Tag: ancestry
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The Deightons of Bethnal Green – a silk weaving dynasty
By Christine Swan “We are descended from Huguenots”, was one of my father’s mantras. He told me that this explained my grandfather’s love of gardening, interest in science and his own keeping of small birds. I always told people that France felt like home but I was never able to explain the reason why. Family…
Awful Rigours and Wretched Pay 