny had a brother. She died before I was born but from what my father had told me my granny, Margaret Dickson had just the one sibling, her sister Annie. I found out about … Continue reading Born On This Day – Tom Dickson 1912-1913
Adding To The Story – Hugh Brawley
The first person I ever wrote about on this blog was my 2x Great Uncle Hugh Brawley. You can read it here. Hugh left Scotland in 1888 and I now know that he travelled to America with my great grandmother, Ellen Keenan. The previous year she had given birth to a baby boy, Daniel. The … Continue reading Adding To The Story – Hugh Brawley
Ann Keenan 1862-1934
My great granny Ellen (Helen) Keenan was one of 10 children of Patrick Keenan and Agnes Haughey. Her sister Ann was the fourth of those children. Ann was born in Newmains on 27 May 1862. By the 1871 census there were 10 people living in the family home at 9 Stonecraigs Row. Despite the modest … Continue reading Ann Keenan 1862-1934
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