Hi, I was wondering if you can help me to find a person the name is Marks Charles Richard, it seem to live in the cottage Creech st. Michael, tauton ta3 5nz, The reason is because i found his wallet in Euro Disney, and i report his wallet and letf it on the Hotel, but I just want to make sure the hotel send to him his wallet. Regards from Mexico Sofia
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I was wondering if you can help me to find a person the name is Marks Charles Richard?
January 23, 2012 -
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Where does the name Curvalion come from?
January 17, 2012 -
Where does the name Curvalion come from / what does it mean? Thanks
James, Yorkshire
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Information about the Cresswell family?
January 12, 2012 -
I should be grateful for any information about the Cresswell family, who were connected with the church in Creech St Michael in the nineteenth century.
many thanks, Mary T, South West
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Did the name Creech come from a person who lived in the town?
December 28, 2011 -
Did the name Creech come from a person who lived in the town?
Randy Creech, USA
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Sorry it wasn’t named after a person called Creech.
There are two opinions of where the name Creech derives from.
Some believe (reference wikipedia) it derives from a ‘creek’ in the River Tone referring to the island near the Church.
The other suggestion reproduced from research by Creech Primary School in 1969 (visit the About section on this website) is that it is originally based on the British ‘cruc’ or Welsh ‘crug’ which means a hill.
In 1086 Creech St Michael was called ‘Crice’
1100 ‘Criche’
1200 ‘Crich’ or ‘Crych’
1300 ‘Cryche’
1600 ‘Michael Creech’
1750 ‘Creech St Michael’I hope this helps
Comment by Annette — December 31, 2011 @ 1:03 pm
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Please could you tell me the name of the two houses on the roundabout at North End?
December 23, 2011 -
Please could you tell me the name of the two houses on the roundabout at North End on the lefthand side coming into Creech before the bungalows.
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Sure … they are Laurel Villa and Ditsum Cottage. Do you know someone who lived there?
Comment by Nigel — January 9, 2012 @ 2:34 pm
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Does anyone remember Harry and Edna Mawdsley?
December 14, 2011 -
Does anyone remember my grandparents, Harry and Edna Mawdsley who lived at Mill Lodge from 1932-1967?
Paul Waterworth, Alresford, Hants
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Hi Peter
My mother doris smart worked with and for Harry when he was a Manager at the Creech St Michael paper mill. Mill Lodge was a tied and tenanted house and when Harry retired my mother was offered the house as a tenant. My parents passed away in the early 90′s and I now live here much of the time.
Mill Lodge I understand was the original Mill Managers house and I believe was where Mill workers ‘clocked in’ every day,
You really should make contact with people who worked at the Mill in the 50s/60′s and if you e mail me direct I will ask them if it is ok for you to make contact with them. Regards DerekComment by derek smart — November 29, 2011 @ 9:31 pm
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Derek,
Thank you so much for your response. Sorry just to have discovered it. I do remember your mother’s name. Grandad retired in 1967, when I was 11 years old. They had to decide whether to buy Mill Lodge, move back to Lancashire (where Edna’s sister was still living), buy a new bungalow in Creech or move to near Cheltenham (where Harry’s sister and family lived). In the end they chose the last option. They had about 10 very happy years at Bishop’s Cleeve before Grandad (Harry) died. I remember your mother’s name being mentioned at the time.
It is funny – only today I was describing the room layout of Mill Lodge to my wife. I can visualise every room and its furniture. The room facing the mill (sitting room) was only used for visitors! Most of the time it was unheated – I only remember it being used on Boxing Days when friends of my grandparents visted. I have nothing but happy memories associated with the house. Every Christmas, we would spend at Mill Lodge. I used to enjoy train spotting the steam and diesel engines. I would pester Grandad to take me to see the Chard steam engine when he returned from work.
It is nearly 45 years since I was last in the house. It had been flooded and snow had got into the roof one year. Wonder how it has changed! I saw on streetview that houses are being built on the land between the Parry’s old house and the terrace. I used to feed Medical’s chickens with bits of cabbage on that land. I think that there used to be an orchard there when my mother was a girl.
Please do pass on my email address to anyone who can remember Harry and Edna Mawdsley. Although they had lived in Creech for 33 years, they never lost their strong Lancashire accents.
Best wishes,
Paul Waterworth
Comment by Paul Waterworth — December 19, 2011 @ 2:05 pm
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Hi Mary
found your note wanting to know something about the cresswell family of creech st michael. I am descended from this family through henry and sophia cresswell and their youngest son charles warneford cresswell. I can give you quite a lot of info on this family. who are you descended through?
