Hazelwood in the Forest of Duffield book

[martync]

Hi Jan,

Thanks for the web address the book was waiting for me when I got home from work today. It is very interesting to me and has a lot of information about people who had lived in Hazelwood and the farms around it.

I will visit the Church yard at Hazelwood during my visit to Derbyshire tomorrow to see if he is buried there, I feel sure he will be. I would then know when he died and if the book is still covered by copyright. If it's not I may well scan it and put it up on the Internet so that people looking for information about people who lived in Hazelwood prior to 1931 could look them up. Meantime if anyone has a relative that may be covered post a message and I'll see if I can find them.

All the best,
Martyn

[janan]

 

Best wishes
Jan

Nice idea about putting it on the internet if possible

[martync]

I've just found what I am sure is "my" Herbert's death and it was in the last quarter of 1941 so that means 2012 before I could scan it without risking an angry cousin saying I broke their copyright on the first meeting! But I'll gladly do look ups if anyone people are researching were mentioned in the book, just let me know.

All the best,
Martyn

[martync]

That's great Martyn

Hope to get up to Wirksworth sometime to explore my Allsopps.

Regards Jan

Hi Jan,

You did not have a W.H. Allsopp in your family that may have been a publican did you? I've now made the book into a searchable pdf file and put Allsopp in it and found a list of the landlords of the "Puss in Boots" Inn in the parish of Windley and W.H. Allsopp was listed. Apparently it was known as "The Cat" to locals and was near the Hazelwood railway station on the boarder between the Hazelwood and Windley parishes. There isn't any more about W.H. Allsop but a bit quite a bit about the history of the Inn so if there is a connection let me know and I'll send it to you.

All the best,
Martyn

[janan]

Hi Martyn
Thanks for the offer - I haven't come across WH Allsopp, although he could well be linked in a sideways fashion as my 5xgreat grandfather was an innkeeper in Wirksworth and did pass the trade down but not in my direct line. Will let you know if the Cat does turn up in my research.
Cheers Jan

[Brett]

Dear Martyn,

I wonder if you would mind looking for any mentions of the surname PAYNE in your book, please?  I know there were PAYNEs living in Hazelwood in the 9th Century, and although they are not closely connected with my lot from Newton Solney & Church Gresley, I'm still holding out for the discovery of a distant link at some stage.  Many thanks for the offer.

Regards and best wishes,

Brett Payne
Tauranga, New Zealand

[martync]

Hello Brett,

There is not a huge amount in the book going further back that the 17th century. The only entry I could find for a Payne was that a Pte. R. Payne is remembered at the Memorial Hall as one of the 25 men of the village that lost their lives in World War I. It brings it home how many people died in that war when you see a small village like Hazelwood lost 25 men.

I don't know if this man was linked to your family but good luck in your hunt.

All the best,
Martyn

[Brett]

Dear Martyn,

Thanks for taking the time and trouble to look this up for me.  I'm not sure if he's related either, but it may well end up being one of those pieces of the puzzle that all fit together in due course.  I'm very grateful.

Regards and best wishes, Brett

[brix1961]

Could you tell me if there is any mention of an Allen family in your book? My ancestor Joseph was born in Hazelwood about 1774 & the family later moved to Duffield

Many thanks