Welcome to the ADSHEAD Gathering Prestbury 11th May 2013 Gordon +Z

Very Satisfactory Attendance 55 Persons from 18 Trees Male ADSHEADs 22 Females Married In 11 Married Out 10 Born 4 2 nd Generation 5 Other 3

Initial Points to Cover Background to Study of ADSHEADs Outline of Programme & Timetable A Few Admin Matters Introductions - Who’s here – by each Family Group

Collecting Data

GOONS

ADSHEAD Records Collected Births,Baptisms Marriages Deaths, Burials, Wills, Memorials Census Records Voting Lists, Schools, Workhouses Companies, Patents, Apprentices Addresses References:- FONS, Newspapers, Web

Objectives Help Others to find their own Ancestors ADSHEAD Group Collaborative Effort Aim to assign Parents to every ADSHEAD Group into Descendent Trees Shared File Area - Piece together by Place, Occ, Name, Mid

Other Aspects Migration & Shipping Famous ADSHEADs Authors, Artists, Murderers Geographic Distribution – Mapping Origins of the Surname Variants & Deviants Roads, Farms, House, Hall, Park

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Profile of Study I will send out list of Links

Programme & Timing Balance of Talk, Discussion Interaction & Displays Do chip in or ask questions Help yourself to drinks 10min Comfort Breaks Group Photo on Patio (Rain?) Names Visit to Church

Minor Admin Corrections to Badges Family Groups – Some inconsistences Loos Internet, Phones and Power Connections Cash Bar at Lunch Time 13:00

Copies PCs and Lap-Tops for Memory Sticks Prints from PC Data Scanner & A4 Printer Copy Request List

Any Questions ? Or Suggestions ? Any Topics You would like to Cover ? Videos Message from George ADSHEAD in India The ADSHEAD Question – Maura IRL

Introductions Prestbury 11th May 2013 Who’s Who And a Little Background

Edward 1702 Stalybridge 1,2 Gordon & Judy 3 David 4 Sally 5 Tim

Edward ADSHEAD Here resteth in hope y e Body of Jane the Wife of Edward Addshead who dy'd Dec 25 th 1738 in y e 34 th Year of her Age. ======================= Few was my Days. short was my Race From Womb to Grave I walked apace I rest in Peace and free from Pain Till Jesus Christ raise me again ======================= Also Wm Addshead her Son who dy'd March 26th 1765 age 35 Years.Also the said Edward Adshead of Stayley-Bridge who departed this Life January 18th 1800 in the 98th Year of his Age ALSO James Adshead of Stalybridge who departed this Life October 19th 1839 in the 44th Year of his Age. ALSO Mary his Daughter who died November 21st 184? aged 17 Years. ALSO Sarah his WIDOW who Died March 23rd 1868 Aged 69 Years

ADSHEADs Staley Mill 1824

Gordon James 1702 Data Stalybridge Items – Cotton Industry ADSHEAD Trees General ADSHEAD Items FONS References Prestbury & Macclesfield Items Cheshire & Local Items Manchester Items

John 1717 Manchester Wallsall & Cannock ADSHEADs 6 Mandy 7 Carol 8 Dennis 9 Trevor 10,11 Doris & Ray 53,54 David & Jean

Thomas 1811 Mobberley 12 Christine 13 Julie

John 1730 Manchester 14,15 Bernard & Vickie

Elisha 1822 Wilmslow Possiby Elisha 1778 or Elisha 1757 ? 16,17 Kenneth & Muriel

John 1781 N Etchells 18,19 Joan & Pamela 20,21,22 Peter, Carol & Sarah 23,24 Ian & Gwen 25,26 Jean, Ron 27 Harold 28,29,30 Ruth, Leonard & Jan

Timothy 1720 London 31,32 Judith & Enid

Joseph 1782 Wilmslow 33 Michael

William 1725 Wolverhampton 34 Scilla

Jeremiah 1724 Prestbury [ex Jeremiah 1754] 35,36 Robert & Vickie 37,38 David & Judith

Robert Silverwood Charles Luke ADSHEAD ADSHEAD Hall in Tennersee Trees. Photos Book, Letters William Peter ADSHEAD of Belper DBS

Joseph ,40 Paul & Brendis 41 Sara

John 1720 Macclesfield 42 Philip & Philip jun 43,44 Helen & Helen jun

Percy 1886 Dukinfield 45 Neil

John 1798 Hazel Grove 46 Philip

William 1820 Wilmslow 47 John 48 James

James 1751 Altrincham from CANADA 49 John 50 Karen

Samuel 1788 Tutbury 51 Sally

Samuel 1826 Wilmslow 52 Janet

Problems with Trees Name – Earliest ancestor is most uncertain Mostly One-Name Cross Ref & Tick off on B M D Indexes -> Index of all ADSHEADs Standards Bold/Colour/Dates/Wrap/Abreviations/ Addresses/Line Spacing/Versions/Notes

Famous ADSHEADs? (notable) SAM, Robin, Gwen, Laura Joseph, Stanley D, Mary Charles Luke, W Peter Willetts Kay - Jackie

St Patrick Poem? ADZE-HEAD Across the sea will come Adze-head, crazed in the head, his cloak with hole for the head, his stick bent in the head. He will chant impiety from a table in the front of his house; all his people will answer: 'Be it thus. Be it thus.'