Hollinsclough

Michael Hanson

I have been using the excellent transcription of the Harpur Crewe North Staffs Estate catalogue to supplement a note (16 pages) I have prepared on the Goulds of Herbage who farmed there for six generations from before 1540: the farm was lot 162 of 184 acres in 1951. William Gould (1655-1725) left Her...

Liz Thompson

Hi I am trying to trace the Wardle family of Fough Farm,they seem to have moved there in the early 1800's late 1700's. I have traced the earliest Wardle back to Alstonefield, but I wondered if you would know any more? My G G Grandfather was William Wardle who died at Highcliff Farm at Cowdale in 1919, and I...

Kenneth bennett

My great grandfather was William Bennett on august 26 1866 he married alice wardle from washgats but on the register it says her father was James Townsend can anyone help me k bennetton kbnn4@aol.com

Thomas Weston

I have been researching the weston family for a while now, anyone else doing so? Please feel free to email me at tomtmw@gmail.com thanks, Tom.

Mark Sweetmore

I'm trying to find out any information if anybody can help with regards to my Great , Great grandparents who lived at Dove Head Cottage (Brandside) any photos etc

Anonymous

I no longer seem to be able to see the harpur crewe sale map can anyone please help?

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harry wheeldon

Does anyone know of the earliest reference to High Wheeldon ?

Victoria Hardy

Hallo, My name is Victoria Hardy. I have been researching my family tree for many years now but the thing that I am still stuck on is my Great Great Grandfather William Harrison. He was born 3rd May 1829 and had a twin brother named Joseph. Two older siblings Thomas and Sarah. Their parents Thomas (born i...

Jill Gatenby

Would like to hear from any relations of my grandfather and greatgrandfather, both called James Brunt and living around Flash / Hollinsclough areas. Also any information about their homes, Winterside and Summerseat. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Marion

Are there any gravestones or tombs with inscriptions to the Gaunt family of Summer Hill, Quarnford in the 18th century? I visited Flash last Saturday and checked gravestones around the church. I did not have time to look at all of the stones & tombs because there are so many. I am particularly inte...

Malcolm Brunt

My family lived at the Royal Cottage from about 1830 to the 1960s when my great Uncle Jack and his wife Agnes retired. I’m putting together a history of the Brunt family and would like any information or pictures of the Royal Cottage. I believe that the Royal Cottage was previously known as the Moor ****...

Andrew Screen

Hi I wondered if anyone had any memories of the filming of Murrain during 1975 in the village? The play can be viewed on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_pTzBqrQ0s and there are many shots of the area and the village. The play was written by Nigel Kneale and featured Bernard Lee, who w...

Lynda

Hi Hazel, I've been to Lichfield & looked up the baptism of George Moss in the Quarnford parish registers. 12th May 1805 George, son of George & Keziah Moss of Coldshaw was baptised. Colshaw is in Hollinsclough parish. Hope this helps, Lynda

Anonymous

Hello there. As a teenager I attended the Frank Wheldon school in Nottingham and during year 8 I visited the old school house as part of a school trip. We stayed there and we heard the rumours that it was haunted by a woman nicknamed "Mad Molly" who had supposedly hung herself in the attic I re...

Angela Taylor

Trying to find out about the Tunnicliffes from barrowmoor particularly Frederick Moses Tunnicliffe. I have a photo of E H Tunnicliffe a machine gunner presumably in WW2 Does anyone know who he is?

David Gregory

My mother aways referred to the hill climbing out of Glutton Bridge to top of the Yeld as Chesford Bank. She had been told that in mediaeval times the hill was the site of cheese rolling fairs down to the river at the bottom. Is the hill still referred to as Chesford Bank or something similar?

David Gregory

From Staffordshire Museum Service I recently purchased a photograph of Sam Sykes in his cobbler's workshop in Longor. I was intrigued to see hanging on the wall behind him what appears to be a fiddle, by the size I would think it was a Viola. Can anyone remember being told or reading that Sam was a fid...

