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Tag Archives: Grenfell
Signals at Sea
This carries on from a previous blog post – Crossing the Line The visit from King Neptune was a welcome interruption to the routine of the previous four weeks for those aboard the William Money. Richard and the other emigrants gained … Continue reading
Crossing the Line
“Please, Mother, pleease.” Richard tugged at Ann’s arm hoping it might encourage her to change her mind. Ann, scraping the porridge pot ready for washing up, pulled her arm away from his grip. Mary Ann looked on, hoping for a … Continue reading
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Tagged Crossing the equator, Crossing the Line, Grenfell, Hosking, Nicholls, Pryor, Richard Grenfell, William Money
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Sea Legs – September 1848
He moaned with the latest pitch and lurch of the ship as the odours of hundreds of bodies, damp bedding and water closets imprisoned him in his bed. Nine-year-old Richard Grenfell had never felt so ill. He lay there, staring … Continue reading
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Tagged Burra Burra, Burra Mine, Grenfell, Hosking, Nicholls, Pryor, Richard Grenfell, William Money
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Pryors from Gwennap
It’s time for one of Shelley’s mysteries, and by discussing it here I hope that I can produce an interesting read and possibly make contact with living descendants of those mentioned in this post. Did William Pryor and Mary Hosking … Continue reading
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Tagged Burra, Grenfell, Gwennap Cornwall, Hosking, Nicholls, Pryor, Willis
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Creek Street is Flooded
Men ran through the dark night along the banks of the Burra Creek in early June 1851 and shouted their frantic warning, “The bridge is gone; turn out, turn out.”[1] The bridge over the creek leading to the copper smelting … Continue reading
Burra Burrows
The following is a story I wrote for my grandsons. I could hear voices on the other side of my tunnel. I reached through to widen the hole that I’d made in the soft clay, and suddenly a hand gripped … Continue reading
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Tagged Burra, Burra Burra, Dugouts, Grenfell, Harry, Miner's Dugouts, Nankervis, Nicholls, Warren
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Shelley's Family Histories and Mysteries 