Witch Lore of the Past
Here on this page is all the research projects I have done (some ongoing), some with helps from others, on the people that were Witches or involved in Witchcraft. Also a few on Cunning folks.
We know that some people in the past because of their eccentricities or because they were nosy "busy body" type people, they were eventually wrongly accused of being witches or practicing witchcraft because they were thought to cause some illness in some family or farm animals or caused some property damages and more.
Even if they were wrongly accused of witchcraft, they did suffered the same punishments as the "real" witches did - such as being taunted or hounded by the locals, arrested and placed on trial, and ending up with various levels of punishments up to the harshest - Death.
So in my eyes, if they were mentioned as a Witch or if they were not a Witch but met the fates the Witches go through, they all deserve to be mentioned.
Click on any of the links below that may interest you.
Monica English of Gayton, Norfolk
Monica's parents - John and Margery Barrett
Monica's grandparents - Henry and Penelope Gibson and Monica's Aunt and Uncle Muriel and Cecil Court
This article is about the history of Monica English (1920 - 1929) and her husband Robert English. She was born Mary Monica Barrett.
She was a member of an Old Craft Witchcraft coven that was in Norfolk, England in the 1950's to 1960's. She then joined Gerald Gardner's Brickett Wood Coven to find out what was going on in that coven.
Added October 30, 2010 Saturday evening -- Halloween Eve.
Updated January 11, 2011 Tuesday evening.
Mary Cockley (1826-1905) -- the Witch of Burnham, Creeksea, Ostend, Essex, England
This article is about the woman born Mary Sadler in 1826. She was a daughter of William and Jane (Perry) Sadler. Her father was a fisherman of Burnham and Creeksea. Mary Sadler married in 1848 William Cockley, a Coal Porter. They mostly lived in Burnham but also lived in Creeksea and Ostend. The Witch Mary Cockley died in 1905 at the age of 79. Eric Maple in 1960 interviewed a Mr. Playle who remembered Witch Mary Cockley when she was living. And Eric Maple recorded Mary Cockley in his 1962 article 'The Witches of Dengie' in the Autumn 1962 issue of Folklore.
Page on Mary Cockley's parents: William and Jane (Perry) Sadler.
Pages on the children of William and Mary Cockley:
Louisa Cockley (1855-1947) Elizabeth Cockley (1858 - ?) Sophia Cockley (1867- ?)
Added June 18, 2011 Saturday evening.
Elizabeth Fyson (1717-1803) -- the Witch of Holme Hale, Norfolk, England
This article is about the woman born Elizabeth Robinson in 1717. She married 1st. in 1739 Thomas Fyson and they lived in Holme Hale, Norfolk. She became well known in the area, had witchcraft skills and was called a doctress. She was a widow for many years before she at the age of 82 married a young man by the name of Richard Parfrey, he was only 23 or 24 years old at the time. Elizabeth died at the age of 85 in 1803.
Ann Fyson (1747 - ? ) -- daughter of Elizabeth Fyson of Holme Hale
Richard Parfrey (1776-1856) -- 2nd husband of Elizabeth Fyson of Holme Hale
Added May 8, 2011 Sunday evening.
Harriet Hart (1814-1897) -- the Witch of Snoreham village, Essex, England
This article is about the woman born Harriet Firbank in ca. 1813-1814. She married in 1832 William Hart and they lived in Snoreham village near Latchingdon, Essex. The Witch Harriet Hart died in 1897 age 83 or 84. Eric Maple in 1960 interviewed several old people in the Latchingdon, Essex area that remember Harriet Hart when she was living. And Eric Maple recorded what they mentioned about Harriet Hart.
Pages on the children of William and Harriet Hart:
William Hart (1834- ? ) Lucy Hart (1839-1897) Ellen Hart (1852-1918) Henry Hart (1856-1904)
Added June 7, 2011 Tuesday evening.
Last updated on June 23, 2011 Thursday 6:22 PM
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George Pickingill and his family and ancestors
This section is about the family of George Pickingill (1816 - 1909). Some believe he was a Hereditary Witch and/or a Cunning man of the 19th century and early 1900's. He was born in Hockley and died in Canewdon, Essex. His father and others were born earler in Canewdon.
Lillian Garner and her family and ancestors
This section is about the family of Lilian May Higby (1890 - 1982). She married Joseph Henry Garner. She was known as "Granny Garner" of Canewdon, Essex who was mentioned as a witness or source to some of the early writers on George Pickingill such as Eric Maple and others since the early 1960's. She was mentioned to be a White Witch.
James Murrell and his family and ancestors
This section is about the family of James Murrell (1785-1860) of Hadleigh, Essex. He was one of the most famous Cunning man in England. He was born in Rochford and grew up in Hawkwell and spent most of his life in Hadleigh.
Fanny Bird of Creeksea, Essex and her family and ancestors
This section is about the family of Fanny Bird (1801-1887) of Creeksea, Essex. She was born Frances Adams, she married 1st. Thomas Westwood and then 2nd. Thomas Bird.
The other main characters of Canewdon, Essex:
REV. WILLIAM ATKINSON (1767 - 1847)
Reverend William Atkinson was the curate and then the vicar of Canewdon from ca. 1797 to 1847. His second wife was Mary Ann Kersteman. Mary Ann and her sister Widow Eliza Frost Lodwick were mentioned to be Witches and Rev. Atkinson was in the middle of this. He had a run in with the Cunning man James Murrell of Hadleigh.
WIDOW ELIZA FROST LODWICK (1784 - 1861)
Widow Eliza Frost Lodwick the Witch of Lambourne Hall in Canewdon. She was a daughter of Jeremiah Kersteman, and sister to Mary Ann the wife of Rev. William Atkinson the Vicar of Canewdon. She had a run in with the Cunning man James Murrell of Hadleigh.
Other persons or families of Interest:
GEORGE PETTINGALE (1779 - 1861) of West Bilney and Fulmodeston, Norfolk
George Pettingale / Petingale was born an illegitimate child in West Bilney, Norfolk. Despite hardship as a child he managed to succeed in becoming a large scale farmer with 800 acres in Fulmodeston, Norfolk. He had a large family. Because of the way George Pettingale had a hard time making his way in life he had a strained relationship with his sons because he expected them to prove themselves on their own without help.
The following are not related to Witches, but I need to transfer them to another page later.
Charles H. Utter (Charley Utter) of Deadwood, North Dakota fame.
Stephen A. Utter (Steve Utter) brother or cousin of Charles H. Utter.
Researched and Compiled by William Wallworth
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