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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

The Whatmore Families of Ludlow Part 1: Thomas Watmore and Mary Mapp

In the early nineteenth century the town of Ludlow provided new opportunities for members of families who had previously been tied to the land.  Two Watmore brothers, Thomas born 1771 at Stottesdon and John born 1776 at Stottesdon, were determined to make the most of the new possibilities. Thomas and John were sons of William […]

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Sunday, January 27th, 2008

Whatmores at the Old Bailey Part 1

Appearance at one of the sessions of the Criminal Courts of Justice, The Old Bailey, London must be a traumatic experience even for witnesses. In times past it would have been even more frightening, especially for those indicted, whether innocent or guilty, for who could tell how for the trial would be and the penalties […]

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Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Attercliffe, Sheffield in the 1920s and 1930s

 My father’s cousin, Dougie Dyson, had a fine eye for detail, an astonishing memory and an excellent turn of phrase. With those abilities it is not suprising that his written memories of  his childhood in Attercliffe are of such interest. Dougie’s account was originally typed up by his daughter Josie, and was recently word processed by […]

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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

George Whatmore and the Chartist Uprising in 1848 at Ashton-under-Lyne

Some members of the Whatmore family seem to have had one brief moment of fame in an otherwise mundane life. Such seems to be the case of GEORGE WHATMORE but his appearance in court in 1848 provides the excuse to retell the story of the Ashton Under Lyne Rising of that year.

St Michael’s Church  Ashton-under-Lyne    […]

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Sunday, January 20th, 2008

Arthur Reginald Whatmore - actor, dramatist and theatre director

Perhaps the most famous Whatmore of the twentieth century was Arthur Reginald Whatmore whose ancestry has been described in an earlier post (Abraham Whatmore of Kidderminster).

Arthur Reginald was born on 30 May 1889 at Much Marcle in Herefordshire. In 1891 he was at home with his parents  at the School House, Much Marcle and he was […]

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Saturday, January 19th, 2008

William Watmer and Robert Wynne - Mayors of Canterbury

One of the most famous members of the Whatmore family is WILLIAM WATMER who was baptised on 12 August 1569 at Stottesdon, Shropshire, the son of William Watmer the Elder and his wife Margaret.
 The research on William Watmer and his brother in law Robert Wynn was carried out by Dorothy Gardiner and was published as […]

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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

The children of Samuel and Catherine Whatmore at Arley

 This post continues and convludes the story of the Whatmore Families at Arley, described in earlier posts

Samuel was baptised on 16 September 1838 at Chelmarsh. This entry is missing from the parish registers but is in the Bishops’ Transcripts. Samuel was at home at the time of the 1841 and 1851 censuses. At the time […]

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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

The children of Thomas and Susan Whatmore of Arley

 This post continues the story of the Whatmore Families of Arley - described in an earlier post. The families of Thomas and his brother Samuel were the most recent of the Whatmore families at Arley.

Thomas was baptised on 25 September 1831 at Highley. His parents’ address at Highley is not given in the register but […]

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Monday, January 14th, 2008

The Whatmore Families of Arley, Worcestershire

The parish of Arley, previously known as Over Areley or Areley is situated about 6 miles to the north west of Kidderminster. The parish was in Staffordshire until 1895 when it was transferred to Worcestershire. The greater part of the parish is on the east side of the river Severn where the village of Upper […]

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Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Mary Ann Whatmore (nee Dyson) and the Lost Inheritance

A great many families seem to have a ‘we wus robbed’ story. This is the one from my own great  grandfather. His daughter Mary Ann Dyson married my grandfather Noah Whatmore in 1906 in Sheffield.
Dominating the main room of the tiny cottage in Dunkirk Square, Darnall, Sheffield where my great grandparents, George and Rebecca Dyson, lived […]

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