Pacy/Pacey, Leeson and Kettleburn are all old Tollerton family names dating back to the late 1600s. All these families were referred to in Sidney Potter’s ‘A History of Tollerton’ published…
Category: People
We have had some memorable people living in Tollerton and some people have given their personal memories too. If you have a memory you would like to share, let us know and we can add that on to the site.
Many thanks to Maureen for writing this article. We ‘found’ Maureen when one of the ‘old boys’ was visiting the Hall in 2016 and recalled a ‘Mrs Lillie’ that taught…
Tracing Tollerton born ancestors Links between the Porter, Garton and Whittaker families When Yvonne and Lewis Raven moved from Stapleford to Tollerton in 1978 they knew little about the village…
Some ex pupils from St Hugh’s arranged to visit the Hall and one of the history group tagged along to record their memories. There were about 15 old schoolboys from…
A few memories from Hilda Clarke –ex-Tollerton resident. I lived on Lothian Road between 1958-1979 and now live at Holme Pierrepont My husband was Kenneth Cooper Clarke and he died…
Here is a photo from 1991 of when Mothers and Toddlers took place in the Methodist Church Hall and had a book sale to raise funds for the group. Names: l-r:…
The year was 1971 when my then 5 year old daughter walked through the gates of Tollerton Primary School, all excited and happy I knew I was leaving her in…
Those who have purchased a copy of the history group’s book (‘Tollerton: A Village History’) will have seen that delightful poem about the village written by Frank Joseph Plowright. Some…