ENG-LAN-ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE-L Archives

Archiver > ENG-LAN-ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE > 2008-02 > 1203242712


From: "" <>
Subject: Re: [ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE] New to list
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:05:12 +0100 (GMT+01:00)


>----Original Message----
>From:
>Date: 17/02/2008 9:05
>To: <>
>Subj: [ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE] New to list
>
>Hi I am new to this list
>
>My interests are the ancestors of the Cock (or Cocks) family of
Denton, and
>earlier Ashton, and the Bond family of Denton.
>
>One of the ancestors on the Cock side is the Rev Jonathan Catlow,
curate of
>Ashton, and schoolmaster there 1724 until his death in 1746.
>
>A recent find was a short section in which describes the Cocks family
of Rye
>Croft in History and description of the town and parish of Ashton-
under-Lyne
>... By James Butterworth
>
>..."It passed from the Wrights to the Cocks and was held by two
persons of
>that name in the 15th year of the reign of King James the First 1618
This
>family was related to the family of Cocks of Cock Bank near Ashton It
is now
>stated to contain 45 acres"...
>
>
>I have John Cock , who married the above Rev JC's daughter Alice,
mentioned
>as a gentleman of Rye Croft in 1782. I have probable name for his
parents
>
>
>Where is Rye Croft, and are there any sources that relate to it?
>
>I am not in the area so do not have ready access to any local
sources.
>
>Bob
>
>No virus found in this outgoing message.
>Checked by AVG Free Edition.
>Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1283 - Release Date:
16/02/2008
>14:16
> Hi The Rycroft is in the West end of Ashton Nr St Peters Church
There also was a Rycrort Congregational Church but it came down in the
Early 60 and Just a bit futher down is West End Meths Pat
>
>-------------------------------
>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LAN-ASHTON-
with the word 'unsubscribe' without the
quotes in the subject and the body of the message




__________________________________________________
What can Tiscali do for you? Visit www.tiscali.co.uk/services

This thread: