Dovedale

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Where it all began!

My great grandfather John Plant (known as Jack) was the grave digger at Mappleton church, St Mary. He married Francoise Chevenia, a coloured lady bought over from Mauritius to work as a maid at the Manor House in Mappleton. They lived at Rose Cottage for about 13 years. Their son, John Frederick (Freddie), was born after the war in 1920. Although Francoise met an early death in 1928 John and Freddie remained at Rose Cottage. Freddie even brought his Yorkshire-born wife to live here. They lived there for several years but were forced to move because the house was to small for their growing family. My mother Patricia was born at Rose Cottage like her father before her, and still to ...read more here
A memory of Mappleton contributed by Marie Spencer

Mathers of Kniveton

My grandad was Thomas Richard Mather (b 1890) he married Emma Ann Twigg (b 1890 Parwich).  His mother kept the Post Office at Kniveton and was a dressmaker, Esther Mather.  His brothers were blacksmiths and wheelwrights.  His cottage was next to the Red Lion in James Lane.  I have several photos I can share.

Gwen
A memory of Kniveton contributed by Gwen Cooper

brassington in 1800

I am interested in your scottish/brassington connection. Mygt gt gt gt grandfather is supposed to related to Rob Roy MacGregor and indeed our tartan was the MacGregor tartan. I know he was born according to the census in 1841 in Brassington in 1796 but cannot find any records of his birth in the parish records although the person in charge of the parish records said that he had heard a rumour that there once was a person related to Rob Roy who lived in Brassington. Can anyone throw any light on this. His name was Thomas Bonser White. my email is jackiegear@hotmail.com
A memory of Brassington contributed by jackie gear

The Taylors of Well Street

My father was Arthur Marsden Taylor born in Elton 1896, he had two brothers
William (1900) and Benjamin Aaron (1890), their mother was Sarah Ann Taylor (no father named), and her mother I believe Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Robert Taylor (b Brassington 1823) and Martha Staley (b Elton 1821).  Martha's mother was Elizabeth Staley and her brother was Benjamin. I know that Aaron senior, son of Robert, went to live in Moor Lane with wife, another Sarah Ann and baby Mary Ellen, he was a lead miner. I don't know if my father went to Elton school or not as I always thought he lived in Youlgreave. He went into the Great War before he was 18, he joined the Nottingham ...read more here
A memory of Elton contributed by Gwen Cooper