Edward Attwood & Elizabeth Hardwick, wool merchants 1700s.

[mew64]

I wonder if anyone can help me please. I am researching our  Attwood ancestors. Edward Attwood, born c 1725, married Elizabeth Hardwick, also c1725. They were both born in Derbyshire, unfortunately, I don't know which parishes. The information that we have tells us that the Attwoods were wealthy woolen merchants in Derbyshire, at this time, and that is how they aquired their fortunes . The family story says that they had Catholic sympathies and backed the Jacobite rebellion, loosing their fortunes in the process!
They were related to Abraham Derby, who was connected to the Industrial revolution in Staffordshire, which may explain them being in Shropshire during the 1750s.
Does anyone have any ideas how I could find out  more about the Attwoods please? Would their be any trade directories or records going back this far?
Many thanks for reading this, I hope someone can help!

[ShaunJ]

In the IGI, there is an extracted record for the marriage of Edward Attwood and Elizabeth Hardwick on 9 October 1726 at  Saint Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, Shropshire. 

There is also a submitted record which has the marriage taking place on that date in 1727, and records Edward Atwood or Attwood as baptised 6 March 1706 in Dudley Staffs, parents Edward Atwood and Elizabeth Hawkes, and Elizabeth Hardwick as being born around 1706 in Bobbington Staffs.
 

[Mr Gwynne Chadwick]

Hi,

A bit more information on that marriage.

From St Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, parish register.
Marriage by Licence on 9 Oct 1726.

Edward ATTWOOD of Dudley.
to
Elizabeth HARDWICKE of Bobbington.

Hope it helps,
Gwynne
Transcribing the Bridgnorth, Shropshire, census and other records.
http://www.chadwickg.freeserve.co.uk

[spendlove]

Hi,
As this Richard Attwood is a Wool Merchant, and previous posts re Dudley, I just wondered if this document would be of interest:-


On http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/index.asp

DUDLEY ARCHIVES & LOCAL HISTORY SERVICE
Miscellaneous Deeds & Documents
Reference: Z143/35
Creation dates: 29 Sep. 1711
Extent and Form: 1 doc.

Scope and Content
Bond of Richard Attwood and Edward Attwood of Dudley, wool [merchants] to Josia Bate of Dudley, coalmaster to perform covenants.

Regards
Spendlove

[Kathleen S Deveril]

Dear Member

Elizabeth Hardwick, born in Bobbington, Staffordshire.  The Hardwicks of Staffordshire and Shropshire are also the Hardwicks of Hardwick Hall, Doe Lea, Chesterfield.

My own branch is from Walter Hardwick of Great Moor House, Pattingham, Staffordshire, bc1498.  He married, on 3 October 1513, his cousin, Petronella Hardwick bc1495 at Whytwell Hall, Whitwell, Chesterfield.

Petronella is the daughter of Thomas Hardwick, 2nd son of SIR John Hardwick, b1451 of Hardwick Hall and his wife Elizabeth Bakewell.  Petronella VERNON is the wife of Thomas Hardwick.  They married 1488.  She is the daughter of Raufe Vernon, bc1450 at Haddon Hall, Bakewell and his wife, LADY Margaret Talbot of Shrewsbury, daughter of JOHN TALBOT, IInd EARL of Shrewsbury

[Derbysderek]

As a long-term student of everything to do with Bess of Hardwick and her family.......I would be interested in seeing your proof that the Hardwick(e) family of Ault Hucknall ( the Parish in which Hardwick hall stands..............has anything at all to do with the Hardwicks of Staffordshire.....

Derek.

[Kathleen S Deveril]

Dear DerbysDerek

Thakyou for your message.

I had shown to me, by the library staff in the Local Studies Section of Chesterfield Public Library, Low Pavement, Chesterfield, a booklet, which was privately printed in 1908.

This is a pedigree of the Hardwicks of Derbyshire.  It is a scholarly work and cites DEEDS which were then held at Hardwick Hall, Pedigrees of James Hardwick of Stainsby, dated 1636, MS Yorkshire Visitations  of 1585 in respect of Coat of Arms of John Hardwick in Hucknall(Ault) which are described in the HARL.MS.1456.fol 33.; History of the Family of Markham, written by Francis Markham 1610 regarding marriage of William Hardwick of Wingfield. co Derby and of Kirkstall near Leeds, Yorkshire ,who married Sanchia, daughter of John Markham of Sireston co. Notts and granddaughter of Sir John Markham of Gotham co. Derby.  William and Sanchia had a daughter Mary who married Richard Cooke of Pattingham co. Staffs.  Mary and Richard Cooke had a daughter, Mary.  This Mary Cooke married
John Hardwicke of Great Moor Hous, Pattingham, co. Staffs.  This John is the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Perry), and grandson of Thomas bc1520 at Great Moor House and his wife Joan Northwood.
Thomas bc1525 is the son of Walter Hardwick bc1489 at Great Moor House, Pattingham and his wife, HIS COUSIN, Petronella Hardwick  bc1495 of Whytwell Hall, Whitell, Derbyshire.  Petronella is the daughter of Thomas Hardwick b1470 at Hardwickj Hall, Derbyshire and of his wife PETRONELLA VERNON, daughter of Raufe Vernon lived at Barrowby, Lincs) and Lady Margaret Talbot of Shrewsbury.  Raufe Vernon is the Son of Vernon of Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire
Thomas Hardwick b1470 is the second son of Sir John/Jocelyn de Hardwicke b1451 and his wife Elizabeth Bakewell.  Sir John/Jocelyn is the son of Sir Roger de Hardwicke and Nicola Barlow.  Sir Roger is the son of Sir William  b1399 and Elizabeth Wingfield, nee Goushill.  Elizabeth's parents are Sir Robert Goushill of Barlborough Hall, Barlborough (where Elizabeth was born c1398,) and Hoveringham Hall, Hoveringham, co Notts and the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Elizabeth FitzAlan of Arundel, b1366, daughter of the Earl of Arundel of Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex.  The  first Hardwick is gleaned from this booklet VIZ  SIR Jocelyn de Haveremere de Hardwycke, bc1040 in the reign of King Canute of Mercia.  Jocelyn is of a noble and powerful Anglo-Saxon family of Mercia.  He fought for Harold of Wessex at Battle of Hastings.  For this, Duke William, The Conquerer stripped him of his knighthood and lands because he fought against the rightful heir to the throne of Wessex.  Sir Jocelyn's son, also Jocelyn had these returned by King Henry 1st, grandson of William the Conqueror.

I hope that you enjoy the work which will result from the above.

Katheen of North Wingfield

[Derbysderek]

Kathleen..scholarly indeed..thank you very much.......but I find the link with the Plantagenets perhaps a little contrived...........but, in spite of being for many years a Derbyshire specialist..I am more than happy to bow to your obvious superior research........and i'm not being ironic!!

Thanks again...

Derek.