| Dec 2001 |
New pages:
- Matlock Bath
: Cumming's Old Bath Hotel A lovely card found in old family
documents by David Bates and dating from between 1840 and 1842. |
Additions to:
- Images : a further
21 more postcards, with background info. Index gives either
file size or download times and, for those not on a page of
their own, there is the alternative of previewing half size.
- Matlock War Memorial (list of those commemorated) : Denys
Gaskell has very kindly contributed the full name of some of
the men commemorated at both Matlock and Tansley - see Surnames A - J and Surnames K - W
- Matlock and Matlock
Bath : References Details of postal application for post
1858 wills and admons, some additional book titles plus slight
reorganisation of the page |
| Nov 2001 |
New pages:
- Matlock Bath : Cumberland Cavern : advertisement and quotation
from 'Bemroses' Guide to Matlock,
Bakewell, Chatsworth, Haddon Hall, &c'
- Matlock
House Hydropathic Establishment Advertisement, with engraving,
from "Black's Guide to Derbyshire" (1888),
A & C Black, Edinburgh, with quotation from the guide.
- Pigot's Directory,
1831 Over 213 Matlock and Matlock Bath names,and including
the villages of Bonsall and Neighbourhoods. Reproduced by permission
of Rod Neep, Archive CD Books.
- Tourism in
the 1860's Walks and Places of Interest for Visitors - from
'Bemroses' Guide to Matlock' |
Additions to:
- Images : 26 more
postcards, with background info.
- Miscellany :
Population figures from "The Victoria History of the
English Counties. A History of Derbyshire Vol. II"
now added to the section on Nineteenth century expansion, population
and councils
- Strays : a few more
additions, including some from Phillimore sent in by Jean Durbin,
reproduced by permission of Rod Neep,
Archive CD Books |
On the move:
- Kelly's Directory,
1855
- White's Directory,
1857
- Kelly's Directory,
1876 |
| Oct 2001 |
New pages:
- Images : more
photographs, postcards and other info.
Matlock
at the beginning of the Twentieth Century : three images
Basquil the tailors, the Crown Hotel and an interior view
of Hall and Co.
Postcard
of Matlock Bath, about 1890 A view of the River Derwent
and Derwent Terrace, Matlock Bath from the railway. The
photograph was taken by Francis Frith.
Matlock
Bath Station House and the last Station Master Two twentieth
century photographs, with some details of the railway and
previous station masters. Links to two LMS sites
Midland
Railway Price List of weekend fares for 1869 to Matlock
from various UK towns and cities
Midland
Railway Price List of tourist tickets for 1869 to Matlock
and Buxton from various UK towns and cities from 'Bemroses'
Guide to Matlock'
Smedley's
Hydropathic Establishment Advert from 1869
Matlock
Bath - Jubilee Bridge The bridge was put in place a
few days before Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887
|
Link added:
- Images : to
Smedley's Hydro Dining Room ca. 1890 |
Additions to:
- Arkwright's Cotton Mill : Quotations from Davies (1811) and Rhodes (1824) refer to Masson
Mill, the mill workers and Sir Richard Arkwright.
- Newspaper Cuttings:
An Army Deserter in 1762, and a reference found in a parish
register in 1780 |
| Sep 2001 |
New pages:
- 1851 Census Name indexes and 'as enumerated'
- 1871 Census Name indexes and 'as enumerated'
- 1881 Census Name indexes and 'as enumerated'
- What's included in the census transcripts on the site and how it has been
presented
- Abbreviations used in the census transcripts on this website
- Kelly's Directory
1848 290 entries
- Kelly's Directory 1908 (all pages interlinked, so easy navigation):
Matlock,
Private Residents 162 names.
Matlock,
(Commercial Premises) 389 names in total
Matlock
Bath : 261 names
Kelly's
: Official Establishments, Local Institutions etc
- Kelly's Directory 1916 (all interlinked, so easy navigation):
Matlock,
(Commercial Premises A - L) } 398 names in total
Matlock,
(Commercial Premises M - W) }
Official
Establishments, Local Institutions etc
- Images :
Further engravings and quotations from 'Bemroses'
Guide to Matlock, Bakewell, Chatsworth, Haddon Hall, &c' by John Hicklin. Reproduced here with the very kind permission
and help of Sonia Addis Smith.
Matlock Dale
Matlock Bath from the Black Rocks
Matlock Bath: High Tor Tunnel
and Willersley
Castle, seat of Richard Arkwright, Esq. Engraving from 'The Beauties of England and Wales', by John Britton
and Edward Wedlake Brayley, Vol III, published in 1802,
Cumberland, Isle of Man, and Derbyshire
|
Additions to (and moved):
-1861 census:
Occcupation, birthplace, marital status or relationship to head
of the house now added. New name indexes |
On the move:
- Kelly's Directory 1916 (all interlinked, so easy navigation):
Matlock,
Private Residents 202 names.
