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Starr’s Hotel in Finsbury Square

Starr’s Hotel in Finsbury Square

by paul.a.ricketts@gmail.com | Nov 17, 2021 | The Muller Family

Louis Muller’s Starr’s Hotel highlighted in the north of Finsbury Square from an old 1873 OS Map We believe that Jakob Louis Muller arrived in the Holburn District of London in the 1860s, after which he took a job as a waiter. He had emigrated from Baden...
The Mullers in Easebourne Street – Notes from my Mum

The Mullers in Easebourne Street – Notes from my Mum

by paul.a.ricketts@gmail.com | Feb 18, 2020 | The Muller Family

17 Easebourne Street, in Easebourne, Sussex is an ancient wattle and daub, timber-framed building. It was a fixture of my childhood and remains a major touchstone in our family history. This was where my grandparents (on the Muller side) lived. It was where my brother...
Charles Muller and the Sinking of HMT Lancastria

Charles Muller and the Sinking of HMT Lancastria

by paul.a.ricketts@gmail.com | Apr 9, 2019 | The Muller Family

By June 1940 the British Expeditionary Force had been pushed back to the French coast by the advancing German army. Among the thousands of British troops heading for the beaches was my great uncle Charles Muller, a sapper in the Royal Engineers. RMS Lancastria Fig 1....
Postcard from the Ancient City of Samaria

Postcard from the Ancient City of Samaria

by paul.a.ricketts@gmail.com | Sep 25, 2009 | The Muller Family

Home » People » The Muller Family Postcard from the Ancient City of Samaria Following the end of the First World War, my Grandfather, Arthur Muller, re-enlisted in the Somerset Light Infantry, and in 1920 was posted to Palestine. During his time there he collected...

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