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I was born in 1944 at 2 Council Houses, Blithbury. This is now known as 2 Uttoxeter Road. These houses were built as housing for agricultural workers and had subsidised rents. My grandfather, Herbert Wainwright (always known as Bill), worked at the Priory Farm in Blithbury. My eldest sister, Barbara, says she believes he worked… Continue reading Childhood Memories, written by Joan Hackett (nee Wainwright) of Blithbury

I was born the youngest of four brothers at the Old School House in Hill Ridware on 6 August 1935. My father, Alan Hammond, was the youngest son of Frederick and Bessie Hammond of Pipe Place Farm, Handsacre. My mother (Winifred Hammond) was born a Southwell, from the square in Rugeley, where her parents were… Continue reading Memories of Hill Ridware by Joseph Alfred Hammond, written in June 2011

Helen Sharp Clara Mavesyn Chadwick was born at New Hall, Sutton Coldfield to Henry de Heley Chadwick and Clara Sophia Chadwick (née Goad). She was their eldest daughter, the second eldest of six children. From their arrival at Mavesyn Ridware in the late 16th century, generations of the Chadwick family had made advantageous marriages and… Continue reading Devotion to Duty – Clara Mavesyn Chadwick (1861 – 1945)

Joseph Edward Trevor Bowen was born in Hill Ridware, 13 December 1923. At the time of these interviews, he was the oldest male resident born in the village. His father was Joseph Bowen and his mother, Flora Windsor. He was always known as Trevor. He had one older brother, Douglas Harry, born 10 January 1921,… Continue reading Conversations between Trevor Bowen and Helen Sharp between 2009 and 2014