The Rev, Francis Fletcher, Vicar of Tickhill 1596-1620 and previously Chaplain to Sir Francs Drake. The map is part of the log he kept of his voyage on the Golden Hind and shows 'Elisabeth Island'.

The name Alderson can be seen in several places in Tickhill from road names (Alderson Drive and Alderson Close), to the War Memorial, the plaque on the Buttercross and memorials in St Mary's Church. So, who were the Aldersons?

Emily was born in Wadworth in 1871 the daughter of George Carr, an agricultural labourer, and Sarah; she attended the local school close to Wadworth parish church.

Amelia Staniforth of Firbeck Hall, born in 1722, kept a detailed journal now in the possession of Valerie Oxley, Member of the Friends of Firbeck Hall, who has kindly provided the following transcribed extracts for publication in this Newsletter...

Roger Baskett, born in 1764, was the youngest son of the Revd Kingsman Baskett, Master of Pocklington Grammar School. Unlike his two older brothers, Roger went to sea, serving on East Indiamen trading in the service of the East India Company which controlled a monopoly of trade with India and China.

The Estfeld family is known for at least one of its members becoming wealthy in London and donating money to St Mary's Church. This was not the only local family whose members found fortune in London in medieval times and then remembered their birthplace in their wills.

Constance de Béarn was owner of Tickhill Castle at various times from 1272 to 1310. Why did a woman from Béarn in south-west France have this connection with Tickhill and why did she lose control of her property here on two occasions?

Thomas Dixon began teaching in Tickhill aged 20 in 1879 and gave 42 years of dedicated service. On his last day in 1921, the scholars and teachers presented him with a leather suitcase to accompany him on journeys in the years of his well-earned leisure.

Born in 1882, Bill Handy became a blacksmith, living in Stainton. In 1912 he married Emily Saxton, a widow who was the licensee of the Scarbrough Arms in Tickhill.

A very useful blog about Edward II's reign by Kathryn Warner includes a biography of William de Anne appointed Constable of Tickhill Castle on 17 July 1312 with an income of 40 marks (£26/13/4) a year, a position he held for the rest of Edward II's reign.

After serving as Constable of Lincoln Castle, William Fraunk, knight of the royal household, became Constable of Tickhill Castle from 1336-1346.

John Winks had the dubious reputation of having peculiarly miserable habits according the 'Globe' newspaper of 27 May 1836, one of many newspapers to carry a story under the heading of 'A Miser's Hoard Discovered'...

The Rev Gardner served as Vicar of Tickhill from 1868 to 1872, a comparatively short tenure. He died aged 33 on 11 March 1872 and was buried in the western part of the churchyard on 14 March.

During WW2 a number of well-known people, such as Leonard Cheshire, came to live in Tickhill. Possibly one of the least known people who came here at this time was the artist Albert Houthuesen, born in Amsterdam in 1903.

Sir Walter Urswick occupied the office of Constable of Ticklhill Castle in 1381 after it became part of John of Gaunt's lands.

On 21 April 1908, aged 29, Kate Price married Alfred Thompson, aged 27, at St John's Church, Wadworth, just across the road from her parents' home where, in all likelihood, the wedding reception was held.

George Colbeck 1813-1897. Tailor, ironmonger, local preacher.

On 10 December 1491 John Leeston, a substantial property owner of Tickhill, drew up his will. Much of his will is as could be expected from a wealthy man of that period, but there is one curious feature...

The wedding party of Muriel Maud Alderson and Joseph Mills, Monday, 4 June 1917, by the Rev. H E Booty at St Mary’s Church

In the later part of the 19th Century Tickhill’s population certainly included many people who were born here, but it also had three specific types of ‘incomers’ as shown in the 1881 Census Returns.

In Affectionate Remembrance of George Sykes, who was killed in the Swaithe Main Colliery explosion, on Monday December 6th, 1875, aged 25 years.

After writing the account of John Adolphus Wright, his wife and his son for Occasional Paper 7 on stories behind the gravestones in St Mary’s churchyard, Donald Thorpe was faced with several questions which his initial research had prompted

A story which focuses on a wedding, one of whose participants had achieved fame in North America.

Among the people who lived then married in Tickhill and who made the momentous decision not only to leave Tickhill but to emigrate from England were Samuel and Isabella Shillito.

On Thursday 18 January 1906 Bridget White, the only daughter of William and Edith White, married Mr Alfred George William Wright in St Mary's Church.

Samuel James was a house decorator, establishing his own painting and decorating business in Westgate, Tickhill

In St Mary’s Church churchyard facing the west door and several rows distant, there is a rusty metal gravestone complete with railings. Have you, like me, ever wondered who was buried there?

The story of Mary Frances Heaton who has been commemorated with the installation of a Blue Plaque in Wakefield in November 2020.

Three of the Willoughby's seven children emigrated to the USA. How did the family afford to pay for the children’s passage? Who accompanied them on the journey? How did they fare in the USA?

August Mary Alderson was a fine practitioner of Penwork, a technique to imitate designs on furniture brought back from India

A remarkable story of one man's initiative to provide affordable housing

Rev Paul Parnell, non resident chaplain at Sandbeck and curate at Tickhill

Mary Ellen Best, born York 1809, had a career as a painter; her social connections saw her receive many commissions

The Rev William Henry Dixon 1783-1854 - born in Wadworth, curate at Tickhill for a year, followed by a succession of curacies; installed as Canon at Ripon in 1815

Hugh Parker JP, born in 1772, and his family's development through the 19th century

Madge Denzil, a Victorian Actress, aged 25, spent some time in Tickhill

Reg Nash has an interest in and collects local South Yorkshire made pottery. He recently bought this piece with the inscription Richard Elles Tickhill. He has done some research and asks our help in finding out more.

Born in Tickhill in 1809, he emigrated to the USA and became very active in the Mormon faith

Known to her family as Maud she was the second child of Dr George Griffith Phillips and his wife Ellen, and was born in 1872