| The
Stocks Family History |
"I know that there
are quite a few Stocks buried in Quorn churchyard, but exactly how
did they all fit into the family tree and how long has there been
a Stocks presence in Quorn?" |
| The
Farnham Family |
Timothy Farnham's searches
back through the Farnham family tree indicated that a forebear had
emigrated from England to Massachusetts in 1635. Further investigation
revealed a link to the Farnhams of Quorndon Leicestershire. |
| Woodforth
Family History |
"My Woodforth ancestors
married in Quorn in 1838 and shortly after departed for France and
later to Australia." |
| The
Parkinson Family |
"The Parkinsons first
appeared in Quorndon (Quorn), when brothers Robert, Thomas and William
settled there in the 1750's. It is likely that they came from Derbyshire
before that. There is little documentation, however, which
has survived, which can give a more detailed picture." |
| The
Stubbs Family |
Stubbs Family Members Going
to Australia on the Fairlie. The Fairlie departed from Plymouth
on 30 April 1848 and arrived at Sydney on 7 August 1848. |
| The
Stubbs Family |
"Why was this English
family living in France? Why were there other English families
also embarking in Calais? Why would an English ship pick up passengers
in France?
Finding the answers to these questions led us to uncover a fascinating
story." |
| Craddock
Family History |
"In 1843 Thomas Cradock
was a solicitor and banker in Loughborough and he acquired the memorial
rights of Loughborough in 1846. As Lord of the Manor he was entitled
to one penny a head from those inhabitants owing suit of court but
it became impossible to enforce the obligation." |
| Mudford
Family Records |
Birth, Marriage and Death
records of the Mudford family of whome some settled in Quorndon. |
| The
Jaques Family |
There were many early JAQUES
people in the area around Quorndon, Coleorton, Belton, Breedon in
Leics and Sutton Bonington, Normanton on Soar in Notts - these are
all within the area served by Loughborough, Kegworth or Shepshed
as their market towns and possibly imply a connection with the knitting
industry there. |
| The
Preston Family |
The family treeof John Preston,
born in 1636 in Quorndon, Leicestershire |
| The
Hubbard Family |
John Hubbard was born
1682 in Leicester, England and was christened 9 Jun 1670 in Wyfordby,
Leicester, England. He married Anne Camme on 6 Jan 1707 in Quorndon,
Leicester, England. |
| The
Bootheway Family |
"Little enough can
be discovered about Caroline Bootheway, and nothing of a personal
nature. But the dry public records do tell us enough to make it
unlikely that she was a welcome addition to a rich clerical family
with semi-aristocratic connections and a strong intellectual bent.
" |
| The
Hill Family |
George Hill was a Lincolnshire
farmer's son, who, in 1901 arrived in Leicestershire to work for
the 'County Stores', a high quality grocery and provisions merchant.
He was, for some time, the manager of their shop, in the village
of Quorn (or Quorndon). |
| The
Roulstone Family |
Although relative new-comers
to the village, several of our ancestors have lived in the village
in the past. |
