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There was almost nothing added to the website
for a while, because of family reasons. I am still slowly catching
up and correspondence may be spasmodic |
| Dec 2006 |
Additions to:
- Strays:
Brian Greatorex has provided additional material from the 1871
census for the Manchester area for MILLER and SMITH |
| Nov 2006 |
New pages:
- Now included under 'Hatches, Matches and Dispatches' - Church Registers. Information
on all four new pages with very grateful thanks to Mike Spencer
for all his hard work:
1. Farley Congregational
Church Baptisms 1904 -1905. Two marriages, 1905 - 1906
2. Matlock
Bath Holy Trinity Banns, from 1846 - a selection of
3. Matlock
Bath Holy Trinity Burials, 1845-1866, a selection of
4. Starkholmes
Methodist Baptisms 1881-1895
5. Matlock
St Giles' Church Burials : Clerks Books, 1819, 1842 |
New pages:
- Images: three
new pages
1. Claremont,
Matlock, and Mr. Rowland. Charles Rowland built Rockside
and Claremont on Cavendish Road
2. Matlock
Bath from Lovers Walk, 1799 - b&w engraving from "The
Modern Universal British Traveller", with grateful
thanks to Deb Bensted
3. Matlock
Bath from the Temple House, 1810 - hand coloured |
New pages:
- The War Memorials:
1. Names on Scarthin's
War Memorial and information about the soldiers who died
2. Names on
Starkholmes' War Memorial and information about the soldiers
who died
- Matlock
Lists: The Nineteenth Century - Volunteer Infantry Lists Roll I. Militia (1809) | Matlock, Dethick and Lea Volunteers
(1803) | Wirksworth Battalion (1803 - 1808). The content isn't
new to the site, but the page is. This was originally part of
Nineteenth Century Lists |
Additions to:
1.Miscellany -
a small picture, sent by Jim Phelan, shows the arch through
to the old Police Station on Holme Road
2. Strays:
BRITTLE (2) - 1891 and 1901 - daur of a Matlock Bath policeman.
Thanks to Jim Phelan. Also NUTTALL in 1881 and SMITH in 1871
3. The War Memorials. Charles Beresford has kindly supplied photographs of the memorials
at Starkholmes and Scarthin. |
Link added:
- Matlock and Matlock Bath
index to Matlock Town Council's website |
| Oct 2006 |
New page:
- Matlock's
First World War Casualties Not Listed on the Memorial. They
may be Matlock born or have lived in Matlock and District. |
Additions to:
1. Images: Go to
the "Just
Images", Matlock page for a new picture of Riber, dating
from around 1933
2. Matlock Newspaper Cuttings - obituary from 1921 (TRAVIS)
3. The War Memorials. Peter Allen has very kindly sent images of china replicas of
Matlock Bath's War Memorial. The models were sold all over England,
and towns put on their own crest!
4. Matlock Bath's
War Memorial. The file name has changed. The page now includes
information about all the men commemorated on the memorial,
not just their names
5. Names on
Matlock's War Memorial and information about the soldiers who
died, Surnames A - J. The file name has changed and there
is much more information
6. Names on
Matlock's War Memorial and information about the soldiers who
died, Surnames K - W The file name has changed and there
is much more information
7. Strays:
7a. Four new people BROWN | SEARL (3) and additional info on
4 people in the 1871 census for Ashton Under Lyne, researched
by Brian Greatorex - BINNS | BURGESS | WALKER | WATERHOUSE
7b. Twelve new names found in 1901: APPLEBY | EDWARDS | HARGREAVES
| HOLLINGWORTH | MELLOR | SEENEY (2) | SPENCER | WESTCOMBE (3)
| WHITEHEAD
8. Wills:
See DALE in Wills 1858 onwards for who is mentioned
WILDGOOSE | WOODHOUSE - War Will |
| Sep 2006 |
New pages:
1. Nineteenth Century
Directories: one new transcript
- Matlock Parish:
Gazetteer and General Directory of Sheffield, and all the Townships,
Parishes and Villages Within the Distance of Twenty Miles Round
Sheffield by William White (1852) transcript of pp. 544-546
Compare the names with the residents in the 1851 census. Note:
The Scarthin residents are on a
separate page elsewhere on this website |
New pages:
- Images: three
new pages
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Additions to:
1. Matlock's
War Memorial. Stuart Brown has contributed a little more
about Pte. Carline, who was reported in the local paper of the
day as being named on the memorial but his name is not listed
2. Matlock. A
little more background info on the Band Stand from Colin Goodwyn
3. Matlock Newspaper Cuttings
3a. See 1858 about a railway accident. Thanks to Kathleen Flint.
