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Photocopy of original indenture and typed transcript for Thomas Hudson who was apprenticed as a Smith in 1801 and 1805 to Samuel Oldknow owned by the Holton Family who gave MLHS a copy. 2023
Typed research and extended family by Hilary Atkinson.

Photocopy of John Braddock Walmsley will dated 1856 estate & effects to wife Caroline, Codicil dated 1857.
Photocopy of Charles Walmsley will dated 1841 estate & effect to wife Betty. Codicil dated 1849.

Handwritten pedigree of the Walmsleys starting in 1799 with Charles who was an attorney.
Handwritten research notes including BMD and Trade Directory information (five pages).
Death certificates of :-
Margret Anne Walmsley 1849
James Braddock…

Miscellaneous research notes from various sources :
1. Typed account from Stockport Express dated 1854 : An incident in which an attempt was made to pick the pocket of Mr W. Walmsley, cotton manufacturer of Marple.
2. Information on Mrs…

Photocopies of 1841 - 1911 census records for Walmsley family
1851 census records for Hollins Fold : Mill Workers.
Marriage Cert for Samuel Hodgkinson and Adelaide Sharples 1849.
Death certificates for:-
John Braddock Walmsley at Hibbert Lane,…

Handwritten notes on death of Samuel Hodgkinson.
Typed notice from Stockport Advertiser 1899 regarding the "Strange disappearance" of William Walmsley.
Funeral notice from Stockport Advertiser 1901 for Samuel Hodgkinson JP aged 79.
Notice of death…

Photocopies of two colour photographs of Samuel & Adelaide Hodgkinson grave at All Saints Church, Marple.
The inscription reads:-
“In loving memory of Samuel Hodgkinson born June 4th 1823, died June 29th 1901, also Adelaide his wife born May 25th…

1. Black & white photograph of Ernest Carver b. 1861
2. Photocopy of portrait painting in oval frame of Alice Carver
3. Two page typed obituary regarding the death of 2nd Lt Geoffrey H Bagshawe at Ypres in 1915, elder son of Ernest and Alice…

Photocopy of photograph showing egg & spoon ladies race with handwritten notes that state "Marple Thursday Afternoon Womens Meeting Summer outing to Poynton Towers. Mr & Mrs Hodgkinson on left". Undated.

Photocopy of a photograph showing portrait…

Three page typed list of Walmsleys Apprentices taken from the 1851 census return with additional information.
Author unknown

Photocopies of photographs and inscription from Walmsley family gravestone at All Saints Church Marple on which are recorded the deaths of Charles and Betty Walmsley and their sons and daughters, Margaret Anne, James Braddock Walmsley, Charles Edward…

Photocopies of census records for various members of the Hodgkinson family for 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911.
Photocopy of marriage certificate dated 1812 of Henry Hodgkinson and Elizabeth Hewson.
Also three pages of handwritten notes/research…

Single page email from T Jones with query regarding the Carver Family arising from A Hearles Book. 2015
Handwritten note states "replied I was wrong"

Two page typed document giving suggestions on how to form a talk on Hollins Mill from A Hearle's book with ideas on changes to illustrations.
Date Unknown

Three pages from "Local History & Heritage with Marple Website" downloaded from Marple-uk.com.
Written by Peter Clark, under the heading "Disappeared without Trace" giving The Story of Hollins Mill with text, maps and photographs

Email requesting information on the Carver Family, specifically Basil Carver 1914 - 1916 sent by Graham Winton : 2016

Indenture between W O Carver and others & M.U.D.C relating to the "Conveyance of 1914" for the Freehold messuage known as "Hollins House" with plan of area.

A collection of three aerial photographs A4 size. The dates that the scenes were captured is unknown.Two of these photographs have been copied from one larger photograph which can be found in Map Drawer 9, Item 1.www.britainfromabove.org.uk/

Four A3 copies of Ordnance Survey maps, dating from 1820's, 1881, 1930, and 1949.

British Transport Waterways, a 16th April 1959, Closure of Hollins Mill Arm Print an article on the canal arm from Pete Dixons Industral Heritage website,
http://www.pittdixon.go-plus.net/pfc-hollins-mill/pfc-hollins-mill.htm

Photocopy of Woodville Hall built by John Carver : from The Marple Website.
Also plan of Woodville dated 1890 showing House, Woodville Lodge, Woodville Cottage, Bridges Farm, Cross Lane and surrounding parkland.

Stockport Advertiser 6th Nov 1920, 'The Hollins Mill Engine', details of the new engine 1,500 HP. Letter from Edward Wilkinson to Peter Bardsley - 30 August 1996, names the two engines as Gog and Magog. Copy of original advert for machinery sale in…

Memories: Margaret Davenport (nee Close).
Memories: Edith Atknson (nee Pearce) 1935 memories
Email: Describing the Interview of Margaret Davenport by Hilary Atkinson.
Memories: Hilda Howard (nee Atkinson) written in late 1990s.
Email (2014) from…

Miscellaneous material relating to "Apprentice's":
1. Newspaper cutting Stockport Advertiser 16th May 1856: ."A Warning to Apprentices,"
2. Typed copy of Apprentice Indenture December 1887 , Samuel Hodgkinson.and William Sheldon with photocopy of…

Reports from the Manchester Guardian.
March 10th 1910: Headline "Cotton Trade Dispute at Marple"
Hollins Mill, Marple was closed last night until further notice, and 650 operatives are thrown out of work
April 6th 1910: Headline "Maple Weavers…