{"id":2134,"date":"2015-10-25T09:06:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T22:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2015-10-25T09:12:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T22:12:55","slug":"chaddesden-and-breadsall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/?p=2134","title":{"rendered":"Chaddesden and Breadsall"},"content":{"rendered":"

I knew the church at Chaddesden in Derby would \u00a0be open for the Sunday service so I planned a bus trip there for that day. \u00a0At least several generations of ancestors are known to have lived and died there so I was keen to \u00a0see the church and churchyard. \u00a0Chaddesden used to be a rural area with 18th and 19th century ancestors having farms in Chaddesden and nearby. \u00a0It is now a suburb of Derby with the big hall owned by the local notables, the Wilmots, and with whom \u00a02 generations had close relations as surveyors and land agents having been demolished in 1926.<\/p>\n

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St Mary’s Church Chaddesden<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Same<\/a>

Same side of church but from the back<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Side<\/a>

Side of church with plantings and attractive ironwork on door<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Four<\/a>

Four generations of family in the 6 tombstones in the centre<\/p><\/div>\n

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The last male ancestor of the line to die in England with his three wives and two of their children<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Parents<\/a>

Parents of two of the wives who were sisters<\/p><\/div>\n

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Two earlier generations of the White family<\/p><\/div>\n

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I was able to photograph inside the church when the service was completed. This is ceiling\u00a0in the central section of the church<\/p><\/div>\n

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The wooden rood screen is considered \u00a0a fine piece of work and for some reason escaped the depredations of the Reformation period<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Cheerful<\/a>

Cheerful flowers. I have found flowers in country churches to be rustic but cheerful and attractive.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Looks<\/a>

Looks like remnants of gas lighting<\/p><\/div>\n

While I was wandering around looking, photographing and trying unsuccessfully to appear inconspicuous among a congregation enjoying a post service cuppa and chat I was approached by one of them. \u00a0After chatting for a while and after consultation with his wife he\u00a0offered me a lift to their home for roast pork dinner with \u00a0promise of a return to my hotel afterwards. \u00a0They also threw in a copy of a booklet written by an absent parishioner about the history and fabric of the church.<\/p>\n

We enjoyed a yummy roast pork dinner with all the trimmings and I learnt a bit about the life of a kind and generous retired couple busy \u00a0contributing to their church and family with time to collect the odd stray for Sunday dinner. \u00a0It reminded me somewhat of a family which “adopted” my brother and later myself\u00a0many years ago. \u00a0I remember being fascinated when told that in earlier times they always had a spare meal for anyone who might drop by. \u00a0I guess it was part of the ethos of \u00a0hospitality found \u00a0in rural areas in earlier times which\u00a0extended back into the past where travel was long and hard and accommodation frequently provided by private individuals as nothing was available comercially.<\/p>\n

I was asked my plans for the rest of the day and when I said I’d been considering a bus trip to Breadsall \u00a0to visit the church and churchyard \u00a0they \u00a0immediately\u00a0offered to\u00a0detour\u00a0there on the way to my hotel. \u00a0The church was closed \u00a0but we wandered the churchyard looking for tombstones with \u00a0the names of some of my ancestors. \u00a0We didn’t find anyone\u00a0I know of but there were quite a few from the 1800s with the same surname as one I’m interested in which research is likely to\u00a0show\u00a0to be related in terms of cousins several times removed.<\/p>\n

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All Saints Church Breadsall<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"One<\/a>

One of the few seats I’ve seen in churchyards<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Higgledy<\/a>

Higgledy piggledy graves with some lovely blue flowers<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Breadsall<\/a>

Breadsall old hall. Opposite the church. Can’t find any information about it.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Remains<\/a>

Remains of an old water pump beside the old hall.<\/p><\/div>\n

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