Abbey

Hello, we are looking for a house to rent in the beautiful village of Hollinsclough, or the surrounding area. My children started to attend Hollingsclough primary school in May and we have fell in love with the area, I have been actively searching everyday for something but nothing has come up...

Rex

I thought these may be useful for family research in this area Where a (x) is shown the couples also appear for baptisms on St. Pauls, Quarnford Register A ? means the name maybe incorrect Widowers (widr) & Widows shown otherwise batchelor or spinster 1 Joseph Wain x= Elizabeth Brocklehurst 1...

Elizabeth

Still doing my family history and I wondered if there are any Wardles still in the area? I'm looking for descendants of William and Hannah Wardle in particular to help me fill some gaps. Any help would be muchly appreciated. Liz Thompson

Mark R

Dear fellow Moorlanders You may not have heard of the recent planning application in Cresswell (part of the parish of Draycott-in-the Moors) when plans to double the hamlet’s number of houses (by 170 homes), as well as to double the size of the hamlet’s business park – all on Greenfield sites – were ap...

simon clarkson

Searching for any reference to Clarkson around 1745 to 1800. I know Anthony clarkson married in alstonfield around 1770. I am looking for his father, who was a member of the Jacobite army and stayed in the area after the retreat. The family settled in Long or.

Victoria

We will be holding a local history exhibition at Flash Village Hall from Saturday 30th August until Saturday 13th September 2014. At the moment this is in the planning stage but the hall is booked. Although the main exhibits will cover Flash & Hollinsclough we hope to gather more from other par...

David Gregory

I know this isn't strictly Hollinsclough but it is next door and I'd welcome anyone's considerations on my problem. My GG Grandmother Judith Lomas married Joseph Hodgkinson of Shellow Farm, at Chelmorton in Jan. 1832. I can't pick up the trail for Judith's parents. In the 1851 Census Returns she wa...

Anonymous

If anyone in interested, the Staffordshire Parish Registers Society have just published their transcription of the Quarnford parish registers; baptisms 1744 - 1899, marriages 1744 - 1754 (there are no later marriage registers) and burials 1744 - 1902. They are also available to pre-order form t...

Mark

Does anybody have a copy of any Baptism records with the name Micheal Cowper Lomas Wardle born dun-cows grove/greave 1809 i'm trying to take my tree to the next level. the names lomas/Wardle and Cowper seem to be on many records around Hollinsclough, I'm sure I'm close just can't get his birth recor...

Rex

Perhap these are some of Julies ancestors shown are the Gould familys shown on Quarnford Parish Register from 1744 - 1847 for baptisms and 1870 for deaths. Mrs Parker finished trancribing the register last year and gave me a copy she said "owing to the poor quality of some of the Fiches it was not...

