George William Horatio Nelson (1863-1952)
George W H Nelson was born in Northampton in 1863. At the time of his birth, his parents George Nelson and Mercy (née Major) were… Read More »George William Horatio Nelson (1863-1952)
George W H Nelson was born in Northampton in 1863. At the time of his birth, his parents George Nelson and Mercy (née Major) were… Read More »George William Horatio Nelson (1863-1952)
A D-Day Veteran. Lance Corporal no.14568781, 55 Construction Section, Royal Corps of Signals, part of 16 Air Formation Signals, attached to the Royal Air Force.… Read More »Arthur James WARD, 1925-2017
James Ward left school at 8½ and started work in the boot industry in 1855. Here he shares those early memories.
James Ward begins his walk around Northampton from the old castle and on to the Barrack Road, Racecourse and Kettering Road.
James Ward walks around Northampton in the 1850s describing Abington Square and Billing Road.
James Ward describes Northampton in the 1850s walking around Billing Road, Cow Meadow and South Bridge.
James Ward started school in Northampton in 1853 at the age of 6 but left for employment in 1855.
James Ward a Northampton nonconformist, social campaigner and journalist wrote a series for the Northampton Daily Echo describing the town in the 1850s/60s.
This book tells the story of William Packwood (1801-48). By trade he was as a tailor but his mission was as a Baptist preacher.
William Harry Harris was an Analytic Chemist and Dispensing Chemist (Pharmacy). He worked in Gold Street Northampton, Long Buckby Wharf, and Bombay/Mumbai, India