A friend has sent me an entry from an 1835 Parochial Survey of Whickham (51 pages) by the Rev W Gould, which was headed Speculum Gregis She says - It notes heads of households, numbers of sons, daughters, occupation of head of household, religious denomination, whether able to read, means of religious instruction, where married and a remarks column which, though didn't always have an entry, makes great reading. He didn't pull any punches! There is an entry for a "Harwood Taylor",( I believe the Rev Gould had transposed the surname as my ancestor was Taylor HARWOOD). He lived in Swalwell, with his wife, 6 sons and 3 daughters, occupation Countryman,very poor, belonged to the established church, was able to read, didn't seem to own a bible , had two children in the private school (?possibly a type of 'penny school') and he had been married in Tanfield. No remarks in the end column. I wonder if anyone on the list has come across this Speculum Gregis - and if so where one might obtain a copy. Thanks Heather

The parochial survey is in the process of being transcribed. Google "1835 Parochial Survey of Whickham" which gives you a link to Rootschat & the transcriber. Hazel -----Original Message----- From: Heather A Punshon <[email protected]> To: Northumbria Mailing List <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, 4 May 2013 3:51 Subject: [NMB] Whickham 1835 Parochial Survey I wonder if anyone on the list has come across this Speculum Gregis - and if so where one might obtain a copy. Thanks Heather .. Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Hazel On 04/05/2013 2:18 AM, Hazel Goodman wrote: > The parochial survey is in the process of being transcribed. > Google "1835 Parochial Survey of Whickham" which gives you a link to > Rootschat & the transcriber. > > Hazel >

Heather: As far as I know, it has never been published. The original is in Durham County Record Office. It is occasionally mentioned here and there as a "new discovery", although its existence is well-known to serious researchers. It is something of a parallel to the other similarly well-known survey of Rothbury parish, of around the same period. The Whickham "Speculum Gregis" was described (but not transcribed) by Alan Readdie for the NDFHS Journal (Vol 3, p100) in early 1978, and published by me, as editor. Alan called his artlcle "The Little Red Book, or The Thoughts of Parson Grice" (Chairman Mao and his "Little Red Book" were still prominent in the minds of those interested in China) and, unfortunately the error in his Latin slipped by me, so it was left to Alan Wight to correct it and add more detail (he had the same Latin teacher as me) in Vol 4, p90, under the title of "Parson Grice unmasked". While both those issues of the NDFHS Journal are now long out of print, they are both still available by buying the CD from the NDFHS, which includes all the first 100 issues (Vols 1-25, covering 1975-2000) for what is a very reasonable sum for such a unique and valuable treasure-house of local family history. Geoff Nicholson PS - For those whose Latin is a little rusty, "Gregis" is not a reference to the Parson's surname ("Grice", as Alan Readdie called it), but the genitive of a word meaning a flock, as in a flock of sheep. Given that "Speculum" is a mirror (you all knew that, didn't you?), the phrase means "The Mirror of the Flock" - very apt! -----Original Message----- From: Heather A Punshon <[email protected]> To: Northumbria Mailing List <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, 4 May 2013 3:55 Subject: [NMB] Whickham 1835 Parochial Survey A friend has sent me an entry from an 1835 Parochial Survey of Whickham (51 pages) by the Rev W Gould, which was headed Speculum Gregis She says - It notes heads of households, numbers of sons, daughters, occupation of head of household, religious denomination, whether able to read, means of religious instruction, where married and a remarks column which, though didn't always have an entry, makes great reading. He didn't pull any punches! There is an entry for a "Harwood Taylor",( I believe the Rev Gould had transposed the surname as my ancestor was Taylor HARWOOD). He lived in Swalwell, with his wife, 6 sons and 3 daughters, occupation Countryman,very poor, belonged to the established church, was able to read, didn't seem to own a bible , had two children in the private school (?possibly a type of 'penny school') and he had been married in Tanfield. No remarks in the end column. I wonder if anyone on the list has come across this Speculum Gregis - and if so where one might obtain a copy. Thanks Heather .. Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

thanks Geoff I have the CD, so willl have to dig it out and read the article you mention Heather <While both those issues of the NDFHS Journal are now long out of print, they are both still available by buying the CD from the NDFHS, which includes all the first 100 issues (Vols 1-25, covering 1975-2000) for what is a very reasonable sum for such a unique and valuable treasure-house of local family history..