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Jack Hammersley

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Jack Hammersley

Category Archives: Historical

Oliver Cromwell speech to Parliament, 1653 – think Brexit 2019

January 15, 2019

Note by Ed. With all the current hullabaloo, deception, disinformation and corruption going on in the British Parliament today regarding …

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George Alexander Fullerton (né Downing)

December 7, 2016

Researching my maternal family tree I came across a fascinating ancestor (1775-1848) – he is my 1st cousin 5x removed. …

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The Irish War Horse: Lisnavagh

November 13, 2015

In August 1914, Eustace Mansfield took his gelding Lisnavagh with him to the Western Front in the service of the …

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Tekumseh – Shawnee War Chief

June 25, 2014

“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; …

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In Memorium: Arthur Downing – 55 Sqn RAF WWII

July 21, 2013

Researching my family history. This is about my uncle Arthur William Downing. Number: 403261 Rank: Warrant Officer [WO] Sgt. Gunner Unit: …

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An Irish and French Story from The 18th century

May 5, 2012

Colonel Patrick Lattin (an ancestor of the Anglo-Irish Lattin Mansfield family) was a close friend and aide-de-camp to Count Arthur …

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Sir George Downing, 1st Bt. (1623 – 1684)

September 13, 2011

Sir George Downing, 1st Bt. (1623 – July 1684) was an Anglo-Irish soldier, statesman, and diplomat. Downing Street in London …

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Colonel Adam Downing: The Siege of Londonderry, 1689

July 12, 2009

My maternal 6th great-grandfather is Colonel Adam Downing. Born in Londonderry in 1666 he served with the army of King …

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