Updated 10 Mar 2010

WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900

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594 entries

    2010
    9 entries
  1. 10 Mar 10 White City 1908 Postcard to Mary REDFERN from the Franco-British Exhibition
  2. 25 Jan 10 Grammar School teams 1918-19 Wirksworth G.S. 1st XI, cricket and football, with names.
  3. 24 Jan 10 Richard Mason the convict He stole chain and was transported to van Dieman's Land for 14 years.
  4. 22 Jan 10 Lilies Inn, Ible An old pub on the Via Gellia
  5. 17 Jan 10 Harrison Bros. patent A "Setting-out Instrument", hard to understand, but it works
  6. 15 Jan 10 Adverts from 1909 100 year old local adverts with photos of the shop.
  7. 13 Jan 10 Water Supply 1909 Regulations and charges for Domestic and Trade purposes.
  8. 12 Jan 10 Hubert Haywood's patent The Haywood Patent Narrow fabric loom, when Wirksworth made a lot of tape.
  9. 11 Jan 10 Hubert Harrison's Memoirs Memories of Wirksworth around 1900
  10. 05 Jan 10 A Letter 1845 From Peter Arkwright with seal to Brocklehurst & Co

    2009
    29 entries
  11. 20 Dec 09 The RENSHAW family living in Ible, Bonsall and Biggin, James was a great trout breeding authority.
  12. 15 Dec 09 Cookery 1610 Old recipes for Wirksworth Wake Cakes and Thor Cakes.
  13. 14 Dec 09 Byelaws 1879 Deals with: New Streets and Buildings, Common Lodging-houses, Nuisances, The Cleansing of Footways and Pavements, The Removal of House Refuse, The Cleansing of Earth-Closets, Privies, Ashpits and Cesspools, Slaughter Houses
  14. 04 Dec 09 Letter from Earl Airlie A "free front" dated 1833 addressed to Mrs Gell of Stone Cliff
  15. 27 Nov 09 Walter Gregson The Yorkshire grocer in the centre of Middleton 1852-1928
  16. 27 Nov 09 Waltham House Some history of the large house in the centre of Wirksworth.
  17. 22 Sep 09 James HARRISON, plumber Born 1870, plumber, glazier, painter, paperhanger in the Market Place.
  18. 21 Sep 09 Gas lights in Wirksworth A list of 96 gas lights in Wirksworth in 1896
  19. 04 Sep 09 Samuel BUCKLEY The last engine driver on the Cromford & High Peak Railway
  20. 26 Aug 09 Longway Bank- view - Photo taken 1909, may be Birchwood Farm.
  21. 23 Aug 09 Samuel PEAL, shoemaker - A study of the PEAL family in Wirksworth, including Samuel who in 1791 patented a way of making leather waterproof and established Peal and Co, who became the oldest established and most successful shoemakers in the World.
  22. 07 Jul 09 Ancesters of Edna DOXEY - Details of an American branch of this Middleton family that stretches back to 1575
  23. 04 Jul 09 Letter to Hopton Hall - Research into the addressee R.E.E.Chambers reveals an Irish artist who married and travelled well.
  24. 19 Jun 09 Greenhill, Wirksworth - A steep road used for testing old cars.
  25. 16 May 09 Letter to Charles HURT 1833 - It cost 2d, came from Greenwich to Wirksworth Hall, but what was it about?
  26. 08 Apr 09 Emma GOODALL1849-1938 - A very tough lady. Worked in the mills for 10 years, married at 21, had 12 children, died at 89. Most of her life there was no piped water, no electricity, no water closets
  27. 06 Apr 09 Interactive map of the Wirksworth Area - The map is divided into 143 km squares, each linked to the Geograph website which shows modern photos taken in each square.
  28. 29 Mar 09 Top 20 - The Top 20 website pages viewed in the last month from 2,102
  29. 25 Mar 09 ELSE pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area
  30. 17 Mar 09 Survey of Wirksworth 1710 - The Gell Estate in central Wirksworth, with houses, gardens and names of occupants.
  31. 14 Mar 09 Luke HALL the baker - An intruiging postcard ordering 3 pecks of fine oatmeal
  32. 15 Feb 09 Mrs COXON & Olly Oakley - An old postcard addressed to a farmer's wife, mentioning a famous zither-banjo player
  33. 14 Feb 09 Wirksworth pardons 1503 - Fine for a Wirksworth man for "the taking, abducting or rape" of a named woman, with a list of names and places for those "aiding and abetting".
  34. 02 Feb 09 HALLOWS family - They served on the High Peak Railway for 140 years. Pictures from the Family album of people and engines. Also a family tree.
  35. 21 Jan 09 SPENCER pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  36. 20 Jan 09 SLACK pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area, with migration to USA in 1850
  37. 13 Jan 09 Photos of Wirksworth - 10 assorted photos of more recent Wirksworth
  38. 08 Jan 09 Stuart Flint's emails - A collection of emails from the Wirksworth genealogist
  39. 05 Jan 09 Wirksworth catalogue cards - Held by the Local Studies Library, Matlock.

