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Diagonal Ties: A family history in Wales and the North East of England: A Memoir of Life from 1700s to 1900s
Diagonal Ties is a fascinating account of one family’s connections throughout the generations with both the North East of England and the South of Wales.
Susan Lewis relates the tale of her search for ancestors with humour, an eye for detail and an intriguing insight into life during the times in which they lived.
Starting with rural Welsh life in the 1700s, the story moves through the heart of the industrial revolution and on into the foundries of the North-East. Susan considers with poignancy and compassion how events including a war in South Africa, a riot in Llanelli, a general strike, and two world wars, affected the lives and fortunes of those concerned.
The story spans the reigns of nine kings and queens as one person from each generation makes that diagonal journey that will determine whether he or she will live as a Welsh person or a North Easterner.
“I have loved reading this beautifully written book and am already dipping into it again. I felt I was in the company of the writer as she searched, sharing in the interest and excitement of her discoveries.”
“Very well written and researched, much of the initial research being done pre-online resources which meant many trips to Archives, so doubly impressive. It also shows how fate can intervene in researching our ancestors…”
Buy now on Kindle or paperback.
Susan Lewis relates the tale of her search for ancestors with humour, an eye for detail and an intriguing insight into life during the times in which they lived.
Starting with rural Welsh life in the 1700s, the story moves through the heart of the industrial revolution and on into the foundries of the North-East. Susan considers with poignancy and compassion how events including a war in South Africa, a riot in Llanelli, a general strike, and two world wars, affected the lives and fortunes of those concerned.
The story spans the reigns of nine kings and queens as one person from each generation makes that diagonal journey that will determine whether he or she will live as a Welsh person or a North Easterner.
“I have loved reading this beautifully written book and am already dipping into it again. I felt I was in the company of the writer as she searched, sharing in the interest and excitement of her discoveries.”
“Very well written and researched, much of the initial research being done pre-online resources which meant many trips to Archives, so doubly impressive. It also shows how fate can intervene in researching our ancestors…”
Buy now on Kindle or paperback.
247 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 1, 2025
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