I’ve been experimenting with the MapChart website to produce maps showing the birth county of people in North Walls and Brims in two censuses, 1861 and 1921. What do you think? And here’s 1921, a much smaller population, 401 rather than 597, but a wider spread of birthplaces partly due to the Naval base at | more…
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Ten September events in the lives of North Walls and Brims people – part 2
September 2023 is the 10th birthday of the Society for One-Place Studies so, a little late in the day, I took up the #OnePlaceStudies10 blog prompt. Here is the second set of five short pieces on people from my one-place study in North Walls and Brims, chosen because of some event in their lives in | more…
Ten September events in the lives of North Walls and Brims people – part 1
September 2023 is the 10th birthday of the Society for One-Place Studies so, a little late in the day, I’m taking up the #OnePlaceStudies10 blog prompt. You’ll eventually find short pieces on ten people from my one-place study in North Walls and Brims, chosen because of some event in their lives in September. 11 September | more…