NNWFHS JOURNAL April 2013

Nuneaton & North Family History Society Journal April 2013

Arnold Ball Barwell Beck Browne Clark Clarke Cooke Cooper Crispe Crosse Erpe Farrion Fetherstone Hall Hanson Hele Houlden Kendall King Leving Monck Mould Mylner Nichols Orton Page Palmer Prior Read Robynson Smart Smyth Spencer Stretton Tallis Taverner “impudent pillaging” – Austrey Taylor Turner residents seek redress ... Varnham Was your ancestor involved – see name list at left. Wakelyn Willington Wright www.nnwfhs.org.uki Price £2 (first copy free to members)

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The opinions expressed in articles in the Journal are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily Contents represent the views of the editor or of NNWFHS. Cover picture Austrey church Copyright notice. The editor’s little box Page 1 For the record ... 2 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any Chairman’s jottings 4 form, by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, Migration over the seas 5 recorded or otherwise without the prior written permission of the The Fox & Crane (The Weddington) 6 & Family History Society. Thomas Chamberlain, weaver of 7 Personal data. Coton Centre Festival Day – see you there! 9

The Society holds personal data on our members – identity and The North Warwickshire pages 10 contact details provided on application and renewal forms. Austrey History 10 Under the Data Protection Act 1998 we can hold sufficient data to Civil Registration in N Warks explained 11 run the Society, but no more. The data must also be accurate, kept up to date and not held for longer than necessary. Incident involving the Brass Band 14 To comply with the Act we will hold documents supporting current Austrey losses from levies and quartering of troops membership. This will usually be the last completed application 1643-1646 15 or renewal form. Earlier documentation will be destroyed. In the event of a member not renewing by the due date, previous New books 19 documents will be held for a further four months in case of late What is new on the members’ pages of the website 20 renewal. For ease of administration, an up to date copy of your personal New members and their interests 21 data will be held on an electronic database with your consent. It Back cover – HS2 - Help document our heritage will be assumed that you agree to this unless you tell us otherwise. If you do not agree to us holding such data electronically please contact the Membership Secretary. Data held electronically will be subject to the same retention policy as Submissions to the Journal are always welcome. These should (preferably) be in clerical data. plain text with no fancy formatting. (You might think that formatting it nicely saves me work, but it doesn’t!) Submit pictures as jpegs. If in doubt email me or send it in anyway! I can usually sort it out. Please do not send me Publisher files. Files with the suffixii .doc or .docx or .txt or .rtf are fine.

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Committee members and their contact details

Chairman: Jacqui Simkins, Langley Mill Farm, Sutton Coldfield, , B75 7HR email: [email protected]

Vice Chair: John Parton

Secretary: Celia Parton and Val Pickard

Hon. Treasurer: Bernadette Evans, 60 Kingsbridge Road, Weddington, Nuneaton, CV10 0BZ Email: [email protected]

Journal Editor: John Parton 6 Windmill Road, Atherstone, Warks, CV9 1HP email: [email protected]

Publications Sales & Help desks: Val Pickard, 108 Lister Road, Atherstone, Warks, CV9 3DF email: [email protected]

North Warwickshire Co-ordinator: Celia Parton, 6 Windmill Road, Atherstone, Warks, CV9 1HP email: [email protected]

Membership officer & Marriages / Burials co-ordinator: Dr Carole Eales, 5 Jay Lane, Aston, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 2GP Email: [email protected]

Committee: Hilary Hodgkins

Co-opted member on a temporary basis to manage the website:

Pat Boucher, 33 Buttermere Avenue, Nuneaton, CV11 6ET email: [email protected]

The editors little box.

Following the events of the last few months we now seem to be back on an even keel. The vote in February confirmed that we are a society of members run for members. We are working on a new constitution which will include limitations on the length an officer can serve in post. This is good because it prevents the establishment of a self-serving caucus who think they have the right to hold their position for life. It also presents a problem. It is hard to fill certain posts, such as treasurer, webmaster and Journal editor. After their stint is over will there be a ready throng of candidates willing to take over? As I said above we are a society run by members for members. There is an onus on members to give (if they are able) as well as to take. Perhaps the prospect of holding a post for a limited time only will encourage more to have a go. Should some of these difficult to fill posts be exempt from time limitation? This is your Society. We need your views on how your Society should be run.

You will find an advertisement for the post of Website editor on page 3. Note the term ‘editor’ rather than ‘webmaster’. The site is set up, but needs someone to keep it up to date. Geeky knowledge of things like bandwidth, HTML and FTP is not needed. Why not have a go!

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deemed “Officers” by the showing evidence that his For the record… Constitution that also gives challenges were without them “emergency powers” – substance. The solicitor We start this article with a sought advice from the received, prior to the EGM, a huge ‘Thank You’ to all Federation of Family History short reply to one letter, in members who have given Societies. That advice was which P. Lee stated he had support to your Officers in to use a specialist solicitor no further interest in their efforts to ensure this on both copyright issues and NNWFHS and would not be Society continues to serve on action required since the contacting NNWFHS its members in their quest to remaining committee was members in future. He also find and understand their below the number required stated he held no material forebears. Whether in the Society’s Constitution. given to NNWFHS other members live in North than Alan Roberts’ work on Warwickshire, or have The initial legal advice was Austrey [now with Nuneaton ancestors who passed to clarify operational matters Library]. through the area, all deserve by using the Constitution to a relevant Family History enable members to request The EGM took place on 12 Society. an EGM. Over thirty put February 2013. A number of their names to the request. members elected to vote on The events that required the On recommendation from the evening and the Extra-Ordinary General the solicitor, all members independent teller tallied all Meeting (EGM) in February were enfranchised by postal votes; a total of 164 have been explained in or electronic voting via an members participated which detail to members, but for independent teller, with is just under 60% of the sake of a permanent record those able to attend still membership. We thank all for those who follow over the enabled to vote at the members who took part. years, this is the briefest meeting. The results follow. explanation. Over the following weeks, P. Item 1: That the existing 12 Nov 2012 Annual Lee sent a series of e-mails, committee members as duly General Meeting held; challenging a number of elected in November be members of committee Officers past and present confirmed in post. elected. over the correctness of their YES - 141; NO - 23. 13 Nov 2012 Committee work during the period of his met and elected new chairmanship; he also Item 2: That the current Officers from its number. contacted NNWFHS constitution be revised to 26 Nov 2012 Ex- members promoting a new lower the minimum chairman, P. Lee, resigned group working directly committee number to six and threatened legal action against NNWFHS; contact to until the 2013 AGM. on copyright of his articles which a number of members YES – 142; NO – 22. published in past Journals. objected. All such By 5 Dec A total of six communications were Item 3: That the committee elected members had referred to the solicitor – be instructed to review and resigned from the your remaining committee revise the Constitution in committee. members refused to join a order to provide a document “slanging” match. which serves this Society The remainder of the correctly, is approved by committee members – seven Two detailed letters went FFHS and meets legal elected of whom six are from the solicitor to P. Lee requirements; and to place

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this document before the research nights in the same joined NNWFHS for in the membership for the AGM in month as quarterly Journal first place. 2013. distribution. You may print a YES – 144; NO – 20. pocket programme from the Again, we thank everyone website. for their support during this The committee takes on difficult time, and hope that board the instruction to After three long months, you will continue to support review and revise the when your officers have us as we work to meet our Constitution (a sub-group is shouldered far more than is new challenges. already at work) and has normally expected of also revised the programme volunteers in a family history for 2013 – reinstating society, we are looking The Committee cancelled speakers where forward with renewed vigour possible, and reverting to to getting back to what we all

WANTED Website Editor NNWFHS needs someone to help maintain the website, doing general editing, keeping the events and news sections up to date, and in-putting content - such as articles, photographs and research resources submitted by others. You don’t need to be a “techie”, but some experience of Microsoft Office would be useful. Any training needed can be provided!

Interested? Then please e-mail Pat Boucher through the contacts page on the website. Your help is needed!

We want your views on a new logo.

The old logo has served us well. In its day it was cutting edge computer graphics, but now begins to look a little dated. Several candidates have been proposed – one graces this issues cover. That and other candidates are shown below. We would like your views on which you consider best, or if you have artistic tendencies can you design a better one!

