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Ellen Willmott of Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex

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Ellen Willmott of Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex
« on: Tuesday 30 October 07 00:26 GMT (UK) »

Does anyone have any information at all about Ellen Willmott who was a famous horticulturist (1858 - 1938). She owned a grand house in Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex who at one time employed over 100 gardeners.

Her Godmother was the Countess Helen Ann Tasker of Middleton Hall, Shenfield/Brentwood.

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Re: Ellen Willmott of Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 08:44 GMT (UK) »

Diana

found a nice site on the net about her, makes for very interesting reading

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/1349925007/in/pool-england/

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Re: Ellen Willmott of Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 10:05 GMT (UK) »

Thanks Kath,

I have loads of information on Ellen Willmott as I research her life story but this particular item I didn't have - I love the photographs and I have now joined Flickr to post my own photographs. I have also commented on Barry's wonderful shots of this magnificent place.

I would, however, like to find people who are connected to the Willmotts/Taskers/Fells I mentioned by ancestry or by story. These people had lots of people working for them and I would love to hear from anyone who has a story about any of them.

Many thanks again,

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Re: Ellen Willmott of Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 10:19 GMT (UK) »

Sorry i couldnt be of more help Sad

I take it you have looked at the SEAX website (Essex Records Office) to see what they have available on Warley Place.

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Re: Ellen Willmott of Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 10:24 GMT (UK) »

You were of great help Kath - I discovered those lovely photos of Warley Place and also Flickr!

I aim to get to the ERO one day as I am only in Havering but not sure yet how to get there. I shall look on SEAX to see what's on there but I am in contact with the working party at Warley Place and so have lots of general information about Ellen Willmott. Funnily enough, however, there doesn't seem to be many related people researching the ancestry of the Willmott, Fell and Tasker families - yet they were all wealthy and people of note. Seems strange. Rootschat is pretty good for getting this type of information though so I am keeping my fingers crossed!

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Re: Ellen Willmott of Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 10:32 GMT (UK) »

Good luck mate

As for the records office, Chelmsford is a nightmare for parking, have a look on the net for their Park and Ride service.

It cost's £2.00 (return) and you get to leave your car all day in a secure parking facility. When you use the Park & Ride get off at the last stop, when you do this turn right walk about 300 yrds and you will come to a little turning (you should see the DVLA building) walk down the side of this building across their carpark at the back of the car park is a foot bridge (across the river) and the ERO is directly in front of you.

park and ride map
http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/microsites/parkandride/maps.htm
(you will want to get off at stop number 5)

this map shows a better view of where the DVLA is
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=dvla&near=Chelmsford&fb=1&cid=0,0,4694673273332047302&sa=X&oi=local_result&resnum=1&ct=image

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Re: Ellen Willmott of Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 10:38 GMT (UK) »

That's brilliant Kath. I went before but was totally confused by all the roundabouts. I shall print everything off and try to get there one day soon. The Park and Ride looks like a good idea.

Cheers!

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Re: Ellen Willmott of Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 10:46 GMT (UK) »

NO probs hun.

The ERO has a car park but it's so expensive and it's not secure. The P & R is great value for money and the buses run every 10 mins all day. And the buses they have are very posh lol, nice leather seats etc (better than my car)

It's well worth the £2.00 and you can do Xmas shopping too, Chelmsford has a great shopping center.

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Re: Ellen Willmott of Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 10:49 GMT (UK) »

I wouldn't have time to do Christmas shopping lol - once in there I am hooked and just carry on searching all day. Only been once but I need to find out about my Dad's side.

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Re: Ellen Willmott of Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 10:53 GMT (UK) »

Lol

well best go on a Monday then Diana as that's their late opening day, i believe they are open until 8pm.

I know what you mean, the time flies when you get in there, i manage to go about twice a year, wish it was more. And i only live 25 mins down the road. I just find it easier to buy the parish records on fiche and look them up at home, when all the kids have gone to bed.

Good luck with your search mate. It sounds very interesting (you going to write a book?)

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Re: Ellen Willmott of Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 10:57 GMT (UK) »

Thanks for the tip - I will go on a Monday then. Might be a quieter day in any case.

Yes, I write articles and I have already written one article and plan to write a couple more. I have stacks of information on her but through this research I am now invovled in helping people with their ancestry! Just so fascinating. I discovered some gorgeous buildings last week in Brentwood that I never knew existed - and I don't live that far away from there! How the gentry lived in those days. Unbelieveable!

Where do you buy the microfiches from? What cost are they and how do you read them?

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Re: Ellen Willmott of Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 11:07 GMT (UK) »

I live just outside Thurrock, so Brentwood, Chelmsford, Romford all quite near especially living right on top of A13.

I am too fascinated with peoples family history and do help quite a few people when i can. I also love old buildings and ruins.

You can order the microfiche from the records office. It's about £2.20 per fiche, which i do not think is to expensive. You can pay by cheque,in person or by credit/debit card over the phone. they will also post it out to you recorded delivery which costs about £1.50 (i think it's less than that)

All the parishes have an ERO reference

say like Great Waltham, Essex St Mary & St Lawrence Church would be D/P 121
if i wanted the register of baptisms 1703-1782 it would be D/P 121/1/1 it contains 5 fiche so would cost £11.00

When you go on the seax website login as guest and on the right hand side you will see 'quick find registers' click this it's self explanatory from there.

As for being able to read them you need a fiche reader, i bought mine off of ebay it cost me £50 and it's about 40 years old, so not cheap. If your lucky your local library may have a reader there and you can use that for free. Unfortunately mine does not, so i bought one.

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Re: Ellen Willmott of Warley Place, Gt Warley, Essex
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 30 October 07 11:09 GMT (UK) »

oh forgot to add that it can take up to 6 weeks to get them so it's not quick. but i do not know what entails in copying fiche.


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