Farnham and Surrounding Villages
Nicholas Knight – Goldsmith of Farnham – died 1715
Knight Families of Farnham I was recently asked for some help tracing members of the Knight family who lived in Farnham in the 18th and
Corporal Wilfred Clifford Armsworth of Bethel Lane, Upper Hale: 1896 – 1917
A joint Hale History Project and Lacunae of History story A few years back, the Hale History Project acquired a photograph of a young soldier
Petronell Byworth of Farnham – 1550-1628
Petronell Strickland was born in Rampisham, Dorset around 1550 into a family with a long history of cloth making. We know she had at least
John Byworth of Farnham -1546-1623
So Who Was John Byworth? Here is a timeline of his life: 1546: John Byworth born about 1546 in Kent 1567: Finished apprenticeship as a
Hale: Memorial Plaques of St Mark’s Church
In 2020, a collection of memorial plaques were found in storage at St Mark’s Church, Upper Hale near Farnham, Surrey. These had originally been attached
History of Pierrepont, Frensham, Surrey
Pierrepont first caught my attention when I was researching for my post on Frensham’s First Parish Register and I decided to delve a little deeper
Martin and Dorothy Lipscomb of Hale, Surrey
In 2020, a collection of memorial plaques were found in storage at St Mark’s Church, Upper Hale near Farnham, Surrey. These had originally been attached
Chandler Family of Frensham, Surrey – 1700’s
A page of burials from the Frensham Parish Register in 1810 can look like a dry piece of history – nothing more than a list
Henrietta Munday of Frensham: 1657 – 1743
Henrietta Woodgate of Binsted married the Curate of Frensham Background to Woodgate Family During the 1600’s, the Woodgate Family were mercers selling articles relating to
Frensham Parish Register – 1649 to 1810
Background to Parish Registers: In 1538, Thomas Cromwell, Vicar General, ordered every clergyman to ‘kepe one boke or register wherin ye shall write the day
Frensham and Headley Harding Family – Quakers in the 1600’s
Our story begins with the Will of John Harding of Spreakley, Yeoman of Frensham, written for him by a scribe on 12 June 1648, when
Abraham Harding ~ Headley Yeoman 1600’s
A Suggested Timeline ~ Abraham Harding had a cousin in Headley also called Abraham Harding so it’s not always easy to sort out who was