09
Jun
2010
Llanbrynmair
The Downing family, notably William Edmund Downing, had an association with the village of Llanbrynmair in Montgomery from about 1890 to 1910. Continue reading →
17
May
2010
Alicia Marten
Alicia or Alice Marten was born in about 1740, the youngest daughter of Robert Amberson Marten and his wife Alice Harford. She was probably born in London although no record of the baptism has yet been found. Continue reading →
15
Apr
2010
Molly Evans
Constance Mary Shaw-Hellier Evans, known as Molly, was born on 15 March 1890 in the Green House Tettenhall and baptized on 9 May 1890 in Tettenhall Parish Church. Her godparents were Edith Ogden, Mrs Walter Loveridge and Col Thomas B Shaw-Hellier. Continue reading →
06
Apr
2010
Sport and Foxhunting in South Staffordshire 1800-1850
Fox hunting in South Staffordshire in the area to the West of Wolverhampton has a long history. Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
12
Feb
2010
Elizabeth Evans
Elizabeth Evans was born on 16 Mar 1800, the second daughter of Richard Evans of the Red Lion Inn in Wolverhampton. Continue reading →
29
Jan
2010
Mary Evans
Mary Evans was born on 1 Feb 1799 in the Red Lion Inn in Wolverhampton, the eldest daughter of Richard Evans and Sarah Styles. Continue reading →
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 →
22
Jan
2010
Sarah Evans
Sarah Evans was born on 23 Sep 1828 at Pendeford Hall, the only daughter of Richard Evans and Mary Shaw-Hellier. One book from her childhood, inscribed ‘Sarah Evans 1838’ is still in our possession. Also surviving is a samplar that she must have embroidered at about the same time. Continue reading →
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 →
18
Jan
2010
Thomas Evans
Thomas Evans was born on 5 Apr 1826 and was baptized four days later in St Peter’s Collegiate Church Wolverhampton. He was the second son of Richard Evans and Mary Shaw-Hellier. Continue reading →
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 →
11
Jan
2010
Malta Government Gazette
Malta Government Gazette showing the appointment of General Thomas Evans as acting governor in 1836 Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
16
Dec
2009
Jeremiah Dimmack
Jeremiah Dimmack was born in Kingswinford in about 1781, the only son of Richard Harper Dimmack and Jane Thomings. He was baptized on 7 Oct 1781 in Brierley Hill. His mother died when he was very young and was buried in Brierley Hill on 9 Sep 1783. His father promptly remarried his wife’s sister Sarah Thomings on 6 Dec 1784 in Halesowen. His grandfather was Jeremiah Thomings. Continue reading →
16
Dec
2009
George Benjamin Thorneycroft and his family
There are a number of connexions between the Thorneycroft family and the Dimmacks, Bagnall and Martens, whose detailed ancestry is discussed on this site. George Benjamin Thorneycroft was the first mayor of Wolverhampton. His wife was Eleanor Thorneycroft (nee Page) and lived until 1874. Continue reading →