Name

Interest

Esma Turner

Seeking information on Joseph HARTLAND between the years 1801 and 1813. Joseph  was christened in Bosbury on 1 October 1780. Joseph married Hannah FARMER on 5 DEC 1799 at Bosbury, daughter Jane born 1801. Herefordshire Removal Order placed upon Joseph & Hannah HARTLAND in 1801 from Bosbury to Castle Froom which was respited.

Have found Joseph & Hannah under the surname ARKELL in Bredon in 1813 for the christening of John , then James 1815, Mary Ann 1817, Samuel 1819, Thomas 1821, George 1823, Joseph 1826, & Sarah 1829. Joseph Snr. died in 1830 and is buried at Bredon, Worcestershire. All  Bredon entries under the name of ARKELL.

Why? What happened between 1801 and 1813 is the question.

Joseph Jnr. 1826 emigrated to Australia in 1851 under the surname ARKELL, but his signature is clearly ‘Joseph Hartland’, so when he married in Sydney he reverted to the HARTLAND name, and I descend from that union. I have submitted my HARTLAND history in book form to the Tewkesbury Library & any-one is welcome to study it.

Any suggestions gratefully received.

Pam Brogan

Andy Head

Rice Family: I (Pam) was also in touch with someone called Alan Fincher, but lost his address. My grandfather was a Fincher and lived at Bredon until he married, with his mother and stepfather Edward William Upstone. If you know anyone researching either of these families I would love to get in touch. I have done loads of research on the Flinchers, but none on the Upstones.

Alan Edgecombe

Descendants to Tewkesbury  in 1620 when Edward Edgecombe married Blance (Brush). I am interested in Tewkesbury around that time. Plus an interest in the Tewkesbury Edgecombe's various spellings. 

Linda Hansen

Gummery/Gomery Family.

Maree Di Lodovico

The Mann family - watermen and connected with Turks Head public house.

Angus Townley

Family of Nelson Townley, the former Town Crier.

Daphne Symon

ROBERTS family who lived at 112 High St. Tewkesbury and ran the bakery business from there. Also Walter and Gilbert Roberts both killed during World War 1. Wooden cross memorial to Walter in Tewkesbury Abbey beside the Roll of Honour.

Joyce Weight

I am Gloucester-born so have a direct line back to a Richard Hatch, married in 1598 in Tewkesbury to Elinore (Barston) Woodward - widow. Barston, Bulstrode, Hatch, Surman  of the early 1600s (Bulstrode and Hatch - lawyers).

Richard Morris

Tewkesbury Abbey, 20-21 High Street, Barsanti Tea Rooms

Shirley Baynes

Death of William Charles Chandler, 1880; and a dispute about a will; also John Kear and his daughter Eliza who married W C Chandler.

Alan Snarey

Firkins Cider Factory at Fiddington.

Nigel Druce

Stoke Orchard Airfield.

John Dixon

Tewkesbury and the Slave Trade - its profits and its abolition.

Stephanie Loud of 8, Anning Road, Lyme Regis, Dorset. DT7 3DZ

I am interested to contact any member of the ROBERT'S Family who were related to CHARLES ROBERTS married to EMILY PRICE they are found on the 1901 census living at Shuthonger, Twyning but moved to TEWKESBURY soon after as in 1916 they lived at MYTHE BRIDGE, TEWKESBURY. They had 3 children in 1901, their names were: Arthur Roberts aged 6 (who was in fact not a Robert's but a son she had before she married), EMILY ROBERTS aged 2 & CHARLES ROBERTS aged 5 months.

Warren Sheppard, Nelson, New Zealand

Henry SHEPPARD, Lacemaker/Mechanic with Nunn Freeman & Brown; landlord of the Britannia Inn in the High Street.

The other name of interest would be:-

George Freeman,  late of Cheltenham (1833-) Part owner of the lace-making firm of Nunn, Freeman & Brown. He also had several other business and land interests.

 Liz Jack , Journal Editor of GFHS

John Gwinnett of 17th century

Ann Broekman (supplier of photos)

William and Annie Wood (nee Chandler) and they lived at Back of Avon.  William Wood worked as a bargeman on the river. The Woods were a large family. My father Robert was the youngest; his sister Blanch married Charles Pockett, the lock-keeper at Upper Lode Lock.

 Sue Stafford, GFHS

Thomas Healey of Apperley.

 Maitland Kalton 

Wynyard’s School & Diana Bartlett, a former teacher.

Ian Pattinson

Smith family from Wacton Norfolk who moved here in 1900.

John Pocock

Tewkesbury Operatic Society, put on a production of Pirates Of Penzance 1934/5, does anyone  have any photos of this event, or any information on Herbert Thomas Hurley who took part in this production.

Claire Bodilly

Broadwell's living in Tewkesbury. Also looking for Meredith's living in Deerhurst / Apperley and in particular any information on William Frederick Bodilly who was married to Mary Ann Meredith. He was living at Walton Hill Cottages, Deerhurst on the 1901 census, but can find no records of his death.