Frank George Marling (1863-1954): Habits, Culture and Belief As a family we were attached to the Union Chapel, Berkeley. I remember attending the infant class where we were taught words …
Emanuel Lovekin (1820-1905): Religion It was not unusual for the working class of the 19th Century to have very little to no contact with the Church. …
Anthony Errington (1778-1848): Purpose and Audience The reason of my wrighting the particulars of my life and transactions are to inform my famely and the world. I write …
Samuel Mountford (b. 1907) Habits, Culture & Belief. Samuel Mountford’s memoir is not particularly long (with only twenty-nine pages) even though it covers his entire life-span from childhood to present …
Edward Cain (1891-1978): Home and Family At the beginning of Edward Cain’s memoir, his family is a central theme as he details where they lived and how often …
Walter John Eugene Elliott (1890- 1977): Home and Family Walter’s memoirs focus on his life up until the Armistice of The Great War, when he was 28. Readers are therefore given …
Charles William Esam-Carter: Education Charles recalls the start of his education which he received from his father. They used to walk together in the evenings and …
Harold Gill (1919-2003): Habits and Beliefs Like many children growing up in the early twentieth century, Harold’s childhood was dominated by the church and religion. He writes in …
Mary Denison (1906 – 1997): Life writing, class and identity. ‘But your nursey years were running to a close, your private school years, your childhood years. All running to a close, coming …
Mary Denison (1906 -1997): Habit, Culture and Belief. ‘Sunday coats, Sunday hats, best shoes; felt hats in winter, straw ones with ribbons or flower trimmings in summer.’ (33) In last …
