Category Archives: Clarborough

National Register of Archives

Published: October 15, 2005    Last modified: November 1, 2016

Searches on the National Archives site for Little Gringley and
Clarborough produced the following results:

Little Gringley:

GB/NNAF/O72550
Little Gringley Wesleyan Methodist Church
Little Gringley, Nottinghamshire
Scope: 1831-38: Sunday school records
Repository: Nottinghamshire Archives
Record Reference: MR1/305
NRA catalogue reference: NRA 17312 East Retford Meths
Clarborough:

GB/NNAF/O72568
Clarborough Primitive Methodist Church
Clarborough, Nottinghamshire
Scope: 1878-1966: minutes and accounts
Repository: Nottinghamshire Archives
Record Reference: MR1/520-34
NRA catalogue reference: NRA 17312 East Retford Meths
The Nottinghamshire County Council Archives page is not very informative as to access, other than providing contact details and opening times.

Sometime soon I need to set aside a few days mid-week and visit East Retford and Nottinghamshire archives in order to further research some of the leads I have found over the last 6 months.

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Bassetlaw Museum

Published: October 14, 2005    Last modified: May 21, 2022

While searching online for Little Gringley I came across Bassetlaw Museum. Little Gringley and the two market towns of Retford and Worksop are part of the North Nottinghamshire administrative area known as Bassetlaw.

The Welchman Archive of photographic images is well worth browsing.

"The photograph collection contains over 27,000 photographs of the towns and villages of North Nottinghamshire and people who lived there from about 1870 to the present day. 8,000 general photographs from the museum's collections have been added to the Welchman Project images."

I found many photographs of ALLENs, several LITTLEWOODs, plus several references to Little Gringley.

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Jesse Butroid and Sarah Butroid (née Sarah Allen): Marriage details

Published: June 10, 2005    Last modified: February 17, 2017

I wrote in this post about being contacted by a direct descendant of Jesse BUTROID 1862-1943 and Sarah BUTROID (née Sarah ALLEN 1862-1943). He has very kindly provided me with more details which has enabled me to corroborate some entries in my family history.

Jesse BUTROID 1862-1943 and Sarah BUTROID (née Sarah ALLEN 1862-1943)'s marriage certificate shows they were married on the 20th of October 1884 at the Church of Saint Saviour, Clarborough, Nottinghamshire, England. My great grandmother Ziller JACKLIN (née Ziller ALLEN 1858-1949) and Edward PALMER were witnesses. Jesse BUTROID 1862-1943's father is shown as John BUTROID 1840-1921: Sarah BUTROID (née Sarah ALLEN 1862-1943)'s father is shown as John ALLEN 1831-Deceased (my great great grandfather).

I have updated some of the details for Jesse BUTROID 1862-1943, Sarah BUTROID (née Sarah ALLEN 1862-1943), Ziller JACKLIN (née Ziller ALLEN 1858-1949) and John ALLEN 1831-Deceased in my GEDCOM.

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Vincent Allen and Millicent Allen (née Millicent Morley)

Published: May 7, 2005    Last modified: October 31, 2016

Could Vincent ALLEN be John ALLEN's younger brother?

FHJ Ref: 014
Census: England and Wales Census 1881
Place:
Household: Vincent Allen

SURNAMEFIRST NAME(S)RELSTATUSSEXAGEOCCUPATIONWHERE BORNREMARKS
AllenVincentHeadMarriedMale49Agricultural LabourerClarborough, Nottinghamshire
AllenMillicentWifeMarriedFemale50Washer WomanRanskill, Nottinghamshire

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FHJ Ref: 015
Census: England and Wales Census 1891
Place:
Household: Vincent Allen

SURNAMEFIRST NAME(S)RELSTATUSSEXAGEOCCUPATIONWHERE BORNREMARKS
AllenVincentHeadMarriedMale56Labourer (Em'ee)Little Gringley, Nottinghamshire
AllenMillicentWifeMarriedFemale55Ranskill, Nottinghamshire
AllenRose EDaughterSFemale11ScholarLittle Gringley, Nottinghamshire

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Vincent ALLEN married Mary Millicent MORLEY in 1854.

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Allen

Published: April 27, 2005    Last modified: March 8, 2015

I discovered a couple of other ALLEN households where the birthplace is recorded as Clarborough, Nottinghamshire:

FHJ Ref: 9
Census: England and Wales Census 1891
Place: Clarborough, Nottinghamshire, England
Household: John Allen

Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Where Born Occupation Remarks
Allen John Head M Male 34 Clarboro, Nottingham, England Gardner
Allen Jane Wife M Female 35 Misterton, Nottingham, England
Allen Frances A. Niece Female 5 Woodset, York, England Scholar

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FHJ Ref: 10
Census: England and Wales Census 1891
Place: Clarborough, Nottinghamshire, England
Household: John Allen
Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Where Born Occupation Remarks
Allen John Head M Male 52 Clarboro, Nottingham, England Brickyard Manager
Allen Sarah Wife M Female 47 Clarboro, Nottingham, England Manager Wife
Allen Ruth Daur Female 15 Clarboro, Nottingham, England Manager Daur
Allen Samuel Son Male 6 Carlton, Nottingham, England Scholar
Lesle Rachel G Daur Female 11m Tickhill, York, England

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They may or may not prove useful in subsequent research.

