THE BALCHIN FAMILY NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 61 JANUARY 2025
Contents
| page | |
| Editor’s note on computer interferences | 4 |
| William Balchin Witness of History – Sir Robert Balchin, Lord Lingfield | 5 |
| My Amazing Great-Aunts – Alison Goddard | 8 |
| Gunner Henry Balchin and the Afghanistan Medal 1878-80 – Sir Robert Balchin, Lord Lingfield | 17 |
| What have you found? – Diana Beamish | 19 |
| Fuss over a flounce – Diana Beamish | 23 |
| Ellen Balchin, daughter of my great-great-grandparents – Diana Beamish | 24 |
| Who was the Philanthropic ‘Mr Balchin’? – Jenny Dixon | 27 |
| Balchins in the news | 29 |
| Births, Marriages, Deaths and Congratulations | 30 |
| Items for sale to Members | 32 |
| Index to Newsletters 51-60 Jan 2020 – July 2024 | 33 |