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From Flints to Fireplaces

The Story of the Olby Family through
the 19th and 20th Centuries

Paperback, 69 pages with
over 40 illustrations

ISBN 0-9552046-0-7
[978-0-9552046-0-9]

From Flints to Fireplaces From Flints to Fireplaces traces the history of some of the descendants of Robert Olby and Frances Overed from humble beginnings as gunflint makers in Brandon to their eventual success as builder's merchants in Ramsgate, Penge, Bognor Regis and Lewisham.


[Robert, Frances and their children]

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Author : Chris Newall
Last update : 23rd April 2020