Henry Baynes (1785-1844): A Waterloo artillery officer who survived war, wounds, and service abroad - yet a small act of kindness in 1834 reveals the man behind the medals
A Life Shaped by War – and Peace
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A Woman of Her Own Making
Catherine Dibben (1850-1934) rose from a poor Hayling Island childhood to running a successful boarding house and inspiring four generations of women
Twins and the Paths of Poverty and Prosperity
Henry Mayhew (1812-1881) and Priscilla Mayhew (1812–1886): born together, lives apart - twins in an age of change
Discovering the Missing Mayhew Child
Lily Violet Dorothy Mayhew (1907–1942) vanished from the records as a baby, only to re-emerge as a young woman whose life was shaped by loss, work, and war
A Smörgåsbord of Food Memories
Childhood meals remembered through everyday food, family habits and changing tastes - a glimpse into domestic life in the past
The Man Who Bent New York’s Broadway
Henry Brevoort (1747–1841) resisted change, influencing Manhattan's layout while practicing Native American folk medicine
“Present at the Death”
Charlotte Mayhew (c1816–1899): a silenced life recovered through the records
Warrant Officer Edwin John “Jack” Aslett
Killed whilst flying - after VE Day, aged 23
Stoker 1st Class Leonard Francis Beck
Killed on War Service in the Mediterranean Sea, aged 28
Corporal Vernon Creswell Best
Died on War Service (of illness),aged 23
