In 1796 Ellen the Dowager Countess Conyngham purchased Coghill Hall with 51 acres of land from Sir John Coghill and changed the name of the estate to Conyngham House. Ellen was the widow of Henry Conyngham (Earl Conyngham of Mount Charles). Ellen was born in 1725 and married Henry in 1744. He died in 1781 leaving Ellen as Countess Conyngham of Mount Charles. She died in 1816.
The 1851 Census shows Marcus and Harriet Worsley occupied the hall. He was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and Landed Proprietor with 10 servants, including butler, housekeeper, cook, coachman, footman, lady's maid, two […]
Since 1660 there have been many buildings called "The Crown". In 1847 The Crown Hotel on Crown Place had a central section rebuilt in a chaste neoclassical design. In 1870 the Crown estate ran as far as Parliament Street, was acquired by George Dawson, who employed J H Hirst of Bristol as his architect. The Crown’s Georgian wings were removed and replaced with a powerful pair of Italian Renaissance replacements which gave the building great character. George Dawson also planned a tower and new shops in Crown Place and Crescent Road, all of which were built after Dawson’s death in […]
t is with great regret that we announce the cancellation of Family Tree
Live.
The show was due to have been held on 17 & 18 April 2020 at Alexandra
Palace. Due to the current health implications concerning the Covid-19
pandemic, we have […]
Would anyone happen to have an old photo of the Queens Head Inn? My 2x's Great Grandfather had the license for that Inn in the 1870's. I'd love to see a photo of it as close to that time as […]
ARC Mag Nov 2018
Note that the next annual conference of the association is taking place in Leeds between 28th-30th August at the Queens Hotel, so make a slot in your diaries.
We have received the following request from a company refurbishing the Majestic Hotel. If you can help, please contact Laura directly.
I've attached a copy of the latest AGM minutes. 2017 AGM Minutes
We are sad to report the recent death of our Vice President, Wendy Symington. As members will know, Wendy served as Chairman of the society from its formation in 2005. When she stepped down from that role in 2014 members […]
North Yorks Records Office are hosting "Archives at Dusk" on 12th May.
As part of the national Museums at Night Weekend we are opening the archives at dusk . . . .
It’s free, fun and informative! This year we […]
If you would like to access members area of the FFHS website, https://www.familyhistoryfederation.com/, here are the details: USERNAME: members2016 PASSWORD: conqueror
Please find attached copy of the notes of the above meeting. If you would like to represent the society and attend future meetings, please contact the membership secretary. Action note
