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Anybody got any infomation on the DAVIS Family of Inkberrow. There related families were FIELD, BALLARD.BARLOW & PENN just to name a few.Ta ,grassmoor girl
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Hallo and welcome to Rootschat.
Have you got any dates and particular names you want information on.
:D :D
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hi grassmoorgirl i have four books about inkberrow they have many davis connections + a photograph of tom davis outside his blacksmiths shop in 1913 others mentioned are henry davis born 1699 on the ridgeway and robert davis born 1851 estate carpenter on the cookhill priory estate he had athatched cottage on the ridgeway + other davises who were stone masons let me now which davises you are researching and iwill look for them i know the area well iwas born at astwood bank and my family farmed dragon farm inkberrow for over 50 years most of the other families you mentioned are in these books yours astwood
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Hi, Astwood,
I was interested on your remark about the 'books about Inkberrow' Could you let me know the titles of these books. My family, the Phillips were residents in Inkberrow in 17th century. I doubt that they would be mentioned but I am still interested.
Rob. of Portsmout
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hi robphill
the names of the books are the inkberrow book , inkberrow folk and farms ,
inkberrow ways and more about inkberrow they were printed about 1976
your phillips may be mentioned iwill look through them they go back to
doomsday i could find out if they are still in print if you want let me no
astwood
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Hi, Astwood,
Thank you for your reply re Inkberrow books. I would be very interested in knowing if they are still imprint. Gather all the infro for all quarters!! If you do have time, I would be grateful if you could have a look for the Phillips tribe. They were ag. labs., so they may have moved about a bit. Many thanks.
RobPhill
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hi robphill
ive scaned the books the only mention of phillips in the 17th century is as follows
on sunday 26 april 1629 a walter smith was taken ill he was visited by numerous
friends including john phillipes and mary phillipes in 1829 a john phillips took over
cookhill priory estate whose daughter owned it till her death in 1907 also in 1870
a john phillips bought the old home farm gatehouse on the south side of pepper st
and traded as a baker shopkeeper by the way i think these books are still obtainable
from ruth jackson thorn lodge inkberrow worcestershire i hope this as been helpfull
astwood
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Hi Astwood,
Thank you so much for taking the trouble to scan through the books on Inkberrow. I did have an ancestor, John Phillips who was married to Mary at that time, so that's 'another string to my bow!!'
I have never been to Inkberrow but, hopefully, we will be staying at Broadway for a couple of weeks in September so that will give me the opportunity to see the village. I will make enquires re. the books.
Many thanks once again
RobPhill.
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Hi, Astwood,
I was interested on your remark about the 'books about Inkberrow' Could you let me know the titles of these books. My family, the Phillips were residents in Inkberrow in 17th century. I doubt that they would be mentioned but I am still interested.
Rob. of Portsmout
Hi Rob,
I think I may have a connection with the Phillips of Inkberrow. My great great grandfather married Eliza Phillips who was born in 1832 in Inkberrow, her parents were John Phillips born in1804 and Ann Phillips. My great, great grandfather was called Fergus Felix Boyce born in 1841 and he married Eliza in 1861. They had three children Agnes, Albert and Selina. John Phillips and a niece called Ann E Phillips lived with Eliza and Fergus on Evesham Road, Astwood Bank. Eliza died and Fergus married a lady called Lizzie Shrimpton in 1899.
