Some of my WITHERS and WATKIN ancestors hail from the Shrewsbury area, notably Leaton. One was a gamekeeper and it seems they had a connection with Leaton Hall. Does anyone know anything about Leaton Hall please? I'm guessing it was a big country estate, but is it still there? >From internet research that I've done, Leaton still looks like a rural area outside Shrewsbury. Was there/is there a local burial ground or are my ancestors likely to have been buried within Shrewsbury itself? Another question I have is about civil registration areas. What is the difference between Atcham and Shrewsbury? Some of my ancestors are registered under Atcham, others under Shrewsbury, and I'm confused. Jenny COLE _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/ Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now
Hi Jenny, Regarding your last question. If you google 'Atcham registration district' the first answer you get will be www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/atcham.html This tells you that Atcham registration district was created 1 July 1837 and was succeeded by Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Clun & Forden districts on 1 Oct 1935 - it also shows subdistricts. This is an easy way to see information relevant to each registration district. Best wishes, Sue > > Some of my WITHERS and WATKIN ancestors hail from the Shrewsbury area, notably Leaton. One was a gamekeeper and it seems they had a connection with Leaton Hall. Does anyone know anything about Leaton Hall please? I'm guessing it was a big country estate, but is it still there? > > > >>From internet research that I've done, Leaton still looks like a rural area outside Shrewsbury. Was there/is there a local burial ground or are my ancestors likely to have been buried within Shrewsbury itself? > > > > Another question I have is about civil registration areas. What is the difference between Atcham and Shrewsbury? Some of my ancestors are registered under Atcham, others under Shrewsbury, and I'm confused. > > > > Jenny COLE > > _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/ Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now