Matlock
Bath : 228 names
- Matlock Taverns
and Public Houses listed in three early nineteenth century
directories
- Bagshaw's
(1846) Directory) |
| Aug 2001 |
Additions to:
- Biographies :
now includes Job SMITH
- 19th Century
Lists: County Councillors and Police (Lists Under 5 Names).
Police moved (see whatsnew, Jan 2008)
- Funeral Garland
in Matlock Church: Link added to GENUKI's Take a Look At"
by Julie Bunting
- Images : Two
engravings and quotations from 'Bemroses'
Guide to Matlock, Bakewell, Chatsworth, Haddon Hall, &c' by John Hicklin. Reproduced here with the very kind permission
and help of Sonia Addis Smith Matlock Bank and Matlock Bath
from the Heights of Abraham plus additional material from the
Guide on Matlock
Bath - The Royal Hotel
- Matlock References:
The libraries section has the Derbyshire RO email and details
of the 1891 DFHS census floppy disk is under 'Census' |
| July 2001 |
On the move:
- 1841 census of
Matlock (and Matlock Bath) and notes
about the 1841 census |
Additions to:
- Funeral Garland
in Matlock Church: Julie Bunting's photograph of the garland
that has been restored
- Matlock References:
The sections on census and other publications now have more
on the DFHS material about Matlock and Matlock Bath
- Newspaper Cuttings:
William Taylor has contributed two further items from 1892 -
an obituary for Andrew Bridge that names lots of mourners plus
a short article about council vacancies following the deaths
of Messrs Bridge and Taylor |
| June 2001 |
New pages:
- Cotton
Manufacture, Willersley and Sir Richard Arkwright : a further
extract from The Beauties of England and Wales (1802), written shortly after Arkwright's death, very generously
sent by Sonia Addis Smith. There's an engraving of Willersley
Castle.
- Images : a complete
new section of photographs, postcards, engravings, etchings
and maps not included on the history pages. Some of the pages
have additional information and all are linked to a variety
of pages within the site. Included is a photograph of Miss
Florence Nightingale, 'The Lady With the Lamp' which is
published here courtesy of The Florence Nightingale Museum,
London. This photograph is of Florence as a young lady and I
am extremely grateful to the Museum for their generosity.
The following images have been moved across: DONEGANI
family photograph, Map
of Riber, Matlock
Bath Today, Photographs
of Rockside, Photograph
of the Old Pavilion and Royal Hotel |
Additions to:
- Matlock, Matlock
Bath and Matlock Dale in 1802 : engraving of Matlock Bridge
added.
- 1908 programme of
the Matlock Operatic Society : image of the programme, which
shows the Victoria Hall
- Water Cures : see
both What happened to the Hydros (for Janet Mitchell's comments
about the Training College) and So who went? (which now includes
William Henry Perkin, discoverer of the first synthetic dye).
Janet Mitchell was a former student and her friend is Curator
of Bradford's Colour Museum.
- Newspaper Cuttings:-
William Taylor has contributed the 1892 obituary of his second
great-grandfather Timothy Taylor which identifies the mourners.
- Paul Kettle has sent a several new photographs:
- Churches and Chapels - Farley Congregational, United Methodist (now the Imperial
Rooms)
- Matlock -
The Town Hall
- Stone Quarrying - Cawdor Quarry, showing Masson, and taken on a misty June morning.
- The Local Schools - All Saints' and the County School on Chesterfield Road |
Link added:
- 1908 programme of
the Matlock Operatic Society and Matlock
Miscellany now links to the new Matlock Operatic Society
web site |
| May 2001 |
New pages:
- Photograph of the
Old Pavilion and Royal Hotel, Matlock Bath: a lovely clear
early coloured postcard, scanned by Peter Aspey, with some background
notes
- Matlock, Matlock
Bath and Matlock Dale in 1802 : wonderful early description,
very generously sent by Sonia Addis Smith, extracted by Sonia
from The Beauties of England and Wales, published in
1802 |
Additions to:
- The Local Schools : Caroline Cantor has sent two photographs and further information
on the Presentation Convent, so this is now featured separately.
The first photograph is on this page, with the second on
- Water Cures : see
What happened to the Hydros for the second photograph of the
former Chesterfield House Hydro and some additional information.
- Matlock Bath
in 1840 : a little more detail added to the section 'Where
to Stay' |
Link added:
- Matlock Bath : link to Temple Hotel's web site (sent by Rosemary Lockie) |
| Apr 2001 |
New pages:
- The Wolley Manuscripts : A major collection of pre 1828 documents, reproduced from
the catalogue at Matlock Local Studies Library with the very
kind permission of "Derbyshire Libraries and Heritage Department".
With sincere thanks to them, Matlock LSL staff and to Miriam
Wood, who created the indexes. Additional information has been
extracted from articles written by Rev. Charles J. Cox, LL.D.,
F.S.A. and published in the Journals of the Derbyshire Archaeological
and Natural History Society. My grateful thanks to Jane Steer
for her help with the latter.
