Jun 29, 20215 minA Japanese AmahThe following blog tells the story of a uniquely transnational amah called Tuk-San. [1] Tuk-San was a Japanese woman who travelled with...
Jun 29, 20219 minClapham Connections: The Hanbury Brothers and the Wider British WorldReturning from China, Thomas Hanbury arrived in Marseilles on 25 January 1858 and, before boarding the train for Paris, scribbled a quick...
Jun 29, 20218 minThe Five Faces of Dr Walter Medhurst DD Devout evangelical though he was, Walter Henry Medhurst was not above a touch of vanity, particularly when it came to sitting for his...
Jun 21, 20202 minPlumb Blossoms on a Chinese Tea-Pot (21 June 2020)For as long as I can remember, a small pewter tea-pot with a jade handle and spout has been ‘part of the furniture’. So much so that in...
Jun 4, 20203 minRecent Family FindsTucked away in attics, trunks and shoe-boxes are heirlooms, letters and photographs that nobody has noticed or looked at for years and...
May 30, 20207 minSingapore – Family memories, then and nowIn 1951, Squadron-Leader John Hillier (Harold Hillier’s eldest son) was posted to Singapore with the RAF. He flew out whilst his wife and...
Apr 30, 20203 minCrisis Response: Then and NowThe family’s contribution to Covid-19 initiatives is in keeping with its responses to other natural disasters in the past. From the...
Apr 26, 20203 minRestoring a Dog of FooPost by Caroline Morris (daughter of Harold and Angela Hillier) April 2020 It was January 2017, and I had bronchitis for the first time. ...
Apr 13, 20201 minTristram Hillier(posted April 2020) Sadly, the wonderful exhibition of Tristram Hillier’s paintings in Taunton, Landscapes of the Mind, had to close...