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HELLO ZAPPA
I was looking through my directories and i found Felix Boyce
In the needle district almanac for 1904 living at East View New Road astwood bank
and he was at the same address in the 1916 kellys directory
If ROBPHIL hasnt got the inkberrow books yet i will scan through them
if you want Iwas born in astwood bank and my family were in the area since 1900
all the best
Astwood ;D
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HELLO AGAIN ROBPHILL
I dont no if you obtained the inkberrow books But i was just scanning them
for zappa found no boyces but i found something i missed last time
In 1824 egerdon allcock and others sold RUSH HOUSE to John phillips esq
of HAMBURY HALL
IN1720 john phillips a yeoman of stockwood left to the poor of Inkberrow
20/- per annum in bread to be distributed by his son thomas, the minister
and the churchwardens
Astwood ;D
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HELLO ZAPPA
I was looking through my directories and i found Felix Boyce
In the needle district almanac for 1904 living at East View New Road astwood bank
and he was at the same address in the 1916 kellys directory
If ROBPHIL hasnt got the inkberrow books yet i will scan through them
if you want Iwas born in astwood bank and my family were in the area since 1900
all the best
Astwood ;D
Hi Astwood,
I think you are wonderful!!! I have pictures of the family home and we were in Astwood Bank in August looking for it. My grandmother had written 'Eastview, Evesham Road' on it, so we were driving up and down Evesham Road, we were so close!! My grandparents came to visit friends in A Bank up until my grandfathers death. They were really friendly with a family called the Woodwards, Dorothy, Netty and Christabel who were all sisters. My mother couldn't work out who the Woodwards were she thought they could have been related to us but through hours of research I discovered that the Woodwards parents, Fergus Felix , my great great grandfather and his first wife Eliza (Phillips) and Ellen and Solomon Shrimpton were all neighbours on Evesham Road. When Eliza died, she was ten years older than Fergus Felix, he married the Shrimpton's daughter Lizzie. Mum has a vague memory that she may have drunk away a family fortune!!!
When we were in A Bank in August we found Fergus Felix's grave in the cemetery on Oakedge Road and in the grave with him was Selina, his daughter but we couldn't find Lizzies grave, but her parent's grave was there. Fergus Felix's son Albert moved to Middleton, near Manchester to work as a fabric dyer were he met my great grandmother and they married and settled in Middleton. They had one child, my grandfather George Felix. Fergus Felix also had another daughter called Agnes but I can't find any trace of her.
Whilst we were there in August we met a lovely man who was tending the garden and he tried to put us in touch with a lady who he said would be able to help us but she was out.
Regards
Zappah
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Hi Zappa
Im glad it was some help, I use to take newspapers down New Road in the
1950s my younger brother lives a couple of streets from there and the
oldest brother lives the other end of evesham rd i left there 45 years ago
there are still woodwards at the bank Felix was born in sambourne wasnt
he, if there is anything i can look up for you let me no
all the best
astwood ;D
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See also
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,331386.0.html
One of Lizzie Shrimpton's sisters, Jane married Harry Woodward and one of her brothers, Ernest married Sarah Jane Woodward.
Harry and Jane's known children were
Births Jun 1888
WOODWARD Dorothy Mary Alcester 6d 625
Births Sep 1890
Woodward Annetta Lucy Alcester 6d 635
Births Sep 1893
Woodward Christabel May Alcester 6d 656
Births Sep 1898
WOODWARD Ida Nellie Alcester 6d 725
As placed in the other link Felix Boyce's first wife Ruth Cook who he married in 1861, was the mother of all his known children. There does not seem to be any children from his second marriage to Eliza Palmer nee Phillips in 1876 or his third to Lizzie Shrimpton in 1899. The Shrimptons were strict Baptists this particular branch of the family (not the only branch of a very large group of needlemakers who came from Buckinghamshire) arriving in Astwood Bank from 1844 onwards, Lizzie's older brother Walter ran the postoffice for 40 years.
Felix's baptism was at Coughton in 1841.
Regards
Valda
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Hi, everyone,
Many thanks for your mesages re. the Phillips in Inkberrow. Sorry I haven't replied before but have just had a couple of weeks in our caravan at Broadway. Managed to go to the Records Office but I was pushed for time , so didn't do much. have only returned home today, so please give me a 'breathing space' and I will look through my records.
Kind regards,
RobPhill
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If anyone is interested, Ludlow & Briscoe, auctioneers, have for sale 'The Worcestershire Estates of the late Miss Phillips at Hunt's End, Crabbs Cross, New End, Astwood Bank, etc'. It was a catalogue of 24 pages and 7 large maps. Asking price is £180.00 !!. It's just a follow-on from the above articles.
RobPhill.
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Hi folks!
I wish I'd seen this thread before I left Hampshire for holiday in Wales last week! I popped over from Brecon for a couple of hours' research at Worcestershire Record Office but was unsuccessful in my search of the Inkberrow School Log Books for any mention of Ada HOLMES, a great-aunt, who according to hearsay taught at a school there.
I found William COTTAM took charge of the Inkberrow Mixed School on 28 April 1873; Miss JACKSON, Assistant Mistress, left in the summer of 1886 after 3 years' service; Miss S.M. CLEE, Pupil Teacher in her 2nd year was transferred there from Bradley Green School and commenced duties on June 28th 1886.
