Journalist, author, county historian, organiser, expert shorthand writer, these and a host of other attainments all contribute to the versatile make-up of Mr Arthur Adcock,… Read More »Arthur Adcock – Journalist, Historian, Liberal and Nonconformist
There is some controversy about both the name and the extent of the ‘original’ part of Northampton, representing as it does the greater part of… Read More »The Boroughs or Burrows?
King George V and Queen Mary visited Northampton on 23 September 1913. There was extensive provision of temporary stands for children for this memorable event.
Henry Vorley was born about 1777 in the east of Northamptonshire. He married Elizabeth Love on 9 May 1804 at Holy Sepulchre in Northampton. He served in the Northamptonshire Militia during the Napoleonic Wars.
The rediscovery of a ‘lost’ church dedicated St Botolph at Sulby, Northamptonshire.
John Watkin was responsible for the construction of many of the finest Victorian building projects in Northampton.
I have a number of printed reports from older genealogy programs that describe a pedigree formatted either as the “Descendants of …” or “Ancestors of… Read More »Using ChatGPT for genealogy
Many areas of the country have in the past been the focus of small nonconformist congregations. Some remained local others expanded into a national movement.… Read More »Cokelers’ Chapels
Jonathan Scott was a significant figure in the growth of Evangelical Christianity in the Midlands but came from a surprising background. A single-chapter biography of… Read More »Captain Jonathan Scott at Northampton
Semilong is an area of Northampton that was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The regular pattern of streets heading in an… Read More »Southmyllewong or Semilong?