Re: Hellaby , Ellaby &c. Wirksworth Website
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Re: Hellaby , Ellaby &c. Wirksworth Website
Cordelia Ellaby 12/14/04
Hello Cordelia,
I`m so pleased you liked John Palmer`s Wirksworth website..it is the most brilliant one I have seen for a Town!
Madeline and I searched all available records for the area around Hellaby in Yorkshire and of course Wirksworth, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and indeed nationwide!
We found many references to Hellabys (various spellings) andearly Hellaby (&c.) Wills but found no trace of any direct connections before William`s marriage in Wirksworth...no mention of him in the earlier Wills & no actual births of Williams circa 1600-1610. The IGI also lists many Hellabys (&c.) which we followed up, but again, sadly, we couldn`t make any definite links.
We only entered family connections for which we had proof, inluding, for later generations, BMD Certificates, Wills, Censuses &c. Therefore, any gaps are because of lack of absolute documentary evidence of ties, at the time we compiled it!
We too, wanted to get further back but were unable to do so!
Best Wishes
Sara
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Re: Hellaby , Ellaby &c. Wirksworth Website
Cordelia Ellaby 12/16/04