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Chairman’s jottings through the Diaries of Alison site allows searches for family Evans, great-niece of George groups – minus any surname. Eliot; and in June, Andrew As that also failed to find the George, Archivist, will be family before or after 1881 we extolling the delights of Gems have a brickwall especially as, of Lichfield Record Office in 1881 the birthplaces of the where north Warwickshire children varied from “not (and other) folk can be known” to places in three unearthed. The full counties – and the parents programme is available on the were both born “Ireland”. Society’s website, as is a Other than one son naming printable pocket programme. his father on his 1882 marriage certificate there is On 20 April the Chilvers no other matching evidence – Coton Heritage Centre has a yet – to take anything further Heritage Event at which we back. Thank you to all who made shall have a display. See the effort to vote at the extra- CCHC website – do come With spring hopefully sprung ordinary general meeting – along and make yourself in north Warwickshire by the more elsewhere. Your known. time you read this [it is support has been heart- snowing as I write in March!], warming. The committee is Have you logged into the keep an eye on church working on the constitution – NNWFHS website members’ websites as flower festivals it will take time and only section lately? You provide opportunity to visit discussion. Hopefully we will really should!! Thanks to and view the interiors of the produce an instrument that hours of work by a small team churches where your isn’t too blunt, yet provides a there is much new material, forebears worshipped. solid framework for the future. including some to which only members have access – one Finally, if you have a story to The programme progresses: of your benefits for continuing tell about your research, one in March we had an to support the Society. Keep of your families or a character enthusiastic presentation by an eye on new goodies discovered along the way, Malcolm Boyns, an archivist coming into the Shop Editor John will be delighted at Record Office who including a very special offer to hear from you. obviously loves his work. on Rebecca Probert’s Malcolm led us through a excellent book on Marriage Happy Hunting! number of collections and Law! how they can help our Jacqui Simkins research. I was particularly Chasing the ancestors is very pleased to hear that the addictive - though searching NNWFHS Help Desks: Warwickshire Constabulary the censuses can be Atherstone Library: 3rd records include some details exceedingly frustrating! Wednesday of the month, of “Specials”. We all need to Recently, two of us used 2.00-4.00pm visit our record offices or they three commercial sites and Baddesley Ensor will not survive with the miserably failed to find one Community Library: every council funding cuts being family – other than on the Monday 12.00-2.00pm made across the country. In 1881 census, which was, of Wilnecote Library, on school April we have a behind the course, initially transcribed by campus, Tinkers Green Lane: scenes visit to Nuneaton members of Family History 3rd Monday of the month, Library to see the increased Societies who understand 2.15-4.15pm. local history collection. In British place names and All manned by NNWFHS May, John Burton will lead us surnames. One commercial volunteers happy to help you.

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WAR-L unravelled some of Cornish-born Mary WHITE, Migration Over the Seas the story. It seems as though and two further children George took his family to were born: Dora Jane, and Long before so much New Zealand perhaps to Hilda White. George died in material was available on escape the depressed 1921 and was probably the the web, I’d been manually agricultural situation in one interred at Purewa trawling through CD versions and hoping for Cemetery. Did he have a of the Warwickshire better things on the other successful farming business censuses for a farming side of the world. in NZ? Did his sons family who were part of my continue as farmers, or did cousin’s tree. The family’s migration they change profession – all appeared to have been self- three sons married in NZ George BALLARD was the funded. They travelled to and there is a hint of son of Joseph BALLARD Sydney, Australia, and then Scottish descendancy from and his wife Elizabeth nee onto Auckland, New Zealand some surnames involved. WEETMAN. His wife was via Russell, on the steam Maria, nee NURSE, the ship Rotomahana – which Of course, a descendant in daughter of Frederick carried only small numbers the Antipodes may read this NURSE and his wife Ann, of passengers, but did a short item and know the nee WEETMAN. They regular trip between story “down under”…if so, married on 4 July 1867. It Australia and New Zealand. please do tell us about it! was a cousin marriage as The family’s arrival was their mothers were reported in the New Zealand NNWFHS has many daughters of Thomas Herald on 27 May 1880 – members scattered abroad – WEETMAN and his wife though the index only listed why not tell us the stories of Sarah, nee GOWARD – the Mr & Mrs BALLARD and 7 how or why your forebears gtx4 grandparents of my [unidentified] children. My moved? Were they cousin. contact reported that no transported, self-funding, other persons named “ten-pound poms”, orphans, In 1871 George was farming BALLARD went into or part of an economic some 263 acres in Auckland in the period 1878 migration scheme such as Mancetter and had two – 1881. that sponsored by the young daughters. Despite agricultural workers union – trawls on the 1881 census – What we do not know is how or the exodus of weavers to which was then available as George fared in New Australia? There must be a transcription from the LDS Zealand! Did he and Maria stories of hardships endured church – no trace of the have any more children and, hopefully, tales of family was found. No (Maria was 40 when they successful lives. Do please obvious burials were migrated, so it is possible!)? share your stories through recorded in the area, either. We do know that Maria died the Journal! So where had they gone? in 1889 and is believed to be buried at Pukekohe Public JS Roll on a few years and a Cemetery. George chance “encounter” on the apparently remarried to

Buckinghamshire Family History Society Open Day - Saturday 27th July 2013, 10am to 4pm

The Grange School, Wendover Way, Aylesbury, HP21 7NH.

Research facilities will include our names database, and Parish Register, People, and Places libraries. Sales of Parish Register transcripts and other research aids. Expert advice; guest societies and local heritage groups; suppliers of data CDs, maps, software, archival materials and more.

Admission free, with free parking at the venue. Further information, including a full list of those attending, can be found at www.bucksfhs.org.uk

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The Fox and Crane, previously The Weddington

Tom and Gertrude King kept the Weddington in 1935. Tom King was from Birmingham and Gertrude from Rotherham. He was a music hall acrobat and member of the magic circle, and when he came out of the entertainment trade never really lost his feel for it, and tried, where possible, to have 1936 and stayed until 1939 locals put up to try to keep the 'shows' on at all his pubs when they moved to The Boot, pub there because of its

Grendon. I think I am right in connection with the Tom and Gertie were married saying that The Weddington Weddington Castle estate, but in 1915. Gertrude King's family was connected in some way obviously failed. I went in a few had been in the pub business with Morgan's brewery. My times right up to about 2005 in Rotherham, Yorkshire for mother, Irene King, married and thought it was a lovely years. From 1921-1926 they into the Morgan family, and the place. kept The Carter's Rest in story I remember was Rotherham (the family pub something about moving away My father, James Albert previously kept by Gertrude's from Nuneaton just as the war Morgan, was a Nuneaton chap. parents), then in 1927 went to started because of fears of Born at 59 Norman Avenue, The Surrey in West Bar, bombing raids on . Chilvers Coton in 1915, his Sheffield. That was a rough parents were in the hotel pub with a rough clientele, so They went to The Boot, another business. They kept The Castle they moved in 1930 to The Morgan pub, which was, and Hotel in Market Street and Globe Inn, Irongate, Derby and still is, on The Morgan's Commercial. His stayed there until 1934 and near Atherstone. uncle was Morgan's Brewery in then went to The Weddington. Tamworth, hence the hotel

Incidentally, I now work in connections. They left The Weddington to Loughborough with a girl who go to The Black Boy, 79 St lives in Weddington, and she Nita Pearson Saviour's Road, Leicester in said how much of a fight the

