I wasn’t planning on writing about this family again so soon, but I was drawn to this article in the October 24, 1908 Bury (Lancashire, England) Times.[1] I was struck by both the importance of the occasion and the detailed reporting of the evening’s festivities. It paints such a vivid picture of a bygone era.… Continue reading A Coming-of-Age Celebration
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How doth your garden grow? Part 3
After a brief interlude, it’s time to resume and conclude this series on the Casbons of Peterborough. Generation 4, Children of John Casbon (1832-1885): Thomas (1854 – 1910), Sarah (1855-1859) Mary (1860 - ?), Elizabeth (1861 - ?), John (1863 – 1925), and Sarah Jane (1865 - ?) Casbon If you’re keeping track, Thomas, born… Continue reading How doth your garden grow? Part 3