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Category: Guernsey

Guernsey Cans

Four antique copper Guernsey milk cans that have been polished to a nice shiny rose finish

I do love a Guernsey Can and was recently delighted to find an addition to my small collection in our local Demelza Hospice charity shop for just a very few pounds.  These wonderful copper milk jugs have a fabulous history, are unique to the Channel Islands and, as with any traditional artifact, hold a historical … Continue reading Guernsey Cans →

Natalie Mayhew Guernsey, Recollections August 2, 2023June 24, 2026 7 Minutes

Things are never so bad

Lil Coolidge (1857-1906): Jul 1896 to Oct 1906: doing the best she could

Natalie Mayhew ⚕️ Health, Medicine & Mental Health, England, Guernsey, Women's Lives July 30, 2022June 24, 2026 8 Minutes

Tragedy at sea

Matthew Saumarez (1718-1778): a tragedy at sea and a case of mistaken identity.

Natalie Mayhew 🔍 Mysteries & Brick Walls, England, Guernsey, Seafaring & the Navy January 21, 2022June 24, 2026 3 Minutes

Funny Where Life Took Them
Some of the surnames on this site — click one to find stories behind it

Bailey Baker Banfield Banfield aka Wackrill Barrett Baynes Booth Bovill Bowes-Lyon Brevoort Bristow Brock Carson Chaldecott Collingwood Conway-Gordon Coolidge Cooper Cotton Courtauld Daley Dibben Dowman Down Earle Finch Fitzgerald Gordon Hall Harvey Hill Irving Kirby Krug Lane? Levens Mayhew Mayo Napier Obee Payne Poulton Rose Saumarez Sheldrake Todd Twohey Wackrill Whetten

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