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doubt had difficulty in feeding mutton as his. Verdict: Guilty. Thomas CHAMBERLAIN, his growing family, which may Sentence: 10 years’ weaver of Bedworth 1815 – be why in early 1844 he turned transportation. 1871 to crime. It would appear that firstly he ‘feloniously’ broke into After the trial, Thomas was The concept, frequently the dwelling-house of Joseph held at Coventry Gaol for two suggested by the Heir Hunters HICKLIN at Bedworth and weeks before being transferred programme [BBC television] helped himself to “nine keys, to the Millbank Prison, London. that in years gone by people value 7s., one Crown Piece, from where, on 25th July 1844, died in an area close to where five Half-Crowns, 3s in sliver, he boarded the ‘William they were born is misleading, four Chawls [shawls] value 16s Jardine’ ready for departure to to say the least. Indeed, as and a Double Gilt Buckle, value Van Diemens Land, Australia may be seen in the following 1s”, the property of the said on 11th August. The ship account, travel was a Joseph HICKLIN. Secondly, arrived in Hobart Town on 20th prominent feature of the on the night of 14th April 1844 November and disembarked CHAMBERLAIN family of he ‘feloniously’ killed and 267 male prisoners, three Bedworth. carried away a ‘wether teg’, the having died during the journey. property of one John KELSEY, The ship surgeon’s log shows Thomas CHAMBERLAIN was at Bedworth. He was caught, that Thomas CHAMBERLAIN born in Bedworth and baptised literally ‘red handed’ following required medical attention in at All Saints church on 11 June the theft of the sheep and was late August for ‘constipation’ 1815, the third child of John & held on remand at Coventry and thereafter for ‘dysentria’… Ann [White] CHAMBERLAIN. Gaol pending trial at the perhaps the cure for the Little is known of his early life, Warwickshire Midsummer constipation was a little too although records show that his Sessions on 3rd July 1844. successful ? Nevertheless, father was buried in Bedworth Thomas was adjudged to be in on 08 October 1820 and Thomas was defended by a Mr good health on arrival in thereafter, his mother married HAYES, but the case was fairly Tasmania. widower Joseph FARNDON at cut and dried. John KELSEY St. Giles church, Exhall on of Astley had a field at Whilst we do not have a Christmas Day 1826. Bedworth; at seven thirty on photograph of Thomas, at least Sunday evening he had nine we have a physical description An entry in the 1821 Census sheep but by Monday morning, from the Tasmanian archives: for Bedworth shows that he only eight remained. Having he had a fresh complexion, an was living in his maternal found the entrails of a sheep oval face, dark auburn hair, grandparents’ house in floating in a nearby pond, John hazel eyes and a rather large Woodlands, Bedworth with his KELSEY went in search of a nose. He was just over 5 foot 6 mother and siblings. On 10 policeman. Unfortunately for inches tall and of medium build. July 1831 he married Martha Thomas, late on Sunday night, He could read and write RANDLE at All Saints church, P.C. Gill, a Bedworth imperfectly. Bedworth, and the 1841 then policeman had happened upon Census shows that Martha had him in a lane opposite his On arrival, Thomas was sent to by that time, dutifully presented house. Since he could not work in a labour ‘gang’ on him with four tokens of her account for his presence in the Schoutens Island off the East affection: John [born 1833], lane, P.C. Gill went into coast of Tasmania and William [born 1835], Thomas Thomas’s house where, by the remained there, labouring, until [born 1838] and Rebecca light of a candle, he could see 14th June 1845. He then [1840]. In 1843, the proud that Thomas’s hands were returned to Tasmania and parents presented a fifth child, covered with blood. After a continued to labour in another Ann, for baptism at All Saints search of the house and ‘gang’ until 20th February 1846. church Bedworth. garden, a knife, bloody cloths Throughout this period, it and a bag containing mutton seems that Thomas managed Thomas was a ribbon weaver and part of a liver were found. to behave himself, or at least, cum labourer by trade, and no John KELSEY identified the was not caught doing anything

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untoward. However, on 12th after the 1841 Census. By children in Bedworth: Sarah November 1849, he was found implication, Thomas was not [1860], John [1864], William in a public house with a forged present at the church in [1865]. William and Sarah left pass in his possession, for January 1853, if the tense is Bedworth after 1867 and which offence, he was interpreted correctly. moved to Yorkshire; they died imprisoned for 14 days in the in Pontefract in 1909 and 1908, House of Correction. However, Thomas turns up in respectively. Eventually Thomas was Bedworth shortly afterwards, awarded his ‘Ticket of Leave’ and was married by Licence to Thomas [1838] married Mary and on 02 September 1851, a 25 year old spinster, Eliza TEDDS at Astley. He was was granted a Conditional FLETCHER at St. Giles church, father to one child, Ann Sarah Pardon. What happened to Exhall on 23 June 1853. [1863] before the family moved Thomas after 02 September Somehow, he had managed to to Derby. Four more children 1851 is a mystery which I get back home from Tasmania, were born in Derby: Mary Ann would dearly like to solve. and find a bride between 1851 [1865], Thomas [1868], Joseph and 1853. Returning [1874], John [1878]. Thomas Meanwhile, Thomas’s wife, transportees are very rare; how and Mary died in Derby in 1910 Martha [Randle] did he manage it? and 1928, respectively. CHAMBERLAIN was living in Bedworth; records show that Once back in Bedworth, Rebecca [1840] was married she died of tuberculosis on 03 Thomas resumed work as a twice, but had children by four January 1852. How Martha ribbon weaver. In the following different men. Her first child, managed to survive without her years, Eliza [Fletcher] Arthur [1861] was born in husband, given that she had presented him with three more Bedworth. She then met five children to feed, is children: Arthur [1856], Emma William WHITE of Daventry, unknown, but suffice to say she [1857] and Eliza [1867]. On NTH and travelled with him to found some comfort; a Census night 1871, Thomas Chesterfield, DBY, where she daughter of Martha’s, born and his family were living in married and had a daughter, during the first quarter of 1849 New Town, Bedworth, but he Ann [1864]. William WHITE and named Susanna, was must have been ill, since he died in Chesterfield and presented for baptism at All was buried at All Saints church, Rebecca returned to Bedworth, Saints church, Bedworth, Bedworth on 30th April, aged 56 where she had a second son, exactly one year after her years. In November of that John [1869]. Together with her mother’s death. There is no year, his widow, Eliza, was two sons, Rebecca travelled to record as to who took the child married to widower Thomas Pinjarrah, Western Australia, to the church, or who was WHITEHEAD at St. Giles where, shortly after arrival, she looking after her, although the church, Exhall. married William Calverley surname RAYSON keeps BATEMAN a transported cropping up along with the Many of the children of this convict from Granby, NTT. By CHAMBERLAIN name, but the couple married and left William she had a second connection remains elusive. At Bedworth: daughter, Anne [1882]. She her baptism, the Vicar helpfully died in Pinjarrah in 1893. Of annotated the entry: John [1833] married Elizabeth her children, only Arthur DEEMING, and fathered a returned to Bedworth where he “Susanna, the bastard child, Tom [1853]. He died in 1905. child of Martha abandoned Elizabeth and CHAMBERLAIN. N.B. travelled to Australia, where he Ann [1843] married Thomas the mother of this child is met Jannet GOW, by whom he HARRIS in Bedworth, and in dead; her husband is a had six children. They moved 1862, together with her Transport. He was not to Ross, South Island, New husband and son Thomas the father of this child.” Zealand, where he died in [1860] she travelled to 1894. Pinjarrah, Western Australia. … which is how we discovered Nine more children were born what had happened to her William [1835] married Sarah in Pinjarrah before her husband father, who had disappeared RANDLE, and fathered three Thomas died [1885] and she

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then married John Kynnil Perth, Western Australia in Eliza [1867] married Samuel McATTEE. She died in 1928. RAYSON, produced nine Pinjarrah in 1915. children, all born in Bedworth. Arthur [1856] son of Thomas’s She died in Bedworth in 1925. Susannah [1849], daughter of second wife Eliza [Fletcher] Martha travelled to Fremantle, married Mary Ann GUPPY and Western Australia with her half was father to one son, Arthur If anyone can tell me how sister, Ann. She firstly married [1898]. No trace has been Thomas managed to get back George MARRIOTT of Luton, found of Arthur following the from Tasmania to father his BDF and following his death in 1911 Census. second family, I would be Perth [1872] she married greatly indebted. James Piper PIPER a Emma [1857] died in Bedworth convicted killer from Brighton, in 1859. SRY. She had no children by CAE either marriage and died in

Vicarage St School 1938 – picture in last Journal.

Pauline Wright has obtained their names. Back row left to right: - David Williams, Ray Allen, Norris Reeves, Harry Sutcliffe, Peter Wrigt, Trevor Armitt, Bob Blezzard.

Middle row:- Bill Jacombs, Ron Rowley, Jim Baxter, DerekCross, Jim Usher, ?????, Alan Ward. Front row:- Jack Jones, Cliff Aaron, Trevor Davis, Mr C COX (head), Miss WOODFIELD (teacher), Alwyn Hall, Jim Axon, Ced Parnell.

COTON CENTRE FESTIVAL DAY April 20th

working models by Nuneaton Model Engineers The Royal Redgate Anker morris Men at 10.30am followed by Nuneaton Silver Band Refreshments The above picture of the Royal Redgate Research facilities available situated at the A5 / A444 crossroads was given Model of Eastenders, Albert Square to me by Pauline Wright. We have no date for Festival of Arts exhibition this but I think it would be pre WWI and 50yrs of Junior Leaders, Bramcote possibly earlier. Interactive victorian schoolroom Museum of Memories NNWFHSociety + help desk Why Royal? Queen Adelaide on her way from Try your hand at peg rug making Warwick castle to Gopsall Hall was caught Tombola stall short and had to nip in to use the loo! Whether Activities in the parlour she then had time for a pint of Pedigree and a childrens quizzes bag of crisps is not recorded. the Reginald Stanley collection etc. etc.

Make a note in your diary NOW.

