Beneath the shelter of an ancient tree
Brown, David2023
Book
A voyage of family discovery reveals poverty and imprisonment in the West Country; the development of new trades in the industrial revolution; a Rabbi who doubles up as a pawnbroker; and middle-class prosperity and tragedy in the Birmingham jewellery trade. Starting with only minimal knowledge of widely dispersed ancestors this journey tracks down ancient relatives from Wales, the West Riding of Yorkshire, Somerset, Dorset, Poland and Russia. Two mayors make fleeting appearances (one in Gloucester, the other in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne). One great uncle is found to have designed the iconic gantries in the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast where the Titanic was built. Starting in the late 18th century 'Beneath the Shelter of an Ancient Tree' catalogues how and where these diverse characters lived, how they made their living, and the ups and downs of family fortunes.
Main title:
Beneath the shelter of an ancient tree / David Brown.
Author:
Brown, David, author
Imprint:
London : Austin Macauley Publishers, 2023.
Collation:
190 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781398462519 (pbk)
Dewey class:
929.2
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3409607