    2008
    70 entries
  40. 30 Dec 08 Wirksworth Football Play 1820 - A ballad about a game between Wirksworth and Middleton, with traceable people.
  41. 30 Dec 08 Wirksworth newspapers 1858 - Interesting extracts from two local papers to give a flavour of the times.
  42. 20 Dec 08 KIDD family, Cromford - Three generations of tinsmiths and braziers
  43. 18 Dec 08 Middleton fieldnames 1843 - Listing names and positions from John Bromley's 25in = 1 mile map, also includes mines.
  44. 18 Dec 08 Children's Games - from 1950's and earlier, as readers remember them
  45. 12 Dec 08 How to send a Letter 1808 - How to fold it, write it and seal it, plus some history.
  46. 09 Dec 08 Derbyshire Regiment 1813 - A list of Volunteers during the Napoleonic Wars.
  47. 04 Nov 08 Holly Bush Inn, Grangemill - An old Inn, then and now.
  48. 04 Nov 08 Sgt Maj William HOLMES - Who was this young Wirksworth man on a horse in the Military Police in Scotland?
  49. 25 Oct 08 Inquests at Wirksworth - Reports from the Derby Mercury 1812-1894
  50. 29 Sep 08 Manuscript Book 1855 - A mysterious book listing 200 families with remarks about their personal life: adulterer, beggar, drunkard, papist etc.
  51. 07 Sep 08 Want of workmanship - Lead mines transferred to new owners "For want of workmanship"
  52. 07 Sep 08 BUNTING pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  53. 03 Sep 08 Thomas Bullivant's drawings - Discovering TB, and his CHPR designs 1866 for Engine boiler and Chimney box.
  54. 13 Aug 08 Problems at Wirksworth Hall - Subsidence in the garden 1906, a forgotten mine, 10 ft deep sewerage, and the Hall has to be demolished.
  55. 2 Aug 08 Read Soil Mine murders - Transcription of booklet about trial of 20 miners from Magpie Mine for murder of 3 miners.
  56. 30 Jul 08 Murder at Red Soil Mine - 18 Magpie miners tried in 1834 for murdering 3 men in Red Soil Mine by fire.
  57. 24 Jul 08 FIND IT - A webpage bringing together all the search, index and location facilities for the Wirksworth website. If you're online, you should be able to find anything if its mentioned on www Wirksworth.org.uk
  58. 22 Jul 08 HOLES family of Riber - who emigrated to the USA in 1832
  59. 21 Jul 08 KILLER Brothers - who ran Killer's quarry near Middleton
  60. 15 Jul 08 War Poems - by Joe Harrison and Charlotte Farnsworth, about local lads who fought in WW1, with an interesting background by Stuart Flint.
  61. 06 Jul 08 Google Earth find - Latitude & Longitude of 300 places, allowing user to zoom in with satellite image.
  62. 02 Jul 08 Alton Manor - A fine house just South of Wirksworth, with some puzzles. Those living there change their names to Walthall, and there is a walled garden with initials spelled out in box hedge, but whose?
  63. 26 Jun 08 ELSE forbears - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  64. 25 Jun 08 HIGTON pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  65. 25 Jun 08 GOULD pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  66. 20 Jun 08 Catherine HALL nee Wager 1802-1882 - A letter to a draperess 1869.
  67. 15 Jun 08 Black Swan, Idridgehay - An old coaching inn, dating before 1827, with list of names and victuallers.
  68. 14 Jun 08 Matlock families - Photos and details of connected Hayes, Ash, Hawley and Street families.
  69. 10 Jun 08 6 Families - Details of 6 families from Wirksworth
  70. 19 May 08 Quarryman killed by Crane - Alfred McIntyre aged 35 is killed in 1932 when a jib strap fails in a Middleton quarry.
  71. 15 May 08 McINTYRE pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  72. 14 May 08 Census data processing - A memo-list of manual keystrokes and macros for processing Census data in MPRO database, calling 10 DPL macros, locating errors and outputing the List and Index as found in the Census.
  73. 07 May 08 ROLLEY pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  74. 02 May 08 RAINS pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  75. 14 Apr 08 Events in Middleton - A new water supply and a nasty accident at Middleton.
  76. 13 Apr 08 Matlock to Madron and back - Moves by SMITH, SHELDON and FLINT families between Penzance and Matlock, by Stuart Flint.
  77. 13 Apr 08 1895 Directory for the Wirksworth Area - Transcribed from Bulmer's Directory for Derbyshire. Includes Wirksworth, Matlock, Matlock Bath, Bonsall, Cromford, Brassington and 10 other villages.
  78. 08 Apr 08 Wirksworth UDC Chairmen - List and descriptions for the Urban District Council 1895-1974.
  79. 07 Apr 08 Royal Hotel football team 1905 - A lovely team photo from Matlock Bath, now desperately seeking names
  80. 06 Apr 08 Bonsall War Memorial 1914-19 - 36 names out of 44 linked to the 1901 Census
  81. 05 Apr 08 BUNTINGS from Bonsall - Lawrence was killed at the end of WW1.
  82. 25 Mar 08 Sir Frank Watson DYSON - The man who proved Einstein right by looking at the stars and introduced the 6 pips on the BBC.
  83. 23 Mar 08 New website search engine - Google custom searches the 10 million words of the Wirksworth website in 0.3 seconds for free.
  84. 09 Mar 08 600 Placenames near Wirksworth - Extracted from an OS map (8 in:1 mile)
  85. 05 Mar 08 BRATBY wedding 1901 - The wedding of Reginald and Florence at Cromford.
  86. 01 Mar 08 Middleton Release 1827 - Transcription and scan of a Legal document dated 1827 where GELL sold a Cottage and 2.5 acres of Land to ADAMS for £180
  87. 26 Feb 08 Adverts from 1900 - Taken from a Business Map and owners traced.
  88. 25 Feb 08 1848 Tithe returns - 1500 records for Bonsall showing Landowners, Occupiers, Plot numbers, names and descriptions.
  89. 24 Feb 08 Old Bonsall map c1848 - Scale 13 inches to a mile, showing field numbers and owners.
  90. 20 Feb 08 HIGTON v PEARSON 1881 - A bastardy case in Wirksworth Petty Sessions.
  91. 19 Feb 08 Will of Richard WALL 1565 - An early Will from Wirksworth.
  92. 14 Feb 08 Dale Farm - Farm near Wirksworth swallowed by a quarry.
  93. 14 Feb 08 Over House Farm - 1903 Auction of a Farm between Hulland and Biggin.
  94. 03 Feb 08 Mystery cart trip - Where are these men going? Who is Dorothy Vernon?
  95. 03 Feb 08 Coronation decorations in Cromford - In 1902 for Edward VII
  96. 31 Jan 08 1839 letter from Richard Hurt - Answer to an offer to be secretary of a polling district.
  97. 26 Jan 08 Cromford programs - for Foundation stone 1876, Oratorio 1896 and Diamond Jubilee 1897.
  98. 24 Jan 08 Friendly Society poleheads - What they are and some examples.
  99. 21 Jan 08 Matlock Mercury article - about million visitors to this website.
  100. 20 Jan 08 Settlement certificate - Legal document required to move 2 miles in 1818.
  101. 18 Jan 08 Starvation of 3 children - Inhuman treatment of children from Bonsall in 1857.
  102. 11 Jan 08 Website million-up - The millionth visitor logs on to this website after nearly 10 years.
  103. 10 Jan 08 Smedley's Hydro plans 1875/89 - Detailed architect's plans and description
  104. 07 Jan 08 Kniveton variants - 93 different spellings of the surname.
  105. 07 Jan 08 Washday - Memories of Washday around 1950
  106. 06 Jan 08 Cottages, Matlock Dale - Cottages designed 1899 and how they are today
  107. 05 Jan 08 Earth toilets & Coal fires - Email memories from around 1950.
  108. 05 Jan 08 Wirksworth Field Names - Local fieldnames around Wirksworth
  109. 05 Jan 08 Elizabeth Webster's Diary - A diary submitted by a descendant

