I have heard it said that grandmother was in the habit of travelling (what we used to call pedling) or selling hosiery and when young one time she was stopped on the highway and robbed and then shot, being wounded in her thigh. Aunt Hannah was with her at the time: quite a girl.

Elizabeth Ashby my first wife died August 24th 1878 ⁴ after a long illness. Borne with patience. Was a scholar in our Sunday School at Hyson Green and was confirmed under Reverend J. Wilson and member of M.N.C. for over 30 years where I first made her acquaintance and afterwards married August 4th 1856: died August 1878 and buried in Stanton Road Cemetery where we had buried Samuel aged 2 years 6 months and Eloisa aged 6 months. John also.

My maternal Great Grandfather was William Caldwell who came to Hathern, Leicestershire, from Caldwell, north Derbyshire. Buried at Hathern November 24th 1777.

My Grandfather Samuel Caldwell born June 1770 married at Hathern 1790 to Mary Oldershaw who was born at Hathern 1771; died at Loughborough January 14, 1850, 79.

My Grandmother’s sister Ann married Mr E. Ackroyd, clothier, Wigan, Lancashire.

Sarah Ashby (née Palmer) my wife Elizabeth’s mother had a brother Robert Palmer who was a bleacher and dyer at Basford (old), a sister who married a man named Stan, lace maker, Basford.

Mother’s sister married James Bramley, a quaker, also of Basford.

Mother’s sister Mary married Tom Hayes of Calverton, Nottinghamshire.

Robert Palmer had a son Walter Palmer who was a boot and shoe maker, a daughter who married Alec Young, a tailor. Aunt Stan had no family. J. Bramley was a tailor; he had a son Job and another named Lot, both tailors. Lot was in the army for a time; a daughter who married a Mitchell, whose daughter Ann married Reuben Dove, a framework knitter of Basford, who had 1 child, a daughter x Hayes of Calverton, Nottinghamshire. Tom Hayes and Mary his sister – M. Hind, cousin John Stubbins, baker, married his 2nd wife’s daughter, he afterwards went into the police force and last heard of was at Chapel-en-le-frith, Derbyshire.

Judith my second wife was the only daughter of James Ready and his wife Elizabeth (whose maiden name was Tabion who was born in Bedfordshire) who died when Judith was about 14. Her father lived at Wicken where he died and was buried in Wicken Churchyard aged 68. My wife Judith was the widow of Robert Simken of Wicken, who died 1885 ⁵ by whom she had John, William, Robert, and George (who are now in New York, USA). James died at Bolsover December 19, 1899.

Elizabeth Hudson was born May 11th 1828 Sunday morning at ¼ past 7 o’clock, Hyson Green, Nottingham.

Samuel Hudson was born January 28, 1837 at 12 o’clock a.m. at Pinfold Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire.

John Hudson was born March 13, 1857 at a ¼ to ten in the morning, 29 Pleasant Row, Hyson Green, Nottingham.

William Ashby Hudson was born July 18th 1858 about ½ past 2 in the morning, 29 Pleasant Row, Hyson Green, Nottingham.

Edwin Hudson was born June 21st 1860 ½ past 3 in the morning at 29 Pleasant Row, Hyson Green, Nottingham.

Tom Hudson was born February 1, 1864 at 20 past 2 in the morning at 49 Ortzen Street, Forest, Nottingham. Baptised by the Reverend J Addyman 1865.

Samuel Hudson was born Sunday October 8, 1865, at 20 past 10 at night at 49 Ortzen Street, Forest, Nottingham.

Samuel Hudson died December 15th 1867 of measles at Ilkeston, Derbyshire; buried in the new cemetery, Stanton Road, aged 2 years and 2 months and 7 days.

Mary Eloisa Hudson was born April 25th 1868 at North Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, at 5 in the morning; baptized June 14th 1868 by the Reverend S Stafford at P.M., Ilkeston. Died October 9, 1868, buried in the new cemetery Stanton Road, Ilkeston.

Sarah Matilda Wootton (my mother) SH) [Samuel’s initials] died January 18, 1871, buried in the new cemetery of Old Radford Church, 70 and 9 months. Born at Hathern, Leicestershire, April 15, 1800.

Robert Hudson born July 9th 1871 at 14 North Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, at 10 o’clock in the morning.

John Wootton (born December 3rd 1805) died November 13th 1873, buried in the new cemetery of Old Radford Church in Nottingham age 68.

Hannah Caldwell died May 9th 1874 aged 63, buried in Church Cemetery, Nottingham, my mother’s sister.

(SH.)