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Prepared by: William Keith <strong>Plant</strong><br />

22 Chapel Croft<br />

Chelford<br />

Cheshire SK11 9SO<br />

Telephone No: 0625.@60074<br />

From information given by members of the <strong>Group</strong>


Aims of the Journal W Keith <strong>Plant</strong> Page 1<br />

Members Interests<br />

<strong>Plant</strong> of St Louis, Missourl<br />

Mortality Records -<br />

Manchester Cathedral<br />

W Keith <strong>Plant</strong> 11<br />

W Keith <strong>Plant</strong> 11 7<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>s near Baslow John Stewart <strong>Plant</strong> II 12<br />

NI pper<br />

The Staffordshire Burlal Index<br />

Denise Weston II 15<br />

W Keith <strong>Plant</strong> I,<br />

Useful Addresses -<br />

Staffordshire Records W Kexth <strong>Plant</strong> 11 21<br />

Old Names for Traders<br />

and Occupations<br />

CONTENTS<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>s in the Publ.xation of<br />

The London Record Society John <strong>Plant</strong><br />

<strong>Plant</strong>s of Ellworth Hall -<br />

Chapter No.3 W Keith <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Bound Apprentjces - U.S.A. W Keith <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Desford - Leicestershire Records Sandy Powell<br />

Robert <strong>Plant</strong> - Clerk W Keith <strong>Plant</strong><br />

List of Articles III Journal No.1 Issued December 1990<br />

List of Artxles in Journal No.2 issued June 1991<br />

Members of the <strong>Group</strong><br />

II<br />

t1<br />

11<br />

11<br />

2<br />

5<br />

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22<br />

24<br />

44


AIMS OF THE JOURNAL by W K <strong>Plant</strong><br />

The Guild of One Name Studies was formed xn September 1979 to encourage<br />

the exchange of Ideas and co-operative liaison between family hxtorlans<br />

who concentrate their research on all references to a single surname,<br />

lncludug variants.<br />

The aims and objectives of the guild are:-<br />

a) To advance the education of the publx III the study of genealogy and<br />

family history of persons wtb the same name and Its variants.<br />

b) To promote the preservation and publlcatlon of the resultant data,<br />

and to maxunwe Its accesslblllty to members of the publx.<br />

It was on this basu that 'The <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Family</strong> Hx.st.ory <strong>Group</strong>' was formed early<br />

1989 and this publication 1s the third Journal of the <strong>Group</strong>.<br />

I have included in Journal No. 3 a list of artxles corltained 3n Journals<br />

1 and 2, copies of whxh can be purchased at f2.00 per journal for UK<br />

members and E3.00 per journal for overseas members. The cost of Journal<br />

No. 3 and Journal No. 4 (to be published July 1992) are included in the<br />

membershlp fee for 1992.<br />

Articles for inclusion in forthcoming issues of the Journal are requested. _<br />

On behalf of the <strong>Group</strong> I have purchased copies on Micro flsche of the<br />

Monumental Inscrlptlons for the followxng Cheshire Churches:<br />

St James t- St Paul - Marton<br />

St Mary's -. Bosley, Nr Macclesfield<br />

St Christopher - Pott Shrigley, Nr Macclesfield<br />

St Michaels - Macclesfield<br />

Forest Chapel. - Macclesfxeld<br />

Parxh Church - R&now, Nr Macclesfxld<br />

It 1s hoped to include in forthcoming xxwes of the Journal <strong>Plant</strong> extracts<br />

from these records.


Membership m<br />

No.<br />

1 Miss Linda Lowrey<br />

2 John <strong>Plant</strong><br />

3 Mr John Patrick <strong>Plant</strong><br />

4 Colin W <strong>Plant</strong><br />

5 Mrs Mary Stone<br />

6 Michael <strong>Plant</strong><br />

9 Mrs Doris Nicholas<br />

10 Mrs Pamela <strong>Plant</strong><br />

11 Mrs B Jones<br />

12 Mrs Lois Webb<br />

13 Miss Helen Hill<br />

15 Mrs Winifred Stuart<br />

16 Mrs C Reed<br />

18 Peter T Johnson<br />

23 Mrs Judy Wallace<br />

29 Mrs Shirley Hughes<br />

32 Mrs Catherine Sproston<br />

33 Miss Aileen <strong>Plant</strong><br />

35 Arnold <strong>Plant</strong><br />

37 Patrick Pearson<br />

38 Mrs Sian <strong>Plant</strong><br />

39 Mrs Gwyneth Vick<br />

MBMBERS INTERESTS<br />

Interest<br />

e19c Macclesfield Cheshire/<br />

m19c - Hollingwood - Darwen Lanes/<br />

General/<br />

Any period Market Harborough t Bristol/<br />

19~ North Staffordshire/<br />

m19c Altrincham Cheshire/<br />

Any perrod South Staffs/North Worcs.<br />

e19c Shropshire/el9c Cheadle Hulme Ches/<br />

e19c Stockport Cheshire/<br />

L18c Clowne Derby/el9c Stavely Derby/mlgc<br />

Halton Leeds Yorks/<br />

e19c Macclesfield Cheshire/ml9c Hollinwood<br />

t Darwen Lanes/<br />

e19c Ayrshire/ml9c Rowley Regis Staffs/-<br />

L19c Cradley Staffs/<br />

Any period Cheshire/<br />

L18c e19c North Staffordshire/<br />

L19c Manchester Lancs/l9c Mid Cheshire/<br />

18~ t 19~ Nottingham/<br />

L17c + 18~ Rowley Regis Worcs/l9c Dudley<br />

Worcs/L19c Sydney Australia/<br />

Any period Cheshire/<br />

17~ 18~ 19c Stockport Cheshire/<br />

General/<br />

Any period Stockport Cheshire/<br />

e19c Denton Lancs/l9c Leicester/<br />

20~ Rounds Northants/<br />

19c Clowne Derby/l9c Staveley Derby/<br />

L19c Halifax Yorks/<br />

2


40 Mrs Joan McDonald<br />

41 Val Edmonds<br />

42 John Roberts<br />

43 J A Stabbing<br />

45 Mr David Johnson<br />

46 John H <strong>Plant</strong><br />

47 Mrs S Robson<br />

49 Mrs Elizabeth Bass<br />

51 Gerald <strong>Plant</strong><br />

52 Dr John S <strong>Plant</strong><br />

54 W S <strong>Plant</strong><br />

56 Mrs Joyce Westwood<br />

59 Nigel Burroughs<br />

60 Mrs Rosemary Terry<br />

65 Mr D J <strong>Plant</strong><br />

66 Sandra Cumlng<br />

67 Mrs Juanita Boston<br />

68 Mr W Perry<br />

71 G Brian <strong>Plant</strong><br />

72 William <strong>Plant</strong><br />

74 Mrs Alice Doreen Mercer<br />

75 Mr M J <strong>Plant</strong><br />

76 Mrs M A Powell<br />

77 Mr G J Thomas<br />

17ct18c Staffs + Worcs/el9c Dudley Worcs/<br />

19c Tipton + Bilston Staffs/<br />

m19c Stepney t Limehouse Middlesex/<br />

Any period Cheadle Staffs/<br />

ml9c London/<br />

19~ Kzdsgrove/<br />

L18c 19c Longton Staffs/ Any period<br />

RH t SL <strong>Plant</strong> I.td/<br />

General/<br />

m 19~ North Staffs/<br />

m19c Goostrey Cheshire/L19c e20c Salford<br />

Lanes/<br />

19c Sheffield Yorks/ e19c Clowne<br />

Derbyshire/<br />

General/<br />

Any period Cheadle Staffs/<br />

L18c 19~ Burslem + Longton Staffs/<br />

19~ Burslem t Longton Staffs/ Any period<br />

RH + SL <strong>Plant</strong> Ltd/<br />

Any period Cheadle Staffs/<br />

L19< Wandsworth London/ml9c Leicester/<br />

m19c Astbury Cheshire/ m19c Biddulph<br />

Staffs/<br />

18~ Congleton t Prestbury Cheshire/<br />

Any period Cheshire/<br />

General/<br />

19~ Leicester/L 19~ Nottingham/<br />

e 19c Shropshire/e 19c Cheadle Hulme,<br />

Cheshire/<br />

e 19~ Shropshire/e 19~ Cheadle Hulme,<br />

Cheshire/<br />

e 19~ Shropshire/e 19~ Cheadle Hulme,<br />

Cheshire/<br />

3


78 Mr D W <strong>Plant</strong><br />

79<br />

80<br />

81<br />

82<br />

84<br />

85<br />

86<br />

87<br />

E G B Powell<br />

Mus J Nicholas<br />

Mr Rxhard S <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Mr John <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Mrs Shirley Connagham<br />

Mr John E Ransley<br />

MISS Karen Mxller<br />

Mrs Esmae M Davxs<br />

88 Mr Jon Ackroyd<br />

89 Mrs Denise F Weston<br />

90 Mrs M R Lake<br />

91 Mr Fred Faulkner<br />

92 Mrs Kathleen Turner<br />

93 Cordelia Ronelle Shxlds<br />

94 Mr Ross <strong>Plant</strong><br />

9s Linda Shields Wheeler<br />

96 Mrs Yvonne May<br />

97 Mrs Margaret Walker<br />

98 Deanna Richards<br />

99 Brian Charles <strong>Plant</strong><br />

100 Lauren Essex<br />

101 Mrs P Handley<br />

102 Mr S R Fowler<br />

103 Mrs Janxne Oliver<br />

e 19c Shropshire/e 19c Cheadle Hulme,<br />

Cheshire/<br />

Any period Lexestershire/<br />

e 19c Shropshire/e 19c Cheadle Hulme,<br />

Cheshire/<br />

Any period Staffordshue/RH + SL <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Ltd/<br />

General<br />

19~ Long Crendon, Bucklngham/ZOc<br />

Australia/<br />

18~ + 19c StaffordshIre/<br />

m 19~ Fradswell + Colwlch + Weston,<br />

Staffs/<br />

Any period Staffordshire/RN I- SL <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Ltd,'<br />

19~ Birmingham/<strong>Plant</strong> + Green Ltd/<br />

Any period Fenton + Cheadle -I- Longton./<br />

m18c Suffolk/<br />

Any period Yarnfield + Stafford/<br />

Any period North Staffs/<br />

17~ Stafford/any perwd Connecticut IJSA/<br />

m19c County Cavrn Ireland./<br />

17~ Stafford/any period Connecticut USA/<br />

19~ Syston + Loughborough + Desford +<br />

Rotheby Lexester/<br />

19~ Dudley t Rowley Regis Staffs/<br />

19~ Eckington Derbyshire/<br />

m19c Kent/<br />

17~ Stafford/General/<br />

19~ Gnosall Staffs/<br />

17~ + 18~ + 19~ Lxhfield Staffs/ m19c<br />

Liverpool/<br />

L19c Shelton Staffs/<br />

4


PLANTS OF ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - AN INTRODUCTION<br />

by W K <strong>Plant</strong><br />

The <strong>Plant</strong>s of St Louis have occupied a place in the hxstory of that city<br />

and a Mr Alfred <strong>Plant</strong> who lived XI Webster Grove, Missouri at the end<br />

of the last century claimed to have traced his ancentry back some three<br />

hundred years to the County Palatine of Chester England.<br />

Around 1600 there were two brothers, Samuel and John <strong>Plant</strong>. From the<br />

latter of these two brothers the followzng line was descended: John:<br />

Thomas: George: Samuel (who married Ann Halgh and lived xn Macclesfxeld)<br />

and Samuel who moved to Boston, Massachusetts between 1790 and 1800 and<br />

married there, Mary D Polgnaud, a Boston lady of Huguenot ancestry.<br />

This Samuel <strong>Plant</strong> was sent to America by his uncle: a Mr HaSgh, who was<br />

a manufacturer of woollen cloths at Leeds, to sell his goods. An American<br />

headquarters was set up at Boston from where he travelled extensively<br />

selling goods Imported from the UK.<br />

Some years later he xmported from England, plans for cotton machinery<br />

and built in 1809, the first cotton factory III Worcester County,<br />

Massachusetts, the factory being located at Clinton.<br />

Samuel was the father of sxx sons and sxx daughters, the names of the<br />

sons being, George, Frederick Willlam, Samuel, Alfred, William M and Henry.<br />

It is believed that they all moved to St Louls and became actxve In the<br />

development of that cz~ty through the 19th century. It is known that Alfred<br />

lived in Webster Grove, Missour in 1897 but nothing is known of the other<br />

members of the family or their descendents.


