Photographs of Whitchurch area Gravestones etc - Offer

[Keith Bateman]

Hi All,

If anyone wants any details of headstones etc in the Whitchurch,  North Shropshire, area -
I will do my best to oblige - if you give me as much detail as possible.

Just to Add - Whitchurch - under a third have headstones of which only a third are readable.

So don't expect to much!!

Have just found this site which has details of how you can purchase lists of MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS in Shropshire - expect this is better than me walking round - except it cost a few pounds.
http//www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SAL/SFHS/MI_Transcripts.html
I am sorry this link is not working at the moment

Will carry on - but for a complete list try the above.


Cheers

Keith

[Irene Lilian Hunt]

Hi Keith,  Just posted a message to you on your visit to Records Office but noticed this posting - do you live in the Whitchurch area and if so what local records are available.

My husband's family originated from Whitchurch and I have found finding sources extremely difficult.

When I visited there some years back I had no luck in graveyards etc.

Regards, Irene, Australia

[Keith Bateman]

Hi Irene,

Yes got your message about records office will see what comes up.

Yes I now live in Whitchurch, Shropshire - the library only has stuff for the very local area - census for 1841 and 1901 + parish registers - again only for Whitchurch,Prees, Whixall and surrounds - any use??

Graveyard is a bit of a mess - any names required? - and when the sun comes out and the winds stop I can have a look for you.

Cheers

Keith

[Irene Lilian Hunt]

Hi Keith,

Absolutely on the Parish Records and census in Whitchurch Library.

I should imagine that you should find my Hunt's there!! 

Basically on a lot of them I'm hoping that there might be info on the actual parish records that I don't have from the indexes at SOG.

Can you let me know when you are likely to visit library and I will type up a readable, user friendly list and send.
Regards, Irene

[Keith Bateman]

Hi Irene

Any time you are ready - It's only down the road - You've got me worried now talking about lists!! 

No - anything you think they have put down - can use this as practice for when I go to Herts Records to look up details for my Tree - hopefully in the Spring/Summer.

Just remember I don't think the records go as far as Market Drayton - that only 15 miles away - but the local library records still only goes a few miles away!!

Fire Away

Cheers

Keith

[Irene Lilian Hunt]

Hi Keith,  Sorry do get you worried - the list is not large and I have all the actual dates with one exception.

What I am hoping is that on the parish record itself there is more info than I have got from the indexes at SOG and IGI.  What I'm really looking for is any of these things - Ages, Parents Names, OTP or otherwise (with regard to marriages).  Regarding baptisms actual birthdates if included because I have some really strange marriage ages.

Anyway here they are - am including Adderley and Norton in Hales in the hope that their records are also at Whitchurch library!

WHITCHURCH

Marriages

5 November 1771   David Hunt & Elizabeth Chesters
4 January 1827  John Cox & Elizabeth Cooke
14 October 1767   John Cooke & Hannah Harrison
19 January 1729   Richard Cooke & Ann Lowe
22 April 1700  Roger Cooke & Mary Yates

Baptisms

10 August 1800   Elizabeth Cook
13 April 1788   John Hunt
C1750  Elizabeth Chesters  (this is a rough date could be either way)


ADDERLEY

MARRIAGES

31 December 1829   Joseph Hunt & Hannah Bloore
18 November 1809   John Hunt & Mary Blantern

BAPTISMS

19 April 1812   Joseph Hunt


NORTON IN HALES

MARRIAGES

11 November 1792   Abraham Bloore & Rhoda Austin
C1720    Daniel Bloore & Sarah Dutton

BAPTISMS

15 October 1758   Abraham Bloore (I know his father's name is Thomas but I'm hoping for a mothers name)
21 February 1830   James Hunt


I know its a huge ask Keith but anything at all would be fantastic and please contact me if I can do anything "down under" for you.

Cheers, Irene

[Keith Bateman]

Hi Irene,

Will see what comes up - bet you've got more info than Whitchurch!!

Cheers

Keith

[Keith Bateman]

Hi Irene,

Do you want the good news  or the not so good news  or the bad news 

Start with the bad news Adderley and Norton are not there - ONLY Whitchurch - nowhere else - except for the censuses
The not so good news the records are typed from 1745 -1812 and then on fiche from 1813-1892 - so not much extra information on the typed copies - only witnesses.

Right - now the good news - I found the rest and some more Chester/s while I looked at the baptisms - hope 1758 doesn't throw you to much!!

Marriages
As Stated nothing before 1745
5 Nov 1771 David Hunt & Elizabeth Chesters - by banns Witness John Llewellin
14 Oct 1767 John Cooke & Hannah Harrison - by banns Witness Ann Perry.

Page 161 Parish of Whitchurch, County of Salop.
John Cox & Elisabeth Cook ["e" at the end of name scrubbed out -very particular!] - both OTP. - by Banns
4th day of January 1827 - by me William Teuton in the presence of Joseph Cox and Mary Ellis.
Both signed their names - no X marks here!!

I have listed some extra Chester/s found as even if they are not yours they might help someone else!!

Baptisms.
1749 - July 30th George son of Thomas & Mary Chester
1750 - Dec 26th John son of Thomas & Margaret Chesters
1754 - Feb 26th Thomas son of Joseph & Elisabeth Chesters
            Apr 15th Sarah Dau of John & Sarah Chesters
            Nov 10th William son of John & Susan Chesters
1756 -  July 25th Daniel son of John & Mary Chester
1758 -  March 30th Elisabeth dau of John & Sarah Chester
            March 31st  Thomas son of Thomas & Margaret Chester
1760 -  May 10th Joseph son of Joseph and Elizabeth Chester
1761 -  May 9th Richard base son of Jane Chester

Hope that helps a bit!!

Cheers

Keith

[Irene Lilian Hunt]

Thank you Keith,

I doubt with the Elizabeth Chester (baptism) is mine because its too late - of course she may have been a late baptism.

Do you know if there is any reason why the Whitchurch Parish REcords are so meagre or are they stored elsewhere?

Also do you know where the Norton-in-Hales and Adderley ones are kept?

The Cooke/Cox info was great because the witness being Joseph Cox sort of tells me that I have the right family because I have John Cox with a brother a couple of years younger and father named Joseph.

What census' does the library have?  I gather you mean just for Whitchurch!

Regards, Irene