Category Archives: History

Worst day of the war…

Posted on December 12, 2025 by rhbblog

Taking a look at a branch of my husband’s family tree, I had previously noted the death of a 30-year-old man, Private 17400 William J. Horton, of the Gloucestershire Regiment, at Loos, France, on 25 September 1915. He left a … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Martin Parr.

Posted on December 7, 2025 by rhbblog

I was sad to see the news of Martin Parr’s death yesterday. I have come to appreciate and enjoy his work, much of which was documenting the ‘tasteless cheerfulness’ of what he saw. His work has been controversial at times, … Continue reading →

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Centenary (and a bit)

Posted on September 18, 2025 by rhbblog

I discovered this just a few days too late to share it on their 100th anniversary! My great-uncle Willie married his first wife on 9 September 1925. My grandma was a bridesmaid. I don’t have any pictures but there’s quite … Continue reading →

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Connections…

Posted on October 24, 2024 by rhbblog

One of the pleasures of interacting on the web is making connections or re-connections with people you’d probably not otherwise come across. Thanks to t’internet and having shared a few random memories, I now have had contact with three people … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary!

Posted on October 16, 2024 by rhbblog

On Monday 16th October 1893, Frank Marsden, 22, married Sarah Helliwell, also aged 22, in Halifax Parish Church (St John the Baptist), now known as Halifax Minster. (The interior had been restored only a few years previously by George Gilbert … Continue reading →

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140!

Posted on September 3, 2024 by rhbblog

I was reminded when logging on to do some transcription work for a family history society that it’s 140 years ago today since my paternal grandfather Frank Milton Dobson was born. As I really need to crack on and finish … Continue reading →

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Snapshot memories

Posted on April 3, 2024 by rhbblog

My much-loved late uncle, Nigel, had this treasured but rather battered photograph that he was rightly proud of and which we were pleased to be able to digitally restore for him some years ago. It shows him at RAF Digby, … Continue reading →

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‘Doing their bit’

Posted on March 12, 2024 by rhbblog

I found this little cutting stashed away in some files I was sorting: I must have seen and labelled it after mum died. It’s probably from the Bradford Telegraph and Argus. A quick search showed that Cllr. Coughlin served in … Continue reading →

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Great-aunt Lillian

Posted on December 1, 2023 by rhbblog

I knew little about my great-aunt Lillian, born 140 years ago today, and to be honest, still don’t really know anything beyond the bare research, which underlines the need to talk to family about family, and more importantly, to listen … Continue reading →

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Birthday memories

Posted on October 17, 2023 by rhbblog

Always a family day to remember as my dad and his sister, born two years apart, shared a birthday. Remembering both of them today, I thought I’d scan a couple more photos from the family albums to mark the occasion. … Continue reading →

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