George Lee's (father of John Lee) death was actually 1862 and he was buried in St John the Evangelist, Upperthong. See here

Mary Jane Clarke's death was at 77 High Street Egham in 1920. Need to find a newspaper report to see if this was suicide. See here.

John Donaldson and Elizabeth Boyce Donaldson nee Douglas were both buried at Linch, Sussex, see here.

William Henry Pullen and Lucy and Holmes had a son before William Henry Pullen jun called Frederick William Pullen, who died young. See here.

Christopher Leah died at Stockport Workhouse on 5^th February 1896, and his sister Elizabeth the next year. Added to Christopher's page here.

Added Photos of St Mary's :Langley and St Thomas Colnbrook on the Pierce page here. Photo of St Laurence's Upton will follow.

It appears I had Nancy  Bowker's ancestry probably wrong. More to come here.

Added Photo of St John the Baptist Godley, where Mary Bond Cocks was baptised and Christopher Hall Leah was buried. See here.

George Jackson and Sally Jackson dates, places and causes of death added here.

Wyman ancestry page updated here.

George Jackson burial found on 8th June 1879 at St John the Baptist, Dodworth

Extra progress in the Boyce branch.

George Cocks christening record found under the name Cox, this was at St George's Hyde and shows he was born 27th January 1875. See here.

More work being done on Holmes and Whateleys in Birmingham but no breakthrough as yet.

More photos of Alex Griffin the musician see here.

More details of offspring of John Donaldson b1864 here - contact me if you need more.

A Chancery case involving the surviving Clarke brothers Charles, Staffurth &  John in 1869, about Staffurth senior's brother John Clarke's will from 1849, has illuminated many of the missing family details. William Clarke is now know to have died in December 1862 in Willingham and was buried in January 1863. He was married to Charlotte. George Staffurth Clarke died in 1865 having two small daughters, Ada Louisa and Lizzy Kate. Both widows remarried. See here for updated family, more details on the Chancery case to be entered later.

George Cocks found to be in Multan (modern day Pakistan) in 1st Battalion Lancs Fusiliers in 1911 see here.

Obituary of George Jackson Williams (his grandson) added to George Jackson's page here.

Resolving a number of problems after relocation of website

Ann Lee married William Aldous on 8th July 1866 at St Michael's, Ashton-under-Lyne (previously only had quarter), per BVRI

Website relocated to www.cotswan.com successfully

Clarke line previously shown is in error. William Clark, father of Staffurth Clarke, was born in 1761 to John Clark and Jane Staffurth. This verified on a visit to Huntingdon RO, and newly opened Lambert line greatly expanded. See here.

Sally Jackson was buried in Dodworth 14th August 1872. However George was not buried there so his death is a mystery.

From a contact, more information about Frederick J Smith and Adelene nee Manness is known. See here and Winnipeg Free Press obituary here.

Baptisms for many of George Boyce Douglas & Frances' children added here.

Back link added to most pages as above.

Now adding some pictures. Hyde in Cheshire.

Joshua Joyce Bakery picture corrected here. Also Pictures of Joshua Joyce and Mary’s graves here.

Family Histories of my grandparents, gt grandparents, gt gt grandparents and gt gt gt grandparents being added here. These are to be completed and fleshed out as much as knowledge permits.

Added a page showing the recent research to the Knight branch - ancestors off Ann Knight, mother of Mary Bond.

Edward Jackson family and career page added here. Funeral description in the Stockport Advertiser to be added.

There is a possible error in the Clarke tree - William Clarke’s father may not be Phillip Clarke, and his mother may be Jane Staffurth. I have checked this line, is very plausible, and looking for proof.

George Boyce Douglas - article in Lancet now complete here

Two more Feet of Fines added - Nicholas Denyer 1618 and Richard Joyce 1651 see documents.

All pdf’s updated. Note trees are now rather outdated

Joshua Joyce Feet of Fine land deal transcribed and translated from Latin here and Jane Trigg also.