From the nformatlon above the followng line can be establxshed.<br />

Samuel <strong>Plant</strong><br />

b c 1620<br />

John <strong>Plant</strong><br />

b c 1620<br />

I<br />

John <strong>Plant</strong><br />

b c 1650<br />

I<br />

Thomas <strong>Plant</strong><br />

b c 1680<br />

Geor&! <strong>Plant</strong><br />

b c 1710<br />

Samuell. <strong>Plant</strong><br />

b c 1740<br />

m Ann Haigh<br />

I<br />

moved to Boston USA Samuel<br />

1790/1800 b c 1770<br />

m Mary D Polgnaud<br />

r---<br />

c 1760 and lived in<br />

Macclesfield Cheshxre<br />

GfXXge Frederick Wlll~am Samuel Alfred WI~~ENII M Henry<br />

This family moved to St LOUIS c 1840.<br />

WKP 1 have wrItten to various authorrties III St LOUIS requesting further<br />

information relative to the <strong>Plant</strong> connectwns with that city. To<br />

date, no response. Any details relatxg Uo elkher the I$K orugi&s or<br />

the.USA families would be most welcome.<br />

I<br />

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MORTALITY RECORDS - MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL<br />

W K <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Housed InsIde the John Rylands Library Manchester are the Mortality Books<br />

of Dean and Canons of Manchester Cathedral.<br />

A total of thxteen books exist coverxng a perxod 1732 to 1830. Unfortunately<br />

a number of books are mxsu~g and therefore It is not possible to make a<br />

complete record of the <strong>Plant</strong> references. However, from the remaining records,<br />

the following have been extracted.<br />

- 1732 to 1737 -<br />

24 May 1737 Elizabeth wife of John <strong>Plant</strong><br />

- 1738 to 1743 -<br />

Records m]ssing<br />

- 1744 to 1753 -<br />

30 Sept 1745<br />

6 Ott 1745<br />

2% Jan 1746<br />

10 April 1748<br />

21 Nov 1748<br />

14 Jan 1749<br />

18 Feb 1749<br />

14 Jan 1753<br />

22 Feb 1753<br />

- 1754 to 1771 -<br />

Records mx.ssuq<br />

- 1772 to 1777 -<br />

6 Dee 1772 Rxchard <strong>Plant</strong><br />

22 Api- 1776 Ann <strong>Plant</strong><br />

5 Feb 1777 Ann <strong>Plant</strong> widow<br />

- 1778 to 1784 -<br />

Records missing<br />

- 1785 to 1787 -<br />

Ann wife of George <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Elizabeth dau of George <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Esther wife of WIlllam <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Eluabeth dau of William <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Hannah dau of James <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Mary dau of Robert <strong>Plant</strong><br />

John son of Thomas <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Daniel <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Daniel son of the late Danxel <strong>Plant</strong> aged 5 hours.<br />

11 Sept 1786 Lydia wife of John <strong>Plant</strong><br />

7<br />

Aged 29<br />

Aged 27<br />

Aged 28<br />

Aged 70<br />

weakness<br />

fever<br />

weakness<br />

Weakness


- 1788 to 1792 -<br />

7 May 178% Mary dau of John <strong>Plant</strong><br />

29 Aug 1788 Wllllam <strong>Plant</strong> bachelor<br />

4 Aug 1790 John <strong>Plant</strong> widower<br />

3 Jan 1792 Wllllam so* of Wllllam <strong>Plant</strong><br />

- 1793 to 1796 -<br />

17 Dee 1793 Margaret <strong>Plant</strong><br />

8 April 1794 Daniel <strong>Plant</strong><br />

4 Ott 1795 Martha <strong>Plant</strong><br />

10 Mar 1796 Phebe dau of James 7 <strong>Plant</strong><br />

20 Mar 1796 James son of James 7 <strong>Plant</strong><br />

- 1797 to 1802 -<br />

No reference to <strong>Plant</strong><br />

- 1803 to 1811 -<br />

14 April 1804 Wllllam <strong>Plant</strong><br />

10 Jan 1808 ? <strong>Plant</strong><br />

11 Feb 1811 John <strong>Plant</strong><br />

- 1812 to 1814 -<br />

Records mwslng<br />

- 1815 to 1830 -<br />

23 Plar 1815 Peter <strong>Plant</strong> of Manchester<br />

24 NW 1816 Martha dau of Thomas and<br />

Elizabeth <strong>Plant</strong> of Manchester<br />

3 Mar 1822 Thomas <strong>Plant</strong> of Manchester<br />

8 Jan 1823 Elizabeth <strong>Plant</strong> of Manchester<br />

29 Aprl3 1825 Mary dau of James and<br />

Hannah <strong>Plant</strong> of Manchester<br />

12 July 1827 William <strong>Plant</strong> of Manchester<br />

Aged 16 Toothache<br />

Aged 26 Weakness<br />

Aged 72 Old age<br />

Age 9 mths Smallpox<br />

Aged 3<br />

Aged 68<br />

Aged 34<br />

Aged 64 years Kllled<br />

Aged 63 years Smallpox<br />

Aged 51 years Consumption<br />

Aged 18 mths C0nsumpt10n<br />

Aged 23 years Fltts<br />

Aged 70 years Fitts<br />

Smallpox<br />

Consumption<br />

whilst In the Archives Department of the Central Library Manchester,<br />

researching for a different project I came across a notice advertlsxng the<br />

sale of footwear. This notice was printed by S. Bostock, New Cannon Street,<br />

Market Street, Manchester (see page 10 ). On the reverse of the notice,<br />

written out in longhand was various lnformatlon relating to the <strong>Plant</strong> name<br />

(see page 11 ).<br />

8


The information llsted, relates In some lnatances to the references In the<br />

Mortality records. The details are as follows.<br />

1706 Thomas <strong>Plant</strong> s of Thomas of Mxlgate (Chapman) Baptised.<br />

1735 Sarah d of John <strong>Plant</strong> Baptised May 18<br />

1740 James s of Daniel <strong>Plant</strong> of Blakely Baptised May 27.<br />

1744 Margaret d of Robert <strong>Plant</strong> Baptxed Jan 20.<br />

1745 Ellz d of George and Ann <strong>Plant</strong> (SLonemason) Sept 26.<br />

1745 Ellz d of Wm <strong>Plant</strong> Ott 6.<br />

1746 Esther d of George <strong>Plant</strong> (Mason) Baptised Jan 1.<br />

1747 Sarah d of George <strong>Plant</strong> (Staymaker) Baptised Aug 2.<br />

1747 John s of Thomas <strong>Plant</strong> Jan 3.<br />

1748 James s of John <strong>Plant</strong> Sept 25.<br />

1748 John s of George <strong>Plant</strong> (Mason) Jan 15.<br />

1749 Martha d of John & Lydia Dee 26.<br />

1749 Mary d of Thomas <strong>Plant</strong> March 4.<br />

1782 July 1<br />

Mr Lawrence <strong>Plant</strong> secretary to the<br />

the Lntirmary<br />

1792 Saturday samenlght sameday at Mr James <strong>Plant</strong><br />

many years Agent to the fire office<br />

1802 June 15 on the at Cheadle Mrs <strong>Plant</strong> relict of the<br />

late Mr <strong>Plant</strong> of thzs town<br />

1716 Rxhard <strong>Plant</strong> & Mary Boardman April 19.<br />

1716 Martha <strong>Plant</strong>e & Wm Johnson Sept 23.<br />

1722 Thos <strong>Plant</strong> & Eliz Butterworth Feb 14.<br />

1144 Robert <strong>Plant</strong> & Patience Knowles April 29.<br />

1744 Wm <strong>Plant</strong> & Esthra Shepherd Aug 7.<br />

1744 George <strong>Plant</strong> & Ann Wadsworth Feb 25.<br />

1745 Thos <strong>Plant</strong> & Ann Heywood Jan 19.<br />

1746 George <strong>Plant</strong> & Hannah Kingston June 10.<br />

1746 John <strong>Plant</strong> & Lydia Thorpe Nov 15.<br />

1747 John <strong>Plant</strong> & Mary Jackson Dee 22.<br />

1749 James <strong>Plant</strong> & Betty Chadwxk July 20.<br />

1751 Wm <strong>Plant</strong> & Mary Rawllnson June 30,<br />

1751<br />

1760<br />

Richard <strong>Plant</strong> (husbandman) & Jane Ran? Blakeley?<br />

James <strong>Plant</strong> (Chapman) & Ann Prestman Dee 1.<br />

Ott 19.<br />

1768 Richard <strong>Plant</strong> (weaver) & Ann'Smith April 30.<br />

1766 Wm <strong>Plant</strong> (Tapeweaver) Sept 21.<br />

Who wrote this InformatIon, or when, I know not, but If any member can throw<br />

some light on the mystery please contact me.


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I


PLANTS NEAR BASLOW prepared by W Keith <strong>Plant</strong><br />

from information provided by John Stewart <strong>Plant</strong><br />

<strong>Plant</strong>s are recorded in the parish of Great Longstone from the commencement<br />

(1639) of Its Register. BehInd the parish church of the Holy Trrnlty, at<br />

A&ford-u-the-Water (which 1s near the village of Great Longstone), are the<br />

traces of a moat; this is all that remains of the fortified house whxh was<br />

the home of Edmund <strong>Plant</strong>agenet, brother of Edward II (cuca 1300).<br />

F3ve mles east of Ashford-in-the-Water 1s the village of Edensor, in<br />

Chatsworth Park which has been the family seat of all the Earls and Dukes<br />

of DevonshIre. The fust house at Chatsworth, of whxh any record has<br />

survived, was begun in 1552 by the parents of the first Earl, three years<br />

after they had bought the estate; these lnstlgators were Sxr Wllllam Cavendlsh<br />

and Elxabeth Hardwick. Hardwlck Hall, which 1s some 15 miles to the east,<br />

was planned in 1595.<br />

The orlgu~al Regxter for the parish of Edensor was started xn 1539 and the<br />

Register for a chapelry lmmedutely to the north, the Bakewell chapelry of<br />

Baslow, was started in 1569. Other parishes that adJoIn Baslow with their<br />

dates of first Registers are, In down-view clockwise order from Edensor;<br />

Bakewell. (1614), Great Longstone (1639) to the west of Baslow, Stoney Middleton<br />

(1715), Eyam (1630), Hathersage (1627) to the north, Homlesfxld (1730), Barlow<br />

(1573), Old Brampton (1658) to the east, and Beeley (1538).<br />

As shown on page 6 of Journal, No. 1 the UK population dropped as a result<br />

of the Black Death of 1348 and the estimated number of <strong>Plant</strong>s in the UK of<br />

1000 ln 1345 may not have been reattained until some 200 years later. By<br />

the year 1640 It has been estimated that there was approxunately 1500 <strong>Plant</strong>s<br />

m Brltaln as a whole. At this time the village of Eyam (5 miles NW of<br />

Baslow), whxch 1s famous for a later plague, stood remote and isolated, 800<br />

ft up among the DerbyshIre peaks, yet It could not escape the plague that<br />

was then ragxng x.n London. In 1665 a box of clothing, Infected with plague<br />

germs, was sent to Eyam's tallor, George Vxars, who became Infected and died.<br />

The village rector, Wllllam Mompesson, pursuaded the villagers to stay, and<br />

so stopped the plague spreading; but out of an estimated population of 350<br />

some 250, died, lncludlng Mompesson's wife.<br />

From the early parish registers speclfically of Great Longstone and Edensor<br />

the following have been extracted.