    2007
    67 entries
  110. 21 Dec 07 BUXTON pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  111. 08 Dec 07 St Betti of Wirksworth 653 AD - A portrait of the founder of St Mary's church, whose tomb is probably the famous Wirksworth Stone.
  112. 05 Dec 07 Market Place 1910 - A description of the center of Wirksworth in 1910
  113. 04 Dec 07 Bottom Lodge, Alderwasley - An attractive lodge in the estate of Alderwasley Hall.
  114. 03 Dec 07 Jubilee Festivities 1887 - The Program for Wirksworth's celebrations 1887
  115. 02 Dec 07 Bradley House - Search for a one-time YHA Hostel in Wirksworth.
  116. 02 Dec 07 Chemist shop in Market Place - A 250-year old shop in Wirksworth, may have been run by only 3 families.
  117. 30 Nov 07 Forgotten Pubs - In Wirksworth, with publican's name
  118. 29 Nov 07 BLADON pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  119. 23 Nov 07 WARDMAN pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  120. 20 Nov 07 Middleton Memorials - 72 names from the 1st World War, 70% of which have been located in the 1901 Census.
  121. 19 Nov 07 William DOXEY - A secret compartment, a battleship that exploded, and gold sovereigns.
  122. 16 Nov 07 Index of Articles - 300 medium-sized webpages on many subjects, fully linked.
  123. 14 Nov 07 Marsden's List of Baths - Price List of Baths from D.MARSDEN & Son 1882
  124. 09 Nov 07 Harrison Drive - Building and consequences of the new road in Wirksworth 1938.
  125. 07 Nov 07 Broth Eating contest - An event at Wakes Week in Bonsall
  126. 23 Oct 07 Where are these? - 8 old photos from the Wirksworth area, but just where?
  127. 20 Oct 07 Knobstick wedding 1829 - An illegal celebration of matrimony at Wirksworth.
  128. 20 Oct 07 Arbitration Bond 1832 - Samuel and Thomas Hall agree on Arbitration to settle a £500 rent of land dispute between them.
  129. 17 Oct 07 Brassington Hall - Photo taken 1909 showing Thomas Breakell who built a plane in the backyard and joined the Royal Flying Corps.
  130. 15 Oct 07 Richard Nathan HUBBERSTY 1839-1886 - Adventures of a young Wirksworth gent in New Zealand.
  131. 21 Aug 07 John Dean's Solar System 1866 - An amazing chart of the heavens drawn by a 13 year old schoolboy at a Wirksworth school, his family and career.
  132. 09 Aug 07 New Barn Farm, Alderwasley - Run by the SANDARS family 1865-1901, featuring some lovely haystacks.
  133. 07 Aug 07 Famous names at Wirksworth - staying in town: Havelock Ellis (1859-1939), sexual psychologist and social reformer, Olive Schreiner (1855 - 1920), author, pacifist and political activist, Alexander Thompson, (1861 - 1948). librettist and founder of The Clarion
  134. 06 Aug 07 What should I ask? - ... a very old person about their early life?
  135. 31 Jul 07 Magic Lantern slides c1890 - of Matlock Bridge and Bath, with enlargements.
  136. 25 Jul 07 Overcrowding in Wirksworth - The number of people sleeping in each room in 1891 and 1901, and the 12 most overcrowded houses.
  137. 19 Jul 07 Harrison Almshouses - Some history of the Almshouses on Matlock Green, built in 1897, architect William Doxey.
  138. 18 Jul 07 Reader's Comments - about this website, collected from Guestbook and email, since the site opened in July 1998
  139. 17 Jul 07 The Switchback Patent - Thompson's US patent 1885 covering Matlock Bath's 1889 Switchback, and some American roller-coaster history.
  140. 29 Jun 07 CLAYTON pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  141. 27 Jun 07 Certificate of Acknowledgement - A Legal document from 1879 aimed to give married women more rights.
  142. 25 Jun 07 GREATOREX pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  143. 21 Jun 07 SMEDLEY pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  144. 19 Jun 07 TOPLIS pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  145. 15 Jun 07 Palmer's Codenumber System - for sorting name variants in genealogy, a description by the author
  146. 14 Jun 07 Cromford School admissions - Entries from the Admission Register of Cromford School, dated 1895-1907, transcribed by Mike Spencer.
  147. 05 Jun 07 Wirksworth's paper money - issued by Wirksworth and Ashbourn Bank 1840-43.
  148. 05 Jun 07 STREET/PEARSON pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  149. 25 May 07 Oxclose Mine, Snitterton - The story of an old mine reopened
  150. 24 May 07 The Basin, Middleton - Why Middleton is there, the scarcity of water, and the memories of Edith and Stuart, two people who lived nearby.
  151. 16 May 07 Modern photos needed - of some mysterious buildings and views from 100 years ago. Can you find them? What do they look like now??
  152. 30 Apr 07 Analytics - Some results of Google Analytics installed on the Wirksworth website on 19 Mar 07
  153. 26 Apr 07 FLOWERs in Wirksworth - An email from Dennis Moore about his FLOWER family in Wirksworth
  154. 15 Apr 07 WHEATCROFT-1 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  155. 08 Apr 07 Aerial photos by NF - Some spectacular Wirksworth photos taken by local pilot Neil France from a paramotor
  156. 03 Apr 07 Wilson & Company - Wine & Spirits Merchant in Wirksworth, who may have disappeared about 1861 from competition
  157. 24 Mar 07 Middleton Football team 1913 - Finally, the names of all the players. Anyone who knew a player, please check that the link points to the correct entry in the 1901 Census.
  158. 16 Mar 07 Walter Maskrey 1902 - Tracing a soldier in a photograph, returned from the Boer War in 1902 and presented with a silver and gold cup
  159. 13 Mar 07 Boer War Presentation 1902 - Photos and High Peak News article about a presentation to the Soldiers returning from South Africa to Wirksworth.
  160. 12 Mar 07 OSBISTON-1 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  161. 11 Mar 07 Cricket in Wirksworth - Roy Pearce writes a book celebrating 250 years of cricket at Wirksworth.
  162. 08 Mar 07 Sir Frederick Treves - An article about a famous surgeon who lived in Wirksworth, saved a Coronation and treated the Elephant Man.
  163. 07 Mar 07 Wirksworth Community Newsletter - An article about Wirksworth history, published in the free newspaper circulated in the Wirksworth area each month.
  164. 04 Mar 07 Middleton School Admissions - A few records from Michael Spencer.
  165. 27 Feb 07 Wirksworth Grammar School 1949 - A panoramic photo of 400 pupils, if you can name please contact the webmaster.
  166. 18 Feb 07 Will of Samuel CLOUGH 1811 - Will of Samuel Clough of Wirksworth, transcribed by Simon Johnson
  167. 16 Feb 07 Bonsall Conveyance 1861 - Of land with a barn from John RAINS (decd) to John TRAVIS
  168. 09 Feb 07 Coconut shy, Wirksworth Fair 1886 - An early shy at the Fair. When were these introduced?
  169. 31 Jan 07 Elizabeth Wright's Album 1888 - Ten photos of Wirksworth taken before 1888 by the daughter of the Wine and Spirits Merchant
  170. 22 Jan 07 Cromford waterwheel - One of the waterwheels on Arkwright's First Mill at Cromford, plus some history behind it.
  171. 21 Jan 07 EATON-1 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  172. 08 Jan 07 SIMS/ALLEN/KNIVETON pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  173. 07 Jan 07 SIMPSON-1 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  174. 05 Jan 07 A view from the Bell Tower - A view south from Wirksworth Town Hall, two matching photos show interesting angles on the very Centre of the town.
  175. 04 Jan 07 Wirksworth cinema - A history of the cinema in St John St, Wirksworth.
  176. 03 Jan 07 Lydia GOULD 1872-1947 - of Wirksworth, who left behind 11 children, 51 grandchildren and 36 great grand children.

