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from Kelly's Directory for the area

Stonebroom.
Harrison John Towndrow, Westbourne
Pegler Louis Wellesley Hemmington M.D. Ellenborough house
Stafford Rev Jn. [Methodist Free Church]
Wetton Thomas, Stonebroom house

COMMERCIAL.
Beaumont Edward T. grocer
Blankley John, shopkeeper
Checkland Joseph, agent Victoria Legal Friendly Society
Checklin William, shopkeeper
Davis Geoge, shopkeeper
Gabbitas John Thomas, chemist
Green John, beer retailer
Hall William, fishmonger
Hardy Alfred, butcher
Harrison John Towndrow, wholesale & retail grocer, provision dealer, beef, mutton & pork butcher & ham & bacon factor & farmer
Hartlett Josiah, ironmonger
Holden Peter, boot & shoe maker
Holmes Thomas, confectioner
Jones George E. marine store dealer
Merry Alice (Miss), glass & china dealr
Merry John, tailor & draper
Mosley George, Star inn
Pegler Louis Wellesley Hemmington M.D., C.M. surgeon, & medical officer &public vaccinator, Shirland dist. Chesterfield union, EIlenborough house
Radford Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Reader Ann (Mrs.), baker & confectn
Reddington Thomas, draper & stationer
Reddish William, farmer
Riggott Reuben, hair dresser
Roberts Sydney, pianoforte tuner
Salmon William, beer retailer & shopkpr
Shaw Eli, beer retailer
Silkstone George, shopkeeper
Smith Charles, hoot maker, Post office
Tagg John, farmer
Thorpe Alexander, beer retailer
Wetton George, joiner & builder
White Charlotte (Mrs.), grocer & farmer
Wilbourn Emma (Mrs.), tinman, brazr.&c
Williams Frederick, boot & shoe maker

St Peter's Church at Stonebroom

The Revd Margaret Irene JACQUES
The Rectory, Main Road
Shirland
Alfreton
(01773) 836003



also try the local Family History Society - they will have parish records usually both in CD and book form which you can purchase

Stonebroom is a village in the district of North East Derbyshire in England.

Stonebroom lies to the east of the A61 between Alfreton and Clay Cross. It has a Primary and Nursery school and two churches, one Church of England and one Methodist. Five households are listed for Stonebroom in the 1841 Census (Shirland Parish) with a sixth listed separately under Pasture House which is part of the village. A directory from 1846 does not mention Stonebroom but one from 1857 acknowledges it and only gives the names of four farmer resident there. A directory from 1895 describes it as 'a considerable village - it is a typical colliery village, and has sprung into existence in recent years'.

Around 1900 houses were built for colliery workers and were called 'the blocks'. These were blocks of eight terraced houses with 160 dwellings. They were condemned before 1939 but still there in 1947 and described by the Derbyshire Times as "The Black Hole of Derbyshire". In 1950 they were demolished but the area of wasteland was known as The Blocks by the locals. From the 1970s new housing and industrial estates were built on the land. Meanwhile a massive housing estate had already been established in the "upper" area of Stonebroom.

The village is linear and was formed from two hamlets, early maps show them as Upper Stone and Lower Stone. The School playing field was once the site of a quarry, this is still called Quarry Lane. It is probable that the name Stonebroom was derived from this quarry which provided stone, it is said that the field behind the quarry was full of broom, which gave one possible explanation for the unusual village name. Another report states that the Roman 'Stan Brom' means quarry.

i know the names of 3 houses, Astra, these are
Pasture House,
Stonebroom House,
Stonebroom Farm,
also found out since my post, that Thomas & Mary Whetton lived at Stonebroom House, in 1841

It doesn't show as a place in it's own right in an 1841 address search but is shown as combined with Shirland. There are 22 residences in Shirland so you would need to know which houses were acutally in Broomhead as they are not differentiated.

in 1841 there were 6 families listed in Stonebroom. how can i find out the names of all the 6 families living in the villiage around 1841