Description:Click on the images on the left to learn more about the people below:
Sarah Wedgwood, Stafford, 1836
Sarah was a school teacher in Stafford. Read about her plans to sell her school and cottages.
John Barker, Trentham, 1804
Read about John’s request for assistance with repairs to his cottage.
Henry and Alice Roberts, Meir Heath, 1804
Read about the history of the Mills family’s cottage in Meir Heath and a campaign to keep it in the Mills family name.
William Cork, Brewood, 1787
Read about the dispute over William’s father’s cottage.
James Bourne, Penkhull
Read about James’s appeal to obtain the purchase rights of a cottage for his son.
Mary Bloor, Trentham, 1804
Mary was struggling to pay her rent in 1804 and was distressed that garden land had been taken from her. Read about her difficulties here.
Thomas Garner, Stoke-on-Trent, 1786
Read about Thomas’s appeal to create a garden for his family.
William Pope, Shelton
Read about a long running dispute and family controversy over a cottage in Shelton.
Vernon Royle, Wall Grange, 1824
Vernon was distressed that his father had been served notice to quit his farm when he was close to his death. Read about Vernons plans for the farm in his letter to Chief Estate Agent James Loch.
John Watkins, Trentham, 1775
A manufacturer in the pottery industry, John complains about his unfair imprisonment and treatment by Master Potter Samuel Jackson and a Waggoner called William Ward. Read his complaint here.