List of unsafe Gravestones at St John's Church Graveyard, Sandbach Heath.

[sem73]

Hi All

Are these you ancestors??......in my local paper today.....

Charles Thornhill 1840-1917
Emma Thornhill 1837-1893
Thomas Hollinshead Thornhill 1873-1874
Eliza Jane Crewe 1873-1900
Joseph Crewe 1873-1909
Edith Gladys Crewe 1896-1918
Ruby Elizabeth Crewe 1904-1932
Harriet Lakin 1831-1899
Ann Bracegirdle 1836-1901

"Descendants of the above named or anybody with information about the families concerned should contact either of the Churchwardens, David Carr (01270 766035) or Liz Garner (01477 500562) by the 28th February"

Sarah

[JDGen]

Thanks for that Sarah, I'm connected to the Thornhills in your post.

Jean

[Pepsi62]

Thanks Sarah,

I am also connected to these Thornhills but I have only just seen your post and it is now well past the deadline date - did anything happen ?

Peter

[Gene Hunter]

I'm also connected to this family via Emma Thornhill, nee Holllinshead.  Charles and Emma also had a daughter, Gertrude Emma Thornhill 1878 - 1919.  Gertrude married Horace Drinkwater at St. John's in 1905.

[Pepsi62]

Hi Gene,
I am descended from Emma's brother Charles who is my g-g-grandfather.
I have the Hollinsheads back 3 generations from their father Peter, but some of the dates are a bit vague.
My Hollinsheads also married into the same family of Thornhills a couple of levels down and I have quite a few generations back on these also.

Peter

[JDGen]

Hi,

Peter - we are already in touch on our lines

Gene Hunter - I'm connected through the THORNHILL/BIRCHALL line.

Charles THORNHILL married Emma HOLLINSHEAD
Parents of Charles: Thomas THORNHILL and Jane BIRCHALL
Parents of Jane: Charles BIRCHALL and Sarah Massey
Parents of Charles: Samuel BIRCHALL and Mary PERRIN

Jean

[Gene Hunter]

Hi Pepsi,

Back from Charles you have:
Peter      1797 - 1861
Thomas  1754 - 1840
Joseph    1721 -
John        1693 - 1721
George    c.1665 - 1698
John        1640 -
Unknown

Unfortunately On John 1640 baptism it just says John son of Hollinshead and wife Margaret. at Gnosall, Staffordshire so that is as far as I've gone.

Gene

[Pepsi62]

Hi Gene,
The ancestors I have are not quite the same as yours. this is what I have:

Back from Charles Thornhill:
Thomas, 1797 > 1871, m. Jane Birchall
Daniel, 1759 > 1833, m. Hannah Lunt
Daniel, 1717 > 1795, m. Martha Harding
Daniel, no more info.

Back from Emma Hollinshead:
Peter, 1797 > 1861, m. Elizabeth (Betty) Beech
Thomas, 1754 > 1840, m. Ann
John, 1719 > ?, m. Margaret
John, no dates, m. Elizabeth.

Peter

[Gene Hunter]

Hello Peter,

Joseph bap. 21 Dec 1721 Lilleshall married Ann Moreton bap. 28 Jan 1721 St. Mary, Stafford on 20 Jul 1742 at Bradley by Stafford.  Their son Thomas was baptised 31 Mar 1754 at Penkridge, Staffordshire.  Thomas first married Elizabeth Scott bap. 06 Jun 1756, Tamworth, Staffordshire, married 27 Dec 1776 Adbaston, Staffordshire, he then married Ann Mulliner, bap. 20 Jul 1760 Middlewich, Cheshire married 21 Apr 1783, St. Mary, Sandbach.

Stephen