Tag Archives: Ship Street

The life and times of my great grand-aunt Fanny Dinnis (2)

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

Thanks to information gained from the England Census in 1851 it is possible to confirm Fanny was aged 5 in this year and two more children had been added to the family. Harry was born in 1848 and Charlotte Harriet … Continue reading →

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Visiting The Old Ship Hotel in Brighton

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Jackie Dinnis

During an online search I discovered there is a tour of the Old Ship Hotel in Brighton on the first Friday evening of every month. I was so excited about this because it is the hotel where John Dinnis and … Continue reading →

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Oh I do like to be beside the seaside – Ship Street

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Jackie Dinnis

Here are some photographs taken in Ship Street and of the seafront at Brighton. The Old Ship Hotel is where John Dinnis lived and worked as a Cook and Publican, with his wife Charlotte Robinson and children Catherine Ann, John Henry, … Continue reading →

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Middle Street School continued …

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Jackie Dinnis

In the last post we looked at a couple of famous pupils of the school at the time the Dinnis family would have lived in Middle Street. In this post we shall look at the everyday life of the school. … Continue reading →

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Middle Street School

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Jackie Dinnis

It was only when I got home from my meandering along Middle Street in Brighton the other day that I realised I had walked past one building without it registering on my radar at all. Middle Street School is a … Continue reading →

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The Life and Times of Fanny Dinnis 1846 – 1927

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Jackie Dinnis

Fanny Dinnis was my great-grand aunt, the sister of my great-grandfather, George Dinnis. Their parents were John Dinnis and Charlotte Robinson. Fanny was born in Brighton in 1846 and baptised at The Chapel Royal in North Street. At that time the family … Continue reading →

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A Saturday Stroll in September

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Jackie Dinnis

I took a stroll through my home town. It doesn’t matter when because in my mind it was the 1840s and I was wandering along beside my descendents in the street where they were born, lived and worked. Middle Street is situated in the … Continue reading →

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The Life and Times of Charlotte Harriet Dinnis 1850 – 1935

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Jackie Dinnis

Charlotte Harriet Dinnis was my great grand-aunt – older sister of George Dinnis, my great-grandfather. She was born in Brighton in 1850, and was baptised at The Chapel Royal, North Street. About three months before Charlotte Harriet’s birth there had been a … Continue reading →

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