The piece of information from the 1851 census – that John McFall was a seaman in his younger days – gives direction to further investigation, resulting in a reference to John in a maritime journal. The free first page of the online version of an article by M.K. Stammers in the ‘Mariner’s Mirror’, volume 2… Continue reading The Odd Hebrew Plaque: John McFall’s Earlier Life
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The Odd Hebrew Plaque: Who Was John McFall?
So what of John McFall? The reader of the journal (see previous post) went on to speculate that the person who lived at the house was a painter by that name as this was the only John McFall she could find in the records. Over ten years on, with easier access to census evidence, further… Continue reading The Odd Hebrew Plaque: Who Was John McFall?
The Odd Hebrew Plaque: What Does It Mean?
The house on the corner of Bankfield Road and Quarry Road with the sandstone plaque. An early lockdown walk took us around our local streets in Stoneycroft. Having wandered up to Queens Drive and along to the Jolly Miller, we returned through Bankfield Park. As we headed towards Russian Drive, our eyes were drawn to… Continue reading The Odd Hebrew Plaque: What Does It Mean?
Stepping Out, Stepping Back, Stepping In 