Muratti Final 1933

Seventy eight years ago today, on the  20th April 1933  my great grandmother Florence Anna  Gallienne (sitting at the top) … More

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Who is Francois Demoy?

I have mentioned only once before a Francois Demoy. He is living as a ‘boarder’ with my great great grandparents … More

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Jersey children learn about Census in school

I have just come across this piece of information from the http://www.jerseyweekly.com about children in St. Martins School, Jersey  having … More

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In memory of Kenneth George Davey

On this day, two years ago – 3rd January 2009, my grandfather died at Lakeside Nursing Home in St. Peter’s, … More

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On this day – Violet Florence Mabey Lozuet was in born 1898.

    On this day 4th November 1898 began the life of Violet Florence Mabey Lozuet. Here is Violet’s timeline … More

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La Faîs’sie d’Cidre

I have many fond memories of visiting (and cycling through the country lanes) to Hamptonne Farm and am glad to … More

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WW1 soldiers in Jersey on Agricultural training

    The image above is from the local paper in Jersey, Channel Islands. it is about a local historian … More

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On this day – Mabel Maud Lozuet was born in 1902.

This beautiful photo above is of Mabel (my great grandmother’s sister) and her daughter Mabel Benest. The clothes are very … More

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Channel Islanders in Australia

I have been watching the Australian version of  ‘So who do you think you are’ every Sunday night at 7:30pm … More

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Auxiliary female teachers during WW1

‘Our day’ – St. Ouen 1916 My aunty recently sent me the above photo cut out from the Temps Passe … More

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