< Back to Mary Atcherley, née Rennell: A Eurasian in England. Writing about the lives of women in times gone by can be a challenge, thanks to the lack of records and other traces of them (compared with those which tend to survive in respect of men). Such is the case with Mary Atcherley, née Rennell []. Something of a shadowy figure… Read more »
< Back to Mary Atcherley, née Rennell: Putting the geographer’s daughter on the map I have far more questions about the life of Mary Atcherley, née Rennell (1770–1842) [], than I have answers. What education did she receive, and where did she receive it? When did she come to England, her father’s native land, from British India, the place of her… Read more »
“DEATHS. […] At Bridgnorth, in her 67th year, Mrs. Atcherley, widow of the Rev. Roger Atcherley, Vicar of Much-Wenlock, and daughter of the late highly distinguished geographer, Major Rennell.” – The Gentleman’s Magazine, April 1842. The “highly distinguished geographer” Major James Rennell (1742–1830; pictured right) [] was a man of extraordinary talents. He was an expert surveyor and researcher who produced… Read more »
Although in official records the subject of this story was almost always named as Roger Acheley, to the Drapers’ Company of the City of London he was usually known as Roger Achilley. It was under this name that Roger’s admission to the freedom of the Drapers’ Company was recorded in 1479. Having gained his freedom, by serving an apprenticeship under… Read more »
In memory of Dr Tony Atcherley, who died on 15 July 2017 aged 92. In 2015, Dr Rowland Anthony Atcherley [] (better known as Tony) recalled his wartime service after receiving an honour from the French Government. The decoration he was awarded, for the part he played in the liberation of France during WW2, was the highest the nation could bestow… Read more »
The family of Atcherley of Marton has been settled in that neighbourhood at least as far back as the reign of Henry VII. Their ancestor, Sir Roger Atcherley, Knt., who was born at Stanwardine, in the parish if Baschurch, within about a mile from Marton, was elected sheriff of Middlesex and London, 21 Sept. 1504, 20 Henry VII., and was… Read more »