Received from Nancy Waters, Casper, Wyoming: Oral Dean Miller passed away peacefully with his wife at his side early Tuesday morning, December 12, 2017 at the age of 89. Oral Dean Miller, a loving family man, was born on August 7, 1928 to Harry and Daisy (Lancaster) Miller  in Osage, Iowa. He lettered in football

It’s now over a hundred years since Cyril died near Nieuwpoort in Flanders, Belgium, on 24 July 1917. The story of his sacrifice is detailed in ‘Lancasters of Pateley Bridge’. But there is one new fact that has since come to light: the Army Register of Soldiers’ Effects records that £2 11s 4d was distributed

Joseph Lancaster and his son, John, were in business as timber merchants in Bradford. On 3 July 1862, the Bradford Observer announced their bankruptcy and on 29 July their stock and assets were sold for the benefit of their creditors. Further information on the bankruptcy has come to light since this story was related in

There is an unfortunate error in the ‘Lancasters of Pateley Bridge’ on William George Luff. I wrote that he died in his early fifties. I should have written that he retired in his early fifties. He and Marjorie then moved to Switzerland. Will died on 14 December 1977, aged 71. My apologies to the family

I would like to thank all those who have commented so positively on my Lancasters of Pateley Bridge book. I’m delighted that you all enjoyed it. It was quite an experience writing and publishing the book and at times hard work. Your appreciation makes it all worth while. Thank you for your kind words. Smashwords

Lancasters of Pateley Bridge is now available, not just in print, but in multiple eBook formats. It can be read on virtually any eBook reading device. Not only that – you can also sample 20% or so of the book for free before you buy. Click on one of the links in the sidebar. See

Shortly before the holidays I was contacted by a descendant of the Binns family of Bradford, who had been notified of a ftDNA Family Finder match. The good news is that there is a match. The bad news is that proving the link through the records is not going to be easy. My link to