Burglary at Finmere Farm – Joseph Buswell and Others
By Irma Walter, 2024. A break-in took place at Finmere, in the far north-east of Oxfordshire on the night of…
Formerly Harvey Districts Oral History Group
By Irma Walter, 2024. A break-in took place at Finmere, in the far north-east of Oxfordshire on the night of…
By Irma Walter, 2023. John Rowland Jones was born on 22 April, 1841, at Llanbeblig, Caernarfonshire in Wales. His parents…
By Irma Walter, 2023. The invention of photography in the 19th century proved to be of value to police and…
By Irma Walter, 2023. A 19th century view of Manchester.[1] The city of Manchester is remembered today as the birthplace…
By Irma Walter, 2022. The crime of garrotting reached fever pitch in England in the 1860s. Small groups of two…
By Irma Walter, 2023. Records show that Thomas Futcher was born in 1826, but it appears likely that he was…
By Irma Walter, 2023. The Lord Dalhousie arrived at Fremantle Western Australia on 28 December 1863, with 270 convicts onboard.…
By Irma Walter, 2023 The Harvey History Online website features a number of convict stories, offering a picture of offenders…
By Irma Walter, 2021 & 2023 George Reeve was born at Winfarthing, Norfolk, in 1826, to parents John Reeve, farm…
By Irma Walter, 2022. Patrick Slattery was born in 1829 at Currow, in County Kerry, Ireland.[1] He was baptised on…