A SALUTARY LESSON

This from the Derbyshire Courier 31 August 1839. A lesson to everyone ‘lured’ by Sir John Barleycorn!

BITS OF OLD CHESTERFIELD

 

This was posted this morning by Andrew Johnson on Chesterfield and Area History and Genealogy facebook page.

It is originally from 'Bits of Old Chesterfield' Derbyshire Times 1929

ANN ST JOHN

Ann St John worked at Whittington House in the service of Frederick Swanwick. She died during the night of 14th August 1838.

The inquest report from the Derbyshire Courier 18th August 1838 states that Ann died "by the visitation of God". I have never seen that verdict before.

She was buried the day after she died on August 15th in Old Whittington churchyard and in the burial record there has been written "Received of Charles Grimes the sum of one pennyfor allowing the remains of his sister Ann St John to be conveyed into the rectory lane for internment" signed by the Curate R Robinson.

I visited her grave today at St Bartholomews the headstone is still there but the wording is a bit faded now.

Picture taken 8th March 2022 Linda Bell

Pictures of Whittington

I was sent a selection of Whittington photos by Elizabeth Pemberton dated 1960’s /1970’s ? Broomhill Park area.

WHITTINGTON FIRE DECEMBER 1926

I found an interesting report in the Sheffield Independent regarding a fire which had taken place on Station Lane in December 1926. Luckily there were no casualties but the fire left 15 children homeless a few days before Christmas.

The newspaper report and further articles showing how the community pulled together can be read at WHITTINGTON FIRE DECEMBER 1926 – Old Whittington One Place Study (oldwhittingtonops.com)

WHITTINGTON CHARITIES

This excerpt taken from Derbyshire Courier March 5th 1910 outlines the details of the Whittington Charities.

The context of the article is really Mr Nunney (https://oldwhittingtonops.com/nunney/) trying to find out what had happened to some of the monies from these charities, but I thought it was interesting to see how many ex Whittington residents left provision for the ‘poor’ of Whittington.

WILLIAM HANDS

I found this story in the Belper News 3 April 1914. Although Mr Hand wasn't born in Whittington her spent part of his life there, and his story is very interesting. I love the fact that at 75 he is still working.

I have added a little bit more to Williams story at https://wordpress.com/post/oldwhittingtonops.com/5260

Excerpt ref:https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk accessed 06.02.22