A Treadwell Family History from Bishampton
Material contributed by MR Mike Delaney
Mr M.P. Delaney contacted us a while ago having researched his family roots and traced a clear connection back to the Treadwell (Tredwell) family in Bishampton.
The last of the family residing in Bishampton was William "Gummy" Treadwell - formerly the village blacksmith, who died in 1965.
Having found two of the family are commemorated on the War memorial - Mr Delaney generously offered to donate a considerable sum of money to the project to clean the War Memorial. We again express our gratitude to him for this kind gesture.
The names commemorated on the Memorial are G. Treadwell and J. Treadwell
The following documents appear with permission of Mr Delaney and feature content from various sources credited in the documents notably our own local history expert and former chair of the Bishampton History Society Mr Charles Rigg.
Summary of the Treadwell (Tredwell) family in Bishampton
William - born in North Littleton and first recorded in Bishampton in the first census in 1803
George Thomas - something of a character - with some shady deeds - but eventually walking north to Birmingham to seek a better life in the industrial midlands.