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This letter was written by Elizabeth Sarah Manser (1835-1904) to her mother-in-law to be Martha Spriggs née Knight (1777-1866) on ... Read More

John Richardson Wigham Lighthouse Engineer  (1829-1906) By the mid-1800s the Richardsons had been in the tanning business for 200 years ... Read More

Edited from a note written by Hester Spriggs (1905-2004). Find note below. William Knight (1738-1801) is my 3rd great grandfather.  ... 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

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These three sketch books are by William Spriggs, 1821 to 1899. Not only was he a successful clothier, he was ... Read More