It appears Trevor Hammerton was probably born Trevor Hobbins, and probably changed his name to his mother’s second married name.

John Lee born circa 1710 reviewed - it is clear his son George has several siblings before the date I was having John married. These siblings suggest marriage should be sought before 1738, and that it is actually Anne Crosland who married John. So George Lee(1781-1864)’s parents were first cousins. See this.

Some more clock descriptions added to Douglas watchmaker pages. Here, here, here and here!

Ancestors of Ann Lee expanded see here.

George Jackson was baptised 21.9.1831 at St Michael’s Macclesfield. He had two daughters called Mary, 1) b 1850, d 1851, and 2) b 1856, d before 1861

Caroline Emma Edwards’ son was Frederick James Edwards not usually known as Frederick Walter. He married Florence Gertrude Davies

Matthew Wyman was baptised 1738 in Thorpe Achurch to Robert Wyman and Anne (Brown). More to come

Picture of Ashton Old Hall added here (site of the School where Rev Jonathon Catlow taught)

Several more items of new information being added from Egham and Chertsey Museums and pictures of the buildings. More details on John Pierce Boyce senior’s Chertsey Chemist’s business here, including a picture (more to follow), and a picture of William Boyce Douglas Egham Chemist’s (still a Chemist now and was once the Simmonds bakery that Archibald Douglas took over for a while). The Chertsey business was later take over by George Boyce. A picture of James Douglas of Egham’s clock here.

Also an account of ‘The reminiscences of Miss Boyce’ by Ethel Boyce may be added.

Pages added about the Holmes Emigrations and Ships they Crossed with.

A few more photos added on Ted Edwards and George William Edwards pages.

George Whateley Holmes Gravestone added to his page here.

Mary Douglas was victim of an assault and attempted robbery see here

Joshua Joyce’s bakery in 1700 was definitely located in what is now Godalming Museum see here

Marriage of John Arnsby to Susannah Palmer found - it was 1741 is Cotterstock, which is not far out of Oundle.

A fantastic week for contacting distant cousins. I contacted my Canadian cousins this week, descendants of Emma Smith née Edwards. Also descendants of George Cocks’ illegitimate daughter, Edith, who is still alive.

Mary Milton’s mother was Mary Cross, she married Benjamin Milton at Clewer by licence, though neither has been traced back. Licence is not is in Sarum marriage licences.

James Douglas property was at 111-113 Guildford Street, 57 feet from the King’s Head boundary. Douglas’s were there between 1770 and 1828. See page here

James Sallowbanks married 1) Mary Smalley 1719 in Yaxley and 2) Mary Arbor 1724 in Holme

This website has a Photo of Fernhill House, where Edward Jackson lived as Manager of Lingard Lane Pits for the Bredbury Colliery Co.

Photo of Hucksholt farm added to Donaldson page here

Document added about land left to William Clarke by Ann Toseland née Staffurth may hint at the Staffurth name in the Clarke family here

Though a contact on Genes Reunited, Ann Hodges who married Isaac Pullen found to be aka Nancy Hodges from Dymock in Gloucestershire. Her father William Hodges’ will mentions his daughter Nancy the wife of Isaac Pullen. The family was from Dymock right from the start of parish records in 1538.

Map added, which at present indicates mainly birthplaces of direct ancestors here.

Page on the Huntingdonshire ancestors of Staffurth Clarke started here.

Ann Lee’s ancestor page updated see here.

Visit to Society of Genealogists has found several results. Mary Milton’s baptism confirms her father was Benjamin Milton. John Lee’s 1811 baptism gives name of mother as Ann Whitehead, so this confirmed. John Lee his great grandfather was married to Sarah Jagger in 1745. Martha Hoyle’s baptism found, (in Latin) father was Josui Hoyl.

Trigg v Denyer chancery case of 1682 added in documents section here.

