Updates, Additions and Amendments
As the site is now becoming quite large, it might help returning visitors to see at a glance what is new or updated, and don't forget you can do a search from the Smalley home page

18 November 2007        Another update
The Woolley and Ottewell families have been updated, to include Blakeys, Fishers, and yet another Cresswell line.

28 October 2007
I am currently transcribing the pre-1750 Parish Registers, so I am gradually confirming some IGI entries and those of the Rev Charles Kerry. The Kerry family of Smalley has just been uploaded, though it is not yet complete. Others will follow later

18 October 2007         Else family updated
There is a large Woollands family connected here but I have not been able to connect them with the Woolland line of Horsley.
Any takers?

27 August 2007         Cresswell update
This update links the Cresswells of Smalley to the Kyte family.

26 August 2007         Kyte family
Updated with a Cresswell connection

10 August 2007         The Woodpastures of Smalley
This is a description of the ancient woodlands around Smalley, by the Rev Charles Kerry

2 August 2007         Tracing Carringtons from Smalley
Having established the earliest Carrington in Smalley in 1746, I have looked for the origins of William in Horsley and Heanor, with only mixed success. The results are far from conclusive but I hope make interesting reading!

12 July 2007         The Cresswell families puzzle
I have finally admitted defeat and given up trying to connect the Smalley and Denby Cresswell lines. So here they are for your information, curiosity, or even opposing views!

12 July 2007     I have recently updated some of the family pages, with notes from the 1801 census, made by Charles Kerry; these are some of them.
Woolley family of Smalley
Kerry family of Smalley
Birch family of Smalley

2 July 2007         Flint family of West Hallam
More updates; this family has connections with the Carringtons & Cresswells but I still can't link them to the Smalley Flints!

2 July 2007         The Else family of Denby and Smalley
The Else family has connections with the 'Banker' Martin line, amongst others. The family seems to have originated in Denby but had links with Smalley for a while though ended up further afield.

2 July 2007         The Carrington families from Smalley
Another update!

27 April 2007         The Rogers family of Horsley and Smalley
Revised & updated

21 April 2007         The Carrington families from Smalley
Updated version, including the link to Hill Top, Horsley

21 April 2007         The Foulks of Smalley & Horsley
New contributions keep appearing for this family; hence the delay in getting it online. However, look out for updates over the next few weeks, as I am still going through the Horsley registers.
We are still trying to connect Richard Foulks, born about 1805 in Horsley, and his wife Mary Woodhouse, with this family. So all suggestions would be very welcome.

12 March 2007         Revised Martin line
These are the Martins of Smalley, Mapperley, West Hallam & Stanley etc, based on CK's pedigree, but with our hopeful corrections.

10 March 2007         The first instalments of the Martin puzzle are now loaded!
Thanks to help from fellow researchers Christine Grundy, Susan Salaun, Jack Hartley and Joy Hungerford, we have managed to sort out some of the Rev Kerry's faulty pathways; though the entire tree has yet to be connected - there are still dead ends!

Revised 'Banker' Martin & Handley line
This is our view of the possible connection between two Thomas Martins and the Handley family; though it doesn't solve the problem of the origins of the real 'Banker' Martin

The Martin family later of Alfreton
This was originally one of CK's misdirections; he had attached the Alfreton Martins to Thomas rather than Samuel Martin. We have not yet established the origins of Samuel, it is still work in progress

The Martin & Walker family of Smalley & Shipley
This is one connection that we have resolved, once the correct Handley line was established

20 February 2007         Flint family of West Hallam
Any suggestions for helping to make the connection would be gratefully received!

12 December 2006        Walker family of Smalley
There is an account of the Walker blacksmiths in the Smalley Village pages

10 December 2006        Oldknow family of Smalley

10 December 2006        Ottewell family of Smalley and Horsley Woodhouse
A family of nailors and nail makers

10 December 2006        Weston family of Smalley
The family that were connected with the Bell Inn for several generations.

28 November 2006        Ratcliff family of Smalley
More marriage links with Kerry, Martin and Woolley familes.

20 November 2006        John Jackson Kyte
Newspaper accounts of the trials and sentencing of the Great Sheepstealer of Derbyshire!

20 November 2006        A Holbrook ' Domestic'
An interesting article from the Ilkeston Pioneer. If my calculations are correct, Betsy was the daughter Abraham Walker, schoolteacher of Smalley.

27 October 2006        Framework Knitters in Smalley

14 October 2006        Holbrook and Mee families
An example of connected families with links to Smalley people.

12 October 2006        Hawksworth family of Dale Abbey & Ashbourne
A couple of Roe/Kerry links here and a few interesting notes by CK

10 October 2006        Widdowson family of Smalley
Not a long-lived Smalley family this time but of interest I hope, if only for the marriages of Martha Widdowson.

6 October 2006        Redgate family of Smalley
An interesting family line as there is evidence that there were Redgates in Smalley in the mid 1600s. Some of the connections are supposition, so as always, they need careful verification.

1 October 2006        Martin Family and Woolley Family   Updated

28 September 2006       The Birch family of Smalley
Just a small family line this time, of interest for the Turton and Martin links; and not least of all for the relative endurance of Thomas Woodward!

27 September 2006       The Buxton family of Smalley
This is not a very comprehensive line but it is made interesting by the added notes by Charles Kerry; once more, his rather lofty class-based views appear!

26 September 2006       The Martin family of Smalley, West Hallam & Mapperley (CK's version)
This is an attempt to connect Thomas 'Banker' Martin with the Martins of Smalley, though not entirely successfully. I hope it will still be of interest to Martin researchers.

26 September 2006       The blacksmiths of Smalley

26 September 2006       Smalley village taverns

8 September 2006       The Martin family of Smalley (CK's version)
This has been an interesting family to follow, not least because of the recurring first names that have been handed down through the family. The Kerry notes are numerous but not always easy to follow, added to which the Martins had a tendency to move back and forth, between Smalley, Stanley, Heanor and Mapperley.

1 September 2006       The Turton family of Smalley updated
This is not just the Turton family of Smalley, as the Kerry pedigrees include the branches of Ripley, Horsley Woodhouse, and Heanor. I have updated with baptisms, marriages and census data, including some IGI entries which will of course need verifying, but I have resisted the temptation to travel too far afield.

27 August 2006       The Rogers family of Horsley and Smalley
This proved a frustrating family to put together, not least because of the errors made by Charles Kerry. The original Horsley Rogers, or Rodgers, family were difficult to trace and only a handful of descendants moved to Smalley. Added to which, many of the Rogers line moved away from the area and were often hard to find.

23 August 2006       The Kyte families of Smalley and Morley


22 August 2006 - A change of URL for the site
As this involved re-loading all the web pages, I took the opportunity to correct some errors that had crept into the Family History pages. This resulted in some glitches occurring during the uploading but hopefully these have been resolved.

1 August 2006 - Additions to Smalley Village and Smalley people
Smalley Parish Church
Smalley Parish Vestry
Smalley Baptist Chapel
The Woolley family of Smalley
Smalley One Place Study

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