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Author Archives: Jackie Dinnis
Tracking my family through Brighton in the 1930s
My father (Gordon Dinnis) was eight years old in 1931. He was living with his parents (Joseph and Annie Dinnis) and his brothers and sister in the basement of number four Charlotte Street, Brighton. The family lived here from 1931 to at … Continue reading
The Olympics – Sports My Family Might Have Competed In
Currently the Olympics are taking place in Rio, and I always enjoy watching the different sports. It made me wonder ‘what if’ I or members of my family had been more committed to sports that we enjoyed! Here are some … Continue reading
Motoring and the Family
Looking back at my family photographs I see that at least a couple of them were photographed with cars. I’m not sure if they owned the vehicles, but it’s great to see them anyway. George John Dinnis Junior is my … Continue reading
Posted in George John Dinnis, Rose Cleeve
Tagged 1920s, cars, Family History, George John Dinnis, Rose Cleeve, Rose Davis
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My last throw of the dice
Writing this blog has been the best thing I did in a long time. It has connected me to many second and third cousins and friends that I had lost touch with. But I wonder if there comes a time … Continue reading
Posted in COCKETT, jackiedinnis, Queenie Cockett
Tagged ancestry, blogging, DNA test, who is my grandfather
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A Month of Football
Today is the start of the Euro 2016 football tournament. I have always loved football and look forward to the Euro’s every four years. To celebrate this fact I will try to post about football for the rest of the … Continue reading
My Family Spreads to New Zealand
Searching for my ancestors has mainly been done via this blog and on ancestry.co.uk. Today when I took a quick peek at the latest interest on my family tree I found a lovely photograph of someone from my mother’s past. It … Continue reading
Searching for old friends – Karen Slade
I am trying to find my old friends, and one of these is Karen Slade. She lived a few doors away from me in Farm Hill and was a year or so older than me. We both went to Woodingdean … Continue reading
Posted in jackiedinnis
Tagged Birthday, Farm Hill, Karen Slade, Woodingdean, Woodingdean Primary School
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Searching For Old Friends – Deborah and Marilyn Simms
Looking through my old photographs I have found some of old friends that I would love to make contact with again. Two of these are sisters Deborah and Marilyn Simms. They used to live in Suffolk Street, Hove and their … Continue reading
Posted in jackiedinnis
Tagged Deborah, Hove, Marilyn, Simms, Sims, Suffolk Street, Vic and Iris
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School Trip to France (did I go on my own?)
I have been looking through some old photograph albums that I previously took no notice of because the photo’s are not of the best quality! Going back to 1970 when I was 12 years old and in the first year at … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, jackiedinnis
Tagged Calais, France, School trip, Westlain Grammar School
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Happy Birthday to Jack and Nancy
My father’s brother Jack and his sister Nancy had their birthdays two years and one day apart. Jack Douglas Dinnis was born on the 3rd of April 1920, and Nancy Dora was born on the 4th of April 1922. Jack … Continue reading
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