The Staff List June 1887:
William COTTAM - Certificated Master - First Class
Frances Jane KEY - Assistant Mistress - Article 50
Sarah Maria CLEE - Pupil Teacher 2nd Year
Minnie J. KEY - Monitress
Minnie was 'promoted' to Pupil Teacher from 1st May 1889 and Ida Ellen KEY was to be appointed Monitress after the holidays.
If anyone should encounter any mention of Ada HOLMES in Inkberrow records, I'd be delighted to hear. She married Edwin OVERTON at Leamington in October 1890 and there is no evidence to show her occupation at, or after, marriage, though she obtained her Teaching Certificate whilst employed as Teaching Assistant at All Saints, Leamington in 1885.
dee-jay
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Hi,
In the 1891 census, Edwin Overton and wife Ada were living at Tachbrook Street, Lemington, Warks. Edwin is listed as a baker and provision dealer. Nothing listed for Ada. Could not find any trace of them in 1901 census but there is an Edwin Overton death at Warwick in Sept. qtr 1892, 6d 334. Cannot find any trace of Ada but will keep looking. Hope this of help.
RobPhill
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Bless you, RobPhill, for your input. I didn't intend for anyone to pursue Ada OVERTON after marriage as I have details of her whereabouts in copy correspondence between the HOLMES daughters and their mother in the mid-1890s.
There are many misconceptions concerning the role of married women teachers in the Victorian era and I was attempting to 'map' the career of Ada prior to marriage, unfortunately without success! However, since my return home I have undertaken a similar exercise for a perfect case study: young married woman with 2 infants, a husband, father-in-law and sister-in law, moved from Limehouse, London to rural Hampshire in 1873 to take up the single-handed role of village Schoolmistress and proceeded to produce 5 further surviving offspring whilst husband continued as Journeyman Carpenter. She retired from teaching in 1910 aged 65! I'll be off to HRO in a couple of days to compare remunerations with her contemporary local Head Teachers ............. ::)
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Hi, JayDee,
Thanks for your reply, sorry I couldn't be of more help, but will keep on looking. It looks as though you have taken on a good research project with your ancestors. Where in Hampshire did they settle, as I live in Hampshire at Portsmouth, so I would be interested. Also a member of the Hampshire Genealogical Society, so if I can be of help, send me a pm.
Regards,
RobPhill
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Hi RobPhill
My maternal Hampshire interests evolved around the Kingsclere/Newbury area and my paternal bunch were late-comers in 1910 via Worcs/Staffs/Devon from Somerset roots, with the merging of two Gamekeeping families, so I've never felt the need to join HGS though I belong to Berks and Somerset & Dorset FH Societies. I terminated my subs to GenesReunited because I'm not interested in accumulating numbers: I want the social history with 'real' folk!
I have several projects 'on the go' at any one time - not necessarily confined to the activities of family members ::) - as I have a very inquisitive nature and I'm fascinated with School Logs, Poor Law records, etc., etc!
dee-jay
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hi robphill
The set of books is long out of print. If anyone is interested, I have a full set for sale in good condition, though a previous owner has written a few family history notes on the back flysheets (mainly in pencil of
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Hi folks!
I wish I'd seen this thread before I left Hampshire for holiday in Wales last week! I popped over from Brecon for a couple of hours' research at Worcestershire Record Office but was unsuccessful in my search of the Inkberrow School Log Books for any mention of Ada HOLMES, a great-aunt, who according to hearsay taught at a school there.
I found William COTTAM took charge of the Inkberrow Mixed School on 28 April 1873; Miss JACKSON, Assistant Mistress, left in the summer of 1886 after 3 years' service; Miss S.M. CLEE, Pupil Teacher in her 2nd year was transferred there from Bradley Green School and commenced duties on June 28th 1886.
The Staff List June 1887:
William COTTAM - Certificated Master - First Class
Frances Jane KEY - Assistant Mistress - Article 50
Sarah Maria CLEE - Pupil Teacher 2nd Year
Minnie J. KEY - Monitress
Minnie was 'promoted' to Pupil Teacher from 1st May 1889 and Ida Ellen KEY was to be appointed Monitress after the holidays.
