Salway

The Salway Line

St.-Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Another adventure my brother and I (Charles Rowe) would like to hear Father tell. The ship he was sailing in had long been becalmed, no wind came to fill the sail and the ship just drifted. They were running short of food and their water had all gone. Father had...

Memorial Day

“We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie in Flanders Fields.”John McCrae Haslam and Broadbents: Sgt. Leslie John McMurray Leslie John McMurray Virtual Memorial Cardston Historical Society Fallen Soldiers Charles Broadbent Haslam Charles Broadbent Haslam Virtual...

St Peter Port, Guernsey

It had not been my father’s plan to go to Jersey when he did, they had intended to emigrate to Australia, taking advantage of an easy emigration, but after they had packed all their goods, and were all ready to go, the emigrations stopped, so we just crossed over to...

Charles LeBoutillier Rowe

Charles LeBoutillier Rowe as told by his daughter Eva Mary Rowe Salway. Charles LeBoutillier Rowe, was born 18 July 1865 in Jersey, Channel Island. Probably in the town of Grouville, his father was Thomas Rowe, son of Benjamin and Mary Doncaster Rowe of Tavistock, Devonshire, England. His mother was Mary...