#FamilyHistory

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...