Great Longston<br />

Rjcbatdus (<strong>Plant</strong>)<br />

m 10.9.1640 Elizabetha B&ens<br />

Richard (Plannte)<br />

m 15.11.1645 ElIin Shaae<br />

Robert - WAiam, bap 15.11 1646<br />

Anthony (Plcnte)<br />

Daniell (Plannte) +<br />

uwam<br />

(Gdlielmi)<br />

-t<br />

,--Thomas. ba,, . 23.9.1648<br />

William, bap 15.2.1650<br />

-Thomas, bap 18.7.lG41<br />

Roberte, hap 30.1.1652<br />

?m Dorothy H<br />

Wdksn, bap 19.7.1650<br />

Thomas, bap 25.7.1652<br />

r Willlam, bap 3.9.1648<br />

-Sarah, bap 9 12.16X<br />

Margar(ett) (PIante), bnp 21 2 1650<br />

?m 27.5.16?3 Raber Cucke (Roherrus Caoh)<br />

Jane, bap S.1654<br />

Joan(a), bap 7.12.1656<br />

%n 29.6 1676 Henn’cus Beam<br />

Elizabetha, bap 3.10.1659<br />

hhry, bap 19.9.1664<br />

Elizabetha<br />

m 23.9.1660 Thomas Bclme<br />

Wdliam, bap 18.8.1667<br />

Gluhelmus (William)<br />

m 28(6?).10.1672 Mana Tomlinson<br />

Wllh~- Elizabeth, bap 9.1.1675<br />

Guilielmi - Elizabetha, bap 5 5.1683<br />

Richardus<br />

m 21 8.1682 Htina Foolow<br />

13


Edensor<br />

Robt(i)<br />

m Aliua<br />

-Alicia, bap 29.10.1687, 29.11.168,<br />

Robtus/Robt/Robert;<br />

m 6(?18).10.1686 Anna Creswell/Cawsrell<br />

Robert I<br />

hckh.3<br />

?m 30.3.1725 at Be&y<br />

Sarah Bolton<br />

Johanes, bap 18.4 1693<br />

hfichael, bap 19.10.1697<br />

Eliza<br />

m 27.6.1757 Jonathan Wh(~/e)ldon<br />

Robert<br />

m 12.1.li64 Anne E(y/u)re<br />

Tho(mas)<br />

?m 1.1.1766 Mary Eyre<br />

m 16.2 Ii68 Jno Roe<br />

m 8.1.1?85 Fran& hlearshall<br />

John<br />

m 4 1 1743 Frances Hear&y<br />

m 19(?27) 2 1760 Elizabeth Hancock<br />

t<br />

Anne, bap 6.2 Ii25<br />

Robert, bap 6.3.1727<br />

John, bap 6.12.1730<br />

td,chael, bap 9 3 1-32<br />

Peter, bap 9.9.1734(?5)<br />

Nicholas, bap 9.7.1738<br />

Thomas, bap 9.9.1739<br />

Sarah, bap 9.12 1742<br />

Samuel, bap 6.11 1748<br />

Wxlliam, bap 27.10.1151<br />

Sarah 2 4 1766, 27 4.1766<br />

Jno, bap 24.3.1769<br />

Michael, bap 9.3.li32<br />

Robert, bap 11.6.1776<br />

Margareta, bap 26.10.1688<br />

John, bap 16.2.1689<br />

Petrus, bap 16.2.1669<br />

Rcbtus, bap 18.8.1691<br />

Hannah. hap 7.11 1X9<br />

William, bai 4.3.1782, 17.3 1782<br />

Thomas, hap 13.2.1785<br />

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Most of the names are written in a Latin form with William appearing usually<br />

as Gullielmus, Richard as Richardus, and Robert sometimes in an abbreviated<br />

form such as Robtus. For baptisms, only the father's name 1s often given<br />

maklng it more dlfflcult to piece the records together Into families,<br />

especially as many of the Individual forenames that recur clearly must refer<br />

to more than one parson.<br />

NIPPER<br />

by Thomas Weston<br />

Thomas Albert Weston was the husband of Mrs Denise Weston (Member No. 89)<br />

and the son of Albert Edward Weston and Mary Theresa <strong>Plant</strong>. He was born<br />

15 December 1909 at 52 Back Street, Cheadle, Staffs, and dxed in Dorset 1987.<br />

He retued to Dorset and during his retirement wrote a book entltled 'NIpper',<br />

an account of 111s youth in the Cheadle area.<br />

It 1s the xntentlon to Include, in one of the forthcomIng Journals, selected<br />

extracts from the book together with background information relating to the<br />

family. In the meantlme If any member 1s Interested, copies prxed at E5.50<br />

plus postage can be obtalned from:<br />

Pentland Press Llmlted<br />

Sales Offxe<br />

3 Regal Lane<br />

Soham<br />

Ely<br />

Cambrldgeshxe CB7 5BA<br />

or direct from Mrs Denise Weston - address contalned III Members<br />

of the <strong>Group</strong>.<br />

The book was revIewed by Staffs Sentinel on 4 October 199f and a copy of<br />

this revlaw is enclosed separately with this Journal.<br />

15<br />

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THE STAFFORDSHIRE BURIAL INDEX W K <strong>Plant</strong><br />

The Bn-mlngham and Mldland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry have been busy<br />

over the last few years on a gIgantIc task lndexlng burials wlthln the county<br />

of StaffordshIre.<br />

The penod 1813-37 has been completed as the fnst editlon and, allowing for<br />

a number of pre 1813 references whxh have been Included xn the first edltlon,<br />

there are approximately 900 '<strong>Plant</strong>' records. It has been estimated that a<br />

further 800 <strong>Plant</strong> records wll be contained xn the pre 1813 list and publlshed<br />

as the second edltlon.<br />

On behalf of the <strong>Group</strong> I have purchased a copy of the list contaunng <strong>Plant</strong><br />

references and in each Issue of the Journal I ~11 include a section III<br />

Christian name alphabetical order.<br />

All parxhes are xncluded except for the following:<br />

Barton under Needwood 1672-1696<br />

Baswxh/Berkowlch 1601-1812<br />

Cauldon 1580-1664<br />

Handsworth 1558-1774<br />

Penn 1570-1754<br />

Stafford St Chad 1636-1813<br />

Stafford Castle Church 1567-1755<br />

Tattenhlll 1565-1812<br />

Tipton 1573-1736<br />

Trentham 1558-1812<br />

Wolverhampton St Peter 1539-1660<br />

Klrswlnford 1762-1812<br />

Lxsted below are references Aaron to George:<br />

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1818 Jan 8 Aaron of Furlong Lane 10 mths<br />