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The North Warwickshire Pages By Celia Parton

Austrey History seen around the car park gathered. However the original dating from 1747. There is a cross was destroyed by Austrey is a small village in the Baptist chapel built in 1808 and roundheads in the 17th very north of the county, 7 in 1672 the Presbyterians were century. The Roundhead miles from Tamworth in licensed to meet in the house troopers accused the landlord Staffordshire and 8 miles from of John Kendall who was of the inn of displaying a Ashby-de-la-Zouch in probably an ancestor of forbidden cross, symbol of a , the nearest George Edward Kendall of Royal religion outside his town in Warwickshire is Austrey, one of whose house and it was consequently Atherstone, 6 miles away. daughters married in 1845 destroyed. Originally known as Alcestre, John Sobieski Stuart, Austrey is a pretty, mainly rural descendant of the Young Life in Austrey changed little village, surrounded by other Pretender. There is also the until the beginning of the 20th villages such as Newton Regis, black and white Bishops Farm century. They were entirely which still has its village pond House bearing the date 1521 self sufficient, with their own and some thatched cottages, and over the road a three bakery and butcher's shop, two and No Man's Heath. No storey manor House. saddlers, two carpenters and a Man's Heath began as a blacksmith. There was a community of squatters in the Close by the church and windmill at the top of Mill Lane 1850s and was a popular probably the most famous which ground the corn and the venue for prize fights and cock building in Austrey is the Bird in milk was driven in horse drawn fighting. Its main claim to fame Hand Inn, built in the15th float to a village is the Four Counties Public century and with a thatched about 4 miles away with a House so called because it is roof. There is medieval plinth railway station. Work and play located where the boundaries which stands outside. On top of fell in with the seasons of the of Warwickshire, Staffordshire, the plinth there is a cross year, and Austrey had its own Leicestershire and Derbyshire erected in the 19th century to football team, cricket team and once met. Austrey still has commemorate the diamond tennis club, and the first many ancient buildings. The jubilee of Queen Victoria. But working men's club was church of St Nicholas has a this was not the original cross converted out of old farm tower which dates from the 13 on this site. It is not known buildings. century ornately decorated with exactly when the first cross carved heads and surmounted was put there but from Norman The population was 335 in by a graceful spire. The times Austrey belonged to the 1911 but this had increased to remainder of the church was monks of Burton Abbey and it 962 by 1981 as new housing rebuilt and enlarged c1330 and was always held to be they estates had been built. is a good example of the who had put up the cross architecture of the period. In where the old market was held. 1844 the chancel was refaced This place was then used right Further reading: externally and with new up until the end of the 19th A Victorian History of England stonework and the windows century as a general meeting Volume 4 restored. The south porch is of place where people came to North Warwickshire villages that date but there was an sell their produce and where published by the WI earlier porch. There are many men seeking employment slate gravestones which can be

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Civil Registration – The revisions and changes of evolved quite independently district can distract you when from 1840 onwards. North Warwickshire searching for a BMD Explained registration. For example, if The following is a list of the you know your people are in Civil and Ecclesiastical Burton Hastings in the mid Parishes in our area 1837- In 1837 civil registration of 1890s, you need to keep an 1974, and the Registration births, marriages and deaths eye on both Hinckley and Districts in which they lay at was introduced in England and Nuneaton registration events; varying times. Entries in Wales. Civil registration was if they are on the cusp of Arley capital letters are the ‘Ancient based upon Districts – and Ansley at any time you will Parishes’ [which were both Atherstone, Nuneaton, need to check both Atherstone Civil and Ecclesiastical] from Foleshill, Meriden, Rugby, and Nuneaton. Should you be which the entries in lower case Hinckley, Lutterworth, searching for a birth in a were created. Most of the Tamworth and Aston all village such as Corley, and ‘new’ Parishes shown in lower encompassed various parts of you also know of a family of case were Ecclesiastical or the area of north Warwickshire the same surname in Civil (indicated by ‘E’ or ‘C’); which our Society covers. Fillongley – finding a birth the two left blank (Atherstone registered at Meriden could be and Wilnecote & Castle But this is where confusion for either village, or anywhere Liberty) were both, but did not sets in. When civil registration else in Meriden Registration have the same boundaries. commenced, the Districts were District. You look at GRO For clarity, a number of largely the same as the indexes and see “Aston” and Leicestershire parishes that Unions for the Poor Law. But would perhaps disregard it if once formed part of civil they didn’t remain static. Civil searching from someone born registration in the Atherstone servants delight in moving in a small village such as district, are included to assist boundaries, so while a handful Wishaw. And also bear in researchers [if you think your of places stayed in the same mind that births and deaths ancestors were in registration district from 1837- have to be registered in the Leicestershire, but have a 1974, many moved – and District where the event took marriage in the Atherstone some had several moves. In place – not where the mother Registration District, please addition there were changes to or deceased was normally advise the registrar’s office the presentation of the resident (if your children are when asking for copy assembled records. A brief born in hospital, that is the certificates]. timeline is: Registration District of their There were many other birth). ‘places’ within the area that 1852 – alteration to regional areas never became parishes of increasing them from 27 to 34; The key is not to confuse the either sort. While a reasonably 1866 – introduction of typed GRO names of places with large-scale map is a useful index lists; age at death started to Registration Districts bearing tool to locate them, it is an appear on the listings; the same name – and to unfortunate fact that only very 1874 – introduction of penalties for appreciate that Parishes are of few show failure to register births; two types: Civil Parishes, used boundaries, and none show 1911 – introduction of maiden name of for censuses and from 1837 those of Ecclesiastical the mother on the births; for registration of births, Parishes except that devised 1912 – the marriages indexes first marriages and deaths; and the for our own society and used show the surname of the spouse. Ecclesiastical Parishes of the on this website. Revisions to places included in local Church of England, for registration districts – see chart below baptisms, marriages and See table on next page. for north Warwickshire. burials. Although the two types frequently shared the same names and boundaries, they

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Key to the chart

Parishes Civil Registration Districts 1837-1932 1932-1965 1965-1974 Places in UPPER CASE are Ancient and Stoneydelph C Tamworth Sutton Coldfield n/a Parishes. [to abolition 1935] Amington C Tamworth Sutton Coldfield Lichfield [STS] E = Ecclesiastical parish. ANSLEY Atherstone C = Civil parish only. ANSTY Foleshill Rugby ARLEY Nuneaton Rugby Article and chart devised and ASTLEY Nuneaton Rugby developed by Jacqui Simkins & Gus Atherstone Atherstone Atherstone Tysoe © Feb 2009 Attleborough E Nuneaton AUSTREY Tamworth Sutton Coldfield Atherstone Revised 2013 to include LEI parishes BADDESLEY ENSOR Atherstone that came into 1837 Atherstone BAXTERLEY Atherstone BEDWORTH Foleshill Nuneaton registrar’s area BENTLEY Atherstone Bolehall and Glascote C Tamworth Sutton Coldfield n/a Programme for the rest of the year [to abolition 1957] BULKINGTON Nuneaton Apr 20 Saturday CCHC Local History / BURTON HASTINGS Hinckley to 1896; Rugby then Nuneaton Heritage Day opens 10 a.m. Including CALDECOTE Nuneaton Atherstone NNWFHS displays and help desk. Come CHILVERS COTON Nuneaton along! COLESHILL Meriden Copston Magna C Lutterworth Rugby May 14 The Diaries of Alison Evans: the CORLEY Meriden great niece of George Eliot - John CURDWORTH Aston to 1912; Meriden Burton. John’s presentation will enlighten then Meriden Dordon E Atherstone us all and open eyes to the use of Easenhall C Rugby diaries. FILLONGLEY Meriden Jun 11 Local Gems from Lichfield Glascote C Tamworth Sutton Coldfield Lichfield [STS] GREAT PACKINGTON Meriden Record Office - Andrew George, Principal GRENDON Atherstone Archivist – original documents for our Hartshill Atherstone area to enthral you all! HYDES PASTURES C Hinckley Nuneaton or Rugby KINGSBURY Tamworth Sutton Coldfield Atherstone Jun 28 Fri & Sat: Family History at LDS LEA MARSTON Meriden Centre, & 29 Penns Lane, Sutton LITTLE PACKINGTON Meriden Coldfield B76 1JU NNWFHS Displays, MANCETTER Atherstone MAXSTOKE Meriden help desk. A new event. MEREVALE [pt LEI] Atherstone Jul 9 Research & Help Session—come MIDDLETON Tamworth Sutton Coldfield Meriden along, collect your quarterly Journal and Minworth C Aston to 1912; Birmingham / Meriden / Sutton Coldfield then Meriden have a cuppa and a chat. [to abolition 1931] Aug 13 The Census Story: including Lutterworth Rugby NETHER WHITACRE Meriden some lighthearted ‘finds’ - Wendy Freer. NEWTON REGIS Tamworth Sutton Coldfield Atherstone The census is vital for research—but NO MAN’S HEATH Tamworth Sutton Coldfield Atherstone what else is in there? NUNEATON Nuneaton Oldbury C Atherstone Sep 10 Illicit & Clandestine Marriages OVER WHITACRE Meriden 1700-1900 Rebecca Probert. Was your Pailton C Lutterworth Rugby ancestor’s marriage as it seemed? May POLESWORTH Atherstone RATCLIFFE CULEY [LEI] Atherstone Market Bosworth be not!! SECKINGTON Tamworth Sutton Coldfield Atherstone Sep 21 Saturday: Doncaster Family SHEEPY M & P [LEI] Atherstone Market Bosworth [LEI] History Fair. Come along and find SHILTON Foleshill Rugby SHUSTOKE Meriden NNWFHS’s stand! SHUTTINGTON Tamworth Sutton Coldfield Atherstone Oct 8 Research & Help Session—come Stockingford E Nuneaton along, collect your quarterly Journal and STRETTON BASKERVILLE Hinckley to 1896; Rugby then Nuneaton have a cuppa and a chat. Stretton under Fosse C Lutterworth Rugby Nov 12 AGM – Plus “Bring Something TAMWORTH [pt STS] Tamworth Tamworth to 1939; Lichfield [STS] then Lichfield [STS] Ancestral” a light-hearted ‘show & tell’ for Warton E Atherstone grown ups!!! Bring along a family WEDDINGTON Nuneaton treasure, photo, or other item and tell all Wilnecote and Castle Liberty Tamworth Sutton Coldfield part Atherstone; [to abolition 1965] part Lichfield [STS] about it. WISHAW Aston to 1912; Meriden Dec 10 Christmas Get-Together: Bring then Meriden food and drink—and let’s have fun! Fun [LEI] Atherstone Market Bosworth (LEI) WITHYBROOK Foleshill Rugby quiz, etc. Foleshill to 1896; Rugby Remember to check the website then Nuneaton regularly in case of change.

