15
Jun
2010

Mulgrave Castle School

Noel Downing attended the small private prep school called Mulgrave Castle School from 1899 to 1902. It was based in Mulgrave Castle near Whitby, the seat of the Phipps family. We have about thirty photographs of his time there – some official school photographs as well as his own snaps. Continue reading →
Last updated on 1 November 2018 by JJ Morgan
16
Mar
2010

The Lloyd House

The Lloyd House in Lower Penn briefly came into the ownership of the Evans family as a result of Charles Evans marrying Sophie Marsh of the Lloyd in 1804. The Lloyd or Lyde was a mediaeval manor but seems to have changed hands many times. Continue reading →
Last updated on 14 June 2026 by JJ Morgan
16
Mar
2010

Charles Evans of Compton

Charles Evans was born in 1773 the second eldest son of John Evans, the innkeeper of the Old Bell Inn. He was baptized in St Peter’s Collegiate Church in Wolverhampton on 27 November 1773. Continue reading →
Last updated on 10 November 2018 by JJ Morgan
10
Mar
2010

Thomas Shaw-Hellier

Thomas Shaw Hellier was born on 25 Oct 1802 the eldest son of James Shaw-Hellier of the Wodehouse. He was baptized in Dudley on 28 Dec 1802. He was the principal beneficiary of his grandfather, Rev Thomas Shaw-Hellier‘s will of 1812. This permitted him to lead the life of an important country squire and landed farmer and pursue his passion for hunting across several counties. Continue reading →
Last updated on 2 October 2017 by JJ Morgan
26
Jan
2010

Anne Evans

Anne Evans was recorded as being born on 27 Apr 1808 in the Evans Bible, the youngest child of Richard Evans and Sarah Styles. She was baptized on 6 Sep 1811 at St Peter’s Collegiate Church in Wolverhampton. Continue reading →
Last updated on 9 October 2017 by JJ Morgan
21
Jan
2010

Thomas Evans Stud Book

This small red book is embossed in gold lettering on the front “Sale of Mr T Evans’s Stud of Horses Aug 9,1833”. It seems to have been used by Thomas Evans for a large part of his life as an account book. In the early years he would have been still living at Pendeford Hall but latterly he moved to Gunstone House or Gunstone Hall (both appear). Continue reading →
Last updated on 1 January 2018 by JJ Morgan
15
Jan
2010

Thomas Evans

Thomas Evans was born on 21 March 1801, the second surviving son of Richard Evans of the Red Lion Inn in Wolverhampton. His mother Sarah’s family, the Styles’s, were also involved in Inn keeping. Continue reading →
Last updated on 6 February 2026 by JJ Morgan
10
Jan
2010

General Thomas Evans CB

Thomas Evans was born on 9 Mar 1776 in Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton. His father was John Evans the inn keeper of the Old Bell Inn on the western fringe of the rapidly growing town of Wolverhampton. He was baptized on 20 Apr 1776 at St Peter’s Collegiate Church in Wolverhampton. His father died in 1784 and he was brought up by his mother Mary. She herself was to die in 1792 but the young Thomas was clearly a determined and resourceful boy. Continue reading →
Last updated on 3 July 2026 by JJ Morgan
24
Dec
2009

John Warmington

John Warmington was born in about 1766 probably in Hook Norton in Oxfordshire. His father was Joseph Warmington, farmer and yeoman. The Warmington family can be traced back several hundred years in north Oxfordshire and are probably linked with the village of Warmington just north of Banbury. Continue reading →
Last updated on 4 June 2020 by JJ Morgan
21
Dec
2009

Alfred George Marten

Alfred George Marten was the third son of Robert Giles Marten and Eliza Warmington and was born on 8 Nov 1829. The early death of his father in 1839 did not appear to hinder the careers of him or his siblings. Continue reading →
Last updated on 16 September 2022 by JJ Morgan