    2006
    70 entries
  177. 31 Dec 06 Wirksworth from the air - A fine colour aerial photo of the centre of Wirksworth in 1994, added to existing photos.
  178. 30 Dec 06 What miners wore - A description of what lead miners wore in Derbyshire when lead was plentiful.
  179. 24 Dec 06 HAWORTH manuscript - A Wirksworth man remembers shopkeepers in the early 1920's
  180. 17 Dec 06 HACKETT the author - Researching the author of "Wirksworth and five miles round", published 1863, his pedigree and list of subscribers.
  181. 12 Dec 06 KILLER/FLINT/BRAILSFORD - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  182. 11 Dec 06 HALL family of Middleton - Review of "Base Lead and Shining Silver" by Chris Newall, a family's journey from lead miners in Middleton to silversmiths in Sheffield
  183. 10 Dec 06 Macbeth at the Grammar 1954 - Cast list of the Shakespeare play staged by Anthony Gell Grammar School at Wirksworth.
  184. 05 Dec 06 Will of Sarah Elizabeth JEPSON 1944 - A transcribed Will with notes about the Testator and her family.
  185. 05 Dec 06 Will of Samuel SHELDON 1916 - A transcribed Will with notes about the Testator and his family.
  186. 02 Dec 06 Will of John CLOUGH 1843 - Will of John Clough of Wirksworth, submitted by Simon Johnson
  187. 01 Dec 06 Hopton Hall- advance notice - A leflet about the contents sale, with 3 fine colour pictures of inside and outside the Hall.
  188. 26 Nov 06 SLATER-2 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  189. 25 Nov 06 Postcard from Russia - Posted 1904, from Batum in Georgia to a pupil at Wirksworth Grammar School, bought at Vienna.
  190. 24 Nov 06 Marsden the Auction 1823-1960 - The famous auction and publishing business, for 130 years in the centre of Wirksworth.
  191. 23 Nov 06 Marsden's Hardware 1762-1982 - The famous hardware business, for 220 years in the centre of Wirksworth.
  192. 19 Nov 06 Mary Jane Steeples - A Funeral card leads to details of the long and complicated life of a 94 year old washerwoman from Wirksworth.
  193. 14 Nov 06 SIMS-3 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  194. 01 Nov 06 Brassington Probates - 235 Probates 1535-1800 from Brassington, kept at JRO, Lichfield. Kindly sent by Ron Slack.
  195. 30 Oct 06 Farnsworth/Millward/Batterley pedigrees - Contributed pedigrees from the Wirksworth area.
  196. 29 Oct 06 LINACRE-1 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  197. 27 Oct 06 ELSE-1 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  198. 27 Oct 06 POTTER-1 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  199. 27 Oct 06 WRAGG-2 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  200. 26 Oct 06 BUTLER-1 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  201. 25 Oct 06 BUCKLEY-1 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  202. 24 Oct 06 WRIGHT-3 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  203. 22 Oct 06 Views by Barber 1888 - 11 engravings of Matlock and District, made from photos taken by F.Barber around 1888.
  204. 18 Oct 06 Postal History of Wirksworth - History includes some villages, handstamps, names and references, and a list of 181 postal workers in the Census
  205. 16 Oct 06 SLACK-2 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  206. 13 Oct 06 SHAW-1 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  207. 11 Oct 06 HALL-2 pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  208. 10 Oct 06 Opening the new Drawing Room - In Smedley's Hydro, Matlock, transcribed from the High Peak News, 23 June 1888
  209. 04 Oct 06 SLACK pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  210. 3 Oct 06 EVANS pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  211. 2 Oct 06 SPRAKE pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  212. 29 Sep 06 CAULDWELL pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  213. 27 Sep 06 HALL pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  214. 22 Sep 06 Barley Mow, Kirk Ireton - The famous old Inn, photos, landlords since 1750 and description of atmosphere.
  215. 3 Sep 06 Cromford Canal workers - 80 entries linked to the census of men whose occupations included the words: "canal, boat, barge"
  216. 2 Sep 06 Wirksworth schoolgirls 1892 - A fine old school photo, some names known, searching for others.
  217. 30 Aug 06 Walter Doxey of Matlock - information from David Bradley about the webmaster's mysterious great-Uncle.
  218. 26 Aug 06 Harry Barnwell - Watchmaker, jeweller and optician, living in Dale Road, Matlock Bridge around 1900.
  219. 24 Aug 06 Return from Boer War - Old photos showing celebrations in Wirksworth for the returning soldiers.
  220. 21 Aug 06 Haarlem Mill - Built in Wirksworth in 1780 by Sir Richard Arkwright.
  221. 03 Aug 06 The Pig of Lead Inn - An Inn near Bonsall since 1739, now a B&B where Via Gellia and Clatterway meet. History, Innkeepers and old photos.
  222. 01 Aug 06 The Study, Bonsall - A large house just South of Bonsall, occupied by the PRINCE family for 80 years.
  223. 26 Jul 06 Three Little Maids - Advertising The Mikado in the middle of Matlock Bath 1908.
  224. 24 Jul 06 Cromford Canal - 8 photos of the old days on the Canal, with thanks to Hugh Potter
  225. 24 Jul 06 Lawrence Beesley and the Titanic - The connection between a Wirksworth schoolteacher, the Titanic, and one of the first eyewitness accounts of the sinking.
  226. 18 Jul 06 Today's Featured article - A different webpage is highlighted each day on the portal page. Perhaps regular readers will find pages they had previously missed.
  227. 15 Jul 06 Smedley's Bath Book - Transcription of the booklet issued by Smedley's Hydro of Matlock to all patients in 1934. A large range of hydropathic treatments are listed in great detail.
  228. 08 Jul 06 Josiah SLACK convict - Details of a convict who got 7 years for sheep stealing.
  229. 07 Jul 06 Charles Wright & Sons - A study of the grocery, Wine & spirit firm in Wirksworth.
  230. 23 Jun 06 Wirksworth burials 1900-1905 - A list of 240 entries donated by Paul Stebbing.
  231. 13 Jun 06 Hopton Hall auction - The Catalogue of the Auction in 1989 of the contents of Hopton Hall, one-time seat of the Gell family.
  232. 28 May 06 Cashbook from 1861 - A cashbook from Wirksworth dated 1861. Possibly from an Insurance firm, later used by a student learning book-keeping.
  233. 28 Apr 06 Ages from 1841 Census - Age distribution reveals that Enumerators did not obey instructions on rounding up/not rounding up stated ages.
  234. 24 Apr 06 Transportations - Details of 246 Transportation sentences taken from my Derbyshire Crime database 1770-1828.
  235. 15 Apr 06 Fatal accident at Hopton 1937 - Dramatic pictures of a derailed steam engine on the CHPR, and the results of an enquiry into the cause.
  236. 13 Apr 06 Postcard to Winifred FLINT 1888-? - An interesting postcard, front and back, sent to Winifred in Bolehill by her boyfriend in Birmingham in 1907
  237. 05 Apr 06 Whittaker's, Matlock Bath - Mineral water bottles from the firm run by Mary Whittaker.
  238. 02 Apr 06 GRATTON pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  239. 02 Apr 06 FROST pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  240. 12 Mar 06 Hopewell House, Matlock - The illustrated history of a high-Victorian stone Villa built in 1889, researched by its present owner..
  241. 10 Feb 06 Alice HURT's photos 1845-60 - 12 photos taken by a young lady from a wealthy family.
  242. 04 Feb 06 HURT family of Alderwasley - Pictures and Family Tree of the HURTs of Alderwasley Hall, ranked among the chief gentry of Derbyshire.
  243. 02 Feb 06 ARKWRIGHT and family - Pictures and Family Tree of Sir Richard Arkwright 1732-1792, pioneer at Cromford of the water-powered cotton-spinning mill.
  244. 31 Jan 06 Mineral Accounts - Transcriptions of two letters dated 1827 and 1829 posted from Wirksworth to the Admiralty, London, requesting payment for losses incurred on 3 leadmines, by the Mineral Agent Richard Hurt, grandson of Sir Richard Arkwright.
  245. 14 Jan 06 Churchwardens 1659-2005 - A list of Churchwardens at St Mary's Wirksworth.
  246. 06 Jan 06 Favourite old photos - The Author's 37 favourite old photos from nearly 700 on this website. Thumbnails, but click to see an enlargement and more detail.

