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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Derbyshire => Topic started by: veebareeba on Wednesday 19 April 06 20:28 BST (UK)
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Wonder if anyone can tell me where the parish records for Flash in Derbyshire might be kept? or who I could contact to obtain informaiton? I have an ancestor who was born there in 1835 - John Moss (son of chap of same name) - who gave this as his birth place. On later census records he was to be found at Wall Nook in Hartington Upper Quarter, but although I know where Hartington Upper Quarter was, I am not sure where Wall Nook was - could it be a specific address or an area? Help!!
Having paid a visit to the tiny village of Flash this weekend in the driving rain, I found a few Moss family members in the overgrown graveyard so I feel I must be on the right track. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Veebareeba
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Hi
Most of the Parish Records for Derbyshire are held at
the County Record Office Matlock
For more information please contact us. Although Derbyshire Record Office is based in New Street, our postal address is:
Derbyshire Record Office,
County Hall,
Matlock,
Derbyshire
DE4 3AG.
We can also be telephoned on the following numbers:
01629 585347 (Record Office Search Room)
01629 580000 ext 59202 (General Office)
01629 580000 ext 59207 (Duty Archivist)
Fax: 01629 57611
email: record.office@derbyshire.gov.uk
County Archivist: Dr. Margaret O'Sullivan
Spendlove
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Hi,
John Moss is a common name in my family around the north eastern part of Staffordshire. Every man and his dog were called John Moss. My ancestor John Moss born c1792 in Leek, Sts. married his cousin Mary Moss daughter of John Moss.
Ros
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Hi Veebareeba, Think Flash might be under Staffordshire just but it does border Derbyshire and Cheshire, popular with smugglers in centuries gone by for escaping from the police in Staffordshire and also where the term Flash money comes from. The parish records will be at Staffordshire Record Office in Stafford and the Record Office at Lichfield definitley I think.
Anna
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Kena is right I think, Staffs records office is the place to go and look for Flash filed under "Q" for Quarnford probably ;)
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Quarnford/index.html
If ever you do need to check what Derbyshire records have then you can do it at the link below, scroll down the page to see the parish listings.
http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/our_collection/
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Thanks for the info - just have to factor in a trip to the area again I suppose! Just this pesky thing called work gets in the way ...
Thanks again for your reply!
Veronica
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I have a gt gt gt grandmother Sarah Slack (b1805) in Flash she married James Moss in 1829 I think they had seven children the eldest being Thomas Moss who was also born in Flash in 1830 - I wondered if any of this was familiar to anyone else ?
;D
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Veronica,
Send me a pm about what you need looking up. I have ordered the film off the LDS. 1813 - 1856 if
that is any use to you. It should be here within the next week or two.
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http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Quarnford/index.html
This might help you
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John son of John and Esther Moss of Brandside Shoemaker
Bapt 19 April 1835
Also
Mary dau John and Esther Moss of Dovehead Shoemaker
Bapt 23 May 1837
Sarah dau of the above of Brandside Bapt 31 Jan 1833
Elizabeth dau of the above Bapt 30 Jan 1831
All Bapt at St Paul's Quarnford (Flash)
Hope that helps.
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Thank you so much for the information - much appreciated. I will start sifting through my Moss family to see how they fit in.
Once again, I do appreciate your help. :)
Veronica
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Hi Veebareeba,
I would think anyone researching anywhere in Derbyshire would do well to have a look at this site - it was one of the sites recommended by SOG at the 'Who do you think you are Live' show on Sunday.
www.wirksworth.org.uk
There's loads on this site - it might look a bit daunting, and busy, but it's loaded with goodies.
Good hunting.
Kind regards,
Paulene :)
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I have ancestors from Flash - The Heapy family and I also have the Quarnford MIs and the Moss family features several times - can you tell me any more about your John Moss. ? Flash is definitely in Staffs- well it is now. One of my Heapy ancestors married at Alstonefield a spinster from Hartington - it is not so far across the fields.
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Hi
I know you have been doing extensive research on John Moss in Flashand I wondered if you had come across any of the following people.
My GGGGrandmother was Prudence Moss Born in Flash about 1821. The 1841 census shows her living in Macclesfield, Cheshire and in 1843 she married Matthew Henshall Agnew (born Macclesfield about 1821). She had a sister Elizabeth Moss also born in Flash about 1827 who was living with her in Macclesfield in 1851.
I will keep a lookout for your John Moss but I am just a a beginner so don't hold your breath.
Jeannie
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Hi there Jeannie
And a very warm welcome to rootschat
You will get a lot of help on this site
So keep posting!
I do not have anyone named 'Moss' in my tree - but I do have the Quarnford Monumental Inscriptions Book - in which a number of people named Moss are mentioned. This will be people buried at Quarnford - so if your Moss's moved on I guess they could be buried in Macclesfield ?
If you have anyone named Moss who may have died and been buried at Quarnford - let me know and I will look it up.
There is also a historical society at Alstonefield and I have their address if anyone needs it.
Have you visited the area ever?
It is very pretty
best wishes
Mog
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I am researching the Heapys of Heathylee and thereabouts.
Can anyone help me please?
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The Rogers of Quarnford are related to the Heapys.
Any help much appreciated.
Thank you.
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My Gt Gt Gt grandmother Sarah Slack married a James Moss in 1829 she was born in Flash but he was born in Middlewich Cheshire his father is "unknown" so I'm guessing my Moss family tree stops there :( Sarah's family I cant seem to find anything about either >:(
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hi im looking for a heapy and downs family, all i have so far which i cant make sense of, is matthew downes born in 1844 died 7th august 1905 lived with his uncle when he was 6 years old with either his mum/autnie Susannah Downes and either brothers or cousins, john Downs and Jospeh downs then when hes 16 his living with his father Josephus Heapy in adders green, but i cant find the connection between josephus heapy and matthew downs if they are actually father or son, and i cant find his mother either.
if anyone could help i would be greatful.
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Ros Fornaro,
Do you know a George MOSS who lived (and is buried) in Onecote? He was born around 1793. He married Sarah. I'm trying to find Sarah's maiden name, and cannot seem to verify it. Sarah died in 1838 before the census records were a help.