Tag Archives: Gertrude Harrison

Precious legacy given with love

Posted on 3 January, 2012 by familypast

My great grandmother’s watch was bequeathed to me in the will of my Granny, Doris Gill. I first became acquainted with the watch when it was handed to me to take along to the Antiques Roadshow in March 1996 -”you … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History | Tagged 18 caret, Antiques Roadshaw, bequeathed, Eliza Hopkins, fob watch, French, Geoffrey Munn, Gertrude Harrison, Guivre, Henry Harrison, Mercury, will | 6 Comments

Family Jewels – Granny’s Watch

Posted on 12 November, 2011 by familypast

Many apologies for not posting as frequently as I should – I have no excuses … To compensate for my lax ways in my blogging duties I have decided to do a series of posts on the family jewels and … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History | Tagged Cecil Star, confirmation, Doris Star, Gertrude Harrison, Gertrude Hopkins, Leighton Buzzard, Market Street, Sutton-in-Ashfield | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on 8 September, 2010 by familypast

To start myself off in the world of family history blogging, I joined the good people at Geneabloggers. There are themes for each day to help us bloggers with posts; so I thought I’d join in today. The main … Continue reading →