General help - Gretton/Cottingham

[Filiem]

Hello everyone, I'm new to family research and tracing my family name has led me to the villages of Gretton and Cottingham in the early to mid-1800s.

This is an area of the country I know absolutely nothing about, and I wondered if anyone could lead me to some online resources about this area.

The family name I am interested in is INKLE/INCKLE and variants, but I just wanted to build up a general idea of the Gretton and Cottingham area at the time.

The family seem mainly to be involved in agricultural labour at this time, although I do have a Thomas Inkle, parish clerk and sexton of St Mary Magdelene, Gretton in 1851.

Any help at all will be appreciated, thank you in advance 

[Pennie]

A quick Google of the two village names will bring up what look like excellent village websites, each of which have history sections.

Pennie

[seahall]

Hi Filiem/Pennie.

Welcome to Rootschat Filiem. 

As your relative was a Church Warden/Sexton he maybe mentioned
in the Churchwarden accounts for Gretton if they survived.

You can contact the N.R.O. at http://www.rootschat.com/links/05ob
to see if they did.
Sandy

[Filiem]

Thank you Pennie and Seahall, and thanks for the welcome 

I made a mistake, Thomas Inkle was sexton of St James church in Gretton (not Mary Magdelene) sorry about that! Getting my churches confused.

I have located some great websites about the 2 villages.

I have also e-mailed a lady at the Gretton Local History Society to see if she can help me in any way. As a lot of my ancestors were baptised, married and buried at St James, if would be excellent to somehow access the parish/church records. Also to get photographs and/or inscriptions of the burial monuments. I live quite a distance away but am looking to visit the area at some point in the future.

What would churchwarden accounts consist of? I have never come across these before ( I am a newbie at this ). Sounds very interesting though, shall have to look into that more. Thank you for the information.

Thanks for your help,

Em

[seahall]

Hi Em.

My own Gt Gt grandfather was a Sexton.

In the Churchwarden accounts he was paid for ringing the bells.

Also for digging the graves and other duties.

Sandy

[Filiem]

Hi Sandy,

My sexton is my Gx4 Grandfather's brother, he appears to have been a shepherd in earlier records (mainly his children's baptisms) then has made a career change later in life to be a sexton.

Had a quick look at the Northamptonshire CC Record Office site you kindly linked me to, and it does state that they hold certain churchwardens records. Fingers crossed they will have what I need.

The 1851 census lists him as "Parish Clerk and Sexton", and he died in 1866.

The bell-ringing sounds fun, not so sure about the grave-digging, however!

Em

[davec2]

Hi Filiem,

I too have Thomas Inckle (born 1807 Gretton) in my family tree.
He was my 2nd great grandfather.
I was wondering if you found any more information ?
I have his parents as John Inckle and Alice Day, but could not trace the Inckle line any further back.

Dave.

[Filiem]

Hi Dave, no, I'm sorry, that is as far back as i have got with that particular line, although I have bits and bobs of information about the Inckle / Inkles going forward from there. If I can help you then just give me a shout.

Em

[Deman]

Hi Filiem,
I share your interest in all things Inkle/Inckles/Incles etc.

 Most current leads can be traced back to John and Alice Inkle who were married(1788) and lived in Gretton. John was my G-G-G-grandfather.

On the Gretton website is a photo of the White Hart pub where John's grandson William (a shepard) lived with his family of 7 children.

 I believe John is also the root for your other enquiry re William of Fiskerton.

If you contact me by PM I may be able to provide a draft family tree