1837 Dee 1 Adelaide 6<br />

1804 Feb 28 Alfred<br />

1776 Apr 6 Alice dau of John & Alice<br />

1777 Jun 11 Alice wife of Mr John<br />

1804 May 20 Alice age 70<br />

1824 Feb 22 Alice 89<br />

1829 Aug 10 Alice of Guild 69<br />

1836 Feb 8 Amy of Tunstall 60<br />

1586/l Jan 19 Ann dau of Thomas<br />

1686 Jan 20 Ann infant of Stallington, Stone<br />

1724 May 6 Annewife of Thomas<br />

1738 Jan 7 Ann dau of Joseph<br />

2739 Mar 23 Ann<br />

1745 kc 5 Anne<br />

1747 Jun 5 Ann dau of John of Newborough<br />

1763 Nov 30 Ann infant<br />

1765 Jul 4 Ann dau of John<br />

1768 Mar 27 Ann wife of Robert of Warslow<br />

1769 Nov 27 Anne dau of John & Mary<br />

1779 Jan 26 Ann widow of Newboro<br />

1780 Jan 1 Ann wife of William<br />

1780 Apr 23 Ann wife of William<br />

1782 03 9 Ann dau of Robert<br />

1783 Sep 28 An<br />

1796 Sep 17 Ann<br />

1797 Nov 19 Ann 69<br />

1800 Aug 31 Ann dau of Jno age 6<br />

1801 Sep 18 Ann dau of William & Jane 2%<br />

1804 Aug 9 Ann 22<br />

1806 Jan 27 Ann<br />

1810 Jan 27 Anne dau of John & Martha<br />

1810 Sep 18 Ann age 50<br />

1811 Aug 31 Ann wid of Gorsty Hill 65<br />

1812 Aug 22 Ann wife of Joseph of Uttoxeter<br />

1813 Eec 5 Ann of Croxton 45<br />

1815 Feb 19 Ann 77<br />

1816 Apr 20 Ann of Oldcot 62<br />

1818 May 6 Ann of Conqleton Moss 1<br />

1820 Jul 5 Ann2<br />

1820 Dee 13 Ann of Hot Lane 2<br />

1821 Auq 2 Ann wife of Joseph of Hyde Lea<br />

1822 Apr 28 Anne of Shelton inf<br />

1823 Auq 4 Ann of Lane Delph 78<br />

1825 Sep 8 Ann 84<br />

1826 Mar 19 Anne of Dudley 35<br />

1827 Feb 16 Ann of Biddulph 46<br />

1827 May 4 Ann of Irelands Cross 59<br />

1827 Dee 24 Anne 63<br />

1828 Apr 23 Ann of Cliff Bank 28<br />

1828 Jul 7 Ann 67<br />

1828 Dee 2 Ann 75<br />

1830 Jan 4 7mne 1<br />

1830 May 9 Ann of Shelton<br />

1834 Sep 14 Ann 80<br />

1830 Jun 23 Ann of Bakers Fold 86<br />

1834 Aug 19 Ann of Buxton Rd, 57<br />

1834 Nov 17 Ann of Forebridqe 7 mths<br />

1835 Jun 18 Anne of ParadiseLane 40<br />

1836 Jan 17 Ann 7<br />

1836 Feb 6 Ann of Dale Hall 34<br />

17<br />

76<br />

Wolstanton<br />

Stafford St Mary<br />

Hanley<br />

Alstonfield<br />

Betley<br />

Newcastle under Lyme<br />

WarSlOW<br />

Forton<br />

Wolstanton<br />

Ellastone<br />

Draycott in the Moors<br />

Uttoxeter<br />

Kingswinford<br />

Dilhorne<br />

do<br />

Hanbury<br />

Dilhorne<br />

Cheadle<br />

Alstonfield<br />

Forton<br />

H&W<br />

Chapel Chorlton<br />

Smathwick<br />

Alstonfield<br />

Bucknall cum Bagnall<br />

Burslem<br />

Cheddleton<br />

Newcastle under Lyme<br />

Iongton<br />

do<br />

Bucknall cum Baqnall<br />

High Offley<br />

B!xslem<br />

Checkley<br />

Bramshall<br />

Eccleshall<br />

Church Eaton<br />

NewChapel<br />

Biddulph<br />

Stoke on Trent<br />

Burslem<br />

Stafford Castle Church<br />

Hanley<br />

Stoke on Trent<br />

Hanley<br />

Brierley Hill<br />

Norton in the Moors<br />

Mucclestone<br />

Cheadle<br />

Stoke on Trent<br />

Ianqton<br />

Ellenhall<br />

WarSlow<br />

Stoke on Trent<br />

Burslem<br />

Rowley Regis<br />

Leek<br />

Stafford St Chad<br />

Cheadle<br />

Bilston Wesleyan<br />

BttCSlem


1837


._- .~ .--<br />

1780 Apr 9 Elizabeth<br />

Weston on Trent<br />

1783 Jun 2 Elizabeth wife of Joseph<br />

Eccleshall<br />

1790 Ott 22 Elizabeth wife of Jno age 69<br />

Newcastle under Lynme<br />

1792 Apr 17 Elizabeth 28<br />

Brierley Hill<br />

1793 Aug 20 Elizabeth wife of John 24<br />

Newcastle under Lyme<br />

1794 May 21 Elizabeth pauper<br />

Bucknall cum Bagnall<br />

1794 Aug 24 Elizabeth dau ofJno 2<br />

Newcastle under Lyme<br />

1795 May 29 Elizabeth, the other twin dauqhter of William & Sarah High Offlev<br />

1802 Ap; 9 Elizabeth wrdow OfJohn -<br />

Betley<br />

1802 Jun 10 Elizabeth<br />

Iongton<br />

1803 Aug 3 Eliza 5 months<br />

Longton<br />

1803 Sep 13 Elizabeth 7 months<br />

Newcastle under Lyme<br />

1806 Apr 19 Eliz 1 yr 5 mths<br />

Longton<br />

1807 May 31 Elizabeth infant<br />

Brierley Hill<br />

1813 Aug 22 Elizabeth 68<br />

Gayton<br />

1814 Apr 12 Elizabeth 13<br />

WarSlow<br />

1814 Apr 24 Elizabeth of Tipton infant<br />

Brierley Hill<br />

1815 Apr 22 Elizabeth 65<br />

Cheadle<br />

1816 May 19 Elizabeth 38 Windhill<br />

Walsall<br />

1817 Jan 12 Elizabeth of Tipton 1<br />

Brierley Hill<br />

1817 Ott 27 Elizabeth infant<br />

wars low<br />

1817 Nov 19 Elizabeth of Crossgate 71<br />

Fulford<br />

1818 Aug 5 Elizabeth 3 months<br />

Wolverhampton<br />

1818 act 28 Elizabeth of Cosey 9 weeks<br />

Sedgley<br />

1818 rkc 9 Elizabeth of Gutwccd 22<br />

Gnosall<br />

1818 Eec 22 Elizabeth of Onneley infant<br />

Madeley<br />

1819 Sep 27 Elizabeth of Rowley Gate 69<br />

Leek<br />

1820 Feb 11 Elizabeth 11 days<br />

Meerbrcok<br />

1820 Feb 27 Elizabeth of Furnace 67<br />

Longton<br />

1820 Sep 26 Elizabeth of Tunstall 70<br />

Burslem<br />

1823 Feb 2 Elizabeth 67 Hanley<br />

Morton in the Moors<br />

1823 Mar 21 Elizabeth wife of Edward 48<br />

Stafford Castle Church<br />

1824 Mar 14 Elizabeth of Coseley 19<br />

Sedgley<br />

1824 Jul 25 Elizabeth of Gassy Bank 79<br />

Brierley Hill<br />

1824 Aug 15 Eliza infant<br />

Hanley<br />

1824 Aug 31 Elizabeth of Back of the Town 16 weeks Cheadle<br />

1825 feb 20 Elizabeth of Shelton infant<br />

Hanley<br />

1826 EC4 Elizabeth of Sutton infant<br />

Forton<br />

1827 Jan 3 Elizabeth of Fenton 48<br />

Stoke on Trent<br />

1829 Feb 17 Elizabeth of Burston 56<br />

Sandon<br />

1830 Nov 6 Elizabeth of the road to Cheadle Mill 15 Cheadle<br />

1830 kc2 Elizabeth of Outwccds 92<br />

Gnosall<br />

1831 May 11 Elizabeth of Lid Lane 4<br />

Cheadle<br />

1832 feb 22 Elizabeth of Dale Hall 61<br />

Burslem St Paul<br />

1832 Mar 6 Elizabeth 79<br />

Longton<br />

1832 May 9 Eliza 10<br />

Wednesbury<br />

1832 Jul 15 Elizabeth of Walton 40<br />

Stone<br />

1832 Aug 16 Elizabeth of Dudley Port 1<br />

Tipton<br />

1832 cct 29 Elizabeth 17<br />

Brlston Wesleyan<br />

1833 Jan 13 Elizabeth of Onneley 36<br />

Madeley<br />

1833 Apr 28 Elizabeth of Mill St 67<br />

Leek<br />

1833 Jul 20 Elizabeth of Nay Church 66<br />

Meerbrcok<br />

1834 Apr 8 Eliza Infant<br />

Hanley<br />

1834<br />

1835<br />

1835<br />

1835<br />

1835<br />

Cct 23<br />

Jan 13<br />

Jun 22<br />

Jul 6<br />

Jul 22<br />

Elizabeth of Stonefield 1<br />

Elazabeth of Burston infant<br />

Elizabeth of Stoke Lane 3<br />

Eliza of Dale Hall infant<br />

Eizaixth of Cold Lane 49<br />

Stone<br />

do<br />

Stoke on Trent<br />

Burslem St Paul<br />

Stoke on Trent i<br />

19


1835 Jun 18<br />

1836 Jun 17<br />

1836 Nov 15<br />

1837 Jan 23<br />

1837 Feb 15<br />

1772 l?ec 27<br />

1792 Jul 17<br />

1795 May 13<br />

1796 May 22<br />

1799 J-u1 1<br />

1821 Mar 19<br />

1831 Jan 12<br />

1834 May 9<br />

1834 May 23<br />

1835 Nov 1<br />

1669 DFC 14<br />

1817 Nov 30<br />

1820 May 5<br />

1827 Ser, 23<br />

Elizabeth of King St Inf Leek<br />

Elizabeth of Pcol End 60 do<br />

Elizabeth of Round Oak 74 Brierley Hill<br />

Elizabeth 5 months Uttmeter<br />

Elizabeth 8 months Willenhall<br />

Ellin Astonfield<br />

Ellen dau of Samuel & Ellen Longton<br />

Ellen one of the twin daus of William & Sarah High Offley<br />

Ellen 14 Cheddleton<br />

Ellen 52 Longton<br />

Ellen 10 Ellenhall<br />

Ellen Myatt of Lane Delph 68 Swynnerton<br />

Ellen of Dudley Rd 25 Tipton Tipton<br />

Ellen of Factory 1 Tipton<br />

Ellen of Sandford St 5 years Lichfield St michael<br />

Em dau of Elizabeth Biddulph<br />

Emma of Blackberry Town 10 months Rowley Regis<br />

ETNm 5mths Newcastle Under Lyme<br />

Emn?a of Alstonfield workhouse 4 days Alstonfield<br />

1834 Apr 14 hvna of Park Lane infant Endon<br />

1834 Jun 6 ma 4 of Rushall<br />

1782 Cct 9 Esther 68<br />

1829 May 31 Esther of High St 25<br />

1829 Sep 18 Esther of Mill St 17<br />

1775 Jun 30 Eve dau of Joseph & Margaret<br />

1821 Mar 7 Eve 37<br />

1795 Jun 24 Fanny dau of John blacksmith<br />

1830 Mar 7 Fanny 1<br />

1832 Aug 27 Fanney of Market St 42<br />

1832 Sep 24 Fanney of Market St inf<br />

1837 May 14 Fanny of Oldcot 10 mths<br />

1692 Nov 25 Ffelicae of Stallington stone<br />

1822 Mar 9 Felicia of Leak Mcor 72<br />

1591 Sep 7 Florentia dau of Robert<br />

1781 De 12 Frances dau of Thos & Mary<br />

1803 Jan 11 Frances<br />

1815 Jun 13 Frances from Tipton 85<br />

1 1823 Jan 4 Frances . 2 months<br />

1823 Jun 8 Frances of Town End 79<br />

1826 Dee 23 Frances 23<br />

1828 Jul 1 Frances of Black Lane 34<br />

1828 Auq 20 Frederick of Stone 14 days<br />

1769 Dee 15 George 1<br />

1779 Oec 20 George<br />

1785 I&c 29 George infant<br />

1794 Jul 24 George 94<br />

1794 Dee 14 George 53<br />

1794 Eec 25 George son of Jos & Mary<br />

1797 Ott 18 George son of William<br />

1797 Mar 18 George 25<br />

1803 Feb 13 George son of George & Elizabeth<br />

1804 Nov 26 George of Gorsty Mill wdr 70<br />

1806 Aug 5 George 2 months<br />

1810 Nov 4 George from Burton on Trent<br />

1817 Aug 25 George infant<br />

1819 Sep 23 George of Lid Lane 14 months<br />

1824 Jan 18 George of West Bromwich 13<br />

1824 Jul 19 George 9<br />

13<br />

Walsall<br />

Brierley Hill<br />

Stoke on Trent<br />

Leek<br />

Ellastone<br />

Burslem<br />

Long-ton<br />

Ellenhall<br />

Stoke on Trent<br />

do<br />

Newchapel<br />

Draycott in the Moors<br />

Leek<br />

Abbots Bromley<br />

Burton on Trent<br />

Hanley<br />

West Brotich<br />

Stoke on Trent<br />

Cheadle<br />

do<br />

do<br />

Eccleshall<br />

Brierley Hill<br />

Longton (Lane End)<br />

Brierley Hill<br />

Newcastle under Lyme<br />

Brierley Hill<br />

Imgton<br />

do<br />

Brierley Hill<br />

do<br />

Checkley<br />

Newcastle under Lyme<br />

Bramshall<br />

WarSlow<br />

Cheadle<br />

Brierley Hill<br />

Hanley


1826 Mar 12 George of Stone 15<br />

1828 Mar2 George of Shelton 44<br />

1829 May 3 George of Penkhill 23<br />

1830 rhec 27 George 2<br />

1831 Jan 25 George of Dale Hall infant<br />

1832 Sep 5 George of Stonefield 1<br />

1833 May 2 George 1week<br />

1834 Mar 29 George 50<br />

1834 Nov 24 George 1<br />

1835 Jan 16 George of Winshill 3 months<br />

1836 Apr 28 George infant<br />

1836 May 17 George of the poorhouse 25<br />

USEFUL ADDRESSES STAFFORDSHIRE RECORDS<br />

1. County Record Office<br />

County BulldIngs<br />

Eastgate Street<br />

Stafford ST16 2LZ<br />

2. Local HIstory Council<br />

Pendrell Hall<br />

College of Resldentlal Adult Education<br />

Codsall Wood<br />

Wolverhampton<br />

Staffordshrre<br />

3. Willlam Salt Library<br />

19 Eastgate Street<br />

Stafford<br />

ST16 2LZ<br />

4. Blrmlngham Reference Library<br />

ChamberlaIn Square<br />

Bxrmlngham<br />

5. Llchfield .Jolnt Record Offlce<br />

The Friary<br />

Llchfleld<br />

StaffordshIre<br />

ws13 6QG<br />

Hanley<br />

Stoke on Trent<br />

Newcastle under Lyme<br />

Burslem<br />

Stone<br />

Bilston<br />

Cheadle<br />

Stafford St Mary<br />

Burton on Trent<br />

Lenqton<br />

Leek<br />

W Keith <strong>Plant</strong>


OLD NAMES FOR TRADERS AND OCCUPATIONS<br />

(Extracted from the Local Historian's Encyclopedia by John Richardson)<br />

Ackerman<br />

Ale Draper<br />

Backster/Baxter<br />

Badger<br />

Badger<br />

Barker<br />

Blaxter<br />

Bowyer<br />

Brewster<br />

Buckler<br />

Bunter<br />

Cadger<br />

&fender<br />

Caffler<br />

Capper<br />

Carter<br />

Cashmarie<br />

Chambermaster<br />

Chapman<br />

Collier<br />

Copeman<br />

Cordwainer<br />

Costermonger<br />

Couper<br />

Cursrtor<br />

Dexter<br />

Eggler<br />

Elliman<br />

Farandman<br />

Fell monger<br />

Flesher<br />

Fletcher<br />

Fogger<br />

Frobisher<br />

FUr"er<br />

Gaffman<br />

Garthman<br />

Greave/Grieve<br />

Hacker<br />

Haymonger<br />

Higgler<br />

Hillier<br />

Hind<br />

- oxherd.<br />

- innkeeper, publican.<br />

- baker, occasionally a female baker.<br />

- a pedlar of food.<br />

- corn dealer, miller.<br />

- tanner.<br />

- bleacher.<br />

- maker of and dealer I." bows.<br />

- brewer.<br />

- buckle maker.<br />

- rag and bone ma".<br />

- a carrier, pedlar of small wares.<br />

- carpenter.<br />

- rag and bone ma",<br />

- cap maker.<br />

- wagoner, stable headman.<br />

- fish pedlar.<br />

- boot and shoe maker.<br />

