Papers relating to the Kingsbury family of Thrumpton, Nottinghamshire, 1887-1991

The collection comprises:

• Day book for Keyworth Hill Farm and Church Farm, Thrumpton, Nottinghamshire made by Henry Kingsbury and his son Arthur. The book gives details of payments and farming activities. 1911-1947 (MS 607/1);
• Printed sale catalogues relating to Church Farm, Thrumpton and a manuscript sale book. 1931-1947 (MS 607/2);
• Cuttings from Nottinghamshire deanery magazines and newspapers relating to activities of the Kingsbury family of Thrumpton. 1884-1948 (MS 607/3);
• Photographs of Thrumpton, people involved with the village, and members of the Kingsbury and Towers families. Undated, c.1900-1987 (MS 607/4);
• Word-processed manuscript about farming and village life by Philip Kingsbury entitled 'Thrumpton village, Nottinghamshire in the 1930s'. 1991 (MS 607/5);
• Printed picture postcards depicting views of Nottinghamshire in general and Thrumpton in particular. Other postcards appear amongst the correspondence series. Undated, c. 1900-1945 (MS 607/6);
• Correspondence to Arthur Kingsbury and his wife. 1906-1965 (MS 607/7);
• Other items comprise: apprenticeship indenture of Henry Kingsley, 1877; manuscript song lyrics entitled 'Bob and his Bus', undated; Easter Day card for All Saints' Church, Thrumpton, 1931; Thrumpton Cricket Club card, 1938; clothing book for Isobel Towers, 1946; and invitation cards, undated (MS 607/8-13).

The Kingsbury family was associated with Thrumpton, a small village in Nottinghamshire, from the early 1900s to the late 1940s. Henry Kingsbury (1860-1941), the son of a farm labourer of Iwerne Minster, Devon, moved to the Yorkshire woollen mills to find work in 1870. In 1877, he became apprenticed to a baker in Kegworth, Leicestershire before setting up his own bakery in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. He sold the bakery in 1901 and took up farming. He first took Kegworth Hill Farm but moved to Church Farm, Thrumpton in 1931. Henry married Elizabeth Towers whose family had been in Thrumpton since at least 1822. Their son, Arthur (died 1971) took over Church Farm on the death of Henry and continued to work it until its sale in 1947. Philip Kingsbury (born 1926), who compiled this collection, was the son of Arthur Kingsbury.

The collection has been divided by document type into 13 series. Within these series, items have been arranged chronologically where possible.

ACCESS: Accessible to all registered readers.

LANGUAGE: English

• This description is the only finding aid available for the collection. Copyright on the description belongs to The University of Nottingham.

REPROGRAPHIC: Reprographic copies can be supplied for educational use and private study purposes only, depending on access status and the condition of the documents.

COPYRIGHT: Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk).

The collection was acquired by The University of Nottingham's Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections in 1991.