“On Wednesday [16th April] died, in an advanc’d Age, at his House in Greenwich, Roger Acherly [] of the Inner-Temple, Esq:” – London Daily Post, 21 April 1740. The “advanc’d age” at which Roger Acherley (or Atcherley) died on this day in 1740 was about 77. He had been baptised on 23 December 1662 at Baschurch in Shropshire, the first child of John… Read more »
The marriage of William Henry Atcherley [] and Charlotte Emma Shakeshaft [] on 11 April 1882 at High Ercall in Shropshire was one of many unions between members of the parish’s farming families. Given the number of intermarriages between these families, in particular the Atcherley, Brookes, Icke and Shakeshaft clans, some of the weddings were, inevitably, between people who were related. William… Read more »
John Atcherley [], baptised at West Felton, Shropshire, on 6 April 1693, was the fourth child and second son of Thomas Atcherley of Twyford [1]. He was also a grandson of Thomas Atcherley, alias Edge, who had been born out of wedlock in the parish of Myddle and ended his days as a yeoman at Twyford (see Edge of the tree… Read more »
Until yesterday Thomas Atcherley [], alias Edge, appeared to be a rather marginal figure in the Atcherley family’s history. But waiting for me when I got home last night was a copy of his will, the contents of which changed everything. This historic document, dating back to 1679, has helped to show that Thomas is the forebear of many of the… Read more »
In All Saints churchyard in Baschurch, Shropshire there lies a memorial stone dedicated to Robert Atcherley Edwards [] and his wife Sarah, eldest daughter of John Atcherley, gentleman of Stanwardine. I found baptism records for these two without any problems: both were Christened at Baschurch, Sarah Atcherley [] on 21 March 1798 [1]. Tracing a record of their marriage on the other… Read more »
Kate Atcherley [] was one of four children born to Henry Oliver Atcherley [] and his wife Emma. My Atcherley research had revealed details of the lives and deaths of all the other members of this family, but Kate had seemingly disappeared without trace after the 1891 census. Until this week that is. Thanks to findmypast.co.uk, Kate’s fate has finally been revealed… Read more »