Thomas McLauchlan (1888-1979): Home and Family
“These writings would not be complete if I did not something about the family. We are a united family, not only by …
Biographical Entry: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983.
Born 1 Oct 1898 in Rough Lea, Co. Durham. Died 10 Nov 1983. Father a pit deputy. 4 brothers. 3 sisters (one …
R.W. Morris b.1895: Education and Schooling.
Richard W Morris was a miner’s son from the Pelton Fell area of County Durham. His references to school are relatively few …
Bessie Wallis (b. 1904): An Introduction.
‘My YESTERDAYS were an equal mixture of good and bad… Life was what we made it when I was a child in …
R.W. Morris b.1895: Introduction.
I chose R. W. Morris’ autobiography, written in 1972, after looking at the entry in Burnett et al The Autobiography of the Working Class: …
R.W. Morris b.1895: War and Memory.
During WW1 Richard W. Morris was posted, by the Navy, at Malin Head in Ireland at the Wireless Station. This experience is …
R.W. Morris b.1895: Purpose and Audience.
Richard W. Morris states quite clearly that he is writing his autobiography in response to a call from the Beamish Museum project, …
Edith Annie Williams (b. Nov. 1899): Life and Labour (Part 2.)
‘…having been seen on the public platform, I became known to a wider circle of men & women in public life who …
Edith Annie Williams (b. Nov. 1899): War and Memory
‘It was the time of the amassing of Hitler’s troops on the borders of Austria. This previously happy country was now in …
Edward Cain (1891-1978): Life and Labour – Later Years
When the strike was over, Cain had a spell of unemployment as there was a dispute with a colliery manager in that …