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This blog post is very overdue (but not as overdue as the subject). Feb 7th 2025 saw the culmination of a lot of work by a lot of...

As mentioned previously, the North Yorkshire County Records Office in Northallerton holds an extensive collection of records relating to...

The North Yorkshire County Records Office in Northallerton holds an extensive collection of records relating to the area dating back to...

Ray Christensen was born in South Dakota in 1914, the son of Scandinavian immigrants to the USA. He went on to serve his country in the...

I previously published a "History of Scorton airfield" and as part of the research for that I was in contact with the 425th USAF Squadron...

It's been a good while since I posted here - so apologies for that! Apart from some recent illness, one of the other reasons has been...

Happy Easter everyone! As promised (admittedly a few months ago), www.bromtononswalehistory.com is running a photographic competition. ...

The village census for 1911 is now available on the Census page (just scroll down until you see 1911 - click on the links to view or...

You may have heard that the Public Records Office recently made the 1921 Census available (at least in part, and you have to pay for the...

Happy New Year 2022 to all Bromptonians local, far and and wide around the world! I hope you all had a merry Christmas. I've been...

Boats and Bushrangers In the previous article we looked at George Barras - the young blacksmith and one of the passengers on the ship...

Luther Paxton was my Great Uncle and the family lived from Richmond. He (and several brothers) served with the Green Howards in WW1. He...

The Barras Boy George Barras was one of the passengers on the ship "Caroline" who left Brompton-on-Swale in 1827 bound for Van Diemen's...

{Updated 17th April 2022} If you are interested in old maps and aerial photos, there are many useful free resources available on the...

I know there has been a lot in the news recently about a number of lions ... and Italy ... but bear with me. In 1839, two Roman stone...

Strangers in a Strange Land Emu Bay Settlement, 1832 (now Burnie) After their lengthy, eventful journey, the Caroline finally arrived in...

The Cape of Good Hope and Arrival in Van Diemen's Land Recap: On the 17th July, 1827 the ship “Caroline”, set sail from Hull bound for...

Part 3 - The Voyage to Van Diemen's Land Begins. Recap: Link to Part 1 Link to Part 2 In 1827 the ship “Caroline”, set sail from Hull...

Part 2 - Why did they go? Recap: Link to Part 1 In 1827 (not 1828, as I originally thought when writing part 1), a ship, the “Caroline”,...