This video features four short extracts of Basil Bunting reading from his long poem BRIGGFLATTS, from Peter Bell's 1982 film portrait of Bunting. Basil Cheesman Bunting is in our 'DBY Heanor' tree

We talked about Bunting Clocks at Long Buckby and also about Milton's Bunting Watch. Please see the information below from the British Museum concerning a Bunting watch. I will contact the Curator about a photograph. This watch is made by William Bunting. It seems to be the correct one. I had thought the maker was John Bunting (the grandfather clock maker) but his dates are wrong for Milton's lifetime.

 Maria Eliza BUNTING Maria was born in 1876 in Holloway, a small Derbyshire village, approximately 5k SE of Matlock where her father, Aaron BUNTING was the post master, stationer & newsagent. Her mother was Harriett and Maria had 3 older siblings, James b 1867, Sarah b 1871 and Amelia b 1874.  

Edward Bunting of Geytonthorpe (Gayton Thorpe) Norfolk, who was buried on 9 July 1681 at Gayton Thorpe, Norfolk made a will on 6th July 1681. The will was witnessed by Thomas Tilney and Mary Tilney , the executrix was Anna Bunting and probate was granted on 6th August 1681.

Edward Bunting is currently the head (root) of the Gayton Thorpe tree which has since spread all over England and into Scotland and probably many other places.

My hearty congratulations to Gerry Green, our webmaster,  and to Mary Rix, our records keeper. I have been using the family trees recently loaded onto the society database and accessable from the website. They are marvellous and most easy to use. I started by searching for people I already knew about and following the trees up and down so I could easily check I was doing everything correctly. This all gave the correct results so I ventured further.

This article is an extract from "Copies of the Polls taken at Northampton for the Election of Knights of the Shire in the years 1702, 1705, 1730, 1745 and 1806"

 I have been fortunate enough to find the misfortunes and happy ending to my great aunt, Mary Lucy Bunting, she left Ashen to find her future in London, she survived her hardship & returned to Ashen to be married in the village church to her Polceman husband, Arthur Tassell, 6th Feb. 1901.

Found the following memorial in Skelton Church (near York) while recording MIs
recently....