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Quorn Families and People
Apart from the famous local names such
as Farnham, Warner, Cradock and Firr; this site has plenty of interesting
snippets concerning village folk. You can also use the search box
on the upper right hand side to look for a family surname which interests
you. We would like to expand this section, so if you can supply information
about your family in Quorn, we would be pleased to publish it here.
 | | Thomas Cradock of Quorn Court
Thomas Cradock was born in Loughborough in 1795. He married Mary Octavia Grover (known as ...... cont.
 | | | |  | | Memories of life in Quorn, by Arthur Long
Tom Long’s name is known by most people in Quorn because of Tom Long’s Meadow, which lies ...... cont.
| | | | | | James Henry Pell, 75 Meeting Street, Quorn
The Pell family were in Quorn from the 1890s and James Henry Pell arrived with his ...... cont.
| | | |  | | Grace Wesley, former Quorn Rawlins pupil, marriage 1924
Grace Wesley was a pupil at Rawlins Grammar School from 1908 to 1912, and afterwards she ...... cont.
| | | |  | | Video - Tom Long haymaking in his meadow, 1960s
This converted cine film shows Tom Long making hay in his meadow in the early 1960s. The ...... cont.
| | | | | | The Parkinson family – Baptists in Quorn
William Parkinson starting farming in Quorn in 1757, and his brother Robert came to live ...... cont.
| | | |  | | Silhouettes – Farnham family, Quorn
These three silhouettes are about 5 inches (13 cm) tall and are members of the ancient ...... cont.
| | | |  | | Mizpah brooch – Arthur and Doris Green, WW2
Arthur Green from Quorn and Doris Ada Crowsley from Bedford, would never have met had it ...... cont.
| | | |  | | Home Farm and the Pepper Family
Life in Quorn was very different in the 1900s, with many more farms in the village. One ...... cont.
| | | |  | | George Harry Gartshore on Gambles premises, Meeting Street, early 1940s
George Harry Gartshore was a grandson of the famous George Gartshore who was a farrier to ...... cont.
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Total: 769 artefacts returned over 77 pages
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