-----Original Message----- From: Trevor White Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 7:08 PM To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Rough Close I don't know if you have spotted this site or, indeed, whether it helps at all http://www.roughclose.org/ Trev Have tried to fathom what Rough Close was like in mid seventeen hundreds but information limited. Looking for Job and Mary Downing who were buried in Stone but were from Rough Close. Any information would be welcome. Thankyou Helen ****************************** Dear Trevor, Thankyou for the site which I have checked out. Job Downing was paying tax in 1747 for a property in Rough Close but the site is able to give little sense of the area which is a shame. I was hoping to prove that Job and his wife Mary were once servants of Samuel Bagnall of Barlaston. Thankyou again. Helen

Dear Trevor, Thankyou for the site which I have checked out. Job Downing was paying tax in 1747 for a property in Rough Close but the site is able to give little sense of the area which is a shame. I was hoping to prove that Job and his wife Mary were once servants of Samuel Bagnall of Barlaston. Thankyou again. Helen Hi Helen, I was hoping the 1880's map may have helped to give some idea of the area at least - with the roads of the time and the important pubs and the chapel. I'm not sure what the figures (eg 171 6.217) mean or meant but appear to relate to properties/farming fields. Maybe more will appear on the site in future. Trev