| My Gostelow Family and other branches |
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| WELCOME This site is dedicated to the Gostelow family. My particular branch comes from the Northampton/Buckinghamshire borders - having lived there from the early 17 C until the 1950's. I began to investigate my family history as it seemed an ideal way in which to study English social history generally. This has proved to be the case as I have journeyed, accompanied by many other interested family members, for over twenty years, through the English Civil War, land reform, highway robbery, agricultural riots , two world wars and just the day today business of surviving.. |
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| REFERENCE WORKS - well worth reading! Author or Publisher The Tragedy of Charles II 1630-1660; Hester Chapman The town of Cropredy 1570-1640 A P Keegan Thorpe Mandeville Maurice Cole Captain Swing Hobsbawn & Rude Buckinghamshire Machine Breakers; Jill Chambers Sailing Craft of East Anglia; Finch; Benham A History of Northamptonshire Baker |
| Last updated 1 DECEMBER 2006 Author: Helen McClintock |
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| The more I search the more questions there are that need answers. What is the origin of the name? Is it from the old French "chasse loup" (wolf catcher) or does it mean "a gorse covered hill"? Is there a connection between the main two branches of the famly (circa 1580) in Lincolnshire and Oxfordshire? If you are a descended from the Gostelow family and have an interest in it's history I hope that you will sign the Guestbook and join in the fun! |
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| Reproduced by kind permission of Ordnance Survey |
| MANY, MANY THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED ME BY PASSING ON INFORMATION, FAMILY TREES AND PHOTOGRAPHS. MANY THANKS ALSO TO ALL THE SELFLESS PEOPLE WHO TRANSCRIBE ORIGINAL RECORDS FOR FREE INTERNET ACCESS ( OR FOR A SMALL CHARGE WHICH BENEFITS THEIR GENEALOGICAL OR HISTORICAL SOCIETY ) Your efforts are greatly appreciated!!! |