My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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... afterwards , as a Mr. Perkins owned the park and re- built the church in 1812. The St. Albans family have a tomb in the church . Now , my father's name was Thomas Vere Wallace , and it therefore seems probable that his father was a ...
... afterwards , as a Mr. Perkins owned the park and re- built the church in 1812. The St. Albans family have a tomb in the church . Now , my father's name was Thomas Vere Wallace , and it therefore seems probable that his father was a ...
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... afterwards his affairs must have been getting worse , and he determined to move with his family of six children to some place where living was as cheap as possible ; and , probably from having introduc- tions to some residents there ...
... afterwards his affairs must have been getting worse , and he determined to move with his family of six children to some place where living was as cheap as possible ; and , probably from having introduc- tions to some residents there ...
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... afterwards wholly stopped . It appeared that the solicitor was himself engaged in a large building speculation in London , which was certain to be ultimately of great value , but which he had not capital enough to complete . He ...
... afterwards wholly stopped . It appeared that the solicitor was himself engaged in a large building speculation in London , which was certain to be ultimately of great value , but which he had not capital enough to complete . He ...
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... joiner and carpenter . He afterwards worked for a time for Cubitt and other large builders ; then , when he came to live with me at Neath , he learnt surveying 15 and a little architecture . When I went to 14 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
... joiner and carpenter . He afterwards worked for a time for Cubitt and other large builders ; then , when he came to live with me at Neath , he learnt surveying 15 and a little architecture . When I went to 14 [ CHAP . MY LIFE.
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... afterwards removed to Stockton , where he practised as surveyor and water engineer till his death in 1895 . My younger brother , Herbert , was first placed with a trunk maker in Regent Street , but not liking this business , after ...
... afterwards removed to Stockton , where he practised as surveyor and water engineer till his death in 1895 . My younger brother , Herbert , was first placed with a trunk maker in Regent Street , but not liking this business , after ...
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