My wife's Family History research is more difficult than mine in that most lines are not local to Warwickshire, my home county. So far I have mostly researched on her father's side, as her mother's side has been already done by another family member.

The main GREGORY name has been traced back to the early 1700s in the areas around Shawbury, Shropshire, her ancestors later moving to Wellington and Oakengates, where they worked in the tough environment of the Limestone mines and furnaces. We were lucky to make contact with another Gregory researcher of many years experience who who has provided some fantastic records.

Her CROSS and BOORE ancestors are from the lovely hills of central Shropshire around Bishops Castle and Clun near the Welsh border, while the WOODFINs lived in the Wellington area. The EDWARDS were Furnace workers from villages of Lilleshall and Kynnersley north-east of Oakengates. (For more details of these industries go to: http://www.oakengates.com/history/history_frame.htm).

With the COOKSON name in the Leyland area of Lancashire we have been lucky to team up with a COOKSON expert who has provided the records back to the mid-1700s. Other names here are SUTTON; HARRISON; and MITCHELL from Longton plus FERRIE and TORLEY from Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Pat's grandfather's surname wasMALTBY. He originated in the Southwell area of Nottinghamshire, where the family had been for several generations as had FOSTER; HOLLAND and possibly BRANSTON.. Other names in his ancestry are NELSON; MUNDAY; ANDREWS; BROCKLESBY; CAVILL; STORY and WOODALL ( all from the farming communities of north Lincolnshire).

Her grandmother was Annie HARRIS from Dursley area of Gloucestershire whose ancestors were mostly agricultural labourers. Other names are HIGGINS and BRAZINGTON all from the Dursley area.

There is an Index of all names discovered in my research, together with details of where they fit into my wife's history.
My pages also show Family Trees,and Descendant Charts of the main names together with links to Profiles of some individuals.