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Photocopy of document giving information on Samuel Hodgkinson from 1823 his marriage and descendants.
Also photocopy of black and white photograph taken by Walter Bright (son of Samuel) of the opening of Marple Bridge Congregational School in 1906.

Eight printed pages with information on the Poor Law / Jurors / Poor Law Removals in Mellor & Ludworth. "Brief Observations on Mellor & Hayfield" from 1770 by John Smith from Matlock

Computer printout of BMD records giving information on the population of Marple in 1630 (7 pages ) and family details for 1584 - 1631 (seventeen double sided pages) taken from Church Records.

Photocopy of single page on card of the 1794 Land Tax Assessment for the Township of Marple.

Photocopies of two A3 pages of the orginal handwritten ledger for Land Tax Assessments for Cheshire, Stockport Division for the Township of Marple dated 1780

Photocopies of 8 pages from the original handwritten ledger for the Land Tax Assessments for the year 1799 in the County of Chester for the Township of Marple

Photocopy of John Braddock Walmsley will dated 1856 estate & effects to wife Caroline, Codicil dated 1857.
Photocopy of Charles Walmsley will dated 1841 estate & effect to wife Betty. Codicil dated 1849.

Handwritten pedigree of the Walmsleys starting in 1799 with Charles Attorney. Research notes including BMD and Trade Directory information.

Email with information from London Gazette 1857 : Notice of Mr William Thomas Walmsley bankruptcy. Typed article from Stockport Express 1854 reporting pocket picking incident to Mr W Walmsley. Information regarding Mrs Mary Woodiwiss mortgager to…

Photocopy of 36 typed pages entitled " Education in High Lane - How it all began" by Judith Wilshaw giving history of the Education in High Lane from the reign of Queen Victoria to the 1970's

Photocopies of 1841 - 1911 census records for Walmsley family
1851 census records for Hollins Fold : Mill Workers.
Marriage Cert for Samuel & Adelaide 1849.
Death certificates for John Braddock Walmsley 1857
Charles Edward 1860, Margaret Ann…

Handwritten notes on death of Samuel Hodgkinson.
Typed notice from Stockport Advertiser 1899 regarding the "Strange disappearance" of William Walmsley.
Funeral notice from Stockport Advertiser 1901 for Samuel Hodgkinson JP aged 79.
Notice of death…

Two colour photographs of Samuel & Adelaide Hodgkinson grave at All Saints Church.
Email correspondence with burial records of the Hodgkinson and Walmsleys family.

Five typed pages giving development of education in Marple starting from 1780's to 2004 with History of Cheadle & Marple Sixth Form College
Produced by Judith Wilshaw

Two photographs showing Michael , Edward and Geoffrey Walton outside Chadkirk Chapel.
Black & White photograph showing Michael, Edward & Geoffrey Walton in choir regalia from the 1950's.
Colour photograph showing the the same trio taken about 2000.

Photocopied pages from "The Old Halls, Manors & Families of Derbyshire" Vol.1 Pages 151 - 154 : Tilley giving history of Mellor Hall.

Two photocopied pages extracted from "Derbyshire Leaders : Social & Political" with a chapter referring to Charles Dauntesey Langley Greenhalgh who was Lord of the Manor of Mellor, Freemason and lived in Mellor Hall (1800's)

Six photocopied pages from "Mellor Heritage" by A Ashworth & T Oldham giving information on the first families of Mellor Hall.

Various pages with information and research material on Wybersley Hall :
a. Handwritten schedule listing the material held at Stockport Library relating to Wybersley Hall.
b. Photocopy of Page of Kelly's Directory from 1923 Sir William Barton MP,…

Miscellaneous material extracted from various source and dates with information relating to Wybersley Hall :

a. Pages 186 & 187 from Stockport Ancient & Modern Vol.2 : 1892 Heginbotham H containing brief history of the Hall and connection to the…

Numerous photocopies of Black & White and colour photographs of the Lime Kilns, tramway and surrounding area taken at various dates showing decline.
Dates vary from 1900's when the Lime Kilns were abandoned.

Photocopy of indenture dated 1921 between Frederick C Arkwright to Bernard C King for lease of The Old Mill House (Bleak House) with plan referring to the site of the Old Mineral Mill.

Five downloaded pages from Marple Website under the heading "Whats Happening to Oldknow's Lime Kilns?" produced by Marple Civic Society to highlighting the impending archaeological survey and future activities at the Lime Kilns as part of the…

Photocopies of maps showing location of Lime Kilns and surrounding area from various dates, 1850 to 2006

Six double sided typed pages extracted from John Farey's "General view of Agriculture in Derbyshire" 1813 with description of the Lime Kilns, transport system and schedules of sales particulars of works in the vicinity of the Lime Kilns in Marple