What's New, Matlock 2002
What's New Index
Dec 2002 Additions to:
- Eighteenth Century Lists : Horse Tax Register, 1785 - list published with the very kind permission of Michael Spencer
- Nineteenth Century Lists : Matlock School Charity, 1814 - list of applicants for free schooling published with the very kind permission of Michael Spencer
Nov 2002 Additions to:
- Images New section on Books has 32 pages on a book about Smedley's Hydro published about 1925. A wonderful addition. Also 1905 letter in the miscellaneous section on Smedley's Hydro note paper with lovely letter heading
- Newspaper Cuttings: Clever Derbyshire Riflemen, Local Successes [musically] plus The Duchess of Devonshire and War Agriculture

- Plus new developments in the Rockside saga
- Strays : 9 in Lancashire living in 1881, mostly additions to letter A. Plus, knowing how flexible Matlock's population had been in the past, I thought it may be of interest to see how many had moved away from their birthplace in the 1901 census. The Christian name John was chosen as it was a popular name at the time. The number of over 18 year olds found to have left Matlock in 1901 totalled 145, and only a few were living within the county. These are all included, plus 20 assorted additional names
- Wills: See the latest additions post 1858 and some before then, mostly PCC wills
Link Added:
- Matlock References has link to PRO site where you can download images of many PCC wills 1810 - 1858
Oct 2002 New Pages:
- FAQs Selection of questions I've been asked and answers I've given over the years. Covering baptism, birth certificates, buildings and property, burial, census, framework knitting, land, marriage and marital status, money, status, surnames, temperance, visitations, wars and war deaths, wills and adms/admons/letters of administration and the work house
- Did you know ... ? A collection of Matlock facts
- Kelly's 1895 Directory of Matlock Bath
Additions to:
- Nineteenth Century Lists : Magistrates for the County. Those who lived in Matlock and District in 1887, 1891 and 1895. Also the local police, 1887 (Magistrates and police moved to Keeping Law and Order, see Jan 2008)
Link Added:
- To the new LDS resource to search the 1881 census on the Matlock and Matlock Bath 1881 census index
Sep 2002 New Pages:
- Matlock St Giles MIs in the church are published with the very kind permission of the DARG and are linked to Matlock and Matlock Bath MI Surname Index Links on other pages have been updated to include this info
- Return of Owners of Land, 1873 Entries for Matlock & Matlock Bath have been extracted from the Archive CD Books reproduction and reproduced here by permission of Rod Neep, Archive CD Books.
Additions to:
- All pages of "Lists Through the Centuries", including Owners of Land above, are now interlinked for much easier navigation.
- Strays. Now up to 1023 names, with the addition of Hartle.
- Matlock Bath Station House and the last Station Master Two further images (linked, not on the page)
Link added:
- Matlock References Andy Savage's pages have hundreds of photos of Derby and Derbyshire. Also linked on Images of Matlock and Matlock Bath
Aug 2002 New Pages:
- { Matlock Bath Holy Trinity MIs in the churchyard*
- { Matlock Bath Holy Trinity MIs in the church*
- { Finding the Churchyard Inscriptions of Holy Trinity
- { Miscellaneous Memorials and Inscriptions
The above, except for finding the memorials, are linked to Matlock and Matlock Bath MI Surname Index You can now find the surname and click directly to the link. Also linked in is the page of Rectors of St. Giles who are named on boards in St. Giles Church. Finding the Memorials is linked to Churches and Chapels, under Holy Trinity Church
- Matlock Bath Independent Chapel Baptisms (1785-1836) The Baptisms of the Glenorchy / Congregational Chapel have been transcribed by the DARG
- Matlock United Reformed Church Deaths from Church Members List 1867-1880 and Deaths Register 1881-1926. Transcribed by the DARG
*Particular thanks to Rita Effnert in Germany for typing out the MIs from the DFHS fiche and to John Palmer
All transcripts published here with written permission
Additions to:
- Matlock and Matlock Bath MI Surname Index This has been added to so you can now find the surname and click directly to the link for the Matlock Bath MIs, some miscellaneous inscriptions and St. Giles Rectors
- Newspaper Cuttings: Michael T Morrall, and the strange case of his wife's
murder (see 1891). With very grateful thanks to Carol Buttivant who would like to hear from anyone with more information on the case, Balmoral House and the surname
- Churches and Chapels The new pages of MIs, Glenorchy Baptisms and United Reformed Deaths registers have been linked in and the Matlock Bath vicars list has been slightly altered
July 2002 New pages:
- Kelly's 1899 Directory of Matlock Bath
On the move:
- Calendar of Matlock Wills : just outgrew its location
Additions to:
- Images : The AutoChrome Album of Matlock & District. Easy to spot new additions as labelled *New*
- Water cures : Contemporary quote on the relocation of Derbyshire CC to Matlock under What Happened to the Hydros
Link added:
- Matlock Brass Band now has a website and is linked on Miscellany, where there is a little more info and on Matlock - appropriately next to the picture of the bandstand on the Hall Leys.
June 2002 Link added:
- Matlock References Old books about Matlock. Link added to transcripts of The Gentleman's Magazine Library
May 2002 New pages:
- Kelly's 1864 Directory of Matlock (incl. Bow Wood, Low Leas), Matlock Bath, Matlock Bank, Matlock Bridge, Riber and Starkholmes.
- Kelly's 1864 Directory of Cromford includes Scarthin Row names. Those residents lived in the parish of Matlock
Additions to:
- Images : four stereo views added of High Tor (under "Images, Matlock Dale") and Matlock Bath (under "Images, Matlock Bath")
Apr 2002 New pages:
- Kelly's 1891 Directory of Derbyshire. More nearby parishes
Dethick, Lea and Holloway
Rowsley (Great Rowsley) : includes Alport and Stanton Woodhouse
Stanton-in-the-Peak : includes Stanton Lees
Link added:
- Martin Rowley's Victorian Donegani's website added to Matlock Bath Today and Photograph of the Donegani family
Mar 2002 New pages:
- Matlock St. Giles Parish Church Baptisms and Burials are now onsite. I am delighted to host Bernie Freeman's work, taken from the Bishops' Transcripts.
There are also notes about the baptisms and burials, including notes about BTs in general.
- Cromford : White's 1857 Directory which includes Scarthing Row within the parish of Matlock. These are Neil Wilson's transcripts
On the move:
As a result, the marriages have moved, as well as the notes about Phillimore's Marriage Indexes
plus the explanation of the dates (old and new calendar)
Additions to:
- Strays. Now up to 1022 names, including some found in Warwickshire in 1881 and one found passing through Ellis Island
Feb 2002 New pages:
- Calendar of Matlock Wills - surname, christian name, date and place of abode
Additions to:
- Matlock References : two new books - "The Derwent Valley Mills and their Communities" and "Matlock and Matlock Bath" - plus a video about the history of Matlock Bath are now available.
For more information see the sections :
More recent publications that are well worth reading or purchasing
Information on the Internet
Jan 2002 Additions to:
- Images : three Magic Lantern Slides which have been given their own section in the index. Not as clear as photographs or postcards, but of historical significance nevertheless.