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North Warwickshire notes gravel pits and now is a site mines in the area, most of providing a haven for them closed during the There have been two wildlife. What will happen to 1980s. I grew up in announcements made that? Pooley Hall was once Baddesley Ensor and was a recently which will the site of a coal mine but miner’s daughter myself and dramatically affect the North has been transformed to a I feel that although the Warwickshire area. Firstly country park. You can climb mining industry is now at an there was the to the top of the old pit heap end it is still part of our announcement in February which has been landscaped heritage and should not be of the proposed route of the and provides wonderful forgotten. I’m sure that HS2 train. As you can see views over the surrounding anyone who has ancestors from the map on the back countryside. This will in all who came from north cover this will pass through probability cease to exist. Warwickshire must have the heart of north Following on from that a few coal miners amongst them. Warwickshire. Many villages weeks later was the news If you have a story to tell will be affected as it passes that a fire was raging please let me know and we through Bodymoor Heath, underground at Daw Mill can then publish some of Kingsbury, Whateley, colliery, the last Deep Mine them in the journal or on the Birchmoor, Polesworth and in the area. This was website because our Austrey. At Kingsbury it will followed shortly by an ancestors were more than pass through Kingsbury announcement that it will not names in records they were Water Park and at re-open thus putting around real people with real lives. Polesworth through Pooley 600 miners out of work. This Hall Country Park, both of marks the end of an era. these once being sites of North Warwickshire was well Celia Parton industry. Kingsbury Water known for coal mining. At Park was created from old one time there were 20

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INCIDENT INVOLVING THE ATHERSTONE BRASS BAND

In September 1883 the Atherstone brass band was playing enthusiastically in Long Street. At the front was the master George Baker with his score in front of him. Suddenly a slightly scruffy man in his sixties emerged from the Swan with Two Neck’s yard and approached him. George was re-assured to see that the man was well known, an assistant bailiff at the county court. To his surprise and annoyance the man threw a piece of paper across his score. One can only imagine that, in the confusion, the band stopped playing! Swan With Two Necks Yard

That man was my great evidence. His own behaviour own. There are no further great grandfather Francis was far from perfect. He was records of him acting as court Spencer. He was a son of fined for being drunk and bailiff and the 1891 census William Spencer, the Ashby disorderly in 1878, for finds him living at the back of a veterinary surgeon and had obstructing the pavement with house in Holt Street, Aston. He been born in Snarestone. He his barrow in 1880 and for died in the Leicester had been a grocer first in fighting Joseph Hill whilst under workhouse in 1900 at the age Coalville and then in Hinckley the influence in 1881. of 82 years. before moving to Atherstone in Surprisingly none of these the 1860’s where he had cases resulted in him losing his David Spencer initially worked in the hat position. 2007-35 factory as a hat presser. By [email protected] 1877 he was an assistant bailiff Why then did Francis attack at the county court and there is the bandmaster? Well, close by Notes - some evidence that he still sold up the yard, his wife Ann (nee 1. Most references found in the groceries from a barrow. His Mottram from Ansley) was British Museum newspaper on- work as a bailiff seems to have dying. She lived only a few line archive from the consisted mainly of collecting more days. Perhaps she could Atherstone Times goods in lieu of debts and not bear the noise leading to 2. The yard was named from charging people with not Francis’s rather extreme action. the public house on Long having dog licences. He was She was being watched over Street and was corrupted from assaulted on several occasions by their daughter Elizabeth, a “swan with two nicks” which in 1877 by Thomas Albrighton, who had formerly worked as a was one marked thus as in 1878 by Charlotte Wood, in maid for the Rev Ritchings at belonging to the monarch. 1878 by John Benn junior of the rectory, and was now aged 3. In 191l The Swan with Two Mancetter whilst taking a cow 33 and expecting an illegitimate Neck’s Yard had five houses and a horse in lieu of a debt, child. Francis appeared in court occupied by 15 adults and 16 and in 1883 first by John on 25th September and was children. Gisbourne and then by Bowden fined two shillings and 4. Francis’s only surviving Sands in The White Lion sixpence. His daughter died in child, my great grandfather, though the latter case was child birth eight weeks later was a butcher in Warwick at dismissed through lack of leaving him completely on his this time.

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Austrey Losses from later put in command of the to John Hales esquire. Anne garrison at Tamworth, collected Hall, widow paid £5 to Mr Levies and Quartering the first half of a payment of Robert Graybrook and to Mr of Troops &c. 1643- £19-10-0 towards the levy of Thomas Basnet. Christopher four thousand pounds Palmer paid £1-10 and Mr John 1646 demanded from the county. Mr Monck paid £6, William William Reeve of Poulehall in Taverner paid £3-10, Robert Lists of taxpayers are an the parish of Polesworth, later Ball paid £4 and Thomas invaluable source for collected the other half owing Taylor paid £5. Altogether genealogical investigation. One “saving that of this last these 14 Austrey inhabitants source of particular interest for payment forty and eight paid a total of £82-10-0 for the parish of Austrey in north shillings ... imposed upon the these forced loans. Warwickshire is The account of tithe corne”, making a total the Inhabitants of Austrey …. to amount of £77-1-6 collected for At the start of the war the the Commissioners appointed these two years alone. Committee of Militia demanded for the taking of accounts for regular payments to support In 1645 the principal the county, for March 1646/7, parliamentary garrisons: landholders of Austrey were found among the State Papers including £117 ordered to be forced to pay “Proposition of the Exchequer in the Public paid to Captain Otway and his Money” (or Public Faith) for Record Office (SP 28/186), deputies in July 1643 and then their goods and lands. This which includes a very detailed £728-0-0 to cover the 31 imposition was in effect a list of the payments and claims months until the Ist May,1646 forced loan, following an made by the principal representing the sum of six ordinance passed in May 1643 inhabitants of the parish. It pounds a week “which requiring all persons worth starts with a list of “subsidies” amounteth to saving that out of more than £10 a year in land or or taxes paid by the inhabitants this was abated sixteene £100 in personal estate to pay on the eve of the Civil War from pounds or thereabouts to the a fifth of their revenue or a April, 1641 to June the Impropriation for two years”. twentieth of their estate. The following year. These amounts Otway, who commanded amounts for Austrey were paid to the Warwickshire troops from the Coventry landholders were collected by county commissioners through garrison made frequent visits to Thomas Basnet of Coventry local gentlemen, who were Austrey and the surrounding and Robert Graybrook of probably well known to the parishes to collect these levies. inhabitants. In April, 1641 Mr Middleton. A list of 15 names is recorded. In June 1645 Mrs Perkins of Marston collected The Committee later recorded Elizabeth Leving, widow paid the first of two subsidies that it had not yet paid the £14 to Mr Thomas Basnet and amounting to £6-8-0. Then in sixteenths payment into the Thomas Barwell paid £2 for his June, 1641, Mr Whitehall of Treasury from first of May 1646 goods to Mr Robert Graybrook Oldberry collected two more until the 8th of June the of Middleton. In October that subsidies of the same amount, following year, but it had made same year the widow Ann King, followed by a further two regular weekly payments paid £14 for her lands to John subsidies collected by Mr amounting to £67-4-0 to Major Hales esquire and to Mr Walker of Fillongley in Hawksworth, for four months Thomas Basnet, while Richard December that year. In May, from 1st May to 22nd of August, Crosse paid £10 proposition 1642 the Austrey inhabitants £19-4-0 for the first three money for his lands and goods made a “Contribution” of £8 for months after that, and the to Thomas Basnet, and a “the relief of subjects in same amount for a further further £6 to John Hales Ireland”, to Mr Richard three more months thereafter, esquire and to Thomas Basnet. Beardsley, the high constable amounting to £931-8-0. George Willington, Thomas of Amington. In September 1641 Sir George Devereux Varnham and Richard Spencer Next to taxation and subsidies demanded £10-17-6 for Poll respectively paid sums of £2- there was the issue of billeting Money. Nine months later, in 10-0, £5 and £2 to Robert or quartering of troops. This June the following year, Graybrook of Middleton. Mr often put a severe strain upon Waldyne Willington of Burley, John Prior, the vicar, paid £12 the farming inhabitants. We

