I set my watch... : the story of a family in Greenwich and beyond /Celia Smith.

In this book the author traces the history of her maternal grandmother's family, who lived in Greenwich for many years. When the author's mother died, a quantity of diaries, letters and manuscripts were discovered, which led her to investigate further. The family had always believed that a distant ancestor had come to England with George I and the author explores this further. Other family members had connections with people such as Robert Browning, Charles Dickens and members of the Royal family. As well as telling the stories of her ancestors, the author provides information about life in and around Greenwich up until 1923. There are many colour photographs and an illustration showing part of the 1867 Ordnance Survey map of Greenwich.