by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 12, 2024 | PIONEERS
Joyce Poultney PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘Army wife recalled voyage with mixed emotions’ 1925 - 2023 Share this: Joyce Poultney sadly died, aged 98, on August 18, 2023 while this book was being written. Joyce was a wonderful lady who loved talking...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 12, 2024 | PIONEERS
Freya Perowne PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘‘Housewife’ on ship’s records turned out to be famous explorer’ 1893 - 1993 Share this: As a married woman, Freya Perowne was recorded on the Empire Windrush passenger list as a ‘household domestic’. It could...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 12, 2024 | PIONEERS
Egbert ‘Eggie’ Tingling PIONEERS ‘Family man who always strived for a better life’ 1926 - 2005 Share this: It was an argument with his father that prompted teenager Egbert ‘Eggie’ Tingling to enlist as an RAF volunteer from Jamaica, fulfilling...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 12, 2024 | PIONEERS
Eustace Melbourne PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘Entrepreneur who helped raise cash for female stowaway’ 1892 - 1963 Share this: In Empire Windrush folklore, Jamaican businessman and racing enthusiast Eustace Melbourne is remembered for being instrumental...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 12, 2024 | PIONEERS
MARY McLACHLAN PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘Passenger who founded UK’s oldest Black Pentecostal church’ Share this: When Mary McLachlan boarded the Empire Windrush with her family, she did not know that one day she would be at the helm of Britain’s...
