James Eyles Keating (1839-1884) and Jane Slater (1840-1899)
James Eyles Keating and Jane Slater were my great-great grandparents. Born and brought up in Woolwich, both were the children of long-serving gunners in the Royal Artillery. James worked as a tailor or tailor’s cutter; Jane as a seamstress or dressmaker. Their stories are told in this PDF.
Roger Keating (1770-1832) and John Keating (1813-1872)
Roger and John were father and son. Both served for decades in the Royal Artillery. Roger is my great-great-great-grandfather (which is a lot of greats), and John is my great-great-great-grandfather. Their life stories are told in this PDF.
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Here is a write up of the life stories of Benjamin Grassby and Mary Ann Taffs as far as I have been able to research them. Benjamin and Mary Ann (sometimes Marianne were my great-great-grandparents. Their story is told in this PDF.
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