I am researching ALL quaker families in Cheshire and Staffordshire up to 1700. I have discovered that the indexes to the early Quaker records contain a very large number of mistranscriptions. For example the marriage of James Stretch (Strith) and Ann Davenport is given as James Sheth & Ann Osborn. Would be pleased to hear from anyone who has an interest in this area. sylvanus@rahwilliams.orangehome.co.uk Richard Williams 30 King Street WINTERTON North Lincolnshire DN15 9TP 01724 737254 sylvanus@rahwilliams.orangehome.co.uk

Hi Richard, I descend from Staffordshire Quakers, a HALL family that lived around Waterfall in the Peak District, around Leek etc. Their farm which is now called Green Farm, (and where descendants of the family, from my Gt Grandfathers brother still live today) was originally called Machin House meaning Meeting House. Apparently the Friends had meetings in the croft at the front of the farm, which is in the village. I've been able to get this scant information from the book 'Waterfall of Yesterday', by Mrs Frances Alice Harvey, which is historical and all about the villages of Waterfall and Waterhouses in Staffordshire and the families that lived there. According to the book, Green Farm, formally Machin House is the only farm in the village, that has been owned and occupied by the same family since records were kept. I was just wondering how you've been able to research the Quaker records? I live on a small remote island off the coast of Qld Australia, so unfortunately I am not near Record Offices, or a Genealogical Society or LDS Family History Centre, to have the ability to search the records myself and they are not available online. I would buy them if they were available on cd or even microfiche, but I haven't been able to find an outlet to purchase them. Do you know if this is possible Richard. I'd so love to find the records myself. Kind Regards Helen (Queensland, Australia) Sent from my iPad On 07/07/2013, at 2:22 AM, "Richard Sylvanus Williams" <sylvanus@rahwilliams.orangehome.co.uk> wrote: > I am researching ALL quaker families in Cheshire and Staffordshire up to 1700. I have discovered that the indexes to the early Quaker records contain a very large number of mistranscriptions. For example the marriage of James Stretch (Strith) and Ann Davenport is given as James Sheth & Ann Osborn. Would be pleased to hear from anyone who has an interest in this area. > > sylvanus@rahwilliams.orangehome.co.uk > > > Richard Williams > 30 King Street > WINTERTON > North Lincolnshire > DN15 9TP > > 01724 737254 > > sylvanus@rahwilliams.orangehome.co.uk > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to QUAKER-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message