An Expedition To Africa With Samuel Baker
In 1869, Sir Samuel Baker set off from Egypt in an expedition to abolish slavery in the upper reaches of the Nile. Â My great great grandfath
The Life Of Charles Robert Owen Jarvis (1831-1887)
When I first started researching my family history, my mind formed a picture of my forebears as living in an environment and society that...
The Samuda Shipyard On The Isle Of Dogs
Charles Robert Owen Jarvis completed his apprenticeship at Samuda Shipbuilders and subsequently became a Chief Shipwright and Leading Man.
The Apprenticeship Of Charles Robert Owen Jarvis
He left school at the age of 13 and initially worked in the workshop of John Lilley - an optician. Then he signed up to become an apprentic
The Early Years Of Charles Robert Owen Jarvis
Born in 1831, a true cockney, he lived in the disease and dirt-ridden environment of the East End of London. Experience it first hand.
A Trip Down Three Colt Street
In Victorian London, Three Colt Street was the nicest street in Poplar. And it's here that William Jarvis worked as a hairdresser.
What Was Life Like In The East End Of London?
Living in the East End of London in the 1830s was a truly horrible experience. Â Take a quick tour of the environment and then experience a s
Who On Earth Was Robert Owen?
There are three distinct generations of the Jarvis family in which a son is named Charles Robert Owen Jarvis. Most families name their...
Are you related to Charles Robert Owen Jarvis?
He may have lived a long time ago but he had nine children and twenty-eight grandchildren, so there are plenty of people out there who...
The Jarvis Link To The Rhyme Oranges & Lemons
The nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons was first published in Tommy Thumb’s Pretty Song Book in 1744. In it, the bells of several...