The Hanleys

12 Comments

1. Chris Thorpe
   Posted May 29, 2017 at 4:37 pm | Permalink | Reply

   I enjoyed the gallery. Maybe the aerial photo from the front sheet of the neighbourhood plan could be added.

2. Donald Cairns, welland road
   Posted May 6, 2017 at 12:39 pm | Permalink | Reply

   As I have lived in the village for the past 50 odd years it concerns me greatly why the Parish council want to propose wasting more money on fencing the village Green. Why bother spoiling the green it’s a Green not a field that needs fencing or defacing , I remember Fair grounds ,Circus , Bonfire on November the 5th, if we let this go ahead you will be spoiling the natural beauty of the Green and what the village stands for.

3. Dale Nicol
   Posted March 27, 2017 at 10:09 pm | Permalink | Reply

   I am in he midst of family tree creation and have come across a very old document which relates to my great, great grandfather, named John Dale. He was in the mid to late 1800s the estate agent for the Berkeley family at Blackmore Park and my document which is original with red wax seal is signed by John Vincent Hornyold, Lord of the Manor of Blackmore Park. He appoints & nominates John Dale, gentleman of Spetchley to be steward of his manor at Hanley Castle etc.etc. and dated November 1 1892.
   I also have retirement proclamations for Thomas Vincent Dale(very colourful) celebrating his retirement from Blackmore Park Estate in 1902 and a similar one for his retirement from the Spetchley Estate shorly before his death in 1906.l

   Can you tell me?
   1. Is Hanley Castle a place ? A manor house ? A castle ?
   2. What if any is the relationship between Berkeley & Gandolfi(Hornyold) ?
   3. Are the estates mentioned above, the same place ?

   Thank you

   J Dale Nicol

   • Malcolm Fare
     Posted May 5, 2017 at 2:36 pm | Permalink | Reply

     Hello Dale

     Have picked up your questions rather late I’m afraid, but will do my best to answer them. Hanley Castle is both a parish and a village named after a medieval castle that is no longer standing. I cannot find any reference to a Berkeley family at Blackmore Park, the ancestral home of the Hornyold family, in the parish of Hanley Castle so, as far as I know, there is no relationship between the Berkeleys and Hornyolds.

     Your ancestor John Dale seems to have slipped through the net of Hanley Castle census returns, as he is not mentioned in any census from 1881 to 1911.

     Hope that helps.

     Regards

     Malcolm Fare

4. Dee Hodgson
   Posted October 23, 2015 at 11:34 pm | Permalink | Reply

   stumbled on your web site. looking through has brough back many happy memories. I grew up in hanley swan. Lived in winning ton gdns we left village in 1983. I went to st. marys school then St. gabriels, before moving on to the hill school. My Grandfather also lived in the village George Jones. I am Denise Jones. Thank you for allowing to show my children and grandchildren where I grew up. If any one remembers me and would like to get in touch I am on Face book under name of Dee Hodgson I now live in coventry

5. Carol Saunders
   Posted May 12, 2015 at 1:49 am | Permalink | Reply

   I’m trying to do my family tree and have come a cross the Tombs Family . My maiden name is Saunders and I note these are also mentioned. If anyone has any information please contact me. Kind regards

6. Mrs Elizabeth Meecham
   Posted August 25, 2014 at 12:19 pm | Permalink | Reply

   Was St Mary’s primary school the infant school in Hanley Castle? I attended Hanley Castle infant school but didn’t know its name – my older brother was at the Haney Swan school. Ours parents ran the county council children’s home at Shepherd House – I was born while they were there and we left when I was 5. Great website.

7. d.butcher
   Posted May 9, 2013 at 9:58 pm | Permalink | Reply

   hi please can some one please tell me who owns the post office in hanley castle as I would love to turn it back into a shop again ,please help me with deatails etc

8. Gary Jones
   Posted September 4, 2011 at 5:41 pm | Permalink | Reply

   Re:” THE HANLEYS ” puplication by Malcolm Fare (2nd. Edition)
   The missing name in the cricket team photo on page 147(end of front row) is that for myself
   ie. Gary Jones being at that time a guest player for Hanley on more than one occassion. I later strenthened my ties with Hanley by marrying a local girl at St Gabriels Church in 1961

9. Barry Turbutt
   Posted May 24, 2011 at 5:12 pm | Permalink | Reply

   An excellent site with lots of information which is always up to date. I don’t know how you find the time to do it all.

10. Philip Scriven
    Posted November 1, 2010 at 8:16 am | Permalink | Reply

    My grandfather Herbert Scriven was born in a cottage near the pub at Hanley Castle in 1892.His father William Scriven was born there circa.1870 and William’s father also William was born there in the 1840s. I would be interested to know if there are any family members still in the area or if any one locally can assist please Thankyou

11. John M Saunders
    Posted September 15, 2010 at 9:01 pm | Permalink | Reply

    An excellent website, really pleased to see the Census information for the villages. My wife Jenny is the grt grt grandaughter of George Dovey b 1819 and married to Eliza Devereux, he later married Jane Colley in 1853, Their son Joseph b 1863 was Jenny’s grt grandfather, Joseph was married to Rosanna from Coaley, they left the Hanley area between 1891 and 1901 and moved to Cheshire.

    We would like correspond with any of the Dovey family still around Hanley or anyone who has an interest in family history of the Hanleys.

    We visited the village a few years ago and met a lady who was a Dovey in the Bakery.

    Congratulation again on the quality of the site

    John and Jenny Saunders