Browse Items (158 total)

Material relating to Ben Hartley, artist from Mellor :
1. Illustrated invitation to an exhibition of Ben Hartley (1993 - 1996) paintings 1998. Illustration : "Entre Nous" by Ben Hartley
2. Notelet with Ben Hartley "Wild Horse" painting on…

Photocopies of Bridgwood family photographs, Lower Hall Cottages, Church Road, Mellor, John Bridgwood and family members.
Sent in by John Cross 2009.
Photocopies of colour photographs of John Bridgwood headstone.

Material on the Braddock family with regard to family history:
1. Handwritten Family Tree dating from 1790's
2. Correspondence with Robert Braddock Worley re family history research he is carrying out to locate Charles Braddock Attorney in…

Material on the Bradbury Family :
1. Printed family tree dating from 1190
2. E mail and handwritten correspondence from Ray Bradbury in Canada re Bradbury descendants 1999-2000 including Joseph Bradbury of Shird Fields and Birchenough.

Four pages of typed research information from Census Records covering Irish born people in Marple Bridge giving names, relationship to the head of the household etc. and distribution conclusions from 1851 to 1871.

Miscellaneous material relating to Joel Wainwright, his home, family, career and interests : “Marple’s First Historian” : copy of an article from Cheshire History 63 (2023). [pending] “The man behind the book” : typewritten copy of a lecture on…

Material relating to Aaron Eccles.
1.Photocopy of original Household and Business Accounts of Aaron Eccles covering the period 1817-1823 [source unknown]
2. Photocopy of the will of Isaac Eccles of Altrincham [father of Aaron] Yeoman 1817 [Cheshire…

Typed A4 document giving information on Alan Yarwood born 1953.
Alan Yarwood's Marple Hall Grammar School Year Reports from 1963 - 1970 donated from the Estate of Alan Yarwood.

Pouch containing material relating to the Wood Family with index listing :
1. Two page typed document giving details of the title deeds of Sycamore Farm.
2. Photocopies of wills of the Wood Family held at Lichfield Joint Record Office.
3.…

Photocopy and transcript of original apprenticeship indenture papers for John Waine. Apprenticed to Robert Bowden. Dated 4th Oct 1867.Original newspaper cutting from The Reporter of obituary of the "Death of Mr John Waine of Marple : Close of a…

Email correspondence with Ivor Blight regarding Sister Purdie who was nurse to King George V and Matron at Brabyns Hall.
Photocopies of newspaper reports on her being awarded Royal Red Cross : First Class 1929.
Sister Purdie is buried at All Saints…

Two page article from Inside Marple from July/August 2015 edition with article on Arthur Procter, his life in Marple and career as a photographer.

Miscellaneous material from Peter Dunn relating to the Ward Family of Marple Ridge End Farm including email information, photocopies of Black & White Photographs, census records, and handwritten family tree

E mail correspondence from Gail Clayton from Canada relating to Family research on the Clayton family several buried at All Saints Church,

Miscellaneous material relating to the Bellis, Fielding and Sharples family :
1. Photographs donated by Jean Bellis of family members.
2. Assorted census records used for family research.
3. Photocopies of Photographs and information from the…

Photocopy of unknown newspaper obituary for Anne Bannister who died aged 78 born in Marple giving details of her life and interests including the Carver Theatre

Handwritten letter with transcript from Ken & Peggy Roger 1998 with family memories of the Sharples family 1850 - 1974 Hawk Green.

Correspondence from several sources relating to the Nall / Nield / Booothroyd family with memories and genealogy and family trees.
Mr Boothroyd was schoolmaster at Grammar School, Marple

Material relating to James Southern :
1. Correspondence on family research
2. Sepia Photograph of Dorothy Southern
3. Marriage / Birth Certificate relating to Southern family.
4. Last Will and testament of James Southern
5. Two paged document…

Newspaper cutting from The Times "Register" dated June 14th 2014 : Obituary for Jean Procter who was described as a redoubtable land girl behind a successful postwar campaign to earn government recognition for the Womens Land Army.
Newspaper cutting…

Material relating to the Moult Family with typed index giving details of the Moult family research containing letters, family photographs, photocopies of wills, trade directory extracts, family trees and details and photographs of the branch of the…

Eight black and white photographs belong to the Coffey family with handwritten index giving details of the family in each photograph
Photograph shown with two girls dressed in costume, girl on the right is Lizzie Bradbury born 1895 approx…

Material relating to the Barnes/Beeley/Swann Families :
1. Various correspondence requesting & giving information for family research of the Barns of Barnsfoled, Beelley & Swann.
2. Photocopies of legal documents, wills and schedules.
3. Photocopy…

Email to Edmund Wilkinson thanking him for donating artefacts to the Society.
Key from the Cellar of Marple Hall
Bradshaw Isherwood Seal
Programme for Marple Men's Club at the Albert Schools
Email dated 2019 with two enquiries from Edmund…

Correspondence with notes from Joan Salt 2012 in connection with John Bradshaw and Strines Printworks