- pedlar, dealer in small wares.<br />

- charcoal seller.<br />

- a dealer. In the 18th century came to mea"<br />

a receiver of stolen goods.<br />

- a shoemaker.<br />

- originally a" apple seller.<br />

- dealer I" cattle and horses.<br />

- a clerk in the Court of Chancery who<br />

drew up writs.<br />

- dyer.<br />

- egg dealer.<br />

- 011 man.<br />

- itinerant merchant.<br />

- a dealer in hides.<br />

- butcher.<br />

- maker of and dealer in bows and arrows.<br />

- a pedlar; headman at a farm, grooom,<br />

manservant.<br />

- a" armour polisher.<br />

- baker.<br />

- a bailiff.<br />

- yardman, herdsman.<br />

- bailiff, foreman.<br />

- make of hoes, mattocks, etc.<br />

- dealer I" hay.<br />

- itinerant dealer, generally with horse<br />

and cart.<br />

- slater, t11er of roofs,<br />

- farm labourer.<br />

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Hooker<br />

Jagger<br />

Lavender<br />

Lelghtonward<br />

Lltster<br />

Lorlmer<br />

Lotseller<br />

Malender<br />

Navqater<br />

Neatherd<br />

PIgman<br />

Pikeman<br />

Rippler<br />

Roper<br />

Salter<br />

Scrivener<br />

Spurrler<br />

Swaller/Swealer<br />

Tasker<br />

Tucker<br />

Webster<br />

Whig<br />

Whittawer<br />

Wrrght<br />

- reaper.<br />

- Itinerant fish pedlar.<br />

- washerwoman.<br />

- gardener.<br />

- dyer.<br />

- spurmaker.<br />

- street-seller.<br />

- a farmer.<br />

- a labourer digging canals, then railways etc.<br />

Now called navvy.<br />

- cowherd.<br />

- crockery dealer.<br />

_. an asslstant to a miller.<br />

- flshmonger.<br />

- rope and netmaker.<br />

- maker of and dealer III salt.<br />

- clerk, speclalxslng UI drawing up bonds.<br />

- spur-maker.<br />

- miller; dealer in corn.<br />

- reaper, thresher.<br />

- <strong>full</strong>er.<br />

- weaver.<br />

- Scottish horse drover.<br />

- saddler.<br />

- a constuctor.<br />

23


y John <strong>Plant</strong><br />

PLANTS IN THE PUBLICATIONS OF TFIE LONDON RECORD SOCIETY<br />

The London Record Society was formed in 1964 to publish important primary sources for the<br />

history of London. It publishes a document each year, most of which make fascinating<br />

detailed reading. I have tracked down a few references to <strong>Plant</strong>s in London among these<br />

documents, which “Roots & Branches” readers might find useful.<br />

1. “London Inhabitants within the Walls”, published in 1966, is a survey, almost a census,<br />

of residents in the City in 1695. The information source is the tax assessment reports<br />

for a tax imposed by Wrlliam & Mary on all burials, births and marriages, as well as an<br />

annual tax on bachelors over 25 years old. Two <strong>Plant</strong>s are listed in this survey ;<br />

Reb (presumably Rebecca) <strong>Plant</strong>, a widow in the Parish of St Mary at Hill<br />

Ric (presumably Richard) <strong>Plant</strong>, a servant in the Parish of St Andrew<br />

Undershaft.<br />

The book gives information which could be used to access the source records. These<br />

would provide further information about residents in the same household (if any), and<br />

an indication of what they were taxed for.<br />

2. Richard Hutton’s Complaints Book, is a record kept by the Steward of the Clerkenwel<br />

Quaker Workhouse between 1711 and 1735. It was published by the LRS in 1987.<br />

Hutton records a Committee meeting on 13 September 1725, at which John <strong>Plant</strong>was<br />

Chairman. The meeting awarded Hutton a pay Increase on the condition that he would<br />

never again ask for an increase, and would continue in the service of the Workhouse<br />

for the rest of his working hfe !<br />

At a later Committee meeting (9 October 1727), John <strong>Plant</strong> was again present, but not<br />

noted as Chairman. This meeting instructed Hutton not to readmit children who had<br />

run away from the workhouse, except at a monthly meetmg. The reason for this was<br />

“the great inconveniency of the chtldren running away from this house, and thereby<br />

taking the opportunity of telling diverse notorious lies to the prejudice of the same and<br />

scandalising the government thereof”.<br />

Presumably this John <strong>Plant</strong> could be traced from contemporary Quaker records<br />

3. The London Pollbooks of 1713, (published 1981), lists everybody who voted in the<br />

general election of 1713 in the City. It refers to a John <strong>Plant</strong>, a weaver. He is recorded<br />

as voting for the 4 candidates on the Whig ticket.<br />

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Chapter E 3<br />

THE PLANTS OF ELLWORTH HAti - SANDEACH<br />

- The second generatIon of <strong>Plant</strong>s In occupation


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- The story so far -<br />

Estate given by Richard de Bradwell to his younger son Thomas de Halleworth<br />

about the time of Edward I.<br />

Helleworths (Elworths) succeeded by the Rowans.<br />

Estate passed through Mary, daughter of Wm Rowen to Thomas Hulse at the end<br />

of the 17th Century.<br />

The Hulse family remained in possession until the death of John Hulse in 1790<br />

who in his will left the Hall for life to his servants Thomas and Elizabeth<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>.<br />

Thomas died in 1828 and his will made 1 May 1827 gives details of his family.<br />

Thomas and Elizabeth had five children, Sarah (bt 19 December 1777), Alice<br />

(bt 5 November 1779), Thomas (bt 19 August 1781 d 16 February 1828) 7 days<br />

before his father, Eliz (bt 17 November 1783) and John (bt 13 June 1790).<br />

On the death of Thomas senior, his second son John took over residence of<br />

the hall.<br />

John married Sarah Wolfe c 1815. Sarah was born 1798, the daughter of Samuel<br />

Wolfe and Mary Wolfe nee Reene of Warmingham.<br />

For further information see Journal No's. 1 and 2. -<br />

The story now continues:<br />

John & Sarah had ten children. Thomas born 1817, Mary born 1819, Samuel<br />

born 1820, Eliz. born 1822, Ann born 1823, John born 1825, Joseph born<br />

1827, Eliz. born 1829, Henry born 1830 and Emila born 1832.<br />

Of these children, four died young leaving Thomas, Samuel, Ann, John,<br />

Joseph and Emila, all of whom are mentioned in the will of John <strong>Plant</strong>.<br />

This will is a lengthy document containing some 32 pages. From the will,<br />

proved in 1849, the following notes relate to bequests made to his<br />

surviving children.<br />

NOTE. El in 1849 = f27.30 in 1985.<br />

1.<br />

2.<br />

3.<br />

4.<br />

3.<br />

John <strong>Plant</strong> owned Elworth Hall and Estate (estate held on behalf of<br />

the University of Cambridge).<br />

Hall and Estate left to his son Thomas.<br />

Farm attached to Hall left to his son Thomas.<br />

All warehouses, buildings, lands, heriditaments in Brown Street,<br />

New Market Lane and Sussex Street in Manchester, left to his son<br />

Samuel. (This property was left to him by a John Holford on his<br />

death in 1832 and comprised a house in Brown Street, the ajoining<br />

warehouse fronting Sussex Street and property in New Mafket Lane.)<br />

All property in Holmes Chapel left to his son John.<br />

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6. Sum of three thousand pounds left to his son John.<br />

7. All property in Wheelock, Sandbach, including Nags Head Inn, Brewery<br />

and buildings, left to his son Joseph.<br />

8. All property in Newton near Middlewich, left to his son Joseph.<br />

9. Share of Brewery partnership left to his son Joseph.<br />

10, Control of Brewery by Trustees until Joseph reaches age of 25.<br />

11. Sum of five thousand pounds left to Joseph.<br />

12. All estate, salt works, brine pits, reservoirs, warehouses, tenement<br />

cottages, buildings, boat, dock, gardens, lands, hereditaments and<br />

premises called Malkins Bank, ,estate in Betchton, left to his<br />

daughter, Ann, wife of Joseph Lea and their children.<br />

13 Sum of f5,OOO (f136,OOO at 1985 value) left to executors to invest,<br />

all dividends and income to be paid to his daughter Emila.<br />

14. Emila went to work for Mrs Brovn at Lea Castle near Kidderminster.<br />

Mrs Brown appointed as Guardian of Emila with an understanding that<br />

she would perform the duties of a Mother-to-her.<br />

Note - Lea Castle was the home of the Knight family of Cookley. The castle<br />

no longer exists.<br />

Subsequently Emila's financial affairs and inheritance became complicated.<br />

On 12 October 1864 her brother, the Rev. Samuel <strong>Plant</strong>, of Weston-on-Trent,<br />

wrote to her at length on family matters assuring her that 'There does<br />

not appear to me to be the least reason to suppose that you will not have<br />

a very tolerable competence, tho' not so much as my Father intended'.<br />

However an unfortunate law suit took place in 1876-8 concerning the brine<br />

pits, these pits coming into her possession on the death of her sister<br />

Ann. There are a number of letters at this time between Emily (the records<br />

show that by now she was known as Emily) and Edward S Woolf, her cousin,<br />

together with some letters from her brother the Rev. Samuel <strong>Plant</strong>, usually<br />

urging caution and patience. At first the correspondence is friendly but<br />

by 12 June 1876 proceedings were 'ceasing to be in the shape of a friendly<br />

suit'. By 2 March 1878 they had become 'hostile' and the notion of a<br />

division of costs between the litigants and their lawyers 'could not be<br />

entertained for a moment'. What happened was that Emily's executors sold<br />

her share of the brine pits, by some legal manoeuvre, to the firm of Brunner<br />

Mond (later I.C.I.). They were sued and the case was van but the costs<br />

absorbed most of the money.<br />

Emily/Emila <strong>Plant</strong>, bt. 5 April 1832 married Ezra Harthan JP (1835 - 1917)<br />

and lived at Blackacres, Sandbach. She died March 1895 at Congleton.<br />

Owning considerable property elsewhere possibly explains why John <strong>Plant</strong><br />

did not make more effort to obtain the freehold of Elworth Hall from St<br />

Johns College, Cambridge. This was a distinct possibility in the early<br />

19th century. Legal enquiries were made. One of the <strong>Plant</strong> lawyers<br />

consulted Lord Brougham, the great lawyer, about the family title to the<br />

Elworth Hall Estate. Brougham replied 'What sort of man is your client<br />

Mr <strong>Plant</strong>' to tihich the 'family'lawyer answered 'a most honourable gentleman'.<br />

Lord Brougham's reply was, 'as far as I can see he might have stuck to<br />

it (ie Elworth)'.<br />

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The County Record Office Chester, under their reference DDZ84/6, contain<br />

the following xnformatwn relatxve to the ~111 of John <strong>Plant</strong> of Elworth<br />

Ball.<br />

15 Nov. 1852 Appoxntment by Joseph Woolf of Hablngton Ball, Cheshire,<br />

Esq., of Thomas <strong>Plant</strong> of Elworth Hall near Sandbach,<br />

Cheshxe, gentleman, as a Trustee under the Will of John<br />

<strong>Plant</strong> of Elworth Hall, gentleman, deceased, XI place of<br />

Edward Westhead of Manchester, Lanes, esq. I who had<br />

renounced the TrusteeshIp on 6 April 1850, and Release<br />

III Trust for hxnself and sard Thomas <strong>Plant</strong> on Trusts -<br />

that estate with the salt works, brrne pits, warehouse,<br />

messuages, tenements, cottages, boat, dock, gardens and<br />

other heredltaments, called Malkins Bank Estate III Betchton,<br />

Cheshxe, now or late ~.a holding of Messrs. Francis and<br />

James Mill, Absalom Palnter and others wzth all<br />

appurtenances and assignment by said J Woolf to John<br />

<strong>Plant</strong> of Manchester, manufacturer - warehouses, bulldlngs,<br />

lands, hereditaments and premrses in Brown Street, New<br />

Market Street and Sussex Street, Manchester, left to sard<br />

John <strong>Plant</strong> the testator, deceased by the late Mr Holford<br />

with appurtenances and also f10,OOO to be invested as<br />

dxected in sard John <strong>Plant</strong> the testators W171 to the use<br />

of said J Woolf and said Thomas <strong>Plant</strong>.<br />

9 kc 1875 AppoInted by Revd. Samuel <strong>Plant</strong> of Weston upon Trent,<br />

