eat site, great pics. I lived in the city for 10 years back in the 60's. Went to Hartshill Bank Top school. Then Berry Hill secondary. I have lived in Toronto for the last 40 years. I found this site. Great sites. Please keep posting the pics.

I love the site and it is lovely to see so many names I
recognise. However, as an original born and bred Mow Cop lad I have
to say I am feeling a little precious about how the boundaries of the
lovely hill (which by the way Mr Vernon Ball, Headmaster at Woodcock
Well School, took great pains in teaching us actually just falls in
the height to be called a mountain)are being stretched. Mount
Pleasant, Scholar Green, Dales Green, The Rookery, Harriseahead etc.
are not Mow Cop. Sorry folks - you are not originals but imposters.
You are rather special however if you are a Mow Cop original and so I
can understand you trying I suppose!
Some facts are getting slightly skewed also. For example Jack Blood
was not an undertaker (although he helped Freddie Thornton sometimes).
the only undertakers on Mow cop were the Hancock's - Charles and then
his eldest son Joe. Freddie Thornton was Dales Green,Wilsons down The
Bank and Scholar Green and Tom Bailey at Harriseahead

I lived on mowcop for years and my family probably still live there.
My grandparents lived in the village of Mount Plesant and my father was
born there.I now live in the U.S.A and don't get to visit too often so
with this site I get to show(bore)my famiy with my beginings

Would like to say thank you for putting this site together.
I used to live in Stoke and actually went out with someone who lived on
Mow Cop (his name was Paul), during the summer of 1994. I must say I
have known about Mow Cop all my life and even now, when passing back
through Staffordshire I always stop off on my way home, visit the
castle, visit The Old Man of Mow and take in the breathtaking views

Well, what a find ! I lived on Sands Road until I was 23, I scrolled
through page just in case I recognised a name. When you are
at school I think you tend to remember names of the older pupils, in a
way you look up to them, John Bracegirdle, I remember you ! I wonder if
you remember Steve Pointon a year below you at Castle Primary I saw
Nidge a few years ago, anyway If anyone else sees this I hope the
memories give you a grin and would like to read of anyone who used to
drink in the Mow in the Eighties Steve Harding (Googie) Steve
Sanderson, Mart ,Brian Hassle and Gary Knapper were also good mates

Would very much like more routes into the early 1980s

Please document more from these years if you can thank you

I still feel Stafford is home even though I joined the RAF in 1968 and retired in 2001 and have always vowed to return. My one remaining Aunt still lives in Cheadle and all my family is buried in the churchyard so I expect to return one day

Greetings. Trying to contact to Eric Hodges and Julian see how things are going. My family and I lived up at Pip and Patrick's in 2000. We really miss the beauty and quiet of Cheadle

Please add the years 1979-1985

Want to learn more about the mine closures in the area

Looking for family connections from Fenton, Longton and Stoke areas of Staffordshire. James DUROSE my family connection was born in c1938, but I am unable to find a birth cert, but in the census of 1951 states he was born in Leigh. He m Sarah Williams in Fenton Staffs in 1956. They had seven children Henry, Ann, Emma, Elizabeth, Charles Edward, Sarah E. and James W. all born in the Stoke on Trent area. Henry DUROSE born 1863 married twice 1) Sarah Sanders 1900 2) Sarah WILKES. Sarah WILKES andHenry had four children William Henry, Beth Amy, James and John(Jack). Are you related to any of the above.Any Information about the DUROSE,WILLIAMS and WILKES families from the Fenton, Longton and Stoke on Trent area would be most welcome.

I was curious to know if you have a family file on the Lambert surname. I have Lambert ancestors from Staffordshire County and stopped by there a few years back when I started my genealogy research but sadly can not find my notes from that day. Thank you, Nancy Kabat

I’m going to be in Leek next week visiting my brother and would like to check out your resources. I’m looking for information on the Zachary family who lived in Cheshire and Staffordshire counties from 1980s until moving to Stafford in 1989. I suspect they didn’t move that many times but the counties changed around them. Thank you in advance for your help

Boost the 1970s records

I am reaserching my Ancestors and on my mothers side the line is full of Liquorishes. But they are the London mob, including would you believe it (1934 Census William Liquorish born 1961 London) but with wife Drusilla plus Sidney,Daisy,Lily,Edward,Alice and finally Flossie (my beloved Granny) all from Halstead in Essex. How is that for coincidence? I would look forward to talking to your Liquorish Expert to see if our and your are connected in any way. Cheers Nigel Kenward PS I used to do motor bike trials at Stoke speedway at an old railway embankement

Hello from the States! Fun to find Pickards still in Staffs . My first known grandparent was Alleyne Pyccard, abt. 1910, from Endon, or the vice versa?! I'll be back-

I came upon this site by accident - having been born in Uttoxeter and attended school in Leek, I was fascinated to read about my birthplace. What an excellent site, so well researched. Mr Soper, I seem to remember your wife taught me knitting at school.… [My mother actually -l

Please pledge more years to approval 1979-85 would be ideal

Have just spent some time going over your website thoroughly. Congratulations on a very thorough site.

My Grandmother, Margaret Bamford, was born in Alsager in 1884. We never knew her as she died in Ontario just after the birth of my mother in 1918.

Three of her sisters are in your records - Alice, b. 1877 married William Matthews of Carlton Curlieu in 1897; Sarah Ann married John Thomas Rodwell in 1891 and Elizabeth married Alfred Arthur Perkins in 1899. On your census for 1891, the past has John's surname as Rotwell - it should be Rodwell. He was from Caverswall

Thanks for an interesting site - I hope to get to Stoke on Trent and area sometime. Can’t wait for more issues maybe perhaps the 1960-70s period

What an amazing site - I put"Stoke Sentinel " in the search engine to locate the place - chasing relatives and found - joy of joy -8 pages of root trees to search through.
Well done, excellent, and THANK YOU can’t wait to see more added!!
PS main family here is Hawkins