THE CAST: W/C J.E.S Hill D.S.O. (aka Growly) and F/O Peter Hallas John Elliott Scott Hill (aka Growly – Mouse’s future husband) was a pilot in 177 Squadron, 901 Wing (the Beaufighter wing), based in Chiringa, Burma during 1944, and on 5 October 1944 he (W/C – Wing Commander - John Hill) and navigator F/O… Continue reading John Hill’s VE Day
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Our Orkney ancestors
This is a mini ancestor trail starter kit, identifying some of our Orkney ancestors, and the places they once lived. If you're a descendant of Barbara Scott who was born on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, in 1845 then these are some of your ancestors. If Growly was your ancestor, then Barbara is too. Watch the video… Continue reading Our Orkney ancestors
How to find things in this blog
It’s a bit tricky, but each of the posts have categories. 1. Find a category that looks interesting to you. They tend to be topics or people’s names. 2. Click on the category word(s), e.g ‘Growly’ or ‘Textile history’ and a list of all the relevant posts will be made. 3. Categories that are used… Continue reading How to find things in this blog
Whittling walking sticks
THE CAST: Growly & Mouse (aka John Elliot Scott Hill & Elizabeth Mary Hallas-Hill) & Islay the labrador By the front door of Mouse and Growly's home in Storrington, Sussex, were numerous walking sticks. They were both in good health - or seemed to my child's eyes to be - but they just liked a… Continue reading Whittling walking sticks
Chopsticks
THE CAST: Growly (aka J. E. S. Hill); Peter Hallas Growly's chopsticks at the imperial war museum If you go to the online catalogue of the Imperial War Museums (they call themselves plural museums, hence the 's') you can search for details of Growly’s chopsticks: “chopsticks in bamboo tube” - https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30083310 (If you’ve not seen… Continue reading Chopsticks
A home for our family history 