Thomas was the son of Richard Chrichlow (b.1715, d.1784) and Magdalen (b.1718, d.1754) of Sheen, Staffordshire, England. Note that his parents went by a different spelling of the family sir name.
According to Bernard Critchlow, the family lived in the villages of Steen, Onecote, Butterton and Ipstones 200 years ago. My understanding is that the Critchlow's originally came from Crich hill in Derbyshire(where a hill is called a 'low' for some reason). One of Drake's captains was a Critchlow, who it is said, walked (when a young man) from Derbyshire to Plymouth, and rode back in later life on his own horse. Many Critchlow's became Quakers and were very long faced and serious, disapproving of bright colours, music and dancing, etc., but did a lot of good work for everybody else. One branch of the family tree were mill owners and bakers in Leek in Staffordshire during the last century.
The river Dove forms part of the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire. The Critchlow forbears settled on the west side of the river in Staffordshire. This area of Derbyshire and Staffordshire is know as the White Peak (because of its outcropping limestone in places) and is part of what is now the Peak District Nation Park. It is an area of open country, much of it just above or just below the 1000 feet contour; some of it above the tree line where dry stone walling takes the place of hedges. It is an area of small towns and villages and farmland with some open moorland on the higher ground. Dovedale, itself, is a beautiful limestone dale with a clear trout fishing river.
Britain was subject to constant invasion from across the North Sea in the centuries before and up to the Norman invasion in 1066. The Romans were essentially an army of occupation which came and went, though they left much behind them in the area in the way of roads, forts and open-up lead mines. But the Anglo-Saxons and, to a lesser extent, the Danes (or Vikings) settled in the area. During the 6th century this part of the country was inhabited mainly by Anglo-Saxons and Christianity began to be established during the 7th century and Saxon barrows or burial grounds and Saxon crosses have been found here. By the time of the Norman Conquest this area of the Peak District had an established Anglo-Saxon community with many of its villages and place names existing today.
At a time when few people could read or write, spelling and even pronounciation varied. In early parish registers the name is sometimes spelt Crichlow, suggesting that the t was added later. There is a village of Crich in Derbyshire. The word Crich may have derived from cross - the place of a Saxon cross, of which there are quite a number in this part of Derbyshire. The word low comes from the old English word hlaw, measing a hill. Low is still the local name for a hill and many local place names have low as an ending.
The family name of Critchlow must, therefore be assoicated with the early settlers who derived their name for the area in which they lived. It is likely then that the Critchlows have an Anglo-Saxon origin.
According to Bernard Critchlow, the family lived in the villages of Steen, Onecote, Butterton and Ipstones 200 years ago. My understanding is that the Critchlow's originally came from Crich hill in Derbyshire(where a hill is called a 'low' for some reason). One of Drake's captains was a Critchlow, who it is said, walked (when a young man) from Derbyshire to Plymouth, and rode back in later life on his own horse. Many Critchlow's became Quakers and were very long faced and serious, disapproving of bright colours, music and dancing, etc., but did a lot of good work for everybody else. One branch of the family tree were mill owners and bakers in Leek in Staffordshire during the last century.
The river Dove forms part of the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire. The Critchlow forbears settled on the west side of the river in Staffordshire. This area of Derbyshire and Staffordshire is know as the White Peak (because of its outcropping limestone in places) and is part of what is now the Peak District Nation Park. It is an area of open country, much of it just above or just below the 1000 feet contour; some of it above the tree line where dry stone walling takes the place of hedges. It is an area of small towns and villages and farmland with some open moorland on the higher ground. Dovedale, itself, is a beautiful limestone dale with a clear trout fishing river.
Britain was subject to constant invasion from across the North Sea in the centuries before and up to the Norman invasion in 1066. The Romans were essentially an army of occupation which came and went, though they left much behind them in the area in the way of roads, forts and open-up lead mines. But the Anglo-Saxons and, to a lesser extent, the Danes (or Vikings) settled in the area. During the 6th century this part of the country was inhabited mainly by Anglo-Saxons and Christianity began to be established during the 7th century and Saxon barrows or burial grounds and Saxon crosses have been found here. By the time of the Norman Conquest this area of the Peak District had an established Anglo-Saxon community with many of its villages and place names existing today.
At a time when few people could read or write, spelling and even pronounciation varied. In early parish registers the name is sometimes spelt Crichlow, suggesting that the t was added later. There is a village of Crich in Derbyshire. The word Crich may have derived from cross - the place of a Saxon cross, of which there are quite a number in this part of Derbyshire. The word low comes from the old English word hlaw, measing a hill. Low is still the local name for a hill and many local place names have low as an ending.
The family name of Critchlow must, therefore be assoicated with the early settlers who derived their name for the area in which they lived. It is likely then that the Critchlows have an Anglo-Saxon origin.
Thomas was the son of Richard Chrichlow (b.1715, d.1784) and Magdalen (b.1718, d.1754) of Sheen, Staffordshire, England. Note that his parents went by a different spelling of the family sir name.
