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1. Information about the Cresswell family?

   January 12, 2012

2. 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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   1. 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

   2. 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

   3. 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

   4. 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

   5. 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

   6. 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

   7. 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

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3. Contacting Paul & Sandra Forbes-Harper

   February 1, 2010

4. This is the nearest I can get to contacting PAUL & SANDRA FORBES-HARPER!!  They may have been the friends that wrote to Bill and Blanche Mangan (my husband John’s parents) who lived in Plymouth.  We would love to have contact with them.  Would you please pass this on to them if they are still with your church and ask them to let us know if we are on the right track?

   Thank you.  (John and I moved from Kent to Spain in 2007).

   Maggie, Spain

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