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The UK’s First Petrol Station

This is just a few miles from where I live, here’s the story. It’s easy to forget just how different motoring looked a century ago. Today we pull into a forecourt without a second thought, but in the early days of British motoring, buying fuel was a very different experience. Most drivers bought petrol in two‑gallon cans from chemists, hardware shops, or even the local blacksmith. That changed…

The UK’s First Petrol Station

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Ghosts of Christmas past and present

Over the years, the Antipodes have imported, reinterpreted and added to many of the Christmas traditions that have come to us dashing through the snow out of the British Isles. In perhaps the earliest example, Joseph Banks wrote in his journal on board Cook’s HMB Endeavour on Christmas Eve, 1769 that he had been out in a ship’s boat off the coast of New Zealand and had shot several geese for his…

Ghosts of Christmas past and present

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Aldermaston, Berkshire, England

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1734–1779 John Wickens

7th great-grandfather John Wickens was born on 24 September 1734 in Aldermaston, Berkshire, to Mary Hutchins and William Wickens. Aldermaston, West Berkshire, England Children Males William Wickens 1765–1851 John Wickens 1768–? William Wickens 1770–1851 James Wickens 1774–1838 Females Hannah Wickens 1772–? John married an Elizabeth Clements on 10 April 1763. She died the following…

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1709–1752 William Wickens

8th great-grandfather William Wickens was born on 19 March 1709 in Aldermaston, Berkshire. I’m not sure who his parents were. Aldermaston, West Berkshire, England Children Males John Wickens 1734–1779 James Wickens 1737–1813 Daniel Wickens 1744–? William Wickens Jnr 1748–1749 Females Hannah Wickens 1733–1818 Mary Wickens 1735–1737 Elizabeth Wickens 1736–1818 Mary Wickens…

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1710–1776 Mary Hutchins

8th great-grandmother Mary Hutchins was born in 1710 in Berkshire. I’m not sure who her parents were. Aldermaston, West Berkshire, England Children Males John Wickens 1734–1779 James Wickens 1737–1813 Daniel Wickens 1744–? William Wickens Jnr 1748–1749 Females Hannah Wickens 1733–1818 Mary Wickens 1735–1737 Elizabeth Wickens 1736–1818 Mary Wickens 1745–1780 Mary married William…

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1742–1776 Sarah Wimble

7th great-grandmother Sarah Wimble was born in 1742 in Aldermaston, Berkshire. I’m not sure who her parents were. Aldermaston, West Berkshire, England Children Males William Wickens 1765–1851 John Wickens 1768–? James Wickens 1774–1838 Females Hannah Wickens 1772–? Sarah married John Wickens on 9 December 1764 in St Mary’s, Aldermaston. William Wickens, my 6th great-grandfather, was…

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BAN THE BOMB: These great photos by John Hopkins were taken on the Aldermaston-London Ban The Bomb match in 1962.