The Caldicotts were a prominent influential family in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire for over a hundred years running a successful newspaper and publishing business and serving their community in many ways. Such was their influence that there is a street named after the family which remains in the town of Gainsborough today (although it is situated on a very unglamorous industrial estate!).…
In 1906 Charles Caldecott appeared in court under a cruelty to animals charge for driving a lame horse. He claimed that it was a case of “Monday morning leg”, a catchall term which could account for a number of different conditions where a horse becomes temporarily lame after being in the stable for a couple of days. Was it indeed…
I have recently finished collecting data from the 1939 Register, a national register of Great Britain and Northern Ireland instigated by the outbreak of WW2. This document not only helped with civilian administration throughout the war for identity cards, organising rationing, etc., but also provided the foundation for NHS records. The data I have collated is currently only for the…
The Reverend John William Caldicott was notable for many aspects of his life, political, in service to the Church, and to his communities, but he was probably most well-known for the 23 years he was the esteemed Head Master at the Bristol Grammar School. John William Caldicott was born on 9th February 1829 to John and Anne Caldicott (nee Croydon)…
Alfred Jolly Caldicott led a remarkable life for a Midlands-born printer as he used the privilege of his role in the publishing industry to stand up for the rights of his urban businessmen peers and campaigned for reform. He and his family emigrated to Australia in the mid-19th century further demonstrating what a pioneer this man truly was.