Regards
Robyn Smith
Sydney Australia
Comment by robyn smith — June 8, 2010 @ 5:21 am
Thanks for replying, Robyn -
I am descended through Frances Estcourt Cresswell, who married William Hall DD. She was the sister of Estcourt Estcourt Cresswell, father of your ancestor Henry, and it has been difficult to find much info about her. I particularly need birth records for William and Frances’ children, Henry John, Anne Eliza and an older brother for whom I have no name. Henry John married Ann Leplastrier, whose family have strong Australian connections. Their deaths are mentioned in The Melbourne Argus newspaper in 1857. Maybe there are other mentions of the family?
It would be great to hear any stories or info about your branch too. Look forward to hearing from you again.
Mary
Comment by Mary T — June 8, 2010 @ 1:12 pm
Hi Mary
Can you contact me through my email address
rob_russ@aapt.net.au
Regards
Robyn Smith
Sydney
Australia
Comment by Robyn Smith — March 4, 2011 @ 7:35 am
Hello Mary and Robyn,
I am descended from William Osborne Hall and Frances Escourt Cresswell via Henry John Hall.
I have information on William and Frances’s children and Henry John’s branch of the Halls, if you are still searching for this. I would be interested to know more about the Cresswells.
You can contact me via JimpJapers@gmail.com.
All the best,
Rosalind
Comment by Rosalind — December 10, 2011 @ 12:42 pm
Hi Mary, Robyn and Rosalind,
I see that you have quite a thread going on the Cresswells of Creech St. Michael. I am the publicity person for this website and have just finished a fairly comprehensive survey of the parish churchyard and I may be able to add a few details if you do not already have this information.
Mary you say that the Cresswells were “connected with the church”. A slight understatement.
The family are commemorated both inside (as described in a 2004 survey) with a fine marble tablet inset in a stone monument, complete with coat of arms. It is dedicated to the Revd: Henry Cresswell B.A. Of Wadham College, Oxford. He was vicar of the parish for 36 years and died 2nd August 1849 in his 64th year. According to the tablet his remains are deposited on the south side of the communion table in the church. Outside the chancel wall there is a grave of his widow Sophia.
This grave’s headstone is inscribed; Sacred to the memory of Sophia widow of Revd: Henry Cresswell vicar of this parish died July 7th 1873 aged 83 years. “For he that believth shall see God”
Another very handsome plot has a large prismatic shaped coped stone in pink granite, which we think was once surrounded by iron railings. This is the final resting place of three members of the Cresswell family.
On the South slope the raised lettering states; Sacred to the memory of John Cresswell. Vicar of this parish who died 6th Feb. 1851. aged 57 years. Also of Emma Cresswell 2nd daughter of the above and the devoted wife (51 years) of Corbett H.H. Cresswell died 7 Aug 1902 aged 77 years. “He giveth his beloved sleep”. The North facing slope states; Corbett Hayward Hunt Cresswell second son of the late Rev. Henry Cresswell formerly vicar of Creech St. Michael. Died Novr. 8Th 1907 aged 84.
As a rider, the parish church has just set up its own website; http://www.crtbenefice.org.uk This is still ‘under construction’ and I am sure that they will be adding this kind of information in the future.
I hope the above details help your searches.
Comment by Eric Chown — December 12, 2011 @ 6:29 pm
I was alerted to this by Robyn who is related to my husband, also a Cresswell descendant. I live in Melbourne but have visited the church a few times on our annual trip to England. We hope to return this April to Creech St Michael and attend a service there as we are practising Anglicans. I have compiled a short biography on Henry (and his brother John who followed him into the living) and am happy to send that compilation to you. I would appreciate it if the list of vicars at the church entry included Henry as he was a very long serving minister there (John was only there for 2 years). Also, Henry was assiduous in maintaining the Parish register of Christenings, deaths and marriages until 1837 when either they were lost or he became much involved with politics – he was a supporter of ‘Orator’ Henry Hunt after whom he named one of his many children. Henry was the third son of Thomas Escourt Cresswell , squire of Bibury Court at Bibury and Pinkney Park at Sherston (and elsewhere) , both churches of which have a number of Cresswell memorials. Another brother – the 2nd son had the living at St Mary’s Bibury.
Comment by Loreen Chambers — January 12, 2012 @ 10:18 am
Hi Loreen,
Speaking on behalf of the website we would be very pleased to publish your biography of Henry. He sounds like an ideal person to be added to the number of Creech personalities past and present. We would be delighted if you could send us the compilation, you of course will be credited as author.
You also mentioned that Henry maintained the register of christenings, marriages and deaths until 1837 and wondered why he stopped doing so. Well that year the state took over the role of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths. This has continued in the UK to this day and the huge database is available for all to conduct searches for their families.
You talk of visiting Creech St. Michael in April, you might like to contact the church via their website http://www.crtbenefice.org.uk and I am sure you will be made welcome.
Comment by Eric Chown — January 21, 2012 @ 4:06 pm