East Yorkshire local and family history

  Laxton in the snow The news is depressing, the weather is murky and the days are short so it is definitely time to turn to local history. ...

 I was recently asked about the history of Cotness, a hamlet about one mile from Laxton in Yorkshire. I know it quite well - there are less ...

 The leaves are coming off the trees in the garden and lying in a carpet on the ground. But I like walking on them and Molly likes snuffling...

 Next week is Remembrance Day and  I thought I would write a post about John [Jack] Stather Sherburn who died on October 11th 1918, exactly ...

 It's definitely autumn now and although the leaves are still on there have been one of two slight frosts. We have planted some garlic i...

To my surprise it is well over a month since I last wrote anything so a catch up is overdue. It has not been a great harvest of fruit this y...

 I know it is only August but somehow it feels autumnal - maybe because the last few days have been wet and chilly. I was encouraged on Frid...

 I am writing this on what is, I think, the hottest day of the year so far. I have been watering my tomatoes in the greenhouse and am hopefu...

 Recently on facebook I read a message about the Tutty family of Howden. I was interested as there seemed to be several  family connections ...

Another month has passed and we are still in partial lockdown - but  life still seems to be returning to a normal - we can shop, albeit with...