• Potters, Miners, World War One Drivers: Josiah Nixon of Hemsworth & Family (1730-1940)

Potters, Miners, World War One Drivers: Josiah Nixon of Hemsworth & Family (1730-1940)
Author John Nixon

RRP £16.99, A5 Hardback book

This book traces the family origins of Josiah Nixon from the Staffordshire Potteries to the mining village of Hemsworth, Yorkshire. It relates the lives and challenges of seven generations of the Nixon line before focussing on the World War One experiences of Josiah and his co-brother-in-law, Percy Wootton. Supported by their wives, Gertrude and Amy (both née Simmons), they served on the Western Front in the Royal Field Artillery. This genealogical book shows that the Industrial Revolution produced some human challenges that arguably matched those of the Great War. [Includes 61 images in B&W and colour; several being paintings by Potteries artist Sid Kirkham, plus a commissioned sketch of a Nixon family Victorian wedding in Staffordshire (St Chad’s, Bucknall cum Bagnall) by Lesley Stevens].

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Potters, Miners, World War One Drivers: Josiah Nixon of Hemsworth & Family (1730-1940)

  • Brand: John Nixon
  • Product Code: ZNIX001
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