2008 RBFO
International Brough Reunion
Preservation
of Ancient Historical Brough Documents
shown at 2008 International Brough Reunion
Pre-Reunion Sites Visited
by Brough Family Members
Wednesday, August 6, 2008:
St. Peter's Chuch in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
St. Peters church, Stoke-on-Trent is located on Glebe Street,
Stoke (opposite the Town Hall). The church has Saxon roots,
but was rebuilt in 1829. Many famous Potters of Stoke--including Wedgwood
and Spode--are buried at the church.
(Postal Code for GPS: ST3 4QJ)
Wednesday, August 6, 2008:
Dresden Church of the Resurrection, Dresden, Staffordshire, England
Dresden Church
of the Resurrection is located on Red Bank road, Dresden. The church was
built in 1853 and modified in 1902. The Dresden Church has now been closed
(as of 2008) and is in poor condition. (Postal Code for GPS: ST3 3DU)
Wednesday, August 6, 2008:
St. James the Less & St. John's Church in Longton
Staffordshire, England
St. James the Less
church is located on Uttoxeter Road, Longton. It was built in 1834.(Postal
Code for GPS: ST3 1EH)
Wednesday, August 6, 2008:
General Areas of Blurton, Longton and Trenthan, Staffordshire, England
Some of Richard Brough (who
the RBFO is named after) and Mary Horleston's children and grandchildren
worked in the Staffordshire potteries during the 1860's and 1870's. For
example, Richard Brough's daughter, Mary
Ann Brough (1836-1891)--who married Robert Evans--worked at times
as a "Potters Transferer" in Longton from about 1861 to 1881.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008:
Gladstone Pottery Museum in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Thursday, August 7, 2008:
All Saints Church in Ranton, Staffordshire, England
Thursday, August 7, 2008:
Brough Hall near Ranton, Staffordshire, England
According to the Gnosall Parish Register published by the Staffordshire
Parish Registers Society, "the present building [of Brough Hall]
would appear to date from the first years of the eighteenth centrury."
Thursday, August 7, 2008:
St. Lawrence Church, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Thursday, August 7, 2008:
Stafford City and the Staffordshire Record Office (SRO) in
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
The Staffordshire Record Office (SRO) in Stafford was an excellent place to conduct genealogical and historical research, and SRO officials kindly and expertly provided RBFO officers and members with a beautiful and well-documented display of many old and valuable Brough family documents--which was greatly appreciated by everyone in attendance. The RBFO wishes to acknowledge and thank Thea Randall, Archivist for Staffordshire County, and Rebecca Jackson of the SRO, for providing Brough family members with the opportunity to view and enjoy many historical Brough documents at the Staffordshire Record Office.
Click here for more pictures of Brough family documents held by the Staffordshire Record Office.
Thursday,
August 7, 2008:
St. Chad's, Seighford, Staffordshire, England
Friday, August
8, 2008:
St. Mary Church, Astbury, Cheshire, England
Friday, August 8, 2008:
St. Lawrence Church, Rushton Spencer, Staffordshire, England
On 26 June 1700/1701, Ralph
Brough (Burke) was christened
at St. Lawrence the Martyr parish church in Rushton Spencer;
Friday, August 8, 2008:
St. Lawrence, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England
On 7 June 1730, Ralph Brough
was christened at St. Lawrence parish church in Biddulph.
Friday, August
8, 2008:
The Talbot Pub, Biddulph, Staffordshire, England
Friday, August
8, 2008:
Little Moreton Hall, border of Cheshire and Staffordshire, England
Friday, August 8, 2008:
Three Horseshoes Inn, Blackshaw Moor, Leek, Staffordshire, England
Saturday, August 9, 2008:
St. Edward The Confessor, Leek, Staffordshire, England
St. Edward the Confessor
church is located on Church Street (opposite the Market Place) in Leek.
It was built in the 1300's.
Saturday, August 9, 2008:
Windygates Hall Farm, Windygates, Leek, Staffordshire, England
Saturday, August 9, 2008:
Middle Hulme Hall, Middle Hulme, Leek, Staffordshire, England
Saturday, August 9, 2008:
St. Matthews, Meerbrook, Staffordshire, England
St.
Matthew's church in Meerbrook was built in 1564.
International Brough Reunion
Saturday evening, August 9, 2008
Meerbrook Village Hall, Meerbrook, Staffordshire, England
The International Brough Reunion was held on Saturday evening, August 9, 2008, at the Meerbrook Village Hall, under the direction of the RBFO, Catharine Ann Brough Hind, and Jim and Rosemary Brough. Over one-hundred Brough family members, relatives and friends attended this event. Click here for a media report about this reunion.
FAMILY PHOTO: Top Photo, Top Row: James Harvey
Brough (Kaysville, Utah); Rosemary Rigby Brough (Alsager, Staffordshire);
James Henry Brough (Alsager, Staffordshire); Audrey Brough Alcock (Cheddleton,
Staffordshire); Robert Clayton Brough (West Jordan, Utah); Philip Brough
(Cheadle, Staffordshire); Richard Lyle Brough (Kaysville, Utah). Top
Photo, Bottom Row: Catharine Ann Brough Hind (Carleton, West Yorkshire);
Rebecca Ann Hind Slingsby (Dorchester, Oxfordshire); Ethel Mickelson Brough
(West Jordan, Utah); Beryl Coxon Brough (Cheadle, Staffordshire). Bottom
Photos: Richard Lyle Brough (Kaysville, Utah); James Henry Brough
(Alsager, Staffordshire); Geoffrey and Rose Robinson (Windygates, Staffordshire);
Andrea Moeller Dean and her two children (Voorschoten, Netherlands).
Brough Family Documents were displayed at the International Brough Reunion in Meerbrook in 2008. Some of these documents are shown below, and others are available for viewing by clicking here.
Post-Reunion Meetings
Sunday, August 10, 2008
The Brough Genealogical Records of Elspeth Mary Lomas Johnson
Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Sunday,
August 10, 2008:
Brough Reunion Evaluation Meeting, at the Home of
James (Jim) and Rosemary Brough, Alsager, Staffordshire, England
Websites that RBFO Members found worthwhile:
Staffordshire Peak District Natural & Cultural Heritage Sites:
http://www.peak-experience.org.uk/
Hotels and B&B's in Staffordshire: http://www.visitpeakdistrict.com/
Premier Inns in Staffordshire: http://www.premierinn.com/pti/home.do
Church of England locations and information: http://www.acny.org.uk/
St. Peter Church, Stoke-on-Trent: http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=5413
Dresden Church of the Resurrection, Dresden: http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=4264
Dresden Church of the Resurrection, Dresden:
http://www.thepotteries.org/walks/dresden/1.htm
St. James the Less Church, Longton: http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=4382
St. Edward the Confessor Church, Leek: http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=4353
St. Lawrence Church, Biddulph: http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=3533
St. Lawrence, Rushton Spencer: http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=4381
St. Lawrence, Gnosall: http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=4284
St. Matthew, Meerbrook: http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=4358
The Three Horseshoes Inn & Country Hotel: http://www.threeshoesinn.co.uk/
Staffordshire Record Office: http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/sro/
Gladstone Pottery Museum:
http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure/museums/gladstone-pottery-museum/
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