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learn for example that Lord pence for a man and a horse a his army” and a further £17-16- Denbigh, the parliamentary day and a night, for which the 0 “for the British Army in commander, received a petition residents claimed £48. In July, Ireland” while Mr Francis from the inhabitants of 1646, after Leicester Fairfax Fetherstone of Shustoke also Cubbington that no more had recaptured the city, gave £24-1-6 to the Army in troops be quartered on them as “fourscore souldiers beinge Ireland, in December 1646. those already sent had footmen of the garrison of consumed all their provisions. Leicester” were quartered at The inhabitants of Austrey (R.E. Sherwood, Civil Strife in Austrey for two days and two drew up a very precise list of the Midlands, pg 118). Of nights, rated at six pence a day claims to the Exchequer to be particular interest is a long list for a man”, a claim of £4. In re-imbursed for horses taken of Austrey accounts for September 1646, some 40 by the parliamentary troops quartering and losses from soldiers “being horsemen of from garrisons under the 1644-6 which was submitted as Colonel Drumwell under command of the earl of a claim to the county captaine Middleton were Denbigh. In June 1644 Captain committee in March, 1647. In quartered eight days and eight Ashleyhurst’s troops from January 1645 sixteen men of nights” ….a further claim for Derby took away a young Sir Thomas Fairfax and his £24. The record further shows horse worth £7 from James Army under the Command of that “nigh that time five score Prior. Richard Read had a Major Spencer were quartered horsemen” of general Fairfax’s mare taken from him valued at with one day and one night at own troops were quartered in £5-10-0 by Captain Smythe’s eighteen pence a day and a Austrey for a day and a night, men, also under the command night for a man and a horse, for which the inhabitants of the Earl of Denbigh. In amounting to a claim for £10-4- claimed £7-10-0. Again in September 1646 it is recorded 0. The soldiers frequently took November and December that soldiers under the horses, the first listed from 1646, after the king’s surrender command of Captain Watson of Austrey worth £2-6-8, with no at Oxford, 34 foot soldiers of Derby did take from Mr George owner recorded. It appears that General Fairfax’s army under Willington “a gray gelding from around mid-1644 at brief the command of Captain Knight mare” worth £7. In November, intervals the village was were quartered here for eight 1646, William Taverner had a infested with horses and weeks, amounting to a claim by bay mare worth £6 taken from troopers belonging to the the villagers amounting to £23- him by Captain Swathan [?] of parliament who arrived 16-0. Derby and his men. The taking suddenly, stayed for a few days of horses was a contentious and then just as suddenly The Exchequer accounts issue that led to direct appeals departed. A typical claim included payments exacted and petitions to the commander submitted to the county from the town for horses or in chief. In 1644 Lord Denbigh committee is that eight score quartering, including £9-5-4 received intelligence that men with their horses under paid by the parish to Captain Waldyne Wyllington, the Colonell Drumwell under Bowes “in lieu of foure horses governor of Tamworth, had Captain Knight & Captain for the Earl of Denbigh” and £6 received complaints from poor Margerum were quartered here in 21st February 1646 “paid to countrymen that a certain Lieut. about whitsontide 1645 for a John Williams, quartermaster Col. Moore had taken horses day and a night valued at £12. to Captain Robert Meredith in from them without leaving lieu of quartering fifty men”. others in their stead. Although Some of the soldiers were While this was happening the Wyllington had sent out a party foragers from the garrison at local gentry in adjoining of musketeers to bring in Lieut. Leicester which fell to the king parishes continued to be Col. Moore and subsequently in May,1645. A further prevailed upon to make restored these horses to their “fourescore men and so many generous donations to maintain owners, it appears that this horses of Colonel Hacker of the Parliamentary Army. In practice along with forced Leicester” were quartered here June 1646 Mr Thomas levies, was widespread and for eight days and nights about Willington of Whateley paid that Denbigh himself had tacitly the beginning of March, 1645, £13-5-4 “towards the given approval for it and other at the standard rate of eighteen maintayning of generall Fairfax expediencies, later being

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charged with “raising money by ale & for grasse & quartering” horses for 2 days and £4 for his own warrant”. (Journal of worth £2 while Mr George grasse eaten by other Commons, III, pg 700, in Willington suffered a loss of £5, quartered horses. Sherwood, pg 118). “for quartering 20 men & 40 horses & goods they did take Richard Arnold claimed £1-16- Further claims were made for from him”. Joseph Tallis 0 for quartering 11 men & 11 “quartering and plundering” by claimed £2-15 for quartering 12 horses for 2 days, and for three the Scots, allied to the men & 30 horses & for grasse, sheep taken from him and for Parliamentary cause from hay & provender and a further cheese. Robert Crosse claimed September,1643 through an 10s for services done with 2 £1-4-0 for quartering 14 men agreement by the Committee of men & two horses for 7 days and 14 horses two days and £2 Both Kingdoms, These may and £5-5-0 for goods taken for a mare they took from him have been part of the “motley from his house. and £2-8-0 for “grasse of a horde” commanded by Lord close eaten, & linnens, woollen Leven that joined up with Sir Some of the claims were for & other things” John Gell’s Derbyshire forces small household items or and moved south into livestock taken away or Some made outright claims for Warwickshire arriving at consumed. Thomas Barwell losses from “plunder”. Richard on 8th July, 1645. The claimed £2 for quartering 24 Clark claimed for 15s worth of Scots had a bad reputation for men, and as many horses for goods taken from him by the “perfect plundering” and two days and £1-6-8 for “three Scots while John Wright “insolent pillageing” which lambes …. a hatt, & shoose claimed he was “diminished by “makes their bretheren never and other things”. The widow the Scots by quartering & invite them two nights together” Anne King, claimed £1-4-0 for plundering” the sum of £1-14-0. according to Mercurius Aulicus, quartering fourteen men and Thomas Farrion was allegedly the royalist broadsheet their horses for two days with a “diminished by them with (Sherwood, pp 202-203). They further claim of £2-10-0 for quartering & plundering” £12 made good progress but felt “eight sheep … a bible, linnens, themselves “ill-used”. called & five shillings in mony”. John The seemingly endless list of upon to march, march, march Nichols wanted £1-16 for claims for quartering, food, …….the country people looking quartering 13 men, and for two clothing, livestock and grazing upon us as enemies”. It was sheep (which they had or “spoiled grass” is part of a fortunate for the Austrey probably eaten). Percy Turner pattern repeated throughout inhabitants that the Scots claimed £1-6-8 for quartering the midlands. Richard Wakelyn stayed there only two nights 16 men and their horses and claimed 6s for quartering 8 before moving on to Alcester. for “two yards of linnen cloth men for a day & a night. The county committee and 2 lambs” William Taverner demanded allowance of £120 a day to £3-10-0 for quartering 16 men cover 14 days provisioning James Prior claimed £1-10-0 and 28 horses for 2 days and barely covered their expenses, for quartering 17 men & 17 for the grass eaten, and and the losses. The parish horses for two days and a another £1 for the four sheep accounts from Austrey record further 6s for 2 horses 2 days they had taken. Thomas that forty-nine of the inhabitants and for horses taken away by Robynson lost “13 strikes of claimed losses amounting to them. Thomas Mould wanted mault & a mare & some £163. (Hughes, p. 256) Mr 14s for quartering 16 men for 2 apparrell taken from him” John Prior, the vicar of Austrey days and £1-12-0 for “a hatt, valued at £4-12-0. Thomas claimed £4-10-0 for “grasse, eight shillings in mony & six Houlden claimed £1-8-0 for hay, provender, mault and strikes of mault”. Raphe quartering 15 men and their pease” and a further £1-10-0 Browne claimed £2-5-0 for horses and £1-15-6 for “linnens for “meate and drink & services quartering 25 men & 25 horses taken from him by them”. done with a man and two for 2 days and a further £1-8-0 horses” for two days. He further for “linnens, irons and other The list of claimants includes charged that they took his mare things and two sheep”. John just about all of the landholders worth £4. Thomas Page “was Smart was out of pocket 18s in the parish, suggesting that diminished by them in mony & for quartering 10 men and 10 the soldiers were dispersed

