Sue Wilkes

I'm an author specialising in family history, social history, industrial history and literary biography. Real stories; real people; real lives.

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Schools and School Registers

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My latest feature for Who Do You Think You Are? magazine focuses on school registers, which are a wonderful resource for tracing your an...
Thursday, 21 November 2013

Kindertransport Live

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A new play looking at the experiences of child evacuees during WWII is being performed at theatres and railway stations across the UK .  The...
Thursday, 7 November 2013

Chester Library Talk: Regency Cheshire

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Just a reminder that I'll be giving a talk at Chester Library on 30 November from 2-3pm as part of the library's 'Jane Austen...

Narrow Windows, Narrow Lives on Kindle!

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My book ' Narrow Windows, Narrow Lives : The Industrial Revolution in Lancashire', published by The History Press , is now out on ...
Thursday, 31 October 2013

Jane Austen's Portrait For Sale

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You can read the story here on my Jane Austen blog.

Cheshire Soulcakers

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The quiet Cheshire villages of Antrobus and Comberbach have their own very special celebrations for All Hallows’ Eve - the Soul-caker...
Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Baby Days

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The new royal baby , Prince George, will be baptised on Wednesday 23 September at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace . Although yo...
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Sue Wilkes
Cheshire, United Kingdom
I'm the author of several social history books and family history guides. My new book, Young Workers of the Industrial Age, for Pen and Sword, is out now. I'm a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. I write for adults and children. I like toast, crisp clear autumn mornings, and haunting secondhand bookshops. Je suis Européenne.
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