| Researcher |
Name(s) researching |
|
Alice Spouge |
Spouge |
|
Tom Shead |
Thomas Jackson, Shead
My ancestors
the Sheads lived in Whitwell from the 17th century and during the 19th
century moved to pastures new after 1879. William Henry Shead b.1845 at
Cresswell married Betsy Candlin of Whitwell in 1869 and was a
Tailor at
the Vaults Hotel in Whitwell up to 1880 and emigrated to Manitoba,
Canada. I have a newspaper cutting from a Canadian Newspaper dated 1880
stating that William Henry Shead and a Thomas Jackson were visiting
Manitoba with the idea of purchasing land in Canada and taking 30
Whitwell families to form a Derbyshire Community. The Duke died in 1879
and two thirds of the workforce were laid off the building projects and
two of William's brothers went to Australia and William went to Canada
followed by his sisters family in 1903 to Canada.
My enquiry is
are there any of Thomas Jacksons descendants still living in the
Whitwell Area or any descendants of Whitwell families whose ancestors
went to form this Derbyshire Community in 1880?
Did the 30
Whitwell families actually go to form this community?
I am in touch
with the Great Grandson of William Henry Shead and his cousin and have
visited them in British Columbia and they are intending to visit
Derbyshire later this year. |
|
Val Warne |
YAW
I have just been reading through your
very interesting site as I am researching the Yaw family and thought one
branch, at least, had moved many years ago to your area.
Having seen the page giving a tribute to Les Yaw I know I am looking in
the right direction. I also think Muriel Yaw in Hodthorpe may belong to
the same family.
I am Jane Yaw's granddaughter amd together with a Garry Yaw from
another branch, we have put together an extensive list of Yaw ancestors
and descendants (over 200 at the last count)
If there are any Yaws in your society, or you know of any who would be
interested (George and Sarah Yaw being the common ancestors for us all)
please give them my email address and I would love to be in contact and
add them in.
I have loads of information that I am more than willing to share with
anyone |
|
Richard Morgan |
Ernest Goucher and Ralph Miller |
|
Joan Dunstan |
Hannah Otter (nee Stubbings) born in the
1870s in Whitwell |
| Susan & Idwal Evans |
Botham and Higgins |
| Keith McClellan |
Presley, Hardwick, Kitts, and Busby. |
| Peter Machin |
Brain and Machin Family |
| Stuart Richardson |
Carol Harrop |
| Jim Wright |
Burley Higgins |
| Beryl Pearce |
Marshall |
| Robert Stennett |
David Dawson |
| Brian Edge |
Edge, Pattison, Rollett/Rollitt, Colton |
|
Joanna Holland |
Hill, Stubbings and Rogers |
| Margaret
Mantaj |
Bartholamew |
|
|
Keith Taylor |
| Paul Bell |
Bell |
| Pete Hopkins |
Allison and Newton |
| John Hornby |
Streets |
| Ngaretta Sribar |
Candlin |
| Elizabeth McLennan |
Goacher |
| Vicki
Connors |
John Richard Edwards, Edwards |
| Roger Stubbings |
Stubbings |
| Marion
Burt |
Radford family |
| Sally Challinor |
Bromhead |
| Gillian Cutting |
Rotherham |
| Mike Clifford |
Hind |
|
Dennis FLAVELL |
CUTTS 18C - LUNN
18C - PLATTS 18th C to date - PROCTOR all - SALES 19C - WRIGHT 17C.
My
Gt.Grandfather George Proctor PLATTS was born Whitwell in 1843 and
married Fanny ROTHERFORTH . His mother was Christiana PLATTS baptised
1819 (Clowne). |
|
Ann Sutton |
Pacey, Pogmore and Pitchfork.
My
name was Pitchfork and I have researched back to Peter Pitchfork born
about 1746 and I would like to
Go
back further. Ann Pitchfork born to Elizabeth and another Peter
Pitchfork lived to 103 in Mansfield Notts. |
|
Dave Hardman |
Brunt
I am researching
my family history and would like to find out more about the Brunt family
who were in your village during the 19th century, I am particualrly
interested in
John Brunt who
was born in Whitwell c 1842
and his father
Jarvis Brunt who was born there about 1812 and also I think his parents
John and Hannah were also from Whitwell. Any help/information would be
greatly appreciated.
Thanks |
