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Richard Edmunds
Aug 12, 20214 min read
The London Hilliards - Artists, Weavers & Workhouses
My late grandmother Jean Bellenger, shown above in 1945 at the age of eighteen, was a keen painter who sold and exhibited her work at...
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Richard Edmunds
Jun 30, 20215 min read
The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green
One of the earliest records I have of my Huguenot families in France is the marriage entry of my ancestors Isaie Martin and Marie...
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Richard Edmunds
May 21, 20216 min read
157 Brick Lane
Sandwiched between two rival Beigel shops, a legacy of 19th century Jewish settlement in East London, lies the Georgian façade of 157...
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Richard Edmunds
Apr 12, 20191 min read
John Lennon's Royal Roots
What do these two men have in common besides a name? Perhaps the most explosive new discovery of my book INSIDE THE BEATLES FAMILY TREE...
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Richard Edmunds
Aug 22, 201817 min read
A two-century family odyssey in Spitalfields - part 2 - French Huguenot tales
Seven years after Edward Clarke’s death, yet more of my ancestors are recorded living in Spitalfields, and again at Corbett’s Court....
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Richard Edmunds
Aug 22, 20189 min read
A two-century family odyssey in Spitalfields - Part 1 Jack the Ripper, Poverty, Pie and Mash
This month I published The Early Silk Weavers of London and Spitalfields (1520-1720), an account of the establishment of the silk trade...
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Richard Edmunds
May 25, 20182 min read
PATHS OF FREEDOM- THE BOB MARLEY FAMILY TREE
I am pleased to announce Paths of Freedom - The Bob Marley Family Tree, [ISBN 978-1-9999683-4-2] my latest book, is now In Print and...
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