Mary Attempts to Convert the Sultan In December of 1651, in the small town of Selby, Yorkshire, a man gave ... Read More

Sir Thomas Chaloner (1559-1615) Relation: 10th Great Graandfather Root Family: Spriggs Early signs  This story of the Chaloner family and ... Read More

The plantation economy Land in the Caribbean islands was cheap, but the costs of setting up a sugar plantation were ... Read More

Above Image: Elizabeth Fry counsels woman prison inmates Agents of Change The stories of the Root Spriggs family in Britain, ... Read More

The stories of the Spriggs extended family in Britain, for the most part, honour inspiring individuals. Yet there is a ... Read More

Plantations Owned by Family Names in the Tree of Charles Roach in 1913. Figures on the right = acres held ... Read More