WAS KINGSTON UPON THAMES ANTI-RAILWAY IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY? A NOTE ON THE POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF THE TRADITION.
August 26, 2016
…whether the tradition arose because Biden, in 1852, used unreliable hearsay as his source?
TWO SPANISH INFLUENZA VICTIMS IN SURBITON CEMETERY
Abstract
The pandemic of 1918-1920 of what was known as “Spanish Influenza” killed about 250,000 people in Britain. Mildred Feeney is buried in Surbiton Cemetery [Section 1, Class B, grave 2152]. She was a Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment [VAD] nurse from Kilkenny, Ireland, who died of influenza on 8 November 1918, at the Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham. Nearby is buried [Section 1, Class B, grave 2150] Father Ralph McElroy, curate of St Raphael’s Church, Surbiton, who died of influenza on 29 November 1918 after visiting stricken parishioners.
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David A. Kennedy, PhD
About 20 years ago, I accompanied my late wife to some talks on the use of computers in historical research and began to help her with her genealogical studies. Later, I took part in a project, organised by the Centre for Local History Studies at Kingston University, to digitise the Enumerators’ Books for the Kingston Census of 1851-1891. This rekindled my interest in history, especially that of Kingston upon Thames, where I live. This website has been set up so that I can share my research findings, some based on digitised material, with others who may be interested in them.
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