Tag: Chingford

• Charlie Apthorp – the grandfather I never met

  

  by Christine Swan My maternal grandfather died before I was born. When my mother became incapacitated by a stroke, I spent many hours talking over cups of tea, about old times, and the characters that I never met. I also had the privilege of meeting my oldest maternal aunt who, as she was ten years…

  chrisswan94

  May 2, 2026

  Days past, Family history

  ancestry, Chingford, family, Family history, genealogy, Hackney, history, London, writing