Staffs, clerk XI Holy Orders, Thomas Whlttingham of the<br />

Pitts in Sandbach, and Edward Percival of SprIngfield in<br />

Bradwall, Cheshire, Gentleman, of Arthur <strong>Plant</strong> of Lincoln,<br />

corn miller and John Harthan of Wheelock, as trustees of<br />

the Wx'l.1 of late John <strong>Plant</strong> of Elworth Hall, Cheshrre,<br />

gentleman, deceased, as both the former trustees, Joseph<br />

Woolland, Thomas <strong>Plant</strong> had dsed and also as the said Samuel<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>, Thomas Whittingham and Edward Percival hereby<br />

renounce the Trusteeship.<br />

John's second son, Samuel (born 1820), was admitted as a scholar at<br />

Manchester Grammar School on 10 February 1834. The followrng extract<br />

from the Admission Register of Manchester School, grves a brief resume<br />

of his career.<br />

10 February 1834 Samuel, son of John <strong>Plant</strong>, farmer of Sandbach.<br />

'The father of this scholar occupred and lived at Elworth<br />

Hall, Sandbach, the estate out of which the Hulsean<br />

ScholarshIps annual prize, Christian advocateshlp and<br />

lectureship at Cambridge are endowed. The estate was left<br />

by the Rev. John Hulse, who hrmself lived there, to Thomas<br />

and Elxzabeth, the grandfather and grandmother of this<br />

scholar (the latter being hxs relative) for their lives<br />

and afterwards for the endowment mentioned above. The<br />

estate 1s still occupxd by members of the <strong>Plant</strong> family.<br />

Samuel <strong>Plant</strong> the second of a family of four sons and two<br />

daughters, was elected a Somerset scholar of Brazenose<br />

College Oxford and graduated BA on 2 May 1844 and MA on<br />

22 April 1847. Ho was ordalned in 1845 to the curacy of<br />

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St Johns, Hanley, Staffs, which he held until 1849 when<br />

he was presented to the vicarage of Weston upon Trent near<br />

Stafford where he 1s now resident. Mr <strong>Plant</strong> has for many<br />

years been one of the secretaries of the board of education<br />

for the archdeaconry of Stafford and has publlshed<br />

1. Some remarks on Mining Accidents (1851).<br />

2. Parachlal Sermons preached at Weston upon Trent (1857).<br />

3. An account of Weston upon Trent (1868).<br />

He subsequently became Rural Dean of Stafford and Probendary of L&%eld.<br />

He was married III 1863 to Antlonette Sarah, daughter of Mr Charles<br />

Fourdrlner formerly of Chell, StaffordshIre.<br />

The Fourdriners were orIgInally a Huguenot family who settled zn England.<br />

The most notable member of the family was Cardinal John Henry Newman<br />

(1801-1890) whose mother was a Fourdriner. He presented a bible to his<br />

cousin Antoinette Sarah, wife of Samuel <strong>Plant</strong>, with an affectlonate<br />

inscrlptlon on the title page.<br />

The Rev. Samuel and Antoinette <strong>Plant</strong> had a large family including a<br />

daughter, another Antoinette (1854-1938) who married the Rev. Phxlip Crick.<br />

Philip and Antoinette Crick were the parents of two bishops one the Bishop<br />

of Chester.<br />

One of Samuel and Antoinette <strong>Plant</strong>'s sons was a Charles Thomas (1856-1932)<br />

who emigrated to Mexxo where he became one of the founders of the city<br />

of Sabinas, Coqhulla. He married a Mexican and had a large family,<br />

lncludlng Anita (b. 1907). She married in 1948, her second couszn<br />

Noel <strong>Plant</strong> (b. 1899), an actor and sometime manager of the Strand Theatre,<br />

London. Anita, her brothers and sxters, have numerous descendants with<br />

exotic surnames - Zambrlno, Guillermo - Prleto, Txasot - among which <strong>Plant</strong><br />

stikes a sudden, almost bucolic English note.<br />

Returning now to the family of John and Sarah <strong>Plant</strong>.<br />

Members of the famxly were Interred 1x1 Sandbach Churchyard, lncludlng<br />

the following:<br />

,<br />

Here lieth the children of John and Sarah <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Mary d. 25.2.1820 6 months<br />

Elzabeth d. 27.2.1822 infant<br />

Elizabeth d. 10.3.1831 age 2 years<br />

Henry d. 16.3.1831 age 8 months<br />

Here also lie the remaxx of John, infant son of Thomas<br />

and Ann <strong>Plant</strong> died 1 July 1850 age 4 months.<br />

Also Ann wife of the above named Thomas <strong>Plant</strong> died<br />

22 March 1857 age 31 years.<br />

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Also the above named Thomas <strong>Plant</strong> died 2 July 1969.<br />

Also John <strong>Plant</strong> of Elworth Hall died 1849 age 58 years.<br />

Also Sarah wfe of John <strong>Plant</strong> dxed 1832.<br />

To be contusued....<br />

BOUND APPRENTICES - U S A by W Keith <strong>Plant</strong><br />

The following note was extracted from the Chester Corporation Records Mayors<br />

Book labelled 1697-8.<br />

"Servants bound apprentxes for Vlrglnla to Wll.lxm~ Ford of Dublin<br />

on board the Expedition of Dublin 21 September 1698.<br />

William <strong>Plant</strong> of Alderley Cheshire - Yeoman - for 7 years."<br />

Earlier emigrants had to have a certlfxate from their local Minister or<br />

J.P testifyxng to their conformity to the government of the Church of England<br />

and allegiance to the Sovereigns. By the end of the century all that was<br />

needed of them was a wllluxgness to cross the Atlantx and bind themselves<br />

L" consideration of a certain Image, to same as 'servants', or 'apprentxes'<br />

for a term of years, in one or other of the colonies.<br />

Emigrants were bound to serve I" the colony to which they were carried.<br />

Sometimes, as in the case of Willlam <strong>Plant</strong>, they were bound to the captain<br />

of the ship, he trading them either as his own or his owners venture and<br />

making over their indentures, to any colonial planter In want of labour or,<br />

a" agent working on behalf of a colonial planter. AlternatIvely, Wm Ford<br />

of Dublin may have been a merchant acting for certain colonists. In this<br />

case the emxgrants would have been assigned to the approprxate colonist or<br />

scul1ng.


Miscellaneous <strong>Plant</strong> References taken from the Parish Records, lG1, and<br />

Census returns for Desford, Lelcestershlre<br />

by Sandy Powell<br />

Marriages and Baptisms Tree No.<br />

15 Nov 1760<br />

30 Aug 1761<br />

10 June 1763<br />

24 Mar 1765<br />

19 Nov 1765<br />

16 Ott 1766<br />

Aug 1767<br />

20 July 1768<br />

10 June 1770<br />

17 Nov 1771<br />

14 Nov 1774<br />

14 Apr 1776<br />

4 Apr 1779<br />

14 Sept 1788<br />

14 Nov 1790<br />

31 Mar 1793<br />

Apr 1795<br />

28 Mar 1796<br />

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10 June 1822<br />

17 Ott 1826<br />

23 Aug 182618<br />

20 Feb 1827<br />

20 Feb 1827<br />

19 Nov 1827<br />

30 Aug 1829<br />

14 Sept 1830<br />

25 Jan 1831<br />

23 Sept 1832<br />

27 Mar 1836<br />

25 June 1837<br />

25 June 1837<br />

25 June 1837<br />

19 Dee 1837<br />

30 Sept 1838 Bt<br />

28 June 1839 Bt<br />

28 June 1840 Bt<br />

14 Aug 1842 Bt<br />

31 July 1843 Bt<br />

30 June 1844 Bt<br />

30 June 1844<br />

12 Jan 1846<br />

M<br />

M<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

M<br />

Bt<br />

M<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

M<br />

Bt<br />

M<br />

7 June 1846 Bt<br />

7 June 1846 Bt<br />

24 Sept 18467 Bt<br />

18 Ott 18467 M<br />

33<br />

Edward <strong>Plant</strong> t Mary Geary of Ratby<br />

Note - This record in Ratby Registers<br />

John <strong>Plant</strong> t Esther Yates<br />

John son of John t Esther <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Thomas son of Edward + Mary <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Note - This record in Ratby Registers<br />

Eliza dau of Edward t Mary <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Note - This record in Ratby Registers<br />

Thomas Jordan + Sarah <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Ann dau of John t Esther <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Elijah <strong>Plant</strong> t Elizabeth (Eliza) Bradley<br />

Thomas son of Elijah t Elizabeth <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father + PublIcan)<br />

Charles son of John t Esther <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father f Farmworker)<br />

Emma dau of Elijah + Elizabeth <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father t Publican)<br />

Jessie (Jane) dau of Edward f Mary <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father t Farmworker)<br />

Wybra dau of Edward + Mary <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father + Farmworker)<br />

Emma dau of John + Esther <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father f Farmworker)<br />

Thomas <strong>Plant</strong> of Cadeby (Labourer age 25<br />

Father = John - Farmworker) t<br />

Elizabeth Lawrence (age 29)<br />

Mary dau of Thomas + Elxabeth <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father + Labourer)<br />

Joseph son of Thomas f Elizabeth <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father + PublIcan)<br />

Henry son of Elijah t Elizabeth <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Elizabeth dau of Thomas t Elizabeth <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Elijah son of Ell-jah t Elizabeth <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father = Labourer)<br />

Esther dau of John + Esther <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father = Farmworker)<br />

Note born 1838/9 according to Census returns<br />

Jonathan son of .John t Esther <strong>Plant</strong> 5<br />

(Father = Farmworker)<br />

Thomas <strong>Plant</strong> (Farmworker age 21<br />

Father ='Edward = Farmworker) t<br />

Ann Cooper (age 21)<br />

Witn = Charlotte <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Eliza dau of Thomas + Ann <strong>Plant</strong> 9<br />

(Father = Farmworker)<br />

John son of Elijah t Elizabeth <strong>Plant</strong> 6<br />

(Father = Labourer)<br />

Jane dau of George t Mary <strong>Plant</strong><br />

10<br />

(Father = Labourer)<br />

George <strong>Plant</strong> (widower - <strong>full</strong> age - Labourer)<br />

(Father = Joseph = Farmworker) +<br />

Mary Geary from Groby, Leicester (age 23) 10<br />

7<br />

5<br />

5<br />

7<br />

7<br />

5<br />

5<br />

6<br />

6<br />

5<br />

6<br />

7<br />

7<br />

5<br />

8


8 Jan 1849 Bt<br />

4 Dee 1849 Bt<br />

7 July 1850 Bt<br />

7 July 1850 Bt<br />

25 Jan 1852 Bt<br />

29 May 1852 Bt<br />

16 Aug 1853 M<br />

24 Nov 1853<br />

4 Dee 1853<br />

12 Nov 1854<br />

13 May 1855<br />

13 Apr 1856<br />

12 Apr 1857<br />

11 Aug 1857<br />

23 Feb 1863<br />

23 Feb 1863<br />

25 Feb 1863<br />

23 Feb 1863<br />

25 Dee 1864<br />

25 Dee 1864<br />

25 Dee 1864<br />

25 Dee 1864<br />

25 Dee 1 864<br />

25 Dee 1 864<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

nt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

Bt<br />

9 July 1 865 Bt<br />

10 Feb 1 867 Bt<br />

10 Feb 1 867 Bt<br />

21 Ott I 867 Bt<br />

Vincent son of Elijah + Elizabeth <strong>Plant</strong> 6<br />

(Father = Farmworker)<br />

Jane dau of George + Mary <strong>Plant</strong><br />

10<br />

(Father = Labourer)<br />

George son of Thomas + Anne <strong>Plant</strong> 9<br />

(Note - According to Census returns born 1848)<br />

Mary Anne dau of-Thomas t Anne <strong>Plant</strong> 9<br />

Mary Anne dau of EliJah t Elizabeth <strong>Plant</strong> 6<br />

(Father<br />

Joseph<br />

= Farmworker)<br />

son of George t Mary <strong>Plant</strong><br />

10<br />

(Father = Labourer)<br />

John <strong>Plant</strong> (age 26 - Farmworker)<br />

11<br />

(Father = John = Farmworker) +<br />

Elizabeth Lois Crousan (age 20)<br />

(Witn = Charles <strong>Plant</strong> t Emma <strong>Plant</strong>)<br />

Mary dau of Thomas t Anne <strong>Plant</strong><br />

9<br />

(Father = Farmworker)<br />

Elizabeth dau of George f Mary <strong>Plant</strong><br />

10<br />

(Father = Labourer)<br />

Ada dau of Emma <strong>Plant</strong> (single woman)<br />

John son of Thomas + Anne <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father = Farmworker)<br />