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	Herbage Farm/Gould family (Preview) I have been using the excellent transcription of the Harpur Crewe North Staffs Estate catalogue to supplement a note (16 pages) I have prepared on the Goulds of Herbage who farmed there for six generations from before 1540: the farm was lot 162 of 184 acres in 1951. William Gould (1655-1725) left Her...	Michael Hanson	6	2024	Feb 20, 2026 by Julie
	Wardle family of Fough Farm (Preview) Hi I am trying to trace the Wardle family of Fough Farm,they seem to have moved there in the early 1800's late 1700's. I have traced the earliest Wardle back to Alstonefield, but I wondered if you would know any more? My G G Grandfather was William Wardle who died at Highcliff Farm at Cowdale in 1919, and I...	Liz Thompson	17	9764	Mar 27, 2025 by k bennett
	Family history (Preview) My great grandfather was William Bennett on august 26 1866 he married alice wardle from washgats but on the register it says her father was James Townsend can anyone help me k bennetton kbnn4@aol.com	Kenneth bennett	0	411	Mar 26, 2025 by Kenneth bennett
	Anyone researching the Weston family? (Preview) I have been researching the weston family for a while now, anyone else doing so? Please feel free to email me at tomtmw@gmail.com thanks, Tom.	Thomas Weston	0	381	Aug 18, 2024 by Thomas Weston
	Wardle Family (Preview) I'm trying to find out any information if anybody can help with regards to my Great , Great grandparents who lived at Dove Head Cottage (Brandside) any photos etc	Mark Sweetmore	2	663	Feb 11, 2024 by Mark
	harpur crewe sale map (Preview) I no longer seem to be able to see the harpur crewe sale map can anyone please help?	Anonymous	1	994	Jun 3, 2022 by Anonymous
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	high wheeldon (Preview) Does anyone know of the earliest reference to High Wheeldon ?	harry wheeldon	7	3413	Feb 19, 2021 by Anonymous
	Harrison Family (Preview) Hallo, My name is Victoria Hardy. I have been researching my family tree for many years now but the thing that I am still stuck on is my Great Great Grandfather William Harrison. He was born 3rd May 1829 and had a twin brother named Joseph. Two older siblings Thomas and Sarah. Their parents Thomas (born i...	Victoria Hardy	0	1042	Jan 28, 2020 by Victoria Hardy
	James Brunt (Flash) (Preview) Would like to hear from any relations of my grandfather and greatgrandfather, both called James Brunt and living around Flash / Hollinsclough areas. Also any information about their homes, Winterside and Summerseat. Any information would be greatly appreciated.	Jill Gatenby	8	9235	Dec 15, 2019 by Anonymous
	Gaunt family of Summer Hill (Preview) Are there any gravestones or tombs with inscriptions to the Gaunt family of Summer Hill, Quarnford in the 18th century? I visited Flash last Saturday and checked gravestones around the church. I did not have time to look at all of the stones & tombs because there are so many. I am particularly inte...	Marion	5	4263	Nov 7, 2019 by Anonymous
	Royal Cottage (Preview) My family lived at the Royal Cottage from about 1830 to the 1960s when my great Uncle Jack and his wife Agnes retired. I’m putting together a history of the Brunt family and would like any information or pictures of the Royal Cottage. I believe that the Royal Cottage was previously known as the Moor ****...	Malcolm Brunt	0	1188	Nov 2, 2018 by Malcolm Brunt
	TV play filmed in village 1975 (Preview) Hi I wondered if anyone had any memories of the filming of Murrain during 1975 in the village? The play can be viewed on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_pTzBqrQ0s and there are many shots of the area and the village. The play was written by Nigel Kneale and featured Bernard Lee, who w...	Andrew Screen	0	1239	Oct 28, 2018 by Andrew Screen
	Moss Family of Hollinsclough (Preview) Hi Hazel, I've been to Lichfield & looked up the baptism of George Moss in the Quarnford parish registers. 12th May 1805 George, son of George & Keziah Moss of Coldshaw was baptised. Colshaw is in Hollinsclough parish. Hope this helps, Lynda	Lynda	14	6596	Oct 18, 2018 by Anonymous
	The Ghost of "Mad Molly" (Preview) Hello there. As a teenager I attended the Frank Wheldon school in Nottingham and during year 8 I visited the old school house as part of a school trip. We stayed there and we heard the rumours that it was haunted by a woman nicknamed "Mad Molly" who had supposedly hung herself in the attic I re...	Anonymous	2	3494	Dec 7, 2017 by Anonymous
	Tunnicliffes (Preview) Trying to find out about the Tunnicliffes from barrowmoor particularly Frederick Moses Tunnicliffe. I have a photo of E H Tunnicliffe a machine gunner presumably in WW2 Does anyone know who he is?	Angela Taylor	2	3906	Apr 18, 2017 by Anonymous
