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My Great Great Grandfather was  a farmer and the owner of Leawood Pitts from around 1848 to 1892. His name was John Clemson and he farmed about 46 acres. He had a wife, Mary, and seven children. I have a photograph of the ...Read more

A memory of High Offley in 1860 by Jennifer Nottingham

In 1851 my Grandfather had a sixty acre farm at 109 Finkle Street in Thorne. His name was also Richard and his wife's name was Harriet. Is there anyone in Thorne that could share any information with me about the Watson family in Thorne. ...Read more

A memory of Thorne in 1860 by Richard Watson

Actually this memory via my father and grandfather go back further than 1860. My great-great-grandfather, Richard Seanor, got interested in match making and went to London to find out the process etc. He then came back to ...Read more

A memory of Rothwell in 1860 by Eric Seanor

My gg grandfather Richard Parkinson had a 200 acre farm in Roeburndale in the 1850s. Does anybody have any information about the ancesters of the Parkinson family? I would be grateful of any news, thank you.

A memory of Wray in 1860 by Michael Parkinson

Samuel Seward farmed at Whitstone Cross he had 60 acres, he also had a housekeeper named Elizabeth Vincent with whom he had 13 children out of wedlock. All the children survived childhood and I wonder if there are any relatives ...Read more

A memory of Whitestone in 1860 by John Ball

At the bottom of Willsbridge and Brockham hills, on a busy Bath to Bristol road, stands an unassuming little building called The Queen's Head public house. Unlike other pubs in the vicinity, The Queen's ...Read more

A memory of Willsbridge in 1860 by Paul Townsend

My Great, Great Grandfather, Thomas Evans was the original owner of The Plough. While doing some research into my family tree I discovered in the 1861 Wales Census that he was listed as a farmer(owner of 10 acres of land) ...Read more

A memory of Gresford in 1860 by Gail Lalonde

The Holgate family lived in Halton East from the 1600s they were butchers, straw hat makers, quarrymen and general labourers. My gt gt grandma was Elizabeth Holgate, she was a farmer of 12 acres and although ...Read more

A memory of Halton East in 1860 by Susan Powell

My gt.gt.gt. grandfather, John Alcock and his brother William Alcock farmed in Old Woodhall from around 1850 to 1882. John and his wife Elizabeth both have gravestones in the old St. Margaret's churchyard (sadly now ...Read more

A memory of Old Woodhall in 1860 by Barbara Kirton