9<br />

Mary Elizabeth dau of George + Mary <strong>Plant</strong> 10<br />

(Father = Labourer)<br />

Edward son of Thomas t Anne <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father = Farmworker)<br />

Caroline dau of John t Elizabeth Lois <strong>Plant</strong><br />

9<br />

11<br />

(Father = Farmworker)<br />

Harriet<br />

(Father<br />

dau of George t Mary <strong>Plant</strong><br />

= Labourer)<br />

10<br />

Thomas son of Thomas t Anne <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father = Labourer)<br />

9<br />

Walter<br />

(Father<br />

son of Thomas t Anne <strong>Plant</strong><br />

= Labourer)<br />

9<br />

George son of Anne <strong>Plant</strong> (Illegitrmate)<br />

Harry son of Thomas t Jane <strong>Plant</strong><br />

12<br />

(Father = Farmworker)<br />

Elizabeth dau of Thomas + Jane <strong>Plant</strong><br />

12<br />

(Father = Farmworker)<br />

May dau of Thomas t Jane <strong>Plant</strong><br />

12<br />

(Father = Farmworker)'<br />

John William son of Thomas + Jane <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father = Farmworker)<br />

12<br />

Henry son of Thomas t Jane <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father = Farmworker)<br />

l?<br />

Note - May refer to Harry<br />

Mary Ann dau of Thomas t Jane <strong>Plant</strong><br />

12<br />

(Father = Farmworker)<br />

Anne dau of Thomas + Anne <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father = Labourer)<br />

Y<br />

John son of Thomas + Jane <strong>Plant</strong><br />

12<br />

Vincent son of Thomas + Jane <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Ada dau of Thomas t Anne <strong>Plant</strong><br />

12<br />

9<br />

(Father = Farmworker)<br />

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18 Ott 1872 Bt<br />

19 Nov 1877 M<br />

5 Jan 1879 Bt<br />

26 Apr 1883 M<br />

13 May 1883 Bt<br />

15 Jan 1886 Bt<br />

4 Apr 1886 Bt<br />

21 Scpt 1890 Bt<br />

21 Sept 1890 Bt<br />

21 Sept 1890 Bt<br />

30 Mar 1891 M<br />

5 July 1891 Bt<br />

3 July 1892 Bt<br />

3 July 1892 Bt<br />

15 Ott 1893 Bt<br />

12 Nov 1893 Bt<br />

5 Sept 1897 Bt<br />

18 June 1899 Bt<br />

2 Mar 1910 Bt<br />

Ada dau of Jane <strong>Plant</strong> (singlewoman)<br />

Joseph <strong>Plant</strong> (age 21 labourer)<br />

(Father George = Labourer) +<br />

Ursula Paynor (age 21)<br />

(Wltn = Lxxle <strong>Plant</strong>)<br />

James son of Joseph + Ursula <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father = Labourer)<br />

Edward <strong>Plant</strong> (age 26 Labourer)<br />

(Father = Thomas = Labourer) +<br />

Helen Harford (age 3l.)<br />

Florence Loulsa dau of Thomas +<br />

Mary Ann <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Jessie son of Thomas t Mary Ann <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father = Quarryman)<br />

Harry son of Thomas + Mary Ann <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father = Quarryman)<br />

EdwIn Bartie son of Edward + Helen <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Gertrude Lilly dau of Edward + Helen <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Ellen dua of Edward f Helen <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Walter <strong>Plant</strong> (age 28 Platelayer)<br />

(Father = Thomas = Farmworker) +<br />

Hannah Thompson (age 28 Spinster)<br />

Walter Edward son of Walter + Hannah <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Frederick Arthur son of Joseph +<br />

Ursula <strong>Plant</strong><br />

George Henry son of Joseph + Ursula <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father = Ag. Labourer)<br />

Nellie dau of Joseph + Ursula <strong>Plant</strong><br />

(Father = Labourer)<br />

Ellsa Ellen dau of Walter + Hannah <strong>Plant</strong><br />

George Willlam son of Walter f Hannah <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Eva dau of Walter + Hannah <strong>Plant</strong><br />

May dau of Thomas + Mar-la <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Adult born 6 Sept 1890<br />

(Father = Bricklayers Labourer)<br />

27 Mar 1929 Bt Sidney son of Thomas + Marla <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Adult (Father = Labourer)<br />

35<br />

13<br />

13<br />

14<br />

15<br />

15<br />

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14<br />

16<br />

16<br />

13<br />

13<br />

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1851<br />

11<br />

George <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Jane (t<br />

Thomas u<br />

Mary n<br />

Joseph<br />

Elzabeth "<br />

Edward '<br />

1841 Thomas "<br />

11 Jesse (Jane)"<br />

Wybra 11<br />

Catherine It<br />

EllJah II<br />

Thomas "<br />

1841 Emma "<br />

1851 Prlscxlla fi<br />

11<br />

1841<br />

1851<br />

11<br />

Henry '<br />

EllJah u<br />

Elxabeth 11<br />

John u<br />

Vlncent fl<br />

John '<br />

Ann u<br />

Charles "<br />

Emma "<br />

Esther I'<br />

Jonathan "<br />

Wllllam "<br />

Elxza 11<br />

George "<br />

CENSUS 1841/51<br />

40<br />

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12 Old Wheel Inn<br />

11 I, It (1<br />

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52 Farmworker Desford<br />

17<br />

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40<br />

19 Farmworker<br />

5<br />

13 Born Newbold Verdon<br />

17<br />

9 at home of Gd Father<br />

John Bradley<br />

7 born Desford<br />

5<br />

2<br />

23 Farmworker<br />

21 Glovemaker<br />

19 Farmworker<br />

15 Glovemaker<br />

12 Scholar<br />

8 Scholar<br />

46 Farmworker<br />

5<br />

3<br />

born<br />

II<br />

I,<br />

1811<br />

1850<br />

1812<br />

I, 1839<br />

11 1840<br />

11 1842<br />

11 1799<br />

II 1824<br />

11 1834<br />

II 1836<br />

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II<br />

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11 1832<br />

,I 1844<br />

,I 1846<br />

11 1849<br />

II<br />

11<br />

1828<br />

11<br />

1830<br />

1832<br />

11 1836<br />

11 1839<br />

,t 1843<br />

11 1805<br />

11 1846<br />

,I 1848


‘hams = k-y B~llmgs 15.11.1760<br />

’ -171<br />

Am h3ry Ellzakth ?lTmms JOhll Joseph<br />

bt 30.8.1761 bt 10.6.1763 bt 19.11.1765 bt 20.7.1768 bt 19.11.1771 bt 14.11.1774<br />

see1<br />

I<br />

I<br />

see2 see3<br />

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-llmBs = catllervle Izwrence 14.9.1788<br />

bt 20.7.1768<br />

M=uY I-&herme Eh!&eth nxxes F&curd John<br />

bt 14.11.17KI bt 31.3.1793 .4.1795 bt 17.9.1797 bt 4.8.1799 bt 26.7.1801<br />

See1<br />

I<br />

Joseph = Sarah HILL 25.3.1796<br />

bt 14.11.1774<br />

I<br />

I<br />

see7 see5<br />

Ann<br />

bt 17.7.1796<br />

Joseph<br />

bt 9.12.1798<br />

M=-Y<br />

bt 31.12.1&ll<br />

Sarah Jane<br />

bt 30.12.1KC bt 22.2.1812<br />

Joseph<br />

bt 4.9.1814<br />

d 13.1.1802 m 19.11.1827<br />

7Yhams Jordan<br />

Joseph = Ann Garland 12.10.1&01<br />

Wllllam ELlzakth I%rla George Sarah Am<br />

bt 17.6.1804 bt 26.1.1807 bt 4.3.EW bt 16.1.1810; bt 4.9.1814 bt 21.8.1517<br />

d 23.8.1855”<br />

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James Fred Arthur George Henry Nellie<br />

bt 5.1.1879 bt 3.7.1892 bt 3.7.1892 bt 15.10.1893<br />

Edwn Bertx Gertrude Lllley Ellen<br />

bt 21.9.1890 bt 21.9.1890 bt 21.9.1890<br />

See 9<br />

I<br />

Edward = Helen Harford 26.4.1883<br />

bt 12.4.1857<br />

‘5 Thomas = Mary Ann e 1880<br />

l-=-IT--<br />

Florence Louisa Jessie Harry<br />

bt 13.5.1883 bt 15.1.1886 bt 4.4.1886<br />

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Walter = Hannah Thompson 30.3.1891<br />

bt 23.2.1863<br />

Walter Edward Ellza Ellen George Wlll~m Eva<br />

bt 5.7.1891 bt 12.11.1893 bt 5.9.1897 bt 18.6.1899<br />

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ROBERT PLANT - Clerk by W K <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Whilst looking through the Eluabethan Chancery Proceedings I came across<br />

the following:<br />

Writ dated at Westminster 22 May 10 Elizabeth (1568) to Sir Nicholas<br />

Bacon, knight.<br />

Showeth unto your lordshlp that your orator Robert <strong>Plant</strong>, clerk, of<br />

Tetsworth co. Stafford about 14 years ago became bound for one, Sir<br />

Wllllam Brerton, deceased in an obligation of 20 marks*to be pald<br />

at a certain date. The debt was not pald and your orator not only<br />

forfejted his bond but has sustained other great loss. After the<br />

death of Sir Wzillxam, Dame Jane, his widow and executix, did not deny<br />

the debt but asked for time in which to pay It. She has since married<br />

Sir Lawrence Smythe who has take upon himself the admu~lstratlon of<br />

the goods of Sir Wllllam Brerton, but utterly refuses<br />

to pay your orator the money due to him.<br />

The answer of Sir Lawrence Smythe and Dame Jane his wife sworn 13<br />

June 1567:-<br />

The defendants deny all the allegations made ln the bill.<br />

The Robert <strong>Plant</strong> referred to above may be the Robert <strong>Plant</strong> who was rector<br />

of Swettenham Church, Cheshire between 1557 and 1563.<br />

In the list of Clerical Changes for 1563, his name appears and against It<br />

egr (sxk) and a later note reads 'The Bxhop referred him to the CommTssjon'<br />

However, at a date apparently subsequent to this, his name has been struck<br />

through and that of Randle Barns interlined.<br />

Randle Barns was present at the 1565 visitation. Though this looks as if<br />

Robert <strong>Plant</strong> had been depraved, there 1s actual evidence that he slgned<br />

the Three Articles ~.n 1563 and moreover he flgures in a Swettenham ~111<br />

case in December 1563 as follows:<br />

Robert <strong>Plant</strong> of Swettenham - Extract from Chester Depositions 1563<br />

regarding the character of Lawrence Swetman witness in a ~111 case<br />

16 December 1563.<br />

"Richard Ridgway of the parish of Prestbury aged 28 thlnketh Elxabeth<br />

Taillour 1s an honest woman, but her husband 1s tenaunt to Thomas<br />

Swetman ., . . . , . . - . decxt that John New111 is servant to the<br />

said Thomas and hath bene a good while . . . , y , . thank Robert <strong>Plant</strong><br />

much favoureth the part of Thomas Swetmam; yet he thinks he would<br />

not, for his friendship, break his othe"<br />

What happened to Robert <strong>Plant</strong> I know not - If the two are the same then<br />