    2005
    41 entries
  247. 14 Dec 05 HOWE family tree - A tree connected with the Author, researched in 1994 using an Amstrad computer. The file has vanished but the printout survived, which has been scanned.
  248. 13 Dec 05 John HOWE, the Reliquary 1865 - Transcription of an article in "The Reliquary" 1865 about John HOWE 1777-1838 of Ashford, called "The Poet of the Peak", an ancestor of the Author.
  249. 10 Dec 05 Smedley's Hydro Handbook - Transcription of the Handbook of the great Hydro, published about 1924, with illustrations.
  250. 30 Oct 05 Postcards of Places - The author's collection of postcards. Most are places in the Wirksworth Area, 1900-1920. Acquired over the years from Ebay, it is expected to grow. Tourism attracted more postcards of Matlock Bath and Matlock than other places in the area. Enlargement sometimes reveals fascinating detail from a vanished era.
  251. 28 Oct 05 Derbyshire Photographers - Examples of postcards from the author's collection taken by Derbyshire photographers
  252. 10 Sep 05 Reg WARD's wartime letters 1940-1944 - 159 letters and 18 photos. Reg was born in Carsington 1916, went to Wirksworth Grammar, was called up in 1940, and killed in action in Italy 1944. The letters were sent to his girlfriend, who saved them for 60 years then asked they be put on the Wirksworth website.
  253. 31 Aug 05 Derbyshire apprentices in London - an interesting list sent by Jean Durbin.
  254. 30 Aug 05 John Smedley's autobiography - a remarkable entrepreneur who modernised a famous firm changed a village into a town, built a Castle and wrote a bestseller.
  255. 28 Aug 05 Matlock Area description c1820 - from "A Guide to the Watering Places and Sea-Bathing Places" by Sir Richard Phillips, written about 1820..
  256. 25 Aug 05 Charabancs at Matlock Bath - The way tourists travelled in 1925.
  257. 25 Aug 05 Cromford & High Peak Railway - Background and photos of the 1830 cable- hauled railway.
  258. 23 Aug 05 Hopton-Wood Stone - Background and photos of the quarrying of fine limestone near Middleton, 1820-1990.
  259. 19 Aug 05 The Wirksworth China Factory - How china was made about 1759 from beautiful white clay found in the lead-mines in the area.
  260. 17 Aug 05 Description of Matlock 1894 - from "The Peak" guide by Baddeley.
  261. 14 Aug 05 The DOXEY Tree - The maternal side of the author's family, centred in Wirksworth.
  262. 13 Aug 05 The PALMER Tree - The paternal side of the author's family, centred in Northamptonshire.
  263. 31 Jul 05 The Switchback - A little known tourist attraction at Matlock Bath, 1900-1934, "the longest in the country", run by Herbert Buxton, but how did water power it?
  264. 27 Jul 05 Autochrome Album - Colour transparencies of Matlock by one of the earliest colour processes.
  265. 24 Jul 05 Matlock's steep-gradient Tram - Pictures, history and facts about the World's steepest tramway on a public road.
  266. 20 Jul 05 Enlargements B - Thumbnail access to enlargements of Old Photos (applies to CD only, not website.)
  267. 14 Jul 05 Smedley's engravings 1869 - 10 engravings of local scenes from John Smedley's great book "Practical Hydropathy".
  268. 10 Jul 05 John & Caroline SMEDLEY 1867 - An important early cabinet card of the man who changed the History of Matlock.
  269. 05 Jul 05 Enlargements A - List access to enlargements of Old Photos (applies to CD only, not website.)
  270. 01 Jul 05 50 old photos - of places in the area, collected on Ebay
  271. 15 Jun 05 Eva DAKIN's Bible - A large Bible is auctioned that traces back to the PEARSON and DOXEY families and Wirksworth in 1570.
  272. 05 Jun 05 Suicide attempt on Cromford Bridge? - A carving from 1697 might tell of a desperate father and a lost heir.
  273. 04 Jun 05 Parish Registers - A page combining more closely Wirksworth, Middleton and Matlock Parish Register transcriptions.
  274. 23 May 05 OGDON pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  275. 21 Apr 05 Petrification - An article and some photos about a Matlock Bath speciality
  276. 01 Apr 05 CHANDOS-POLE-GELL - The background to the Hopton family, with 18 photos and an outline pedigree tree.
  277. 23 Mar 05 Memoranda Miscelanea - Transcription of 'Notebook' by Rev Abraham Bennet 1749-1799, containing extracts from books, periodicals, newspapers and some scientific observations.
  278. 05 Mar 05 Background stamp - On all Parish Register, Census and Ince listings and indexes, to help user avoid getting lost among similar-looking tables.
  279. 22 Feb 05 Keep or Sell?? - A Descendant of 3 birth cups I own contacts me. What should I do? Over 20 opinions from other genealogists.
  280. 01 Feb 05 Account of a Doubler of Electricity - Transcription of a document by Abraham Bennet to the Royal Society, 1787
  281. 30 Jan 05 Description of a new Electrometer - Transcription of a letter and Appendix by Abraham Bennet to Joseph Priestley and Royal Society, 1786
  282. 30 Jan 05 Abraham Bennet - A collection of work by the Curate of Wirksworth 1776-1799
  283. 29 Jan 05 46 old photos - collected by Derek Walker in Wirksworth
  284. 27 Jan 05 New Experiments on Electricity - Transcription of a book by Rev.Abraham Bennet, Curate of Wirksworth, published 1789
  285. 06 Jan 05 FRITH pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  286. 06 Jan 05 SALT pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  287. 01 Jan 05 Email banner - All 1,575 text files on the website edited, removing author's [mailto:] tag and inserting email address banner, to defeat spam crawler robot and allow change of address with just one .gif file. Author's email address changed to:

    2004
    35 entries
  288. 20 Dec 04 GSU Loan Form - The Genealogical Society of Utah will loan microfilm of Church Records for use at home to prepare an Index for up to 2 years. Certain conditions must be followed.
  289. 09 Dec 04 DOXEY familes - An attempt to allocate over 1,000 DOXEY PR entries into 200 numbered families 1608-1899. An Index is supplied.
  290. 19 Nov 04 1901 Census with Index - 19,000 people from the Wirksworth Area, including full hyperlinked Index
    plus - How to order microfilm from PRO.
    plus - Lists of all Surnames and Firstnames
    plus - Layout of Listing and Index
    plus - 3,600 Strays from 88 counties and countries
    plus - 1,900 Addresses linked to Census
    plus - 2,800 different Occupations
    plus - 19,000 Birthplaces
    plus -Area Definitions of the 33 Districts
    plus -Age Distribution of 19,000 declared ages
  291. 05 Nov 04 WIGLEY pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  292. 23 Oct 04 George O'Shaughnessy - An Cromford autobiography 1926-1947
  293. 11 Oct 04 Locating property - An email with a few tips by Mike Spencer
  294. 07 Oct 04 Rev. Abraham BENNET, an Appreciation - Curate of Wirksworth, FRS, Founder of Electrical Theory, Author of famous book in 1790 "New Experiments on Elecricity"
  295. 18 Aug 04 Bonsall Parish Votes - names from a Poll 1837 and 2 meetings 1813
  296. 16 Aug 04 1861 Census of Derby Gaol - Staff & Gaolbirds, some from around Wirksworth
  297. 03 Aug 04 Photographers operating in Wirksworth Area - from Derbyshire Photographers by Brett Payne
  298. 30 Jul 04 GAYLER birth cups 1847-51 - Finally traced who these cups were made for
  299. 28 Jul 04 1904 Map - For the Wirksworth Area
  300. 28 Jul 04 1787 Map - For the Wirksworth Area
  301. 16 Jul 04 A visit to the DRO - How to get there, what to do. By Mike Spencer
  302. 02 Jul 04 BROCKLEHURST pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  303. 26 Jun 04 Horticultural Show 1834 - Names of winners, with links to 1841 Census
  304. 26 Jun 04 Mentioned in Wills - Names mentioned in Wills, with links to Census
  305. 22 Jun 04 Matlock Train 1851 - Items delivered by the train in 1851
  306. 17 Jun 04 School Logbooks - From Wirksworth Area, transcribed by Mike Spencer
  307. 15 Jun 04 Googlewhack Adventure - The Author is interviewed by Dave Gorman (writer and comedian) for his book and play
  308. 05 Jun 04 Sitemap - Diagram of the Layout of website pages and linked list of all 2,013 files
  309. 28 May 04 Lookups at FRC - How to get B,M,D certificates on the Internet, by Martin Worthy
  310. 18 May 04 HALLOWS pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  311. 02 May 04 Locations of IGI DOXEYs in England - And the most likely place where the surname began.
  312. 15 Apr 04 The Crown Inn - Details and old photo of an old Wirksworth coaching Inn which closed around 1910.
  313. 07 Apr 04 Professional Researchers - Names and addresses for those covering Derbyshire.
  314. 07 Apr 04 SIMS pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  315. 04 Feb 04 Treves House - More info plus a modern photo of the house.
  316. 04 Feb 04 FLINT connections - A data-rich email from Stuart FLINT.
  317. 24 Jan 04 Alfred Doxey 1865-1933 - the author's grandfather, photos and newspaper cuttings.
  318. 22 Jan 04 30 old photos - owned by May Walker, scanned by the author
  319. 21 Jan 04 Rupert Rd, Sheffield - Victorian interior, see photos 213, 214 and 215
  320. 21 Jan 04 Bank Road, Matlock - sketches of crowded Interior in 1890
  321. 09 Jan 04 1610 map - of the Wirksworth area.
  322. 06 Jan 04 Inceana-the Last Word - a missing INCE pedigree traced and transcribed.