	Chesford (Cheeseford) Bank? (Preview) My mother aways referred to the hill climbing out of Glutton Bridge to top of the Yeld as Chesford Bank. She had been told that in mediaeval times the hill was the site of cheese rolling fairs down to the river at the bottom. Is the hill still referred to as Chesford Bank or something similar?	David Gregory	0	2150	Feb 18, 2017 by David Gregory
	Did Sam Sykes play the fiddle? (Preview) From Staffordshire Museum Service I recently purchased a photograph of Sam Sykes in his cobbler's workshop in Longor. I was intrigued to see hanging on the wall behind him what appears to be a fiddle, by the size I would think it was a Viola. Can anyone remember being told or reading that Sam was a fid...	David Gregory	0	1943	Feb 3, 2017 by David Gregory
	House to rent in Hollinsclough or surrounding area (Preview) Hello, we are looking for a house to rent in the beautiful village of Hollinsclough, or the surrounding area. My children started to attend Hollingsclough primary school in May and we have fell in love with the area, I have been actively searching everyday for something but nothing has come up...	Abbey	0	1892	Aug 7, 2016 by Abbey
	Longnor Weddings 1813-1825 (Preview) I thought these may be useful for family research in this area Where a (x) is shown the couples also appear for baptisms on St. Pauls, Quarnford Register A ? means the name maybe incorrect Widowers (widr) & Widows shown otherwise batchelor or spinster 1 Joseph Wain x= Elizabeth Brocklehurst 1...	Rex	0	4534	Oct 17, 2015 by Rex
	Wardles of Leecote/Leycote and Fough (Preview) Still doing my family history and I wondered if there are any Wardles still in the area? I'm looking for descendants of William and Hannah Wardle in particular to help me fill some gaps. Any help would be muchly appreciated. Liz Thompson	Elizabeth	0	2088	Aug 3, 2015 by Elizabeth
	Rural areas need to watch out over housing plans (Preview) Dear fellow Moorlanders You may not have heard of the recent planning application in Cresswell (part of the parish of Draycott-in-the Moors) when plans to double the hamlet’s number of houses (by 170 homes), as well as to double the size of the hamlet’s business park – all on Greenfield sites – were ap...	Mark R	0	2171	Apr 7, 2015 by Mark R
	clarkson (Preview) Searching for any reference to Clarkson around 1745 to 1800. I know Anthony clarkson married in alstonfield around 1770. I am looking for his father, who was a member of the Jacobite army and stayed in the area after the retreat. The family settled in Long or.	simon clarkson	0	2231	Jan 12, 2015 by simon clarkson
	Local History Exhibition 2014 (Preview) We will be holding a local history exhibition at Flash Village Hall from Saturday 30th August until Saturday 13th September 2014. At the moment this is in the planning stage but the hall is booked. Although the main exhibits will cover Flash & Hollinsclough we hope to gather more from other par...	Victoria	1	3805	Oct 6, 2014 by Anonymous
	Judith Lomas (Preview) I know this isn't strictly Hollinsclough but it is next door and I'd welcome anyone's considerations on my problem. My GG Grandmother Judith Lomas married Joseph Hodgkinson of Shellow Farm, at Chelmorton in Jan. 1832. I can't pick up the trail for Judith's parents. In the 1851 Census Returns she wa...	David Gregory	2	2811	Mar 7, 2014 by Anonymous
	Quarnford parish register transcription (Preview) If anyone in interested, the Staffordshire Parish Registers Society have just published their transcription of the Quarnford parish registers; baptisms 1744 - 1899, marriages 1744 - 1754 (there are no later marriage registers) and burials 1744 - 1902. They are also available to pre-order form t...	Anonymous	0	3330	Dec 9, 2013 by Anonymous
	Micheal Wardle baptism record 1809/10 (Preview) Does anybody have a copy of any Baptism records with the name Micheal Cowper Lomas Wardle born dun-cows grove/greave 1809 i'm trying to take my tree to the next level. the names lomas/Wardle and Cowper seem to be on many records around Hollinsclough, I'm sure I'm close just can't get his birth recor...	Mark	2	4269	Aug 15, 2013 by Victoria
	Gold in Quarnford (Preview) Perhap these are some of Julies ancestors shown are the Gould familys shown on Quarnford Parish Register from 1744 - 1847 for baptisms and 1870 for deaths. Mrs Parker finished trancribing the register last year and gave me a copy she said "owing to the poor quality of some of the Fiches it was not...	Rex	0	3328	May 5, 2013 by Rex
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