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THS/JNC/003/007
Turvey Gets Its By-Pass

From the Bedford Herald and Post. Article, with a picture of the empty high street. The creation of the by-pass was announced by Malcolm Rifkind in the House of Commons.
THS/JNC/003/008
Turvey in 1982

From the Bedfordshire Times. A general article promoting the village with particular reference made to the thriving Lower School (alongside the article is another stating that small village schools are in danger of being closed due to the lack of pupils registered at the school), that a quarter of villagers find work in Turvey with ...
THS/JNC/003/009
County Parade: Turvey

Mercury and Herald Friday 30 September 1960. From the Mercury & Herald. A picture of the later In a general article titled “County Parade” specific mention is made of the planned closure of Nell’s Well. The heading is “So sweet Nell of Old Turvey is not so sweet after all” The article describes a letter from ...
THS/JNC/003/010
Turvey Railway Employees Death

Unknown newspaper. The cutting is of a notice heading “Turvey Railway Employee’s death. The article records the funeral of Mr Herbert Cockings of May Road aged 67 years on 6th August The article concludes with a list of mourners present at the funeral which was led by Rev. J H King pastor of the Congregational ...
THS/JNC/003/011
Village Scrapbook: Turvey

Unknown paper A general article on Turvey with references made to the architecture of the village, its traffic, the church and it’s organ. An outline of the Mordaunt family’s role in the village is provided and the coming of the railway. Reference is also made to Thomas Andrews the poet of Turvey and the fact that ...
THS/JNC/003/012
Youth Opportunities Scheme

From the Bedfordshire Times. The article makes reference to the Youth Opportunity Scheme in Turvey whereby young people were employed to redecorate the village hall, repair the fences on the Stone Field and attend to the children’s play area. Future plans include laying the foundations and the erection of a pavilion. As part of raising ...
THS/JNC/003/013
Retirement of Dr Round

Unknown Newspaper. Villagers prescribe tea as retirement medicine. Article recording the retirement of Dr Round of Richmond House following 36 years of service in Turvey. He was presented with a cheque for £ 155 (following a collection) and a tea trolley. The article tells some of the history of dr Round and reports that he ...
THS/JNC/003/014
A wedding and a farewell.

Unknown newspaper. The article records the marriage of Miss Emily Louisa King of Abbey Square and Mr Walter Turner of Kempston. A second article records the farewell service to the Rev. J. R. Price The article has a long list of those present and who spoke at the service.
THS/JNC/003/015
Nell's Well

From the Mercury & Herald. Same cutting as County Parade but with the addition of a photograph of Mr George Tysoe, 75, drawing a jugful of water from Nell’s Well, together with the tablet erected in 1875 paying tribute to the well’s purity.
THS/EVK
Kent Collection

Eve and Howard Kent contributed a number of articles to Turvey News. This collection contains articles relating to various historical topics plus some family photos.
THS/WCR
Wendy Crane New Zealand Collection

The collection consists of a booklet describing the life of James Ayres and his descendants and a family tree detailing the inter marriages between the Gibbs, Ayers and Stanton families.
THS/WCR/001
James Ayres and his descendants

This two page booklet details the life of James Ayres and his descendants. James was twice married and had 7 children, one of whom William was born in Turvey in 1835. The article describes how the Ayres, Stanton and Gibbs families emigrated to New Zealand to create a new life.
THS/WCR/002
Family Tree of Gibbs, Ayres and Stanton Families

A hand written family tree showing the inter marriages between the Gibbs, Ayres and Stanton Families.
THS/THS/001
A topsy Turvey family adventure

A newspaper cutting from the North Canterbury Times (New Zealand) explaining the connections between Turvey and North Canterbury and the existence of the Turvey History Society who wish to make contact with families who had ancestors from Turvey.
THS/SPD
Silvia Purdie New Zealand Collection

The Ayres family, together with the Gibbs, Stantons and Woodings led the emigration of families from Turvey to New Zealand. This collection contains the histories of the various generations of Ayres, their role in creating a highly religious community and the links between the families. .
THS/SPD/001
Ayres Family History

This 15 page document includes part 4 of the Ayres family history and details the life of Samuel and Sarah Ann Ayres between 1857 and 1939. The document includes an article written by Samual Ayres relating to the early history of the Methodist Church at Kaiapoi and a short account of his life in connection with ...
THS/SPD/002
Thomas & Elizabeth Ayres

This 5 page document details the life of Thomas and Elizabeth Ayres with particular reference to the 1841 census data and their emigration to New Zealand. Thomas was a founder of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Woodend.
THS/SPD/003
Early History of the Ayres Family

The history commences with the marriage of William Ayres to Juliana Harris in 1748 at Wymington, Bedfordshire and concludes with the death of Richard Ayres in Turvey in 1840.
THS/SPD/005
Ayres Story

An overview of the Ayers family written by Silvia Purdie whilst on a visit to Turvey in May 2017. Starting in 1818 when Thomas Ayres was born in Turvey, the story covers the emigration, settlement and growth of the family in Woodend.
THS/SPD/006
Samual & Sarah Ann Ayres Family Photograph

A photograph of the Samuel and Sarah Ann Ayres with their children.
THS/JNC/002/040
High Street, Stone House towards the Church

Old postcard showing High Street, showing Ship Cottage, Stone House and the Rectory on the right with a view towards the Church.
THS/NSW/001
Last Thatched House in Turvey

A rare photograph showing the last thatched cottage in Turvey on Bridge Street. The cottage became delapidated and was pulled down in the 1930’s. It stood on what is now, Ye Three Fyshes car park.
THS/JNC/002/041
Stone House, High Street

Old coloured postcard showing Ship Cottage and Stone House to the right, Rectory and view down to the Church. 13 youngsters are also in the picture.
THS/JNC/002/042
Chantry House

Chantry House, clearly showing how the house was created from 3 cottages, the former front doors of which are plain to see.

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