Farnham and Surrounding Villages
The Willmer Family – Part Two
A collaboration of Sheila Kleiman and Roger White. In Part One, we saw that the Willmer Family originally had no association with Willmer House in
The Willmer Family ~ Part One
Introduction Most people who live in Farnham know of Willmer House in West Street – the home of the Farnham Museum. But who were the
Hungry Hill – Around the World!
This is a fun survey of Hungry Hill both at home and around the world! I was born and raised on Hungry Hill, north of
Mary Lintott ~ The Clockmaker’s Widow and Farnham Benefactor
As those of you who follow me know, ‘Women and their Wills’ is my favourite category of research, so here I am pleased to present
War Graves ~ Upper Hale Cemetery in Surrey
A rather sombre topic but still a slice of local Hale history After my last post on Private Maud Rose Payne, written for Remembrance Day,
Pte. Maud Rose Payne
Upper Hale Cemetery has four Commonwealth War Graves Commission graves from World War II This is the story of Private Maud Rose Payne of the
More Mabberlys of Farnham
“Mabberlys had properties in The Borough, East Street, and Downing Street” (Pat Heather, Farnham Town Books) “Mabberlys were frequently encountered in Farnham in the 17th
Edward Reeves ~ Apothecary of Basingstoke
Why so many deaths around the 1750’s? Smallpox reached pandemic proportions at this time and the number of deaths exceeded any smallpox outbreak up to
Francis Mabberly ~ Fishmonger and Keeper of The Bush Inn, Farnham
Farnham Town & Borough Court Leet 3 April 1663 ~ We present in Dogflud the survaiors of the highway for not mending Bickemead Bridge and for
Nicholas Knight~Husbandman Farmer of Farnham ~ 1700’s
Recap: In part 1, we explored the family of Nicholas Knight, Goldsmith of Farnham, to see if any Knight descendants could be found who lived in
Farnham’s Merchant Tokens ~ 1600’s
Introduction England suffered from a chronic shortage of small change from the mid-17th to the early 19th century. The government failed to mint enough small
Lintott Family of Puttenham, Surrey ~ 1606 to 1749 ~ Blacksmiths
Spelling of name – sometimes Lintot and other times Lintott. Genealogists do not agree on its origin: 1) The surname Lintott is of English origin