    2003
    62 entries
  323. 29 Dec 03 1845 map - of the Wirksworth area.
  324. 12 Dec 03 1910 map - of the North Wirksworth area.
  325. 10 Dec 03 Postcards - 60+ early postcards of Matlock and other places (see photos 151-211)
  326. 10 Dec 03 1815 map - of the Wirksworth area by J Cundee.
  327. 24 Nov 03 1626 map - of the Wirksworth area by John Bill.
  328. 24 Nov 03 1746 map - of the Wirksworth area by Samuel Simpson.
  329. 08 Nov 03 1835 map - of the Wirksworth area added from Lewis' Dictionary.
  330. 26 Sep 03 WORSLOW pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  331. 16 Sep 03 Derbyshire Wills in Canterbury 1393-1574 - List of 230 Testators connected with Derbyshire
  332. 05 Sep 03 MI photos - Text of 80 MIs linked to photos in Church
  333. 04 Sep 03 Copyright - Emails and links about the Copyright problem.
  334. 01 Sep 03 Interactive Church Map - Linking to 130 photos of St Mary's Church.
  335. 21 Aug 03 Census 1901 - Wirksworth town (6 districts) plus full Index.
  336. 17 Aug 03 FARNSWORTH pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  337. 13 Aug 03 TORR pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  338. 10 Aug 03 BUNTING pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  339. 30 Jul 03 Census 1901 - Transcriptions starting with Wirksworth town. No Index yet
  340. 17 Jul 03 MILLINGTON pedigree - A contributed pedigree from the Wirksworth area.
  341. 17 Jul 03 Church Tour - 132 photos of Wirksworth Parish Church, inside and outside
  342. 12 Jul 03 Wirksworth Registers - 11,000 Dates-of-Birth added to Baptisms.
    plus - new BMD format.
    plus - new "Explanation of Layout" page.
    plus - reduction in file size to shorten download time.
    plus - removal of mailto code, substitution of banner with author's email address.
  343. 02 Jul 03 SLATER pedigree - A contributed pedigree from the Matlock area.
  344. 29 Jun 03 More old photos - 12 old photos and text about people and places in Middleton (see X138-X149).
  345. 27 Jun 03 WRIGHT pedigree - A 435-person pedigree, linking Wirksworth with Russia, USA and the Bahamas.
  346. 22 Jun 03 MARSDEN pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth.
  347. 22 Jun 03 Rev.Abraham BENNETT - 1749-1799, Curate of Wirksworth and a famous Electrician.
  348. 01 Jun 03 1881 Census - A new much-improved transcription, replacing that of 1999,
    plus a fully hyperlinked Index,
    plus separate lists of Addresses, Occupations, Birthplaces and Strays,
    plus analysis of Age Distribution and Area Definitions,
    plus description of how the new Transcription was done,
    plus a list of surname errors found in the LDS CD transcription.
  349. 12 May 03 Problems Transcribing - A defence of errors found in the 1881 Census.
  350. 11 May 03 WALKER pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth.
  351. 10 May 03 1881 Census Recheck - How it was done, and a list of important errors found.
  352. 23 Apr 03 Hannah DOXEY of Wirksworth comes to America - The story behind 5 letters from California 1841-75.
  353. 21 Apr 03 Origin of GREATOREX - A photo leads to the origin of the famous Derbyshire surname.
  354. 18 Apr 03 Death of William WORTHY - 9 year old found 11 years later in a mine shaft.
  355. 18 Apr 03 WORTHY pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth.
  356. 17 Apr 03 Juror's List 1775-1841 - Those qualified to serve for places in Derbyshire.
  357. 11 Apr 03 Census Firstnames - 6,000 different firstnames from 1841-1891
  358. 12 Mar 03 1901 Census - ordering microfilm - How to find the code numbers, where to write and the cost.
  359. 11 Mar 03 Board of Guardians 1837-51 - Records about inmates of the Derbyshire Poor Law Union Workhouses.
  360. 02 Mar 03 Palmerization - How to put a large amount of data online, but keep page-load times short.
  361. 01 Mar 03 DOXEYs in Utah - how the surname moved from Wirksworth to Utah, by Cynthia DOXEY
  362. 01 Mar 03 1885 Map - around Wirksworth, from the Boundaries Commission
  363. 27 Feb 03 Census 1891 - completed, with full Index and Strays, Addresses and Occupations.
  364. 23 Feb 03 Census 1891 - Ible & Ironbrook (2 districts) no Index yet
  365. 23 Feb 03 Census 1891 - Ireton Wood (1 district) no Index yet
  366. 22 Feb 03 Census 1891 - Hopton (1 district) no Index yet
  367. 21 Feb 03 Census 1891 - Callow (1 district) no Index yet
  368. 21 Feb 03 Census 1891 - Ashleyhay (1 district) no Index yet
  369. 19 Feb 03 Census 1891 - Carsington (1 district) no Index yet
  370. 18 Feb 03 Census 1891 - Idridgehay (1 district) no Index yet
  371. 15 Feb 03 Preserving Inscriptions - when gravestones have to be moved.
  372. 13 Feb 03 Census 1891 - Alderwasley (1 district) no Index yet
  373. 07 Feb 03 GREATOREX pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth
  374. 03 Feb 03 Wills FAQ - Thoughts and tips about Wills and Admins.
  375. 03 Feb 03 Derbyshire Administrations Index - Akin to Wills.
  376. 27 Jan 03 The Great Matlock Will Case - An intriguing Legal drama.
  377. 26 Jan 03 DNA Testing - Project to determine Celt/Saxon ratio in 500AD Derbyshire, you can take part.
  378. 23 Jan 03 Census 1891 - Hulland Ward, H W Intakes and Biggin (1 district) no Index yet
  379. 18 Jan 03 Census 1891 - Shottle (2 districts) no Index yet
  380. 15 Jan 03 Census 1891 - Kirk Ireton (1 district) no Index yet
  381. 14 Jan 03 Mysterious places - who was John de Kraino Kramsky and where were "The Great Dukedom of Julhuama","Susiana" and "Cusestan" in 1611?
  382. 12 Jan 03 Census 1891 - Brassington (1 districts) no Index yet
  383. 09 Jan 03 Census 1891 - Tansley (1 district) no Index yet
  384. 06 Jan 03 Census 1901 - Brassington (1 district) with Index

