The Naval Record – by Professor William Balchin Victorian historians have suggested that John Balchin was the fourth child and the oldest surviving son of John Balchin and Ann Edsur; the paternal grandfather was a Lawrence Balchin who married Abigail Hockley: all were of Godalming. However more recent research has suggested that he was actually born […]
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Sir Roger de Balchen
Sir Rogon de Balchen and the Abbey of Lieu Dieu We have long known of the existence of Sir Roger (or Rogon) de Balchen for he is mentioned in two manuscripts in the British Library. The first is dated 1191 and is a deed drawn up in Latin by Bernard IV Count of St Valery who […]
Issue 46
THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 46 July 2017 Contents page Bankrupt Balchins – Diana Beamish 4 Campanula Capers – Anne Chapman 6 Balchin find on the ‘‘Antiques Roadshow’’ – Jenny Dixon 7 Cyril Beaumont, son of Frederick Beaumont and his wife Mary Henrietta Balchin and the poetry and art of WW1 – Jenny Dixon […]
Issue 45
THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 45 January 2017 Contents page In Memoriam 4 Siblings in the First World War: Reggie and Amy Balchin – Diana Beamish 5 Gathering – 2016 – Diana Beamish 13 St. Nicholas Church, Alfold – Jenny Dixon 15 HMS Victory, the Jewel in Britain’s Treasured Seas – Dr Sean A. […]
Issue 44
THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 44 July 2016 Contents page Dr Nigel C Balchin – Lord Lingfield (Sir Robert Balchin) 4 Balchin country by rail – Diana Beamish 4 The Alfold of our 16th & 17th – century ancestors – Jenny Dixon 5 Seventy Years Ago – Diana Beamish 11 New Place, Lingfield – […]
Issue 43
THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 43 January 2016 Contents page Arthur John Balchin – Florence Willard, née Balchin 4 “Balchen” in Port – Myron Balchin 5 A Glimpse of the Wey and Arun Canal – Diana Beamish 5 A trip to Siebeldingen – Diana Beamish 6 What’s in a name – or how is […]
Issue 42
THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 42 July 2015 Contents page Erratum 4 Note 4 The Family Tree – Jenny Dixon 4 Misinformation – Diana Beamish 4 An Article on Nigel Marlin Balchin – Diana Beamish 5 Seventy Years Ago – Diana Beamish 6 Births, Marriages and Deaths 12 A Winter Visit – […]
Issue 41
THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 41 January 2015 Contents page The Wreck of HMS Victory (lost 1744) – Archaeological Work to begin – Lord Lingfield (Sir Robert Balchin) 4 Balchin and Balchen – Professor Alice Coleman 5 Gathering at Godalming 2014 – Jenny Dixon 5 Henry George Balchin 1898 – 1917 – Anne Chapman […]
Issue 40
THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 40 July 2014 Contents page Seventy Years Ago – Diana Beamish 4 An Aside – Diana Beamish 5 Can you help? 5 ‘More tea, vicar?’: Frank Williams and the new ‘Dad’s Army’- Jenny Dixon and Diana Beamish 6 From Our Postbag 7 Births, Marriages and Deaths 8 Admiral Balchin’s […]
Issue 39
THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER Issue 39 January 2014 Contents page Brockham Balchins – Jenny Dixon 4 Easter 1936 and 1937 in Siebeldingen, Southern Germany – and afterwards – Diana Beamish 9 1953 Coronation memories – Anne Gatland 15 The Wey & Arun Canal – Dr Nigel C Balchin 16 The Flying Watch! – Sir […]