Thomas HOTCHKIN of "Woodhall Spa" fame

[grantleydawn]

The following may assist some people looking for their ancestors.

The 1843 Will of Thomas HOTCHKIN includes a £4,000 trust for both;
“ Thomas Hotchkin VINES the son of Eliza VINES late of Boston in the County of Lincoln deceased and who was baptised in the Parish church of St Giles in the Fields Middlesex on the twentieth day of September one thousand and eight hundred and thirty seven ”
“ Eliza Hotchkin VINES the daughter of the before named Eliza VINES and being of the age of four years or thereabouts ”

I have a lot more information on the HOTCHKIN ancestry, being my bloodline.

Regards
Grantley Hutchens
South Australia

[lydiaann]

Hi, Grantley:

Just browsing through RootsChat when I came across your post.  I am surprised that you haven't had any replies (unless they came privately); I used to live in Woodhall Spa, in fact I grew up there, and the Hotchkin name is well-known.  My grandfather was gamekeeper up at the Petwood Estate (now a country house hotel) during the WWI and he often mentioned the name when telling stories about their time there (he and my granny retired to W/Spa)

Good luck
lydiaann

[lydiaann]

Hi, Grantley (again!)

I have just checked my books "Voices of Woodhall Spa: A Century of Memories" and "Echoes of Woodhall Spa: Woodhall and War".  In the first, Neil Hotchin, Esq

[lydiaann]

Hi, Grantley:

having problems with my mouse!  As I was saying, in the first book, Neil Hotchkin Esq has a 7-page 'conversation' about himself and the family history, with lots of photos.  In the second book, there are numerous reference to the Hotchkin family.  What I can do is photocopy the appropriate pages if you want to contact me privately through this site and I can e-mail them to you.

lydiaann
Vancouver, Canada

[grantleydawn]

Hi lydiaann,

I never expected many replies to my post. It was really to reveal the genealogical bit that I found in a Will, that may not otherwise be revealed.

It was also to record my interest in the HOTCHKINs and be the catalyst for contacting people with a similar interest.

I will make direct contact with you, thankyou.

Regards
Grantley

[DougSteward53]

Hi lydiaann,

Can you tell me if your Grand Dad ever talked about George Arthur Steward who was the Gamekeeper at the Manor House until 1950? George was my Great Grand Dad born in 1869 and passed on in 1950 and is buried in Woodhall Spa.

Thanks,
Doug Steward

[lydiaann]

Hi, Doug:

My granddad was at Woodhall Spa from 1912 to 1920 and only retired back there in 1949.  I don't recall the name Steward being mentioned.   Sorry!

Happy New Year to you and yours.

lydiaann

[DougSteward53]

Hi Lydiaann!

Thanks for the information. Wondering if you know of location of "Gamekeeper Cottage - The Manor" in Woodhall Spa, or who would know?

Thanks again and Happy New Year to you and yours also!

Doug

[lydiaann]

Hello, again:

The only one I know is the one in which my grandparents lived in 1912-1920.  As you go out of Woodhall Spa on the Tattershall Road, past the Abbey Lodge, the first 'cottage' on the left is the one that they had - and it was known as Gamekeeper's Cottage.  Of course, it has been renovated and added to beyond all recognition since I first saw it in the early '50s.  What I don't recognise is 'The Manor'...I didn't know there was a Manor in Woodhall.  I'll contact some of my friends and see if they know.  Watch this space!!