In a message dated 30/08/2003 12:20:35 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Hello. > > Is anyone working on the Davenports, master potters of Burslem? > > I have part of their tree, from books and Internet trees, and believe they > originated > in Leek. > > According to various trees I have found on the Internet, my Goodfellows tie > into a > Davenport line from the Leek area, and I wondered if there was any > connection there. > > Best regards > > Eileen Hi Eileen, I seem to recall there was an extensive piece on the Leek Davenports in (I think), the book 'The Ancient Parish of Leek'. A copy of which resides on the shelves in Hanley Record Office. Regards Earl.

Thanks, Earl. I'll try that. It's only really a vague idea I have. I've found several trees dotted around the Internet on my Goodfellows, all of which have come from the same source, judging by the repetition of the same mistakes!! 1 of my Goodfellows apparently lived to be 156, for example!! This does, of course, make me somewhat suspicious of any of the content. The Goodfellows actually crop up on my father's mother's side in Manchester. It was quite weird to find my Manchester g-g-g-g-grandfather in Dukinfield, Cheshire, in 1851, with place of birth Blyth. Baptised in Fulford, no less. Wife Alice born Rushton. She is apparently the Davenport connection, according to the tree, which has her born in Leith, Staffs, bapt Rushton Spencer. I haven't heard of Leith, Staffs. Some other good names crop up on the tree, such as Wardle. Best regards Eileen ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 5:16 PM Subject: Re: [Pots] Davenport > In a message dated 30/08/2003 12:20:35 GMT Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > Hello. > > > > Is anyone working on the Davenports, master potters of Burslem? > > > > I have part of their tree, from books and Internet trees, and believe they > > originated > > in Leek. > > > > According to various trees I have found on the Internet, my Goodfellows tie > > into a > > Davenport line from the Leek area, and I wondered if there was any > > connection there. > > > > Best regards > > > > Eileen > > Hi Eileen, I seem to recall there was an extensive piece on the Leek > Davenports in (I think), the book 'The Ancient Parish of Leek'. A copy of which > resides on the shelves in Hanley Record Office. > > Regards Earl. > > > ==== ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES Mailing List ==== > The List for the Pottery Towns of the Ancient County of Staffordshire >