THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 60 July 2024 Contents page Descendants of Harman Balchin (1845-1906), the youngest son of James Balchin (1804-76) and Mary Ann Balchin née Dicker (1805 -17), my great-great-grandparents – Diana Beamish 6 Harman and also Harmans Water – Diana Beamish 20 Stanley Joseph Balchin and the Royal Sussex Regiment – […]
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Edmund Balchin Pepperbox Pistol 1850s
The pistol is an antique 1850s Edmund Balchin of Hull Pepperpot (also called a Pepperbox) 32 calibre pistol which was typically used for defence protection at close range. It appeared for sale on 2nd December 2023, through the Agoura Hills Auction House in California, and was personally owned by Johnny Cash. The pistol had a […]
Issue 59
THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 59 January 2024 Contents page Pepperpot Pistol Owned by Singer Johnny Cash – Professor Tom Balchin 6 Mrs Eileen Balchin’s One Hundredth Birthday – Sir Robert Balchin, Lord Lingfield 9 Thomas H. Balchin of Hastings – Professor Tom Balchin and Diana Beamish 12 A Vellum Document from the […]
Issue 58
THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 58 July 2023 Contents page A Brave Pioneer: Acting Forewomen Jessie Grace Balchin QMAAC – Sir Robert Balchin, Lord Lingfield 6 Schools Local History Book: Researching in the Pandemic – Diana Beamish 8 My Aunt Gill’s Life – Diana Beamish 12 Further descendants of James Balchin (1804 – 76) and […]
Issue 57
THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 57 January 2023 Contents page Daughters of William Balchin and some of their descendants – Diana Beamish 6 Comment on Wikipedia article on Professor William Balchin – Anne Balchin 12 The Mystery of Charlotte Balchin’s death solved – Rene Bullas 13 The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II – […]
Issue 56
THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 56 July 2022 Contents page Captain Albert E Balchin MBE RA – Sir Robert Balchin (Lord Lingfield) 6 Our Antipodean Family – Mary Balchin 8 William Balchin – Nigel Cross 12 Where to find dates of birth/marriage/death other than the certificates – Diana Beamish 16 Births, […]
Captain Albert E Balchin MBE RA
There are a number of recipients of the Order of the British Empire in the Balchin Family and this article is about the medals which tell the story of one of them Albert E (probably Edward) Balchin who served in both the first and second World Wars. Albert Edward joined the Army as a Private […]
Issue 55
THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 55 January 2022 Contents page Lockdown experiences – Diana Beamish 6 Balchin’s Victory & Cawdor Castle – Sir Robert Balchin (Lord Lingfield) 8 What have you found? – Diana Beamish 14 William and Louisa Balchin of Guildford and their family – Diana Beamish 15 Learning a new skill during lockdown […]
Josiah (Joseph) Charles Balchin – 1883 Hunter Pocket Watch
In Newsletter Issue 32, page 8 (July 2010) we reported on my find of a pocket watch winding key stating that it had been made by ‘J C BALCHIN, 162 LAMBETH WALK, LONDON SE’. This article created a lot of interest and was later followed up by a letter from Graham Balchin in Issue 33, […]
Issue 54
THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 54 July 2021 Contents page A Jewish Balchin – Sir Robert Balchin (Lord Lingfield) 5 Worshipful Brother Edmund Balchin – Gunmaker of Hull & other Masonic Balchins – Sir Robert Balchin (Lord Lingfield) 9 Edmund Balchin – Gunmaker of Hull A Pistol for sale in Munich – Sir Robert […]