Hello Susan
The Coopers bought Thurgarton Priory from the crown during Henry 8th reign together with half the parish of Thurgarton. Most of the Priory including the church was demolished leaving a small remnant as the parish church next to which the Coopers built a Tudor mansion. The family ( Cooper then Gilbert-Cooper then Gilbert- Gardner – Cooper) lived there up to the early 19th century when they sold the estate. They figure in some of the other articles on the website especially the one on the Civil War.
I may be mistaken but I think some family portraits are held at Nottingham County Archives nowadays run by a company called Inspire.
Hope this is of interest
Best Wishes
Ellis .

Hi Mike
The parsonage is The Old Rectory which is featured in an article on this site and includes photos of the house. The 1861 census of Rev Guillebaud’s household includes Mary Payne as a nurse aged 19yrs from Buckinghamshire
Hope this helps
Ellis

I’m trying to find out more about my great-grandmother, Mary Payne, In 1861, she was working as a maid at “the Parsonage House” for Henry Lee Guilsband, Perpetual Curate of Thurgaton. She was looking after his two young sons.

I’ve tried to find a photo of the Parsonage House at the time, but I’m not sure which it is. If you could point me to an image, I’d be most grateful.

Many thanks

Mike

Hello Jane. I have just stumbled upon your comment (from 2011) on the Thurgarton website. You mention that your great great grandfather was Robert Hinde. I think he was my great great great grandfather – the dates I have are the same. I have that he was married to Sarah and one of his sons was Thomas, who was my great great grandfather. I would love you to get in touch with me so that we can see if we are related! I live in New Zealand. I emigrated here in 1970. My email is johndawn@xtra.co.nz. Regards Dawn Stringer

I have some further information about the woman George Osbaldeston’s son, George, married in Tasmania. Her name was Mary Ann Eastwood, and she was the daughter of two convicts.

Her mother, Hester Wright, was tried in Bristol in 1817 for stealing, with an accomplice, five yards of lace. She arrived in Tasmania in January 1818. Her father was a Joseph Eastwood, convicted in March 1808, along with his brother, of being in possession of forged notes. Eastwood was transported to Sydney, arriving in February 1810, and was subsequently sent to Tasmania in 1816.

Mary Ann Wright was born on 10 September 1819. She subsequently used the surname Eastwood, though there is no record of her parents marrying. On some documents, eg one child’s marriage certificate, she is named as Mary Ann Wright.

Mary Ann married George Green, who was a butcher by trade, on 23 May 1836 in New Norfolk , Tasmania.

Miss Ann Green, the “Miss Green of Lincoln”, died in Hobart on 13 July 1846.

A family history researcher named Leonie Fretwell has done extensive research into Hester Wright and her offspring, including Mary Ann, wife of George Osbaldeston Green.
https://fretwelliana.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/profile-wright-hester-minimum.pdf

Dear Marie, a memorial service is being planned to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Lancaster’s crash at Gonalston. If you, or anyone you know, would like to attend or send a message in lieu, please let me kn ow. Thank you, Helen Nall 0115 966 3634 / 07989 322815

John Kind would be my great, great grandfather and his son John Alfred would be my great grandfather who moved to Australia in 1885 and mined opals at the White Cliffs opal fields in New South Wales. Upon returning to England he married my great grandmother Rose Ellen Wale and they had five children. They came to Canada in 1912 residing in the Red Deer, Alberta area. I am very glad I stumbled upon this site and will certainly be glad to share the photo’s and information to my aunt.

Thanks Peter – I’ve posted your message on the website