- 1871 census,
some background information on the Enumeration Districts and
folios, prior to putting 4 Ed's on line |
Link added:
- Matlock References:
The section on tourism now has a link to the Derbyshire Dales
site, which will provide the latest information about what is
open to the public
- The Local Schools (see Private Schools). E-mail link to Caroline Cantor, who organises
reunions for former past pupils and staff of the Presentation
Convent |
Additions to:
- Matlock War Memorial (list of those commemorated) : Stephen
Kimberley has very kindly contributed the full name of his ancestor's
brother, J H Hayes - see Surnames
A - J and Surnames
K - W |
Link added:
- Biographies :
link to Florence Nightingale's Museum's web site (sent by Rosemary
Lockie)
- Water Cures : link
to Medical Heritage of Great Britain (sent by Rosemary Lockie) |
| Mar 2001 |
New page:
- Matlock St. Giles
Marriages - 1637-1837 has a new index page, some corrections
and additions and there is a better explanation of the dates
(old and new calendar) in the notes
about Phillimore's Marriage Indexes
Over 208 marriages were by licence between 1637 - 1812.
These were omitted from the original lists, but I have now
added them. The new format is much easier to read.
- Funeral Garland
in Matlock Church - an ancient custom. Sonia Addis Smith
has generously sent copies from 'Bemroses' Guide to Matlock' (dated about 1869) and I have been able to scan an image of
one of the garlands.
- Churches and Chapels - there a quote from 'Bemroses' Guide to Matlock' under
the section about St. Giles Church
- Alterations to the 17th
Century Lists so some longer lists are now on individual
pages:
The
Free and Voluntary Present (Contributions to the gift
to King Charles II)
Heath
Tax Assessments (Chimney Tax)
Recusant
Fines (those who didn't conform to the Anglican church)
|
Additions to:
- Empire Day (1914) has fuller details of this pre war parade of Matlock's National
Reserve, plus notes on conscription
- Find a Name now
up to 463 surnames for people in the history pages, as opposed
to lists
- 19th Century
Lists: Matlock names found in The Deserter Index, pub. Manchester & Lancashire FHS (1999), published here
with their kind permission and typed by Jean Durbin |
Link added:
- Matlock References:
link to the Court Service website and details of Ivor Neal's
bap., mar and bur CD ROM for St. Giles
- The Local Schools:
link to the Schools Photos website - sadly, no longer operating |
| Feb 2001 |
New page:
- Lead Mining }
- Stone Quarrying }
The Lead Mining and Stone Quarry page has been split to make
two smaller files |
Additions to:
- Matlock Biographies now includes details on NEWNES
- The Derbyshire Federation of Women's Institutes have given
their kind permission to reproduce two quotations from their
now out of print 'The Derbyshire Village Book'. See the snippet
about Ernest Bailey under Ernest Bailey Grammar School and the
quotation about some 'famous names' of visitors to Smedley's
Hydro at the end of the 1891 Kelly's Directory section. My thanks
to Helen Prevett for typing it.
-1861 census index : this 'as enumerated' index is now finished with 1157 more
names, and 1 unnamed absentee, added. Enumeration District 15
has been completed and ED 16 is finished. ED 16 is the last
ED for Matlock and the hamlet and Ecclesiastical District of
Tansley follows on |
Link added:
- Matlock References : The Probate Records for Derbyshire are on Rosemary Lockie's
GENUKI site and is easily searchable by surname.
A link to Julie Bunting's reviews of books about Derbyshire
can be found at the bottom
of the 'Books' section |
| Jan 2001 |
New pages:
- Bank Road and the Tram : the steepest tramway in the world was in commercial use in
Matlock for over 34 years. Some of this information used to
be on the Matlock page.
- Flooding : the River
Derwent has overflowed its banks on more than one occasion in
the town's history. Some of this information used to be on the Matlock page.
- Photographs
of Rockside : Paul Kettle has been able to take a series
of photos of the building, a top rated hotel at the beginning
of the twentieth century, in its present state. |
Additions to:
- 1861 census index : 1011 more names added as Enumeration District 13 and 14 have
just been completed and ED 15 has been begun.
- Matlock has
better links, more information and some new photos. In particular
see the sections on:
Matlock Bank and Moor with a photo of Bank Road
Matlock Bridge with a photo of Crown Square and the bridge,
one of the bandstand in the Hall Leys park and the names of
a few employers from the 1908 Kelly's Directory.
- Matlock Bath
: The Switzerland of England now has much better internal
links and a link to the Heights of Abraham web site.
- Matlock Miscellany now has the decriptions of the DEANE, LEACROFT, NIGHTINGALE,
SNITTERTON, STEVENSON and WOLLEY coat of arms. I have also added
details of a bequest by Robert CLAY, a distant relative, to
the parish of Matlock - see the Charities section. Details of
nineteenth century expansion, population and and councils have
moved to this page from the Matlock page.
- The Local Schools : Charles White's has been added to the page about the schools
in earlier times. This page also has some background information
on the English Education system. |