John Edward Stanley went bankrupt in 1892. He had apparently previously been a town councillor. He died in 1894 in Wellesbourne. Details added to page on Martha here.

G B Douglas’s prosecution for practising as a surgeon without being registered has been located in the Liverpool Mercury see here

William Chitty (father of William Chitty , who married Jane Denyer) married Jane Stillwell 1664 in Thursley. She is daughter of John Stilwell and Mary Heath.

Sarah Ann Lomas’s parents were John Lomas and Mary Turner (also grandparents of George Hall).

Henry Denyer’s marriage to Jane Bicknall is confirmed. Marriage licence was issued for marriage at St Andrew Hubbard, Eastcheap. Henry described as a maltster of Godlyman, aged over 32, and Jane’s over 30. This has proved Henry’s parents to be Nicholas Denyer, and Jane Chitty. Nicholas’s will found and he is also a Maltman. His father appears to be George. See here

George Whateley Holmes Sailed from Plymouth to Adelaide on the Canterbury, arriving 1.1.1867, see here.

Identified Cornelius (John) Dagwell’s birth as being in Portsea, parents Cornelius Dagwell, and Ann Chase

Ships found taking George Holmes from Adelaide to Sydney, and Richard Holmes from England to Sydney.

Visit to Huntingdonshire record office. More details to appear. Thomas Clark and Philip Clark’s wills now here with Inventories of Philip Clark and William Clark. Small progress on Johnson and Brice families.

Henry Trigg’s mother was called Elizabeth, and remarried John Bothell. Now deduced father to be Edward Trigg. More work is needed to bring this website up to date with latest Trigg research. This section depends heavily on wills to establish family relationships. It seems Henry senior has an ‘engrossed’ inventory at the NA, and his son Henry jun’s will was disputed in a Chancery case, Trigg v Denyer. More on these when possible. See also Trigg v Trigg here.

Warboys, Oundle and Godmanchester visited see Here

George Hall was son of Enoch Hall and Sarah Ann Lomas. This Sarah Ann Lomas was with James Jackson and Ellen (later Swindells) in Macclesfield on 1851 and 1861 Censuses. Trying to trace Sarah’s parentage.

PDF’s updated, but Bob Douglas ancestry needs another update, already out of date.

Index and transcripts on Surrey Wills led to a number of discoveries. George Denyer’s wife clearly Elizabeth Trigg, daughter of Henry Trigg and Jane. John Trigg was Elizabeth’s brother. The middle Joshua Joyce was a baker in Godalming like his son. Godly Risbridger’s mother called Jane. Fixed a problem with Henry Joice, he married three times, it is clear he is a cardmaker like his son Richard Joyce. 12 Children between 3 marriages at least 4 died young. Six of these were left legacies in Henry’s will written 1614.

Picture of Edward Jackson’s grave added here

Some progress in Huntingdonshire. John Brice’s wife Jane Sallybank has been a mystery, it seem clear she is part of the Sallabank or Sallowbank family from Yaxley, daughter of James Sallowbanks and Jane Arbor. The first William Clark(e)’s wife identified as Phillippa Stevenson.

Two WW1 records. Charles James Douglas was in Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Reginald John Sholto Douglas was in Royal Army Service Corps and caught malaria in Basra.

John Dagwell was known as Cornelius Dagwell at the time of the marriage in 1877. This has not helped to locate him after 1883 though.

Annie Cheetham was sentenced to 12 months hard labour, following the case involving Archibald Douglas (see here)

Map of the Brighton Beach line now included here

Some descriptions of clocks without illustrations added to two James Douglasses, and Staffurth Clarke.

History and Description of the Town of Ashton-under-Lyne.., by James Butterworth states that the Cocks family were residents of Rye Croft since 1618, John Cock was certainly resident there in 1758, so the family seem to have a long history in that area

Clock of G W Clarke of Oundle found previously for sale (no illustration)

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