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Vincent Allen

Published: April 27, 2005    Last modified: November 5, 2016

I browsed through the England and Wales Census 1881 entries for Little Gringley, Nottinghamshire. A surprising number of dwellings are recorded, certainly more than my recent visit suggested. I was primarily searching for ALLEN and found the following:

FHJ Ref: 014
Census: England and Wales Census 1881
Place: Little Gringley, Clarborough, Nottinghamshire
Household: Vincent Allen

SURNAMEFIRST NAME(S)RELSTATUSSEXAGEOCCUPATIONWHERE BORNREMARKS
AllenVincentHeadMarriedMale49Agricultural LabourerClarborough, Nottinghamshire
AllenMillicentWifeMarriedFemale50Washer WomanRanskill, Nottinghamshire

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I wonder if it is safe to assume that Vincent ALLEN is a brother to John ALLEN?

Old Comments:

Vincent and John Allen
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 2006-01-08 05:42

The 1841 census has both John and Vincent in the same household of John and Elizabeth Allen at Little Gringley.

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Clarborough, Nottinghamshire

Published: April 10, 2005    Last modified: February 4, 2017
Church of Saint John the Baptist, Clarborough, Nottinghamshire

Church of Saint John the Baptist, Clarborough, Nottinghamshire

We moved on to Clarborough, found the Church of Saint John the Baptist and while strolling around the church yard met a very pleasant local couple, both in their 80's but not looking a day over 70, and had been married for 65 years.

As luck would have it they had come to replace the flowers inside the church and invited us in to look around. Both had lived in Clarborough for most of their lives and of course had terrific knowledge of the local villages. By coincidence the gentleman's grandfather (SCOTT) is buried in Marton churchyard, Lincolnshire, exactly the place we would travel to later in the day. This is the village where another line of my family originate.

The couple were certain that villagers from Little Gringley would probably have been buried at nearby Clarborough though we were unable to find any gravestones that would confirm this.

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Little Gringley, Nottinghamshire

Published: April 10, 2005    Last modified: May 22, 2022
Little Gringley, Retford, Nottinghamshire

Little Gringley, Retford, Nottinghamshire

Leaving East Drayton we moved on to the nearby hamlet of Little Gringley, approximately 4 miles east of Retford, Nottinghamshire. Little Gringley is the birth place of my great grandmother Ziller JACKLIN (née Ziller ALLEN) 1858-1949.

Little Gringley consists of just a few cottages and farms and I doubt it has changed a great deal in over 150 years. There isn't a church in Little Gringley so we were left guessing where the locals would be buried since Little Gringley seemed to be equidistant as the crow flies between Grove and Clarborough.

Updates:
2007-08-06 I finally found the time to visit the Church of Saint Saviour, Retford, Nottinghamshire, take some photographs and explore the attached cemetery. Photographs are in the Gallery.

Old Comments:

Joseph and Gwen Bush
Submitted by Deborah Bush on Tue, 2015-02-03 21:15

Hi, I am looking for background information on Joseph and Gwen Bush formally of Retford and wondered if these names mean anything to you. Regards Deborah

Burials for Little Gringley
Submitted by Michael Kirk on Fri, 2014-05-16 17:21

My grandfather was Mr Frank Bush who was born at Bush Cottage, Little Gringley on 3rd August 1877. His parents were Joseph and Sarah Bush (nee Woodhead). They are both buried in the churchyard at Clarborough Church. I have lots more information about the Bush family of Little Gringley if anyone is interested.

St. Saviours Church, Retford
Submitted by Neil Jacklin on Mon, 2007-08-06 17:18

Keith, thanks for your comment. I was in the area this weekend so I paid a brief visit to St. Saviours. I took some photographs and inspected some of the headstones. Could not find any with the family names I’m looking for: ALLEN and LITTLEWOOD.

Little Gringley
Submitted by Keith Johnson on Wed, 2006-11-29 14:47

I would suggest you try (if you haven't already) the churchyard of St Saviours (Retford) for burials from Little Gringley.
Regards Keith

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East Drayton, Nottinghamshire

Published: April 10, 2005    Last modified: February 4, 2017
Church of Saint Peter, East Drayton, Nottinghamshire

Church of Saint Peter, East Drayton, Nottinghamshire

Continuing my research into Ziller JACKLIN (née Ziller ALLEN 1858-1949) my great grandmother, we decided to visit various villages mentioned in the England and Wales Census of 1881 and 1891. These villages are located east of Retford, Nottinghamshire and I was curious to see if some on the spot research might turn up some more clues.

The first village was East Drayton, we strolled around the churchyard but many of the gravestones were too badly eroded to make out names. As is the norm nowadays, the church itself was closed. Though we could have obtained the keys from named village residents, it seemed a shame to disturb their Sunday afternoon.

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