This was the the title of the newspaper report that announced the result of the inquest of Joseph Clarke. The inquest was held at Fletton...

There are few houses in Fletton which ignite as much curiosity as Fletton Tower. For this blog I want to concentrate on perhaps the most...

In Blog 13 we met pupil teacher Gertrude Thurley. In this Blog I want to tell you a little about Gertrude’s uncle Reuben Charles Thurley,...

Although I promised to bring you more stories about the Thurley family this month, unfortunately the research has been a little delayed....

The Thurleys In last month’s blog we explored the life of Gertrude Thurley, teacher at Fletton Board school and daughter of John Cathles...

Gertrude's childhood home-Haydn Terrace The Peterborough Advertiser, Wednesday March 19, 1902 At the dawn of the twentieth century...

As new industries were attracted to Fletton, at the turn of the twentieth century, new housing was required for the workers. One man was...

A familiar building on the High Street in Fletton, on the corner with Milton Road, is the Dilley Hall. Many will associate the Dilley...

When the Fletton Board School opened on Monday 25th February 1901 the Peterborough Advertiser reported that there were ‘upwards of 300...

By the end of the nineteenth century Fletton was experiencing a second wave of population growth. In 1881 the population of Fletton was...

The family I am exploring this month – the Panters – shows how employment, especially for women attracted families to Fletton. But it...

Athough St. Margarets did not witness any of Charles Dack’s vital events; birth, marriage or death, he lived the majority of his life in...

The two industries which were most influential in attracting male migrants to Fletton were the railways and the brickyards. For females...

There are many sources available which, from 1841 to 1943, allow the researcher to place their ancestors, and the place they lived, in...

For this month’s blog we go inside St. Margaret’s church and take a look at two memorials which commemorate father and son Henry William...

I hope that you completed your census return in March! The census is an important document to record your family at a given point in time...

Every community throughout the country has unsung female heroes who should be celebrated not just this month but every month. To...

there was a small parish, just south of Peterborough, in the north of Huntingdonshire. In 1841 it had a population of 256 and was a rural...