A Few Memoirs Of The Late John Samuel Nolan
| Born: | 6th January 1874 39 Roscoe Street, Oldham, Lancashire, England |
| Died: | 13th June 1951 Wanslea, Lake Road, Ambleside, Westmorland, England |
| Buried: | St. Bees Churchyard, Cumberland, England, beside his first wife, Martha Anne Sides, who was born in Cockermouth on the 8th May 1872. |
This is an account written my grandpa's father John Samuel Nolan, of events when he was a young man.
In the 1890s he was one of many British men who travelled to South Africa to find work in the gold mines there. This is the story of that journey, and some memories and reflections of his life after he came back.
My grandpa says of his father:
"He was born in England, but I think the family left Ireland just in time to make him an Englishman, and to all intents and purposes he was an Irishman. He told a good story"
Memoires originally typed up by John Samuel's granddaughter Anne Macer (which made digitising all of this very easy - thank you Anne).
Update 2024: Cassette recording of my grandpa reading the final page of his father's account has been added.