Richard william stinchcombe biography

The author, in this fine biography, shows us why.
William Stinchcomb was born in between 1822 and 1826, in birth place.
Arthur Leonard Stinchcombe (1933–2018) was an American sociologist.

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William Tyndale (1494 -1536)

There is no precise evidence as to when William Tyndale (some- times known as Hutchins) was born, but a few facts about his family in id-Gloucestershire and according to the register of the University of Oxford, where in his late teens he took his degrees, his birth is believed to have been in 1494. As o his place of birth, this remains a mystery though it is thought that he was born with- in a few miles of Dursley, west of which lies Stinchcombe where, in the early 1500s, a Richard Tyndale inherited Melksham Court from a relative, Talbot Hochyns. Richard ad two sons, Thomas, and William, who inherited jointly the property, on Richard’s death. The said William married Alice Hunt of the farm called Hunt’s Court at North Nibley, and since they had a son also called William, this gave rise to the belief that this could be William the translator, and North Nibley the place of his birth. However, the Hunt’s Court William is known to have been alive in the 1540s, years after William the translator’s death. Wherever he was born, Wil

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Villagers I have known

By Richard Cheetham

Estimated reading time: 35 minutes

The following memories and stories are about the various characters I have known from the local area since my family moved into Stinchcombe village in 1956. I hope you find them of interest and they draw a smile. As I re read what I have written, I realise I have been writing about a group of people who would probably have been looked on as old fashioned even among their own generation. They were the last vestiges of a by gone era. I also hope these tales may help some future person researching local village history to put flesh on the bones of these long past, much missed villagers and bring their memories back to life. Memories are precious, and they deserve not be forgotten.

We will make a start with Uncle Norman.

Uncle Norman Attwood

One of the main characters I remember from my childhood was Norman Attwood – to us known as Uncle Norman even though he was no relation. He lived at Quarry House on Taits Hill road, and we were next door neighbours until he sold the rough land between us for

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Whitehouse Farm – a history with an unexpected twist

Whitehouse Farm is on Wick Lane, in a part of Stinchcombe that used to be known as Southend. The farm opposite is still called Southend Farm. I’m grateful to the current occupant, my friend Ruth Sach, for sharing her recollections, documents and photograph albums and for showing me the various historic features.

The sketch above is late-Victorian, judging by the style of the ladies’ hats. Trudy Chinn spotted it on eBay a few years ago and Adrian Sach kindly bought it for his mother. Below is a photo of Ruth’s late husband Roger repairing the trellis porch, very little changed since the sketch.

The rest of this article is divided into two parts: the first about the house itself and the second about the occupants. It has been an interesting house to research because it turns out to be considerably older than its listing suggests. Eleven different families that have lived in it over the centuries have been identified. Prior to the 19th century the names of the tenants are not recorde