It would be lnterestug to know the <strong>full</strong> story.<br />

* A mark was not a coin in England but was used as a unit ln accountancy.<br />

IL was valued at 13/4d. On this basis Robert <strong>Plant</strong> was owed f14<br />

which at todays rate = f1,260.<br />

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LIST OF ARTICLES IN ISSUE NO. 1 DECEMBER 1990<br />

Alms of the Journal<br />

Orlgm of the Name<br />

Occurrence of the Name<br />

Members Interests<br />

<strong>Plant</strong> City - Florida<br />

<strong>Plant</strong> and Fishers<br />

Dudley Port Ironworks<br />

Ellworth Hall <strong>Plant</strong>s<br />

Episode L - Early Years<br />

Pottery <strong>Plant</strong>s - Trade descriptions<br />

The Conversuan of monetary value to 1985 fqures<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>s boxing Booth<br />

Robert <strong>Plant</strong> of Cheadle<br />

Frederxk <strong>Plant</strong> 1903-1972 and his influence on<br />

the Pottery Industry<br />

Copxes of Journal No. 1 are available at a prxe of f2.00 (U.K.) and<br />

f3.00 (overseas).<br />

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Alms of the Journal<br />

LIST OF ARTICLES IN ISSUE NO 2 JUNE 1991<br />

William <strong>Plant</strong> - Stockport Grammar School<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>s - Leicester 1851 Census<br />

Members Interests<br />

Early Staffordshxe <strong>Plant</strong>s<br />

John <strong>Plant</strong> & Hannah Weddon of Branford, Connettlcutt<br />

Detective Work<br />

The <strong>Plant</strong>s of Elworth Hall<br />

(Second Instalment)<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>s who attended Oxford & Cambridge Unrversltles<br />

<strong>Plant</strong>s at Clowne (c 1780)<br />

Do you know this Lady?<br />

Terms - Houses & Farm Bulldlngs<br />

Copxs of Journal No. 2 are wallable at a prxe of f2.00 (U.K.) and<br />

E3.00 (overseas).<br />

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MEMBERS OF THE GROUP<br />

Name<br />

1. Mxss Linda Lowrey<br />

2. Mr John <strong>Plant</strong><br />

3. Mr John Patrlck <strong>Plant</strong><br />

4. Mr COllIl w <strong>Plant</strong><br />

5. Mrs Mary Stone<br />

6 Mr Mxhael <strong>Plant</strong><br />

9. Mrs Dons Nxholas<br />

10. Mrs Pamela <strong>Plant</strong><br />

11. Mrs B Jones<br />

12. Mrs LOIS Webb<br />

13. Mrs Helen Hill<br />

15. Mrs Wxnlfred Stuart<br />

16. Mrs E C Reed<br />

18. Mr Peter Johnson<br />

22 Mrs Judy Wallace<br />

29. Mrs Shwley Hughes<br />

32. Mrs Catherine Sproston<br />

33. Miss Aileen <strong>Plant</strong><br />

35. Mr Arnold <strong>Plant</strong><br />

37. Mr Patrlck Pearson<br />

38. Mrs Sian <strong>Plant</strong><br />

39. Mrs Gwyneth Vlck<br />

40. Mrs Jean McDonald<br />

41. Val Edmonds<br />

Address<br />

222Concess1on St. Apt 406<br />

HamIlton, Ontario L9A 1Bl Canada<br />

101 Clova Road, Forest Gate<br />

London E7 9AG<br />

50 Dorset Gardens<br />

Rochford, Essex<br />

14 West Road, Bishops Stortford<br />

Herts CM23 3QP<br />

7 Ipswxh Place, Meadowbank<br />

Auckland 5 New Zealand<br />

55 Tom Lane<br />

Sheffield SlO 3DA<br />

Chantrvland. Lexntwardlne.<br />

Craven'Arms; Shrop SY7 OiB<br />

LONDON<br />

37 Longmeadows Ponteland<br />

Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE20 9DX<br />

28 St Pauls Terrace, Hoddlesden<br />

Darwen, Lanes BB3 3NP<br />

3 Croft Close, Meeting Green,<br />

Wxkambrook, Newmarket,<br />

Suffolk CB8 8YG<br />

Eastbridge House, Crondal.1<br />

Farnham, Surrey GUlO 5RH<br />

21 Sandy Lane, Codsall,<br />

Wolverhampton WV8 1EN<br />

57 Cranberry Lane, Alsager,<br />

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST7 2LZ<br />

31 Annie Wood Avenue, North Mackay, Queensland<br />

4740 Australia.<br />

14 Cress Grove, Chalfont St Peter,<br />

Bucks SL9 9HG<br />

Dunge Farm, Over Alderley,<br />

Cheshn-e<br />

147 Moorland Road, Woodsmoor,<br />

Stockport, Cheshire. SK2 7DP<br />

14 Fielding House, Sudbury Ave.,<br />

Tupsley, Hereford HRl 1XT<br />

25 Klldare Terrace,<br />

London. W2 2JT<br />

1 Thornbury, Church Road,<br />

Hendon, London. NW4 4QW<br />

South Rldlng, The Plains,<br />

Wetheral, CarlIsle. CA4 8LA<br />

PO Box 16, Canley Heqhts,<br />

New South Wales, 2166 Australia.<br />

6/7 Anderson Court, Menstone,<br />

Melbourne, 3194, Victoria,<br />

Australia<br />

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42. Mr John Roberts<br />

43.<br />

45.<br />

46. Mr John H <strong>Plant</strong><br />

47. Mrs St&la Robson<br />

49. Mrs Elizabeth Bass<br />

51. Mr Gerald <strong>Plant</strong><br />

52.<br />

54.<br />

56.<br />

59.<br />

60.<br />

65.<br />

66.<br />

67.<br />

68.<br />

71.<br />

72.<br />

.74.<br />

75.<br />

76.<br />

77.<br />

78.<br />

79.<br />

80.<br />

81.<br />

82.<br />

84.<br />

85.<br />

Mrs J A Stebbing<br />

Mr David Johnson<br />

Dr John S <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Mr W <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Mrs Joyce Westwood<br />

Mr Nigel Burroughs<br />

Mrs R Terry<br />

Mr D J <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Sandra Cumlng<br />

Mrs J Baston<br />

Mr W Perry<br />

Mr G Brian <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Mr Wllllam <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Mrs Alice Doreen Mercer<br />

Mr Mxhael John <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Mrs M A Powell<br />

Mr G J Thomas<br />

Mr D W <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Mr E G B Powell<br />

MISS J Nrcholas<br />

Mr Rxhard S <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Mr John <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Mrs Shirley Connaghan<br />

Mr John E Ransley<br />

Tegfan, 8 Sutherland Crescent,<br />

Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent<br />

Staffs. ST11 9JU<br />

112 Megalong St., Leura,<br />

New South Wales, 2760 Australia.<br />

13 Coomaroo Crescent, M~nyama<br />

Waters, Queensland, 4575<br />

Australia.<br />

Silver Bxches, The Bedcroft,<br />

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs.<br />

Mll.1 View, Great Whlltlngton,<br />

Newcastle upon Tyne. NE19 2HP<br />

207 Ash Bank Road, Bucknall,<br />

Stoke-on-Trent. Staffs. ST2 9EE<br />

30 Miles Green.Road, Blgnall End,<br />

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs.<br />

ST7 8LQ<br />

Computer Centre, Unxversity of Keele,<br />

Staffs. ST5 5BG<br />

26 Joyce Ave., Bradeley,<br />

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs. ST6 7PF<br />

Glyn Garth, 20 Tean Road,Cheadle<br />

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs. ST10 1LQ<br />

88 Fengate, Peterborourgh. PEl 5BB<br />

56 Endon Road, Norton,<br />

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs. ST6 8NQ<br />

45 Plngate Lane, Cheadle Hulme,<br />

CheadLe, Cheshxe. SK8 7LT<br />

34 Denbeqh St, Caxrns,<br />

Queensland 4870 Australia.<br />

Honeywell, 33 Hayes Park,<br />

Chester. CH1 4AL<br />

142 Kings Road, Higher Bebington,<br />

Wlrral. L63 8PX<br />

54 Bean Leach Drive, Offerton,<br />

Stockport, Cheshire. SK2 5HZ<br />

10 Richmond Ave., Sneyd Green,<br />

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs. ST1 6DH<br />

11 River St., Mlnnamurra,<br />

New South Wales 2532, Australia.<br />

Crown Hill House, Tenbury Wells,<br />

Worcs. WR15 8JA<br />

The Old Rectory, Much Dewchurch,<br />

Herefordshire.<br />

Weston Court Farm Bungalow, Pembrldge,<br />

LeomInster, Herefordshire.<br />

Woodlands, Llnney, Ludlow.<br />

69 Lady Edlth's Ave., Scarborough,<br />

North Yorkshire Y012 5RA<br />

RIverdell, Lelntwardxre,<br />

Craven Arms, Shropshire.<br />

Yarlet Hall, Sandon, Staffs.<br />

261 Buxton Road, Macclesfield,<br />

Cheshire. SK11 7ET<br />

29 Fairway Drive, Yallourn Herghts,<br />

Victoria 3825, Australia.<br />

18 Rosary Crescent, HIghgate H111,<br />

Queensland, 4101 Australia.<br />

,,<br />

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86.<br />

87.<br />

88.<br />

89.<br />

90<br />

91.<br />

92.<br />

93<br />

94.<br />

95.<br />

96.<br />

97.<br />

98.<br />

99.<br />

100.<br />

101.<br />

102.<br />

103.<br />

MISS K E Miller<br />

Mrs Esmae M Davxs<br />

Mr Jon Ackroyd<br />

Mrs Deruse Weston<br />

Mrs M R Lake<br />

Mr Fred Faulkner<br />

Mrs Kathleen Turner<br />

Mrs Cordella Ronelle<br />

Lucella Sheilds<br />

Mr Ross <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Mrs Linda S Wheeler<br />

Mrs Yvonne May<br />

Mrs Mgt Walker<br />

Deanna Rzchards<br />

Mr Bryan Charles <strong>Plant</strong><br />

Mrs Lauren Essex<br />

Mrs P Handley<br />

Mr S R Fowler<br />

Mrs Janine Oliver<br />

210~ Walmesley Road, Bury,<br />

Lanes. BL9 6LL<br />

12 Be1 Au Court, Coolum Beach,<br />

Queensland, 4573 Australia.<br />

113 RR1 Campbell River B.C. V9W 354 Canada<br />

73 DownsIde Close, Blandford Forum, Dorset<br />

DTll 7SP<br />

16 Western Ave., Fellxstowe, Suffolk IPll<br />

9SB<br />

38 Ervln Rd., Kllsyth, Vxtorla 3137,<br />

Australia<br />

2 The Banks, Rudyard, Staffs ST13 8PN<br />

3548-D South Mlsslon<br />

Tucson AZ 85713 ASA<br />

Trevanna Cooyar, Queensland 4402, Australia<br />

3826 Kendall St., San Dlego, CA 92109 USA<br />

88 Kings Rd., Panmure, Auckland 1106, New<br />

Zealand<br />

7 Can St., Kings Meadows, Launceston,<br />

Tasmanxa 7249, Australia<br />

Argyle Heqhts 151 Ramsay Rd., RMB 246,<br />

Boyanup 6237, Western Australia<br />

8 Bar'ker St., Blackburn South, Vxtorla 3130,<br />

Australia<br />

3770 Schooner Ridge, Alpharetta, Georgu<br />

30202, USA<br />

7 Hale St.. Busselton. Western Australia<br />

6280 '<br />

29 Fellbrook St., Hanureva, New Zealand<br />

147 Brighton Rd., Scarborough, Western<br />

Australxa 6019<br />

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