If anyone should encounter any mention of Ada HOLMES in Inkberrow records, I'd be delighted to hear. She married Edwin OVERTON at Leamington in October 1890 and there is no evidence to show her occupation at, or after, marriage, though she obtained her Teaching Certificate whilst employed as Teaching Assistant at All Saints, Leamington in 1885.
dee-jay
Hi,
William Cottam was my Great Grandfather and I show him as being in Inkberrow on the 1901 Census and as being the School Master. He was also a Church organist for St.Peter's church. He died in 1912, but not sure where he is buried.
Murray
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Extract from The Inkberrow book Inkberrow School
Headmaster Mr W Grossie left in 1873 and Mr William Cottam
came from a school in Kirby Lonsdale and stayed for 31 years
the first school board was formed in 1874 and when schooling
became compulsory the following year Mr Cottam spent much
of his spare time tramping long distances and visiting parents
of absentees before reporting them to the attendance officer
At the end of his long term of service Mr Cottam received a
testimonial from the board The Estimation in which he is held
by all the successive generations of scholars who had been
under his charge and the influence he still exercises for good
over them is the best possible testimony to his value as a
schoolmaster
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Thank you so much for the information regarding William Cottam!!!!!!! I was told through family stories that he liked to joke, but at the same time was a stern and strict man. Now with the information that I have gained off this forum, it all makes sense! Once again thank you so much!
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grassmoorgirl
Anybody got any infomation on the DAVIS Family of Inkberrow. There related families were FIELD, BALLARD.BARLOW & PENN just to name a few.Ta ,grassmoor girl
i know this is an old post, but the following maybe helpful. I am related to the Davis family of Inkberrow.
The Davis family were stonemasons, The Ballard family married into the Sollis family then the Davis clan.
Lots of these members emigrated to the USA during the 1880's
Best of luck
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I don't know if the person who started this post is still looking, but I have a lot of information on the Davis family of Inkberrow and the Field family of Tanworth-in-Arden. My 3 x gt grandfather Thomas Henry Davis, sculptor and stonemason, married Sarah Field, born Henley-in-Arden, at Tardebigge on 19 August 1817. The Fields go back to the C16 in Tanworth-in-Arden and Poole Field, who died in 1674, rebuilt Jerrings Hall Farm. The name Poole is used as a Christian name in each generation, and then the eldest son of Thomas Davis and Sarah Field was called Pool Field Davis. He was my 2 x gt grandfather and was also known as The Great Grenadier, because he was in the Grenadier Guards and was exceptionally tall (and broad!) The name Pool has gone on down the line via his youngest son, and then to America - this branch all went into the telegraphy business. I am descended from Pool Field Davis's eldest son, yet another Thomas Henry, who was a cable engineer working on telegraph cables to South America. Most of his children were born in Brazil before he came home and ran a telegraphy school in Lewisham.
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Hi. Thanks for the reply. I think I’m related to you through Thomas Davis and Sarah Ballard, their son Angelo Raphael, their granddaughter Mary Jane, their great granddaughter Nellie and their great great granddaughter Dorothy May(my mother). I’d interested in any information you might like to share on the Davis/Field and Ballard family. I think I’ve managed to get the Davis family up to about 1650 still in Inberrow but would love to compare note.
Thank you very much.
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Angelo Raphael is my 1C4R, he married Fanny Ballard in 1854 Titian Edwin was born in 1858.
I don't have much info on these Davis/Ballard families.
Thomas b 1791 was responsible for many gravestones in St Peter Churchyard in
Inkborrow. The Sundial at St Nicholas Church Dormston is attributed to Thomas Davis of Inkberrow
It is situated high up on the wall to the right of the porch.
A stone vertical South dial is mounted so high on the East end of the church wall that its top is overshadowed by the eaves. Across the bottom of the dial is the inscription, ‘Thomas Davis, Sciagrapher, Inkberrow’. It also shows the date 1841. It shows the hours VI – VI (using IIII and XII) divided into halves.The dial plate is supported by two rectangular stone corbels and topped by a long straight stone lintel. The dial measures 1000mm x 750mm. A mass dial can be seen on the church wall.
I vaguely remember some of the younger Davis family moved to Dudley as stonemasons.
Hope this helps.
Jim
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I think that might make you my 3rd cousin. As far as I can tell the Davis family were stonemasons into the 1600’s. Still in inkberrow.Wondering when they 1st came to inkberrow.