Category Archives: Little Rissington

Maternity: A Tale Of Love And Loss

by cotswoldhistory Posted on January 28, 2011

TweetIt’s a well-known fact that pregnancy and childbirth could be fraught with dangers for our female ancestors, but here’s a sad tale from the local newspaper archive that brings that fact home. “Stow: Died – on the 22nd inst, three … Continue reading →

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The End Of (Mrs) Hope In Wyck Rissington

by cotswoldhistory Posted on March 15, 2010

TweetDeath was part of everyday life in the Victorian Cotswolds. Doctors charged for their services, which meant that many poor people could not afford to get healthcare and suffered on their own. Diseases spread quickly in close communities; mortality was … Continue reading →

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The Workhouse Apprentice

by cotswoldhistory Posted on February 4, 2010

TweetEdward Reynolds was born in 1844 in Stow-on-the-Wold, the fifth child and third son of William and Ann Reynolds. William was a baker, born around 1806 in Little Rissington. He and Ann married in 1832 in Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire, and their … Continue reading →

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