Family History in Beeston -

Our Beeston research has a strong emphasis on Beeston families and their history, being based on our family reconstitution using primarily the available records from the 19th century - but also using valuable individual contributions from other researchers over the years.. This family approach to local history is very rewarding and honours the contribution made by local families and individuals over the years. The stories are numerous and some are more detailed than others but all are important. This page is dedicated to recording these stories and we will be featuring two families at a time which have been researched in depth; as these are replaced they will remain available in our family archive. To start off, we would like to introduce you to our first two families:

Thornhill - members of this family - notably William Thornhill, one of several generations of Beeston tailors - made important contributions to modern Beeston through the Imperial Park and Bellevue housing developments.

Hudston - religious non-conformity has been an important feature and contributor to Beeston life, notably since the beginning of the 19th Century. James Hudston, an ancestor of the owner of this site, arrived in Beeston at that time and was to have a lasting impression on Methodist life in Beeston.

Beeston family information is being added all the time to this site, some in considerable detail, some brief details. We are organising this detail by surname though our name index - click an initial letter to see the what is available. Again, the details will be sparse to begin with but we expect them to grow rapidly over time - so, if you don't see what you seek, keep looking - and contact us for any special needs.

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