    2002
    68 entries
  385. 30 Dec 02 Late Baptisms - Baptisms 1-69 years after birth
  386. 29 Dec 02 Census 1891 - Matlock (2 districts), and Index updated.
  387. 16 Dec 02 Census 1891 - Bonsall (2 districts) without Index.
  388. 04 Dec 02 Census 1891 - Cromford (2 districts) without Index.
  389. 25 Nov 02 Census 1891 - Middleton (2 districts) without Index.
  390. 16 Nov 02 1861 Census - 28 Enumerators and 1 Registrar identified in Census.
  391. 16 Nov 02 1871 Census - 27 Enumerators and 2 Registrars identified in Census.
  392. 14 Nov 02 Census 1891 - Matlock town (7 Districts) plus Index.
  393. 27 Oct 02 BOOTH pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth
  394. 24 Oct 02 Info about the Census - Dates and availability of the Census 1801-1941
  395. 24 Oct 02 SIMS pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth
  396. 11 Oct 02 Letters from Belper - Letters linking Derbyshire, DOXEY, RANDALL and California
  397. 11 Oct 02 1857 Directory - Shottle & Tansley, history and tradesmen added
  398. 15 Sep 02 MOLANUS Pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth
  399. 15 Sep 02 WESLEY Pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth
  400. 13 Sep 02 Samuel WHEATCROFT 1754 - Will and Inventory from Wirksworth
  401. 08 Sep 02 KNIVETON Pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth
  402. 30 Aug 02 Brief History of Anglican Registers - Origin, format and changes over the years
  403. 28 Aug 02 Derbyshire Parish Register Guide - deposited dates & ecclesiastical changes
  404. 22 Aug 02 Life in the 1500s - A light-hearted look at life 500 years ago
  405. 06 Aug 02 Memories of Middleton - By Edith Taylor, living 86 Years in the Derbyshire village.
  406. 03 Aug 02 PEARSON Pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth
  407. 02 Aug 02 Census 1891 - Wirksworth town (6 Districts) plus Index.
  408. 27 Jul 02 Universal British Directory 1791 - Notables and Tradesmen from Wirksworth town
  409. 21 Jul 02 Alderwasley Sheela-Na-Gig - a very old "rude" carving on the chapel wall
  410. 20 Jul 02 WRAGG Pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth
  411. 16 Jul 02 Derbyshire info - a list of pages covering all Derbyshire not just Wirksworth
  412. 14 Jul 02 Spidering - How this website gets "spidered" to produce a Word Index
  413. 13 Jul 02 Wirksworth Cinema being built - two photos from 1932
  414. 13 Jul 02 Derbyshire Wills Surname Index - hyperlinked to List of Wills
  415. 26 Jun 02 MI Maps - sketches of Church, Churchyard and Cemetery added
  416. 23 Jun 02 Wirksworth town Street map - with 63 hyperlinks to drawings of buildings
  417. 23 Jun 02 Buildings in Wirksworth - road names, numbers, building details
  418. 21 Jun 02 Wirksworth from the air - compared with a modern map
  419. 15 Jun 02 The Hunt for Dalefield - A Placename in New Zealand links to Wirksworth
  420. 31 May 02 Census 1871 - Indexed lists of Addresses, Occupations and Strays
  421. 28 May 02 Census 1871 - Full hyperlinked index to the 1871 Listing
  422. 24 May 02 Brassington - A descriptive History from his book, by Ron Slack.
  423. 22 May 02 Census 1871 - Ashleyhay, Ireton Wood, Hopton, Ible and Ivonbrook Grange. - Transcription of Wirksworth Area now completed
  424. 18 May 02 Census 1871 - Biggin, Carsington, Hulland Ward and Ideridgehay.
  425. 13 May 02 Census 1871 - Alderwasley, Shottle, Kirk Ireton and Tansley, plus Index
  426. 08 May 02 Hopton Hall - Some history from "The Derbyshire Country House".
  427. 25 Apr 02 Notables & Tradesmen 1857 - From White's Directory and Indexed
  428. 23 Apr 02 FRITH Pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth
  429. 23 Apr 02 Servants - A list of servants found in the Census
  430. 21 Apr 02 WALKER Pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth
  431. 21 Apr 02 WIGLEY Pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth
  432. 11 Apr 02 Hopton House - Some more pictures, memories and history
  433. 11 Apr 02 Census 1871 - Middleton, Cromford, Bonsall, Brassington (7 Districts) plus Index
  434. 05 Apr 02 TALBOT Pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth
  435. 28 Mar 02 Ordering microfilm - For the 1881 and 1891 Census of the Wirksworth Area.
  436. 27 Mar 02 FLINT Pedigree - Another contributed pedigree from around Wirksworth
  437. 24 Mar 02 All Surnames - a list from the major databases in this website.
  438. 23 Mar 02 Will of William DOXEY - of Matlock 1907, author's Great Grandfather
  439. 17 Mar 02 Population - from Census 1841-1881 for Townships and DOXEY
  440. 12 Mar 02 Census 1871 - Matlock town (8 Districts) plus Index
  441. 08 Mar 02 Contributed Pedigrees from Wirksworth - A new Section with text pedigrees sent in
  442. 06 Mar 02 MIs for Matlock Bath - Listing plus Name and Place Indexes.
  443. 01 Mar 02 Transportation - with a fine description of a 17 year old transported for stealing boots
  444. 25 Feb 02 The Trials of William BOWN - The consequences of sheep stealing in 1827
  445. 24 Feb 02 Return of the Miner - A new T'owd Man comes back to Bonsall
  446. 21 Feb 02 Pigot's 1831 Directory - Transcription for the Wirksworth Area
  447. 21 Feb 02 New info about Adam Bede - e-mails with a new theory on George Eliot's novel
  448. 20 Feb 02 White's Directory 1857 - Scan and OCR by Neil Wilson
  449. 06 Feb 02 How to order Wills - an explanatory e-mail from DRO
  450. 28 Jan 02 Parish Register List - for the Wirksworth Area
  451. 13 Jan 02 Matlock Parish Registers 1637-1856 - Combined Baptisms, Marriages and Burials.
    plus full hyperlinked Index
  452. 01 Jan 02 Census 1871 - Wirksworth town (6 Districts) plus Index.

    2001
    61 entries
  453. 17 Dec 01 Derbyshire Wills 1525-1928 - A list of Wills at JRO Litchfield and DRO Matlock.
  454. 16 Dec 01 Map of the Wirksworth Area - Showing the area covered by the records.
  455. 07 Dec 01 Owners of Mines 1896 - Metalliferous (Derbyshire) and Coal (Wirksworth Area).
  456. 05 Dec 01 Owners of Land 1873 - For the Wirksworth Area, from a Parliamentary Report.
  457. 29 Nov 01 Buildings - 63 line drawings of Wirksworth Architecture
  458. 26 Nov 01 Pronunciation - of Placenames in Derbyshire
  459. 24 Nov 01 1861 Census - Listing completed
    plus Hyperlinked Index, Occupations, Addresses and Strays
    plus "Definition of Enumeration Districts"
    plus "How microfilm transcription source was ordered from PRO"
  460. 05 Nov 01 View "Ince's Pedigrees" Manuscript pages - 484 photos (regret facility available on CD only because of file size)
  461. 09 Oct 01 Photos of early PRs - close-up from 1611, 1614, 1629
  462. 01 Oct 01 Letters from schoolboys - written in 1872.
  463. 29 Sep 01 Locate Wirksworth - Modern maps of Wirksworth Area added, with clickable village street plans.
  464. 28 Sep 01 Old Photos - 107 pre-1920 photos of Wirksworth Area
  465. 11 Sep 01 1881 Census - Wirksworth Parish extended East to include Lea area - Index updated
  466. 06 Sep 01 Brassington Hall Estate - Report of a Chancery Court case 1862
  467. 31 Aug 01 PR Source - Details of Parish Register microfilm used
  468. 27 Aug 01 1861 Census - Index brought up-to-date
  469. 27 Aug 01 1861 Census - for Tansley, Cromford
  470. 16 Aug 01 1861 Census - Index brought up-to-date
  471. 16 Aug 01 1861 Census - for Bonsall, Carsington, Callow, Griffe Grange, Hopton, Ible - Kirk Ireton, Middleton, Ivonbrook Grange
  472. 28 Jul 01 Reader's Footnotes - extra info about records in this website from Readers.
  473. 27 Jul 01 Info e-mails - Lots of information from Mailing Lists
  474. 24 Jul 01 1897 Map - centred just east of Wirksworth
  475. 16 Jul 01 1861 Census - for Alderwasley, Ashleyhay, Idridgehay, Shottle, Ireton Wood, - Hulland Ward, Biggin, Brassington.
  476. 27 Jun 01 Lead Miner's Heyday - Extracts from Ron Slack's book
  477. 23 Jun 01 1861 Census - for Wirksworth town (6 enumeration districts)
  478. 02 Jun 01 Accident 1797, Willersley Castle, Cotton Manufacture, Sir Richard Arkwright - more local history and industry from 1802
  479. 27 May 01 Map of pre-1974 counties - with Chapman codes for each
  480. 24 May 01 Local Histories for Wirksworth, Alderwasley, Hopton - from 1802
  481. 21 May 01 Local History of Matlock Bath - from "The Beauties of England and Wales" 1802
  482. 18 May 01 Local History of Tansley - from Derbyshire Village Book 1991
  483. 04 May 01 The Wirksworth Stone - the famous Anglo-Saxon carving in the Church.
  484. 22 Apr 01 One-Place-Studies - researching ALL surnames in a limited area
  485. 21 Apr 01 DOXEY Duel - article from The Times of 1841
  486. 16 Apr 01 MENU - reformatted, subject index and word-search added
  487. 14 Apr 01 List of Databases - which contain the basic records in this website
  488. 13 Apr 01 Strays in Marriages - from Phillimore for Derbyshire 1602-1836
  489. 11 Apr 01 A large DOXEY Tree - in inset text format.
  490. 10 Apr 01 Local Histories of 13 places - from Derbyshire Village Book 1991
  491. 10 Apr 01 Wills, Probates and Inventories 1524-1602 - a draft list from Lichfield R.O.
  492. 17 Mar 01 IGI Catalogue - searched on the placename "Wirksworth"
  493. 16 Mar 01 Letters from the Past - 32 letters from the Author's family
  494. 13 Mar 01 PRO documents - relating to Wirksworth
  495. 09 Mar 01 Criminals recognised - Email replies about "Crime in Derbyshire" list.
  496. 08 Mar 01 Crime in Derbyshire 1770-1829 - Coverage extended to county
  497. 03 Mar 01 Open Day - DFHS poster about event on 19 May 01
  498. 03 Mar 01 Contributors - to this website.
  499. 01 Mar 01 Relatedness - a diagram to explain.
  500. 27 Feb 01 MI Links - Hyperlinked to MI Listing.
  501. 27 Feb 01 Chapman County codes - List of 2 & 3 letter codes for counties & countries
  502. 21 Feb 01 Census 1851 and 1881 - Strays Index hyperlinked to Listing
  503. 19 Feb 01 Workhouses - Article about the subject
  504. 15 Feb 01 Large Scale Indexing on the Web using Hyperlinks - A technical article explaining how to do it.
  505. 13 Feb 01 Churchwardens Accounts - Index and Listing reformated and hyperlinked.
  506. 11 Feb 01 Ince's Pedigrees - Index reformated and hyperlinked with Listing.
  507. 10 Feb 01 Memorial Inscriptions - Index and Listing reformated and hyperlinked.
  508. 07 Feb 01 Help - Help-line added.
  509. 02 Feb 01 History Oddments - added.
  510. 17 Jan 01 A 1901 Enumerator - article from Derbyshire Times
  511. 14 Jan 01 Hopton Stone Quarries - an article from Susan Graham
  512. 11 Jan 01 Deserters 1828-1840 - a new database from Jean Durbin.
  513. 08 Jan 01 Wirksworth Old Buildings - big aerial graphic added.

