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Typed A4 document giving information on BMD's of the Yarwood family, spade makers in Marple Bridge. circa 1841.Press article from Mar 1804 giving notice of bankruptcy sale at house of Richard Yarwood of spades, spade handles etc. - not known if…

Two newspaper articles from the Times reporting on six airmen killed, including the death of Second-class Aircraftman William Watkin of Mellor. 1. Article reporting the accident to two bombers in which six airmen were killed in a descent in the…

Handwritten extract from William Walklate last will and testament (Page 4) dated 5th February (9th year of William III)
Two page handwritten copy of Willliam Walklate will dated 1703 held at Lichfield Record Office.

Letter from John Aspinall, Surrey dated 2001 giving information on his great grandfather William Aspinall, who moved to Compstall in the 1840's to work in the mill. Also a 10 page essay "My Ancestors" written by him in 1999 (including photographs)…

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

Photocopies of the Hyde Division of Cheshire : Marple Polling District (District J) Township of Marple, List of residents, addresses in 1891 eligible to vote.

Paper relating to the Vernon family of Marple with single page index detailing contents giving details of marriages, wills, birth/death certificates, reminiscences of Chapel House, Marple.

Six typed pages with notes from various sources, mainly letters from later generations, on local people. Details given about :Belfield : Forebear had been a stonemason at Mellor, sister farmed at Damsteads and later Dove Bank, great uncle worked as…

Correspondence & Newspaper cuttings relating to the Thornley Family with original newspaper cutting with photocopy of :a. Obituaries and reports of funeral of Aaron Thornley 1905, cashier at Compstall Mill for many years, and a supporter of local…

Email correspondence from 2012 with Eileen Redman, relating to research into her Great great grandfather Thomas Hardy who died at the Garden House in 1876. He was a joiner who had moved from Manchester to Marple between 1861 and 1871, possibly to…

Typed A4 document on The Nadin Family with research data from Census Records, 1841 with BMD information.

Typed pedigree of the early Derbyshire Branch of the De Meluers of Mellor starting with Simon de Meluer, Forester of Fee of Lanendale 1200 to Thomas Chetham who married Ann Strode in 1770 and moved away from Mellor

Email correspondence with Margaret Hamilton re her descendants the Tew, Alsop and Riley families. 2012.
Photograph show Alsops Decorators shop on Stockport Road with Hollins Mill in background.

Email correspondence with Elaine Brown and Ann Hearle regarding family research into the Storer Family living at the Banks, Mellor. Family name has varioiusly been recorded as Staur, Stow, Storr, Stora, Storah and Storer. Photocopy of schedule from…

Email enquiry from Jean Cole re her Father and Grandparents who lived at The Crest.
Two photocopies of school photographs from the Willows Senior School along with a report card, correspondence relating to Stanley Butters from 1930's
Further…

Email correspondence with Dave Clay 2012 mentioning Spout House, Strines and the Howe Family.
Estate Agents Details for Spout House : 1995 for £73,950. 2002 for £245.00 and undated £249.950

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 newspaper cuttings from unnamed / undated newspapers reporting on the death of Sir James Myers OBE, educationist and former principal of the Machester College of Science and Technology.Awarded OBE during First World War for work on mustard gas,…

A4 Typed document giving information on the Sherwin family during the nieteenth century and their connection with the Compstall Printworks from census records. Author unknown.

Handwritten family tree for the Savil family starting with John Savil 1719 - 1914 highlighting information from Parish Register and Memorial Stones in Mellor Churchyard.

Handwritten family tree starting with Samuel Littleford Born 1773 to family descendant who died in 1926.

Photocopy of a document listing some bmds of Samuel Hodgkinson and his descendants from 1823 to1875.
Also photocopy of black and white photograph taken by Walter Bright (son of Samuel) of the opening of Marple Bridge Congregational School in 1906.

Photocopy of the 1911 original census records for Samuel Harrop household.Samuel was 52 years of age and recorded as a Bricklayer. Print out of same record from Findmypast website.

Material relating to Rishworth Family from Joyce Rishworth including Memories of John born at Peace Farm 1932.Certificate awarded to John Rishworth from All Saint Choir for thanks for serving from 1895 - 1966.Photocopies of Photographs : Group…