Forum: Shropshire county-wide forum

My trail has come to a stop and RICHARD seems to have disappeared. I have his daughter Ann Sophia Cock's marriage certificate and I have the foll info. Ann Sophia was born in Madeley or Dawley around 1848. She married James Wardle (also from Dawley) in 1867 at The Birck Meadow Chapel in...

A little off topic but I'd like to know more about Alfred Hulme who was a painter of Shropshire landscapes around 1905-1908. I'm not even sure he was a native of the county but I'm guessing he probably was. Any ideas?

hi i wonder if anyone can help me i am really stuck my relation some GGGG grandfather EDWARD BAGLEY but in the early years shows as BAGNAL/L was born on 1st October 1820 in Broseley and christined at Birch Meadow Chapel NC Broseley his parents where a EDWARD BAGLEY BAGNAL/L AND ANN...

I am looking for any information on Thomas Bryan, a gentleman of Brosley, Shropshire. He seems so far to have been interesting. he continued his fathers surveying business at the age of sixteen including working at Jackfield church in readiness for an enclosing wall. He apparantly cut the...

I'm trying to find out more about the ancestors of Francis Humphreys Heighway, born c. 1820 in Madeley (and emigrated to New Zealand in 1863). I think his parents are William Heighway and Maria Felton. I would appreciate any information that members are able to provide. Regards, Andrew (New...

My great great grandfather was Francis Pritchard who married Jane Lloyd and I have a dilemma sorting out the life of Francis. *1862 The marriage certificate states they were married Oct. 31, 1862 at the Register Office, District of Shrewsbury. Francis was age 29, occupation butcher, residence...

Listers, I've hit a brick wall and am looking for some assistance. My gg-grandfather was born around 1860, according to the 1861 UK Census, in Hopesay to William Griffiths and Charlotte Tedstone. They were married in Hopesay in 1859. I have not been able to locate John's birth record and am...

Can anyone please help with an ACTUAL address on the above relative of mine? The enumerator just listed addresses as 1, 2, 3, etc. Mary Ann is shown as living at address '8' with her servant. This obviously doesn't help with the proper address. Her will doesn't help either, as it just says Tong,...

Hi, I am looking to information about the family and location of Jane Gittins (sometimes written Gittens) who I believe came from the Oswestry area and whose father was Samuel Gittins (described as "yeoman"). I am interested to know of her mothers name and any other information I can find. ...

I have details of Broseley Baptist Chapel, St. Bartholomews, Benthall, St. Marys, Jackfield and St. Calixtus, Astley Abbots if I can be of help to anyone. Peter

I reside in Canada and as a result I'm not that familiar with the town/village Kinnerley Shropshire. I have relatives who lived and died there and there are some names of places I need to know more about. I have a card dated Aug. 8, 1915 stating that my great grandmother Mary Lloyd Parry (ms...

Mary Ann Prodger Nee Jones born in 1869 lived at llansilin married to Evan Prodger (died 1926) all I know is that she died a while after him, and did not re marry, she lived alone at wenduu cottage. Only found two children on the 1911 robert(age 1) and John,Age 7 not found any others as yet Thanks...

Trying to find anyone with Olive Adeline Morgan b Nov 4 1899 in Bridgnorth in their tree. Her parents were Samuel James Morgan and Adeline Paynter. She married George Alfred Morris Sept 21 1926 in Bridgnorth Thanks

From Shropshire extracted parish records. The parish record of the birth of my GGG Grandmother states Elizabeth Stokes daughter of William & Ester Stokes of Hongar(?Hungary) Hill in the parish of Cleobury Mortimer. Is Hongar or Hungary Hill still there? Or does it no longer exist. June

Hi i am looking for a Harold Edwards who in 1942 had been living in madeley nr wellington his fathers name was Thomas Edwards and a coal miner but had died before 1942 Harold Edwards married my nan on the 7th March 1942 in norfolk and that is all that i know of both of them hope someone can help...

Hi, I have a relation born in Shropshire ???? Abt 1784 William Gittins , on his place of birth 1851 it says Beaten , Beaton , or possibly Beatan ? On the 1861 it says Written .. Any idea on these places or were they are as i havent found them on a map .. Or is it possible that boundrys have...