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Jon. Hinchliffe and some Family History – A brief summary till Christmas 2018.

Born at home 56 Kyrle Road near Clapham common May 1961 Brother Owen 2.5 years older Mum Margaret – Dad Arnold – sort of Uncle Ron Crossland .
Moved Henderson Rd – Beartrix Potter Primary school 5-11
Emanuel School 11 till A levels . Met oldest friends , .
South Thames College for a year to improve grades .
Brunel University degree – scraped through .( 2.2 ) Mentor didn't like me living in a converted van ( the OX ) Joined the OAP “ Hiking “ club , Started shooting as a hobby
Started doing paid building work and “ homesteading “ - Living in a house whilst modernizing it
Met , fell in love and Married Julie Coker . Had Adam and Emma
Moved to the Isle of Wight after kids old enough for school about 1991 , Paintball and shooting then Diving – made friends through these .
Developed property there and started residential lettings business .
Built a Tank Museum ( with some help lol ) .
Brought up kids .
Adam worked for Safeway then Morrisons
Emma Portsmouth University reading History .
Moved to Whidbey Island USA Built home in Coupeville , joined local Gun club , went “ native – full Libertarian “
Adam worked for Careage then Christophers locally .
Emma studied for Masters/Phd at the University of Washington
Julie passed away and was cremated and her ashes interred at the local cemetery Sunnyside -
Had Issues with crook running museum . .
Founded new Charity All hell broke out – made papers !
Saved Museum again
Adam got new job at Safeway in Anacortes and moved in with his Girlfriend there .
Started airbandb business .
Girlfriend Linda moved in
Bought two building plots intending to build 3 new houses .
2018 Update  
Isle of Wight military and Heritage Museum ran with little input from me except for me deferring some rent  and operating the Trip Advisor page . Currently No 1 in Cowes and rated at 4.5/5
Small house at 84 Small lane moving to completion - expected July 2019 
Adam got engaged to Rhena Necco and I got engaged to Linda and the dates are set for the summer .
Emma worked on her doctorate - her film work and as a self employed executive home help to keep in the black . She has her own website here https://emmahinchliffe.com/   and here for videos https://vimeo.com/user57209491  Her next project is to be filmed in Italy though underfunded as usual .
Linda and me became favoured hosts for 501 on Airbnb which I christened The green Dragon Inn . It seems people like us and the way we operate our place .

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