and Pete,
Have just arrived home after four wonderful days in Hathersage, discovering those mills the COCKER's ran, and some of the places they lived in...
First of all, I had to go to Sheffield Archives to read Thomas COCKER's will of 1829-34 (including subsequent codicils), and that proved beyond doubt that my gt-gt-gt-grandmother Alice was definitely his daughter (tho' I've still not found a birth or baptism for her c. 1805).
So was able to lay claim to Broom Cottage (lovely situation at the top of Dale Brook); to Rock House, opposite the excellent Scotsman Pack Pub where I ate every night; and to Moorseats, a stunning mansion with amazing views down towards the village. And of course I passed many times your birthplace of Eastwood Cottages - wish I'd known which one, exactly.
Got SO much pleasure over exploring my (recently discovered) COCKER roots, and shall definitely return soon...
Very best wishes,
keith