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according to the capacity of the for 19 sheep and some linens. “tobaccho” worth 16s and nine householders. Some probably Robert Erpe wanted £1-1-4 for sheep worth camped out with their horses in quartering 16 men two days, £1-16-0. the fields. Few of the Austrey and £1 to cover the loss of 13s, households appear to have sheep and other things and for Thomas Stretton claimed £1- been left untouched. In addition grass eaten by other quartered 16-0 for quartering 23 men to those already mentioned, horses. Henry Cooke claimed their horses for two days, £2-8- there is a long list claims for the £1-5-0 for quartering 16 men 0 for 13 sheep and £1-3-0 for Scots’ depredations on the for two days, and £2-12-8 for “grasse eaten & spoyled in two parish for a two day stay in “grasse in his little close … closes”, and for three halters June, 1644. eaten and spoyled” and 38s in and other implements of money and some clothes. husbandry. Richard Tallis Barnabie Smart claimed £1-11- Widow Clarke claimed a claimed 18s for quartering 16 0 for quartering 15 men and 25 modest 12s for quartering 14 men for two days and John horses and 10s for cheeses men for two days. Edward Hele Beck 15s for quartering 14 men other things items taken from claimed £1 for quartering 15 their horses. Richard Crispe him. Richard Mylner wanted men for two days and a further 12s for quartering 18 men for £1-4-0 for quartering 15 men £2-2-0 for 13 sheep and half a two days and £1-4-0 for six for two days, and having a mutton, a mare, half a quarter sheep. Thomas Taylor claimed strike of wheat and some other of malt, a woollen hat, a flaxen £2-16-10 for quartering men things taken from him. Philipp shirt and other things and five and horses two days, and Smyth claimed 10s 8d for shillings worth £2-7-6. The provision which they did take quartering 8 men for two days widow Anne Beck asked for £1- away and another 13s 4d for and 8s to cover a strike and a 4-0 for quartering 18 men for two sheep taken from him, and half of peas, two shillings and two days and 9s for a carpet, a grass eaten and spoiled by some iron taken. Raphael velvet cushion, and six sheep. other horses. Lagoe wanted £1-4-0 for quartering 19 men for two days Robert Taylor claimed £1-5-0 Altogether the losses from and 14s to cover a flaxen shirt, for quartering 14 men and 14 quartering and plunder for and some other things taken. horses for 2 days. Jacob Austrey alone, in the three Richard Crosse claimed £2-12- Cooper 12s for quartering 13 years 1644, 1645 and 1646 8 for quartering men and men for two days. Thomas amounted to about £383. horses for 2 days, and for Arnold claimed £1 for Elsewhere the Exchequer providing the service of a man quartering 16 men for two records an amount of £1,305 and two horses. He also days. Robert Taverner £1-5-0 collected from the combined claimed for spoiled grass and for quartering 22 men and parishes of Austrey and for a lost saddle and some horses two days and 18s for Newton, for the 145 weeks other things including a sheep “a fustian doublet …4 cushions from 13th July 1643 to 2nd May and a mare worth £2-10-0. and some other things, and six 1646. (SP 28/136/33) The list William Crosse claimed £2-19-0 cheeses & five shillings”. of claims submitted to the for providing quartering for an Richard Read wanted 12s for county committee in 1647 was indeterminate number of men quartering 8 men for two days, witnessed by eight of the and horses for two days, and Christopher Palmer £1-10-0 for principal landholders in the providing them with ale. They quartering 16 men and their parish, excluding the Kendalls also took 13s and five sheep horses for two days and £5-4 and the Spencers who had and took away one of his for four strikes of wheat, four been with the Parliamentary servants, amounting to a claim strikes of peas, 4 pounds and 4 garrison at Maxstoke. Where for £1-17-0, and a further £1-4- shillings in money. He also Henry Kendall Sen. was 10 for blankets, sheets and claimed £2 for “2 paires of captain of the garrison, with his napkins including grass that sheets, 2 pillows, 2 shirts & son Henry Kendall a was eaten and spoiled by other other linnens, a hatt, a pannell, Lieutenant. William Smart, a quartered horses. Thomas a bridle, a brase of bells, 2 joiner’s son, Joseph Orton, Hanson claimed 18s for paire of stockings, a sack & Henry Spencer and John providing quartering for 14 men other things” including Crispe, were all listed in the for two days and a further £5

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garrison musters from March 1644 to October 1645.

© Alan Roberts 2013

Endnotes

P.R.O. The account of the inhabitants of Austrey co. Warws. to the Commissioners appointed for the taking of accounts for the county March 1646/7, SP28/186. Witnesses who signed the claims: Richard Crosse, George Willington, William Crosse William Taverner, John Smart, Thomas Taylor, Thomas Barwell (his marke) Thomas Varnham (his marke), Maxstoke musters, SP 28/121A, SP 28/122 Charge expressing particularly… free quarter &c, ref. Coventry Garrison, SP 28/161 R.E. Sherwood, Civil Strife in the Midlands, 1642-1651 (London, 1974) John Wroughton, An Unhappy Civil War….1642-1646, Bath, 1999. Mercurius Aulicus, 18 July 1645 Ann Hughes, Politics, Society and Civil War in Warwickshire, 1620- 1660.

New Books

Quaker ancestry? This recently published transcription of Joseph Woods notebooks is a rich resource. Wood travelled extensively throughout England and Wales recording the names of people he met, both Quaker and non-Quaker. He lists 4,157 names and 2,760 places.

Joseph Wood (1750-1821) A Yorkshire Quaker People and Places noted in the large and small notebooks 1773-1821

(Supplied with a searchable CD of the printed transcription.) ISBN 978-0-9569947-1-4 Price £10 plus post and packing. Available from - Friends House, Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ Email [email protected] or Pamela Cooksey, The Riddings, 13 New Mill Road, Holmfirth, HD9 7SG Email [email protected]

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NUNEATON STREET BY STREET THROUGH TIME

Another in Amberley Publishing’s best selling ‘Through Time’ series. Richly illustrated in colour and monochrome Nuneaton Street by Street is up to their usual high standard and a useful resource for family historians researching their family background. Find out if the street where your ancestors lived looks much the same as when they lived there or has been re- developed out of all recognition. Students of architecture will find much to interest them too with examples of good and bad spanning several centuries.

98 pages and approximately 180 illustrations. ISBN 978-1-4456-0659-0 Price £14.99

What’s New on the Members’ Pages of the website ?

Since January we have uploaded:

Attleborough Cemetery Index 1893 – 1946 Bedworth Cemetery Index 1874 – 1947 Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery Index 1875 – 1940 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Stockingford Cemetery Index 1912 – 1947 NNWFHS Burial Index 1813 – 1837 Birmingham and Midland Certificate Database Society for Genealogy and still in progress Heraldry is 50 years old! LDS Coventry Baptisms 1844 – 1872 Marriage Bonds Index 1742 – 1754 [1753 in http://www.bmsgh.org progress] Memorial Inscriptions Index still in progress

Articles on Austrey and Atherstone Ball Game, various N Warwickshire pictures.

What’s New in the Shop ? or What’ll be in the Shop soon ?

Burial CD Series 1 : 1 Austrey; Baddesley Ensor; Baxterley; Grendon; Kingsbury; [1813 – 1837] see picture Merevale; Newton Regis; Polesworth; Seckington; on the right of this page. Shuttington Burial CD Series 1 : 2 Coleshill; Curdworth; Great Packington; Lea Marston; Little [1813 – 1837] Packington; Maxstoke; Middleton; Nether Whitacre; Over Whitacre; Shustoke; Wishaw Burial CD Series 1 : 3 Ansley; Arley; Astley; Atherstone; Caldecote; Corley; [1813 – 1837] Fillongley; Mancetter; Water Orton; Weddington The cover for Burial Burial CD Series 1 : 4 Bedworth; Chilvers Coton; Nuneaton; Stockingford [1813 – 1837] CD Series 1:1 is Burial CD Series 1 : 5 Ansty; Bulkington; Burton Hastings; Monks Kirby; Shilton; shown above. [1813 – 1837] Withybrook; Wolvey

With many thanks to all who have contributed data for the website, and especially to our transcribing We hope to launch the team: Karen Evans, Cathy Hems & Maggie Shone. full set of five CDs at

Volunteers are always welcome… anyone with access to the COTON CENTRE Warwickshire records, either on film or via Ancestry, a computer FESTIVAL DAY April 20th and a little spare time, please contact us !

