TV, radio, film and theatre by Lois

The Temple of Daft

Tonight we went to see the comedian Milton Jones, on his Temple of daft tour; the tickets were a generous present from our children for Father’s Day last year, what a great gift, especially as I got to share it!! Milton Jones is almost impossible to explain, but if he comes to a theatre near you, […]

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Family Stories by Lois

Family photo

Another photo from the family album, this time of my great-grandparents, William Henry – always known as Billy, and Fanny, née Seale. Billy’s father was also William, and his mother was also Fanny, Fanny Court. Fanny Searle’s mother was yet another Fanny, such a popular name, and despite so many little babies being given Victorian […]

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Family Stories by Lois

Father and son

The senior of these two fine gentlemen is John Colgate who was born in 1856, the son of Henry Colgate and Charlotte Jeal; Henry and Charlotte had moved from Kent to Surrey where the family continued to live. John Colgate was a farm labourer and he married Sarah Day whose life I have also followed. John […]

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