Can anyone please tell me briefly about The Hurst mentioned in connection with Stoke on Tern burials. Has it any relavance to the Baptists in that area ?
regards,
Colin
Thanks Michael,
I was under the immpression that it was a burial ground as the entries I saw dated 1715 & 1716 reads Ann Colley ( 1715 ) & Samuel ( 1716 ) of Ollerton buried at The Hurst ( No certificate or affidavid ).
Is it possible they may have been buried on their own property?
The book at Shrewsbury Archives contained various texts from Stoke on Tern P.Rs.
regards,
Colin
Hello Colin
Looking at the images of the original Stoke on Tern burial register on Find my Past I see they read as follows:-
"Ann COLLEY of Ollerton an Anabapt was buried at ye Hurst on ye 13th of Febr 1715"
"Samuel COLLEY of Ollerton Anabaptist was buried at the Hurst about this time ..."
Whatever followed has been erased at sometime in the past. It might be possible to read it using a magnifying glass with the original document. The previous entry was on 29 Nov 1716 and the following on 5 Dec 1716 so your burial must have been during that one week period.
It is notable that there were six burials during late November and early December 1716 which seems rather a lot. Perhaps there was a reason for this but it may be very difficult to establish now.
The affidavits made alongside some of the other burials will refer to the fact that they were 'Buried in Wool'. You can look this up quite easily.
Because the people being buried were Anabaptists and not Church of England they would have been treated as second class citizens and buried accordingly. I just wonder if the 'Hurst' was a particular area of the churchyard. It might be worth having a trip to Stoke on Tern and speaking to the Churchwardens (their details are often on the notice board) to see if they know anything about this.
Mike
Many thanks Mike,
The details you have kindly supplied have proved most interesting and as you say a trip to Stoke could prove useful.
My 3x Gt. Grandfather Richard Colley was I am almost sure was born in Stoke on Tern 1763 but as explained by yourself previously on this site the P.R. time span that would prove it has been destroyed.
My interest in the Stoke - Colleys however still persists.
regards,
Colin
I ommitted to say he was buried 1856 in Pensnett age 93
Colin,
You may already be aware of this info, but just in case ... I was perusing the Society of Genealogists catalogue and came across the reference below, which may be of help to you.
Regards
Phil
| STOKE ON TERN : Notes on the Early Baptists at the Hurst Farm, Stoke on Tern, Shropshire (including C 1659-1726, M 1699-1702, B 1668-1740): reprinted from Shropshire Archaeological Society transactions, vol. 59, 1969-70: Shropshire registers, vol. 3 | |||
| IN: | Shropshire Archaeological Society transactions, vol. 59, 1969-70 | ||
| Published | Lladysul : Gomerian Press, 1970 | ||
| Author | Hardy, Thomas Duffus | ||
| Acc. no. | 66061 | ||
| Location | Shropshire shelves | Shelf mark | SH/R 118 |
Hi Phil,
Thanks for information re publication with regard to Stoke on Tern.
I imagine the book in question is at the Archives in Shrewsbury ?
Sorry for the delay in replying - been off the air for 2 weeks.
regards,
Colin
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Hello Colin
The Hurst (as it is shown on the 1884 Ordnance Survey 6 inch map) or Hurst Farm (as it is shown on the 1902 and later maps to the present day) is about 1.5 miles (2.5km) ESE of Stoke on Tern.
Mike