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New Members’ Interests

No. Interest Name Parish/ Town County Period

2012-48 ADDISON Nuneaton WAR ALL

2012-48 ADDISON Tamworth WAR ALL

2012-42 ALBRIGHTON Grendon WAR Pre 1850

hoo.com 2012-42 ALBRIGHTON Mancetter WAR Pre 1850 2012-47 ALLSOP Tamworth WAR 1780 - 1850 2012-41 ASHBY Chilvers Coton WAR ALL 2012-54 ASKILL Brinklow WAR 1700+ 2012-54 ASKILL Moreton Morrell WAR 1700+

2012-54 ASKILL Newbold Pacey WAR 1700+

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] - [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] cyphercodes@ya [email protected] [email protected] 2012-42 ATKINS Polesworth WAR Pre 1900 2012-38 AUCOTT Hartshill WAR ALL

2012-34 BAKER Bedworth WAR 1900+

2012-34 BAKER Wallbrook STS 1810 - 1900

2012-34 BAKER Sedgley WOR 1785 - 1850 2012-49 BELL Coventry WAR ALL 2012-49 BELL Nuneaton WAR ALL

2012-34 BRADBURY Bedworth WAR 1880 - 1911

01869811496 139 353 02476 310622 01253 1143 373 0121 461386 01858 34098879 0761+ 01827713541 663444 01624 273652 01455 8414 947 0208 07721772307 718737 01827 321078 01162 541254 01788 5123 705208 6326 421 0121 02476346197 612805 02476 76348925 024 447532334029 7573699428 02088705769 01432851678 2012-34 BRADBURY Chilvers Coton WAR 1800 - 1900

2012-35 BROUGHTON ALL LND ALL 2012-35 BRYANT ALL ESS ALL

2012-52 BUCKLEY Nuneaton WAR 1800

2012-42 CHETWYND Baddesley Ensor WAR ALL 2012-47 CLARK WAR 1750 - 1820 2012-48 CONGRAVE Atherstone WAR Pre 1920 2012-48 CONGRAVE Baxterley WAR Pre 1920 2012-48 CONGRAVE Dordon WAR Pre 1920

2012-48 CONGRAVE Polesworth WAR Pre 1920

2012-53 COOPER Birmingham WAR ALL 2012-41 DAULMAN Chilvers Coton WAR ALL

2012-42 DAY Baddesley Ensor WAR Pre 1870

2012-42 DODD Ratcliffe Culey LEI Pre 1980

2012-55 EDMANDS ALL WAR ALL

2012-43 ELLARD Stockingford WAR 1800s

2012-51 GARDNER Atherstone WAR 1800+

2012-35 GAST ALL SRY ALL

2012-47 GHENT Ansley WAR 1750 - 1800

2012-53 HEMS Birmingham WAR ALL

2012-48 HIATT Atherstone WAR Pre 1920 2012-48 HIATT Mancetter WAR Pre 1920 2012-47 HOLDAM Astley WAR 1700 - 1790 2012-44 ILIFFE Wolvey WAR ALL 2012-44 KNIGHT Wolvey WAR ALL

2012-35 LAY-FLURRIE ALL SFK ALL

Wimbledon, London, SW19 6PS SW19 London, Wimbledon,

2012-40 LEE Nuneaton WAR 1950 - 1960

2012-49 LLOYD Nuneaton WAR ALL

Close, New Oscott, Birmingham, B23 5XX B23 Birmingham, Oscott, New Close,

Avenue, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM21PD Man, of Isle Douglas, Avenue,

2012-49 MAUSON Bedworth WAR ALL

191, Point Lookout, Queensland, 4183, Australia 4183, Queensland, Lookout, Point 191, 2012-49 MAWSON Bedworth WAR ALL ns Lane, Nuneaton, CV10 8 AA 8 CV10 Lane,Nuneaton, ns 2012-53 MERRY Nuneaton WAR ALL

2012-41 MORETON Chilvers Coton WAR ALL

The Stables, Upper Dormington, Hereford, HR1 4EE HR1 Hereford, Dormington, Upper The Stables, 5ND NN13 Brackley Croughton, Rise, 50 Wheelers 4YQ FY4 Blackpool, 33Bostonway, 29Deerham 9TP LE16 Harborough, Market Lubenham, Road, Theddingworth Homes, Park 2Bramfield P.O.Box 3AX CV9 Atherstone, Way, 7Simmonds

342 Croft Road, Nuneaton, CV10 7DY CV10 Nuneaton, Road, Croft 342 36 Tansey Crescent, Stoney Stanton, Leicester, LE9 4BT LE9 Leicester, Stanton, Stoney Crescent, 36 Tansey

34Harcroft 2012-45 MORRIS Mancetter WAR 1700 - 1980

126Drive, Victoria 4JF CV11 Nuneaton, 40Ribbonfields, 1NA CV9 Atherstone, 97Road, Witherley 7AE CV22 Rugby, 60Drive, Merttens

3034 Spencer Avenue, Magna, Utah 84044 USA 84044 Utah Magna, Avenue, 3034Spencer

15 Carnoustie Road, Leicester, LE36 6UD LE36 Leicester, Road, 15Carnoustie 9TF B62 Halesowen, Road, Valley 104Shenstone 59Verno 9JA CV7 Ansty, Road, Main Everglade, 3NN SW18 London Road, 50Ellerton

10 Curlew Close, Kempshott, Basingstoke, RG22 5PG RG22 Basingstoke, Kempshott, 10Close, Curlew USA 20136 VA Bristow, Drive, Castle 12852 Notland

78 Oakdene Crescent, Nuneaton, CV10 0DU CV10 Nuneaton, 78Crescent, Oakdene 2012-45 MORRIS Atherstone WAR 1700 - 1980

2012-45 MORRIS Stockingford WAR 1700 - 1980

2012-45 MORRIS Hartshill WAR 1700 - 1980

2012-45 MORRIS Erdington WAR 1850 - 1950

2012-45 MORRIS Bedworth WAR 1650 - 1980

2012-49 MORSON Bedworth WAR ALL 2012-52 PEAR Coventry WAR 1800 2012-52 PEARS Coventry WAR 1800

2012-44 PRIEST Bedworth WAR ALL Kenneth L. Rasmussen L. Kenneth

2012-44 PRIEST Stockingford WAR ALL

Mrs Deborah Bryant MrsDeborah Colonna Brigante Frances Ms Evans MrsKaren Stanley Dave Mr Lee James John Mr Shields MsMargaret Chetwynd Stuart Mr Barradell MrsChristine Phillips MrsElaine Kelly MrsSheila Keil David Mr Walters MrsMabel Addison Ms Heidi Morson Steven Mr Mr Gardner Anne Miss Wilson Jayne Ms Hems MrsCathryn Horsley MrsSandra Donohoe MrsJean Kelly Michael Mr Cutler MrsSusan

Mrs Pauline Leadbetter MrsPauline 2012-35 QUARTERMAINE ALL OXF ALL

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35 3 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57

34 2012-52 READER Coventry WAR 1800

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2012-50 SIDWELLS Tamworth WAR Pre 1820

NEW MEMBERS CONTACTDETAILS MEMBERS NEW 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012-47 SMITH Rugby WAR 1750 - 1800 2012-39 STANLEY Bedworth WAR ALL 2012-39 STANLEY Exhall WAR ALL 2012-53 STYLES Kineton WAR ALL Resignations & Deaths 2012-53 STYLES Nuneaton WAR ALL 2003-13 Mrs Pat Orme - resigned 2012-44 TOONE Wolvey WAR ALL 2012-47 WALTERS London LND 1700 - 1750 2002-05 Mr Richard Powers - deceased 2012-38 WOODWARD Hartshill WAR ALL 2012-42 WARD Baddesley Ensor WAR Pre 1870 2012-57 WRIGHT Chilvers Coton WAR 1780+

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NNWFHS JOURNAL April 2013 NNWFHS Journal April 2013 We need your help to document the buildings and countryside that will be diminished or destroyed by HS2. The proposed route is shown in red on the map. If you have old photographs (or indeed new ones) of the area threatened we would like to hear from you. If you live in the area get out and get photographing before it is too late! Pooley Country Park If you can help contact the editor via the website or at [email protected] & Pooley Hall Colliery War Memorial

Birchmoor

Whateley village

The proposed route of the High Speed

Middleton Train (HS2) to Leeds follows the existing M42 corridor going through Kingsbury Water Park and the outskirts of Kingsbury through Whateley and Birchmoor, skirting the north of Polesworth and on through Pooley Country Park. The branch to Manchester Kingsbury passes through Middleton. A great Water Park swathe of historic countryside will be lost. Please help us to collect images of the area before it disappears forever.

Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors. See also – Opendatacommons.org, creativecommons.org, and www.openstreetmap.org/copyright

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