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My Great grandfather was born in Newtown Linford 1879

Daniel Gretton : Born: abt 1854
Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, England  
Died: 1913
Resided in Village Street, Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, England  

Daniel was dis - owned by his family, and his very name expunged from the family records, for either or both sins. Of having no ambition or having married a Jewess.
Eliza Cook
Born: 1854
Leire, Leicestershire, England  
Died: 1931



Having blotted the heretofore pristine family escutcheon, he sank lower and lower, and took most of his family with him.

His marriage certificate had his profession as a 'Highway worker', and his death certificate read 'Treefeller'.

His sole claim to immortality was that he felled the largest oak at ...read more here
A memory of Newtown Linford contributed by leigh gretton

Growing up in Rothley

Rothley is and always will be my home no matter where in the world i live, It is 36 Years since i resided on Woodgate my father is George Hunt, he owned the Barbers shop at no 19 untill his retirement almost 25 years ago.
When i lived on Woodgate we had Betty Smith the chemist on one side of us and Dick Elkington and his wife on the other running the sweet shop, which later i believe became the Candy Store. and next to that was George Hutchins the Newsagent.
I especially used to love the time leading up to Christmas, when all the shop windows on Woodgate were decorated with Fairy lights and false snow, coming home from ...read more here
A memory of Rothley contributed by Sandie Lee

Family Recollections of Kirby Muxloe - 1913 to 1969.

My memories of Kirby Muxloe date back to 1949, when I was a bridesmaid at my father’s cousin Anne’s wedding at St Bartholomew’s Church. However it is the castle that I remember most, since we had to drive past it to visit her parents, my Great Aunt Nell and Great Uncle Stan in Desford Lane. In 1969 I photographed the Castle when I took my own sons to visit Anne’s sister, Eva, who lived on at the same house after their parents’ deaths.
My father was born in 1913 and he and his parents lived next door to Stan and Nell for the first twenty or so years of his life. He had vivid recollections of the castle. He wrote in ...read more here
A memory of Kirby Muxloe contributed by Jane Sealy

Childhood summer holidays at Taylor's Rock, Woodhouse Eaves

I spent many a summer holiday as a child (between 1976 and around 1983) at Taylor's Rock on Beacon Road, Woodhouse Eaves. I still consider it to be the only place I have ever truly felt at home and I miss it dreadfully, even now! I have incredibly fond memories of Broombriggs Cottage Farm, next to Taylor's Rock, time spent playing in the Beacon - there was the most wonderful tree there - great for climbing or just sitting on - I often wonder if it's still there..... My sister and I used to love driving into Woodhouse Eaves with our Great Aunt to collect fresh eggs or newspapers. The postman stopped to join us for breakfast at Taylor's Rock ...read more here
A memory of Woodhouse Eaves contributed by Lorna Beech