Warby’s shop Murrell Warby the 3rd, son of John and Katherine, grandson of the original Murrell, became a shopkeeper, running a grocery and draperystore in Three Holes. It is likely he was…
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Farmers and families in Three Holes village in 1851
The censuses give information about farmers and farming in Three Holes over the years. It is easy to find on databases now but when I started I had to get the microfilm…
Three Holes in World War II
Three Holes Soldiers’ fund. During the Second World War, a committee raised money for service men and women from Three Holes. If they were still in England, the committee sent them the…
Three Holes in the 1851 census
The census of 1851 gives us a picture of families in Three Holes; what jobs they had and where they came from. Surprisingly, even so long ago, the majority of heads of…
Farmers and farming in Three Holes village
Mr Knight farmed at the top of Gooseberry Lane – Fred Hills took over later. When Mrs Knight died, my great grandmother Maria (Ria) Watson promised she would look after him, which…
Three Holes corn mill
One of the earliest buildings that we know about was the corn mill on Middle Drove (now Mudd’s Drove). William Richards was the occupant master miller in Three Holes Mill from 1830…