According to Bernard Critchlow, the family lived in the villages of Steen, Onecote, Butterton and Ipstones 200 years ago. My understanding is that the Critchlow's originally came from Crich hill in Derbyshire(where a hill is called a 'low' for some reason). One of Drake's captains was a Critchlow, who it is said, walked (when a young man) from Derbyshire to Plymouth, and rode back in later life on his own horse. Many Critchlow's became Quakers and were very long faced and serious, disapproving of bright colours, music and dancing, etc., but did a lot of good work for everybody else. One branch of the family tree were mill owners and bakers in Leek in Staffordshire during the last century.
The river Dove forms part of the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire. The Critchlow forbears settled on the west side of the river in Staffordshire. This area of Derbyshire and Staffordshire is know as the White Peak (because of its outcropping limestone in places) and is part of what is now the Peak District Nation Park. It is an area of open country, much of it just above or just below the 1000 feet contour; some of it above the tree line where dry stone walling takes the place of hedges. It is an area of small towns and villages and farmland with some open moorland on the higher ground. Dovedale, itself, is a beautiful limestone dale with a clear trout fishing river.
Britain was subject to constant invasion from across the North Sea in the centuries before and up to the Norman invasion in 1066. The Romans were essentially an army of occupation which came and went, though they left much behind them in the area in the way of roads, forts and open-up lead mines. But the Anglo-Saxons and, to a lesser extent, the Danes (or Vikings) settled in the area. During the 6th century this part of the country was inhabited mainly by Anglo-Saxons and Christianity began to be established during the 7th century and Saxon barrows or burial grounds and Saxon crosses have been found here. By the time of the Norman Conquest this area of the Peak District had an established Anglo-Saxon community with many of its villages and place names existing today.
At a time when few people could read or write, spelling and even pronounciation varied. In early parish registers the name is sometimes spelt Crichlow, suggesting that the t was added later. There is a village of Crich in Derbyshire. The word Crich may have derived from cross - the place of a Saxon cross, of which there are quite a number in this part of Derbyshire. The word low comes from the old English word hlaw, measing a hill. Low is still the local name for a hill and many local place names have low as an ending.
The family name of Critchlow must, therefore be assoicated with the early settlers who derived their name for the area in which they lived. It is likely then that the Critchlows have an Anglo-Saxon origin.
According to Bernard Critchlow, the family lived in the villages of Steen, Onecote, Butterton and Ipstones 200 years ago. My understanding is that the Critchlow's originally came from Crich hill in Derbyshire(where a hill is called a 'low' for some reason). One of Drake's captains was a Critchlow, who it is said, walked (when a young man) from Derbyshire to Plymouth, and rode back in later life on his own horse. Many Critchlow's became Quakers and were very long faced and serious, disapproving of bright colours, music and dancing, etc., but did a lot of good work for everybody else. One branch of the family tree were mill owners and bakers in Leek in Staffordshire during the last century.
The river Dove forms part of the boundary between Derbyshire and Staffordshire. The Critchlow forbears settled on the west side of the river in Staffordshire. This area of Derbyshire and Staffordshire is know as the White Peak (because of its outcropping limestone in places) and is part of what is now the Peak District Nation Park. It is an area of open country, much of it just above or just below the 1000 feet contour; some of it above the tree line where dry stone walling takes the place of hedges. It is an area of small towns and villages and farmland with some open moorland on the higher ground. Dovedale, itself, is a beautiful limestone dale with a clear trout fishing river.
Britain was subject to constant invasion from across the North Sea in the centuries before and up to the Norman invasion in 1066. The Romans were essentially an army of occupation which came and went, though they left much behind them in the area in the way of roads, forts and open-up lead mines. But the Anglo-Saxons and, to a lesser extent, the Danes (or Vikings) settled in the area. During the 6th century this part of the country was inhabited mainly by Anglo-Saxons and Christianity began to be established during the 7th century and Saxon barrows or burial grounds and Saxon crosses have been found here. By the time of the Norman Conquest this area of the Peak District had an established Anglo-Saxon community with many of its villages and place names existing today.
At a time when few people could read or write, spelling and even pronounciation varied. In early parish registers the name is sometimes spelt Crichlow, suggesting that the t was added later. There is a village of Crich in Derbyshire. The word Crich may have derived from cross - the place of a Saxon cross, of which there are quite a number in this part of Derbyshire. The word low comes from the old English word hlaw, measing a hill. Low is still the local name for a hill and many local place names have low as an ending.
The family name of Critchlow must, therefore be assoicated with the early settlers who derived their name for the area in which they lived. It is likely then that the Critchlows have an Anglo-Saxon origin.
Inscription
Here lie the remains of Tho's. Chrichlow. He departed this Life Aug. 5th, 1812 Aged 74 Years.
My loving friends refrain your Tears, I must lie here till Christ appears: And when he comes I hope to have A joyful rising from the Grave. Therefore for Jesus Sake forbear, To dig the dust enclosed here.
Also Mary his Wife died Aug. 20th 1831 Aged 91.
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His father's sir name was Chrichlow but Thomas went by Chrichlow or Critchlow.
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