Good afternoon all, I am researching a death of a person in Sheffield in the year 1959. I have a copy of the death certificate but cannot make out who the coroner is by the signature. Is there a list of Sheffield coroners? or can anyone take a guess at the attached please? Thank you ..read more

Spotted on Ebay: Grave Receipt for Tom ROBINSON of 161 Howard Road.  Family Grave No 168 Section G, St. Mary's Church Cemetery, Walkley, Sheffield. 18 Feb 1908   ..read more

Does anyone know what it means when it says on a death certificate under " when & where died " it gave the date of his death & the address of : 12 Herries Rd ; Sheffield , then in " occupation " it gives his home address & " jobbing grinder ". Was 12 Herries Road some kind of hospital ? This was in 1927 & my great uncle was only 35yrs old ..read more

Hi. My grandmas mum (my mums mum) lived at 57 Hague Row, Park Hill until her death in 1972 age 73. Maggie Anderson. Never married. Had two children in the late 20’s Stanley and Jean. I’ve noticed lots of chat about the floors but not much is mentioned about this one.  I was born in 84. Is it correct all of Hyde Park was demolished and all of Park Hill is still standing? Why was it knocked down? I know they did Park Hill up years back. I’ve been looking to see which area was in each block. I can’t see anywhere where it says this. Is there a diagram? floor plans?  Was Hague Row definit ..read more

I’m trying to trace information about my 4x great-grandfather Samuel Kirkby (or Kirby) who lived at Grove House in the early 1800s. He is listed as a merchant (or gentlemen) and had a son, Edward (b. 1809) and five daughters: Marianne (b.1793), Sarah (b.1799), Eliza (b.1808), Emily (b.1813) and Eleanor (b. after 1914). Marianne married Samuel Lightfoot (b.1785), Sarah married Charles Appleby (b. 1791), Eleanor married a Henry Roberts and Eliza and Emily married two brothers of the Alexander fami ..read more

I would like to know everyting about : Robert Moss, joiner, builder and sometime undertaker of Balm Green who lived at 16 Monmouth Street (currently known from 1893 - 1919 at this address - suspect he was living there much later). I'd like everything please, with fries and extra pickles and several pints of dodgy Indian lager. Maps of Balm Green and Monmouth Street, near Hanover Street ??, Census images from any/all years; any directory entries, what ageswas he ? family members, trade directory entries, adverts etc etc. I'm not in any way related and I'll have to ask you to bear with ..read more

Looking for help/information to determine the location of Broom Bank House (Broombank House) on Glossop Road, former home of John Vickers (1768-1842) Britannia Metal manufacturer. Whites Directory had his residential address in 1833 and 1837 as Broom Hill/Broomhill, Henry & Thos. Rodgers Sheff & Roth Directory (1841) listed Broom Bank, Glossop Road and his burial record stated his abode as Glossop Road. Similarly, John and his wife Ann are listed at Broomhill on the 1841 census. From https://hawleysheffieldknives.com/, "[John Vickers] died at Broombank House, Glossop Road, on ..read more

Hi All, I have recently acquired a photo album from a local auction house, as it is my hobby, to try and trace living relatives and return their property to their rightfull families. However I am at a loss as to trace the family of this album as it is nearly all based on surnames and no first names. I do know that the album belonged to Mr Wilfred Fawdington Stanley, born in Wortley in 1874 and I have managed to do most of the Stanley family tree. The only problem is, there is only about six pictures of the Stanley family and around 150 other pictures ,who were just friends and neighbours. It i ..read more

I'm trying to research an old house (not in Sheffield) and wondered if anyone has done this and could offer me some advice as to where to start. I've read (on a family tree) that the house was bought in 1687 for £300, but it seems such a lot of money to me as the house isn't very big.  I can't ask the present owners as I'm doing it as a gift. Jenny ..read more

I’m stuck with one of my ancestors, James Vickers (c1737-1809), so I’ve been researching his acquaintances. This lead me to look at Francis Hawke, a filesmith and fellow Methodist, who was buried in Sheffield on 25th October 1805. From “Reminiscences of Old Sheffield”, Hawke’s sister was James Vickers’ first wife. Another sister of Hawke’s married Josiah Stephenson. I’ve found a record for John Vickers (who possibly was James’ son) marrying a Sarah Hawke in Sheffield on 29th Feb 1788. Witness was George Butcher (who was possibly John’s brother-in-law), but again struggling to break through - l ..read more