    2000
    21 entries
  514. 23 Dec 00 Picture of Author and wife - added to text.
  515. 20 Dec 00 Listing of surnames and variants - coverage extended and reformated.
  516. 20 Dec 00 Listing of Firstnames - coverage extended and reformated.
  517. 14 Dec 00 Marriage Witnesses 1754-1899 - coverage extended, index & layout improved.
  518. 03 Dec 00 Whole Website - re-formatted.
    Parish Registers - Coverage extended to 1608-1899. Index and Listing hyperlinked.
    Censuses 1841,51,81 - Indexes hyperlinked to Listings.
    Census 1841, 51 and 81 - Address and occupation Index compiled
  519. 15 Nov 00 1851 Census - completed.
  520. 08 Aug 00 Local Histories for Hulland Ward, HW-Intakes, Shottle and Tansley
  521. 04 Aug 00 1851 Census - Wirksworth, Alderwasley, Ashlehay, Ideridgehay, Shottle, Ireton Wood, Hulland Ward and Biggin added
  522. 18 Jul 00 1851 Census & Index - (first parts).
  523. 23 Jun 00 DOXEY records - updated.
  524. 19 Jun 00 Ince's Pedigrees - text,diagrams & index completed
  525. 31 May 00 Old Photo Appeal - added
  526. 04 May 00 Wirksworth Quarter Sessions 1770-1829 - added
  527. 15 Apr 00 6 Walks around Wirksworth - added
  528. 05 Apr 00 Description of Wirksworth today - added
  529. 02 Apr 00 Description of Villages today - added
  530. 09 Feb 00 Ince's Pedigrees - Surname index - completed.
  531. 06 Feb 00 Ince's Pedigrees - all 484 pages completed
  532. 24 Jan 00 Ince's Pedigrees - 400 pages completed.
  533. 23 Jan 00 Wirksworth Petty Sessions 1770-1829 - added
  534. 01 Jan 00 Ince's Pedigrees - 300 pages completed

    1999
    36 entries
  535. 15 Dec 99 Marriages 1842-1883 from Wirksworth Registers - added
  536. 04 Dec 99 Ince's Pedigrees - 200 pages completed.
  537. 15 Nov 99 "Big Index" of 126,000 names in Wirksworth Records - added (later removed)
  538. 15 Oct 99 Ince's Pedigrees - 100 pages completed.
  539. 05 Oct 99 25 TOPLIS Pedigrees from INCE - added
  540. 22 Sep 99 8,145 Surnames found in the website - added
  541. 12 Sep 99 Ince indexes, Original and Modern - added
  542. 08 Sep 99 Wirksworth Photo Database - started.
  543. 07 Sep 99 1841 Census - Tansley added to Listing.
  544. 06 Sep 99 1881 Census - completed.
  545. 24 Aug 99 The Priest's House, Wirksworth - graphic added.
  546. 24 Aug 99 26 Maps of the Wirksworth area - useful URL links added.
  547. 22 Aug 99 Aid to Charles I 1627, Elizabethan Musters 1587, Freeholders 1633 - completed.
  548. 21 Aug 99 Churchwardens Accounts-Surname Index - updated and extended.

    20 Aug 99Wirksworth Website obtains its own domain name at: www.wirksworth.org.uk

  549. 14 Aug 99 Hearth Tax entries 1662-70 - completed.
  550. 11 Aug 99 Willersley Castle - engraving and text.
  551. 07 Aug 99 40 Local Histories - about the Wirksworth area.
  552. 06 Aug 99 Wirksworth Town Centre 1989 - large aerial graphic.
  553. 01 Aug 99 Ince's Pedigrees - begun.
  554. 31 Jul 99 1841 Census - completed.
  555. 20 Jul 99 Interview on BBC, Headlines in Dales Echo - media discovers this website.
  556. 19 Jul 99 Matlock Aerial View 1840! - large aerial graphic.
  557. 15 Jul 99 Matlock Burials 1726-1856 - from the Parish Registers.
  558. 07 Jul 99 Life in Matlock 1886 - letters from an ancestor.
  559. 07 May 99 Matlock Census 1841 - completed.
  560. 25 Mar 99 Extra Help -
  561. 18 Feb 99 Parish Data not in PRs -
  562. 02 Feb 99 MIs from Wirksworth -
  563. 24 Jan 99 Author -
  564. 21 Jan 99 Other Sources -
  565. 19 Jan 99 Histories of Wirksworth -
  566. 19 Jan 99 DOXEYs from IGI -
  567. 18 Jan 99 Library -
  568. 12Jan 99 Reader's Interests -
  569. 06 Jan 99 Letter from NZ -
  570. 03 Jan 99 Sales -

    1998
    23 entries
  571. 23 Dec 98 Church Wardens Accounts -
  572. 12 Dec 98 Pairs of Twins -
  573. 11 Dec 98 Derbyshire Placenames Index -
  574. 10 Dec 98 Late Baptisms -
  575. 05 Dec 98 Simple map of Wirksworth Area -
  576. 13 Nov 98 Parishes in Derbyshire -
  577. 20 Oct 98 Marriage witnesses in PRs -
  578. 26 Aug 98 Pigot's Wirksworth 1821 -
  579. 12 Aug 98 Copying from PRs -
  580. 07 Aug 98 DOXEY names in PRs -
  581. 01 Aug 98 Bastards in PRs -
  582. 01 Aug 98 Funnys in PRs -
  583. 01 Aug 98 Aliases in PRs -
  584. 08 Jul 98 Gaps in PRs -
  585. 08 Jul 98 Counts from PRs -
  586. 08 Jul 98 Comments from PRs -
  587. 08 Jul 98 Firstnames from PRs -
  588. 08 Jul 98 Variants from PRs -
  589. 08 Jul 98 Placenames from PRs -
  590. 08 Jul 98 Occupations from PRs -
  591. 08 Jul 98 Examples from PRs -
  592. 08 Jul 98 Commonest surnames from PRs -
  593. 08 Jul 98 Rarer surnames from PRs -
  594. 08 Jul 98 All entries from PRs 1608-1837 -

    08 Jul 98Wirksworth Records obtain their own website at: www.lds.co.uk/wirksworth

    pre-8 Jul 1998

    07 Jul 98Prior to this date, the basic files of the Wirksworth Records were hosted by GENUKI at: http://midas.co.uk/genuki/big/eng/DBY/Wirksworth. Entries are recorded at this URL for 11 Apr 1996 and 7 Dec 1996.

    Work began about May 1995 on transcribing some of the Wirksworth Bishop's Transcripts. This was followed by transcribing the Wirksworth Registers 1608-1837 and building the results into a database. Results were published using email to individuals and and GENUKI to the public at least as early as 11 Apr 1996. Work on the Register was completed about May 1998.
Deciphered, transcribed, compiled, indexed, formatted and copyright © 2006, John Palmer, All Rights Reserved.