As reported in The Derby Mercury, Wednesday, February 28, 1900 – Derbyshire Winter Assizes Before the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Russell of Killowen). The Lord Chief Justice arrived at Derby on Saturday morning shortly after ten o’clock, and opened the … Read More
Horrible Murder near Eckington Woman Shot by a Neighbour Plucky Arrest by the police Exciting Scenes (by our own reporter) A terrible affair occurred on Saturday evening at Owlthorpe, near Eckington, where a woman named Emily Bird was … Read More
Nathan Staniforth wrote: Through my Staniforth surname study I’ve had the opportunity to meet many distant cousins from as far afield as America and Australia, I just received a poem from a woman in Massachusetts that descends from one of … Read More
I was only four years old when the Second World War ended, so for me it is difficult to separate what are my real memories from what is information that I have picked up listening to my family recalling those … Read More
A verdict of “Death by misadventure” was returned at an inquest at Eckington on Monday on William M Batty (35)209 High Street Mosbro’ whose body was found in the River Moss Eckington Woods. John Batty father of deceased said … Read More
Dent Main Colliery was granted an operating license by the National Coal Board in 1947. Dent Main Colliery was opened in 1924 and had three directors, Colin and Albert Pemberton and Brian Hutchinson. It was situated on Birley Moor Road, … Read More
Leonard was born on 25 February1894 to Thomas & Lousia Hargate. Leonard lived with brothers Ernest, Thomas, Willis and sisters Lily, Gladys and Jessie Hargate at 29/39 Station Road, Halfway according to 1901. In1911 census Doris and Janet had … Read More
Towards the latter end of the first world war, a ship left the port of Liverpool bound for Canada. Along with the crew of sailors were a battalion of 450 soldiers. The purpose for these soldiers travelling in the opposite … Read More
A fancy dress parade and demonstration, organised by the Sidney Tavern Outing Club, took place at Mosbro, Saturday, aid of the Mosbro’. Halfway and Holbrook Fallen Heroes’ Fund. The procession of decorated drays, bicycles, horses and costume characters started from … Read More
Mosborough. St Mark’s Church. – A sacred cantata, “Christ and His Soldiers,” was given in the Church on Thursday, to a large congregation. and was rendered most impressively. The curate-in-charge, the Rev. V. H. Haddelsey, B.A., presided at the organ, … Read More