The Clifford family
Like the Richards and Kidger families there are different branches of the Clifford families.
John Clifford
John tells the story of his family in north-west Leicestershire from their time in Staunton Harold, Breedon, through Worthington, Griffydam and Peggs Green, then moving on to Derbyshire.
- History of the Clifford family living at Staunton Harold, Worthington, Griggydam, Peggs Green. Agriculture, enclosures, brick-making, textiles, lace-making, coal mining - by John Clifford (pdf)
- History of Derbyshire and Sheffield, the history of policing, the Industrial Revolution and the daily life of ordinary people in the Victorian Age - by John Clifford (pdf)
Coleorton Families
Articles by Coleorton Heritage Group members
- A childhood memory
- Holding on to memories
- Times Past 2 – more Coleorton News from the 18th Century
- The Sycamores, Prestons Lane
- Selection of Coleorton News from the 18th Century
- WW1 Coleorton Roll of Honour
- Lucy and John Beckwith: school-masters and parents
- Froggarts Cottage, School Lane, Peggs Green
- The Laurels, 153 The Moor
- Coleorton Highwaymen of the 18th century
- Coleorton's Napoleonic Volunteers of 1803-1806
- Memories of Coleorton pubs
- Memories of local mining
- Waiting for the bomb - orlit post at Coleorton