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...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 12, 2024 | PIONEERS
Mortimer ‘Buddy’ Martin PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘Boxing manager who returned with five young hopefuls’ Share this: A candidate for the title of busiest man on the Empire Windrush must have been Jamaican- born Mortimer ‘Buddy’ Martin. He was a boxing...
by Ma8-_lPO9 | Mar 12, 2024 | PIONEERS
Joseph & Clara Luckhoo PIONEERS & CHAMPIONS ‘Final voyage for one of country’s top judges’ Share this: When Joseph Luckhoo travelled on the Empire Windrush with his wife, Clara, he was one of British Guiana’s top judges, having been the...
