Kirklees Cousins

My ancestor George Archer, machine maker, born c1752 and his alleged involvement in industrial espionage during the early 19th century.

Account of one man's war - how a soldier in a Bantam Battalion found himself at Passchendael.

The origins of the Hemingway family in Southowram and a connection with the writing of Emily Bronte.

A Dewsbury born mathematician and computer scientist, who was involved in the development of five computers of great historical significance, including the first stored-memory computer, the “Baby”, over the course…

The story of John Hemingway of Dewsbury, WR Yorkshire, who was Master Mason on the stonework of the world famous Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait. John was a partner…