Updated 30 June 2015. “Thomas, b. 27 Feb. 1766, d. s. p. July 1801” is all that the Burkes had to say about Thomas Atcherley in their publications on the genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry in the 1800s. He was born, and 35 years later he descessit sine prole (died without issue). Nowadays, family historians like myself… Read more »
< More Atcherley stories from World War 1 Dr John Atcherley’s service with the Royal Canadian Navy in World War One saw him acting as Surgeon not only to the crew of an RCN sloop, but also to crews of the two submarines that vessel tended. With his shipmates he undertook a voyage from one side of Canada to the… Read more »
< Back to Samuel Atcherley’s true and perfect inventory – Part 2 The conclusion of our ‘guided tour’ of the house of Samuel Atcherley [], aided by the “true and perfect Inventory” of his possessions taken in 1731. As in parts 1 and 2, to save space the items listed below are not set out in the same format as in the… Read more »
< Back to Samuel Atcherley’s true and perfect inventory – Part 1 Our ‘guided tour’ of the house of Samuel Atcherley [], aided by the “true and perfect Inventory” of his possessions taken in 1731, continues. Once again, to save space the items listed below are not set out in the same format as in the inventory, but they follow the same… Read more »
Sometimes it is the records associated with a person’s death that shed the most light on how they lived their life. That is certainly the case with “Samuel Atcherley [] of Sowbath in the County of Salop Gent” who, being “very sick and weak in Body, but of perfect Mind and Memory” made his last Will and Testament on 7 August… Read more »
During my quest for records relating to members of the Atcherley family, I have found many variations in the spelling of their surname (see Lost in transcription for some examples). Sometimes I find Atcherleys recorded under other family names, including Ackerley, Atherley and Ashley. It works the other way too: from time to time I find an “Atcherley” who –… Read more »