Tag: Shoreditch
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Holywell Priory
As you may have seen in one of my previous blogs, I have registered a One-Place Study for King John’s Court, Holywell Lane, Shoreditch. My Monksfield ancestors resided at the address in the early 1800s, and the local area was home to my family for many generations. Holywell Lane has a fascinating history, some of…
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Historic Holywell Lane, Shoreditch
For a very long time, I have been slightly obsessed with a particular ancestor of mine – Rebecca Monksfield. She was convicted of Larceny in 1829 and subsequently transported to Tasmania. I’ve been slowly writing her life story, and at some point hope to publish it. Recently, I started a course with the brilliant Joe…
