tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19526401650079676482024-02-20T21:14:16.404-08:00Great Hallingbury - One Place StudyA One Place Study of the Village of Great HallingburyLarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885582206860385433noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952640165007967648.post-82733424653420807742016-08-31T18:38:00.002-07:002016-08-31T22:23:23.185-07:00John Rosebrook - Struck By Lightning - 1866Over on Twitter, Archangel (@mortaltaste) has asked about the plaque which records the untimely death of John Rosebrook, who was struck by lightning on 10 Aug 1866.<br />
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According to the <i>Chelmsford Chronicle</i> 17 August 1866, he was 43 years old and a shepherd in the employ of Mr. Henry Sworder. When a storm swept the area, John took shelter under an elm tree while out in the fields harvesting wheat. The tree was located midway between Great Hallingbury church and Latchmore Bank. He appeared untouched, other than a wound to the back of his head.<br />
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In Dec 1866, the owner of Hallingbury Place, and a major landlord for the area, John Archer Houblon (the J. A. H noted at the end of the plaque) and his second wife, Georgina, had a plaque made and placed at the site of John Rosebrooks' death.<br />
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I'm not sure if the plaque pictured above is the original or not? It's hard to tell what material it's made from. It isn't attached to a tree anymore, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/stuart166axe/3287432483/in/photolist-61uX9p#undefined" target="_blank">Stuart Axe</a> believes it was moved (a few yards to the left) to the current location during the construction of the M11.<br />
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As a side note, while I was researching this post, I found the report of John Hale, of Braxted, who was killed during the same storm, in almost exactly the same circumstances. He was out in a field, cutting wheat, when struck by lightning and killed immediately.<br />
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<br />Larenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885582206860385433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952640165007967648.post-56808803069612793382014-12-23T01:10:00.003-08:002014-12-23T01:10:50.184-08:00Postcard - The Rectory, Great Hallingbury - Added to GalleryAnother postcard has arrived!! It has been added to the <a href="http://greathallingbury.blogspot.co.uk/p/gallery.html" target="_blank">Gallery</a>.<br />
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<br />Larenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885582206860385433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952640165007967648.post-8872217510589054932014-12-15T20:07:00.000-08:002014-12-23T01:12:43.344-08:00Added - Great Hallingbury Population 1801 - 1971Added to the website is the <a href="http://greathallingbury.blogspot.co.uk/p/population.html" target="_blank">population</a> data for 1801 to 1971, including a graph of the data.<br />
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Larenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885582206860385433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952640165007967648.post-49108603267523885282014-12-07T21:24:00.002-08:002014-12-07T21:24:35.202-08:00Added - Great Hallingbury - 1841 CensusThe 1841 Census for Great Hallingbury has been added to the site. Also included is a list of the Top 20 Surnames by Frequency.<br />
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<li><a href="http://greathallingbury.blogspot.com.au/p/census-1841.html" target="_blank">1841 Census</a></li>
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Larenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885582206860385433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952640165007967648.post-86721868833893900782014-12-04T00:53:00.000-08:002014-12-04T00:53:28.032-08:00Poll Books - 1722, 1734, 1763 and 1774The following Poll Books have been added to the Records page:<br />
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<li><a href="http://greathallingbury.blogspot.co.uk/p/electoral.html#poll_1722">1722 Poll Book</a></li>
<li><a href="http://greathallingbury.blogspot.co.uk/p/electoral.html#poll_1734">1734 Poll Book</a></li>
<li><a href="http://greathallingbury.blogspot.co.uk/p/electoral.html#poll_1763">1763 Poll Book</a></li>
<li><a href="http://greathallingbury.blogspot.co.uk/p/electoral.html#poll_1774">1774 Poll Book</a></li>
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The other Poll Book entries have been updated to include those with Freeholds in Hatfield Broak Oak but who lived in Great Hallingbury.Larenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885582206860385433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952640165007967648.post-51763008345907150282014-12-02T15:34:00.003-08:002014-12-23T01:11:28.373-08:00Postcard - St Giles, Great Hallingbury - Added to GalleryI've just received my first Great Hallingbury ephemera - a postcard from about 1907 showing St. Giles Church. It's been added to the <a href="http://greathallingbury.blogspot.com.au/p/gallery.html">Gallery</a> page.<br />
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Larenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885582206860385433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952640165007967648.post-41322146463304775712014-11-26T20:06:00.003-08:002014-12-02T15:34:59.949-08:00Poll Books - 1702, 1710 and 1715Newly added, the Poll Books for the following years. They are combined books for both Little Hallingbury (Hallingbury Parva) and Great Hallingbury (Hallingbury Magna):<br />
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<li><a href="http://greathallingbury.blogspot.co.uk/p/electoral.html#poll_1702">1702 Poll Book</a></li>
<li><a href="http://greathallingbury.blogspot.co.uk/p/electoral.html#poll_1710">1710 Poll Book</a></li>
<li><a href="http://greathallingbury.blogspot.co.uk/p/electoral.html#poll_1715">1715 Poll Book</a></li>
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Larenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885582206860385433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952640165007967648.post-61524552550050968212014-06-01T02:45:00.000-07:002014-12-23T01:16:27.511-08:00War Memorials in St Giles, Great HallingburyA small start to the project with the addition of transcriptions of the various war memorials/rolls of honour in St Giles Church, Great Hallingbury:<br />
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<li><a href="http://greathallingbury.blogspot.co.uk/p/military.html#ww1_tablet">World War One Memorial Tablet</a></li>
<li><a href="http://greathallingbury.blogspot.co.uk/p/military.html#ww1_roll">World War One Roll of Honour</a></li>
<li><a href="http://greathallingbury.blogspot.co.uk/p/military.html#ww2_plaque">World War Two Memorial Plaque</a></li>
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Larenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885582206860385433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1952640165007967648.post-23766388189493139402014-04-23T21:11:00.000-07:002014-05-19T16:15:19.416-07:00One Place Study for Great Hallingbury, EssexI become interested in Great Hallingbury, Essex while researching my SAPSFORD ancestors. This family had a long history in the village buy by 1911 only one family remained. Where did they go and why? What about the many other long resident families that they married into?<br />
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I hope to provide information from the various census', family stories and whatever other interesting facts can be gathered. I'd love to hear from anyone else interested in the history of the village.<br />
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I am working on quite a bit of information at the moment but it probably won't make it to the website until July 2014. Please feel free to contact me before then!! Larenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885582206860385433noreply@blogger.com0