Bethnal House

The Radwinter series by LoisJuly 24, 2017September 15, 2018

The schoolgirl, the mangler, and the railway porter’s wife

In my novel, ‘Magick’, a genealogical mystery, the main character Thomas says “Daphne wanted me to do her family tree; I was pleased to, although mentioned again that sometimes people appear and disappear, and sometimes unexpected things crop up, things which might have been secret”. This is so true! When you are researching a family […]

Where did he go?

Family Stories by LoisApril 25, 2017

The discharged soldier

Family Stories by LoisSeptember 14, 2015September 12, 2015

Family Stories by LoisAugust 27, 2012November 26, 2015

Where there’s a Will…

In a previous post I mentioned Dr John Kennedy Will, who was in charge of what we would now call a hospital but in the nineteenth century was called a lunatic asylum, in Bethnal Green. I was writing about a patient of his, but I think Dr Wills would be an interesting person to investigate. His wife was Ella […]

A discharged soldier

Family Stories by LoisMarch 24, 2012September 17, 2017