3b. Also see 1851 for COLLINWOOD
3c. See 1856 Singular Capture of a Hawk
4. Public Notices
and Announcement, 1886 Woodland House and Wellington House
5. Strays: 1 new name
(JACQUES) in the 1871 census for Ashton Under Lyne, researched
by Brian Greatorex |
| Aug 2006 |
New page:
- Woodlands
School (Miss White's) & Oldham House Hydro
The hydro on Wellington Street, that had been run for many years
by the Davis family, was bought by two sisters after WW2 and
turned into a private school, which closed in 1965. Colin Goodwyn
has supplied a lovely postcard, postmarked 1912, and a history
of the school. There's a little about the Davis family, too |
Additions to:
- The Wolley Manuscripts,
Matlock : Small image of a tiny part of Adam Wolley's Will
included on the main index (first page) as part of a "face
lift". Also small additions to About, quoting Wolley's own description of his volumes and including
the same image. |
| July 2006 |
Additions to:
- Strays: 1 new name
(MASTER) and additional info on 4 people in the 1871 census
for Ashton Under Lyne, researched by Brian Greatorex |
| May 2006 |
Nineteenth
Century Lists: Before the Board at Bakewell, 1838 - 1841
Considered by Bakewell Board of Guardians on 5 Oct 1840
CARLINE COOK FOX REAVES WHESTON WOODHOUSE.
In Nov 1840 DIXON HENSTOCK RAWSON.
In 1841 CROWDER WALKER.
Feb 1841 [unable to Afford funeral] KILLER YOUNG
1840-1841 [Notes or minutes on] KILLER PEARSON YOUNG |
Additions to:
1. Strays: 477 new
names:
331 from the 1871 census for Lancashire, with over 90 people
researched in the Manchester area by Brian Greatorex and more
to come when time allows.
18 in Wales in the 1861census including the families of William
BUNTING and Robert KNOWLES in Holyhead, presumably waiting to
emigrate to the USA.
112 in Lancashire & 5 in Wales in the 1851 census.
1 COLLINGWOOD in 1891 in Wales and 3 CUMMING in YKS in 1861
(provided by David Bates)
11 Burials ASHTON | BELLAMY | BRITLAND | CLAY (2) | HOLDBROOK
| STEEPLES | WESTON (2)
WHEATCROFT | WILDGOOSE
Marriage: McBEATH
2. Wills:
See STEEL in Wills 1858 onwards | HARTLE - named in non Matlock
wills |
Link changed:
Link to 'Life in a Lens' changed on the Matlock
References page and the Images
-other pages and sites page |
| Apr 2006 |
Additions to:
- 1901 Census
Both ED 09 (initially only two pages) and ED 12 now transcribed
in full and surname indexed (1987 more names).
ED 09 is large, so split in two:
ED 09a covers
Crown Square, Bank Road, Greenhill Terrace, Rutland Street,
Wellington Street, Industrial Road, Chesterfield Road, Cavendish
Street, Matlock Moor, Cuckoostone, Greenhill Terrace, Oddfellows
Terrace.
ED 09b is
Wellington Street, Industrial Road, Chesterfield Road, St Joseph
Street, Pope Carr, Lime Grove Walk, Matlock Bank, New Street,
Oak Road, Richmond Terrace.
ED 12 covers
Yew Tree Farm (Hadfields) and Beresford, Littlemoor, Boggart
House, High Leas, Low Leas, Lea Bridge, Bow Wood, Castle Top,
Wood End, Wood Seats, Willersley, Willersley Lane, Starkholmes,
Wards End, Matlock Bath Gas Works, Hearthstone, Riber, Riber
Castle, Riber Hall and Riber Old Hall. |
Additions to:
- Wills:
See BRIDDON BODEN CAPENHURST EVANS SMITHURST VERLING in Wills
1858 onwards
BIRCH GREEN LOMAS NEWBOLD SPENCER TAYLOR WALL WALKER WALTON
- named in non Matlock wills
BRAILSFORD in pre 1858 lists |
| Mar 2006 |
Additions to:
- Nineteenth
Century Lists: Before the Board at Bakewell, 1838 - 1841
Considered by Bakewell Board of Guardians on 5 Apr 1841
- GREGORY | LUDLAM | MARTIN |
| Feb 2006 |
Additions to:
- Wills: 16 more
names added to Pre 1858 lists |
| Jan 2006 |
New pages:
1. Memorial Inscriptions
of Matlock People Found Overseas
Names in All Saints' Church, Via del Babuino, Rome
CLAYTON | CUMMING | EDLESTONE
With thanks to David Bates
2. Baptisms - St
Giles' Parish Church, 1672 - 1683
Bernie Freeman is almost at the end of his project to transcribe
the BTs
3. Burials
- St Giles' Parish Church, Additions
From time to time I receive details of burials that are not
included in the on site records (1668 - 1856). Here is an alphabetical
list of the extra names, which will be added to. These entries
are not included in the Surnames Index. All entries from Michael
Spencer, published here with kind permission
4. Images: Matlock:
View of Matlock From the Memorial Shows Matlock Bank and
Causeway Lane, with the newly built Cinema House |
Additions to:
1. FAQ: Old Maps (locating)
2. Matlock References: Link added to Newspapers in the East Midland and East of
England (Under Newspapers, National and Local)
3. Wills: See
BODEN | SMEDLEY | TAYLOR | WALL | WARD | WRIGHT - who / what
is mentioned
4. Matlock and Matlock
Bath Index. Three tiny images |
