The Cold Hatton Association for the Prosecution of Felons – Part 2 ⇐ Back to Part 1 As we have seen, when the Cold Hatton Association was formed in 1769, drawing members from several small settlements including Waters Upton, it sought to “to prosecute all Felons, …

Part 2 of The Cold Hatton Association for the Prosecution of Felons has now been added to the website for my #OnePlaceStudy of Waters Upton in #Shropshire. It explores the development of the Association from 1769 to 1812. More on the Waters Uptonians who were members, in Part 3. #OnePlaceNetworks

A Network of Relationships Found in the Dayton Cemetery This network chart shows relationships between many of the persons buried in the Dayton Cemetery. The tiny green tombstone next to a name indicates a burial in the cemetery. Knowing the family name…

Great to see that the latest weekly post on Candace Wilmot’s Dayton and the Greens website is inspired by our current #OnePlaceStudies blogging prompt. Have you researched any #OnePlaceNetworks? Tell us about them on #OnePlaceWednesday!

#OnePlaceWednesday Has anyone else found people in their #OnePlaceStudies participating in ‘prosecution societies’? #OnePlaceNetworks of sorts, each drawing members from one or more parishes wishing to combat theft & damage to livestock & property, they began to boom in the latter half of the 1700s.

ICYMI, our #OnePlaceStudies blogging prompt for February, inspired by talks given to the Society by @joesaunders1.bsky.social, is #OnePlaceNetworks! As always, broad interpretation of the prompt is welcome – networks could include people working on studies, and physical networks. #OnePlaceWednesday

1894 map of farms near Haslingden Moor

Linked by an extensive network of paths, my #OnePlaceStudy shows strong #CommunityConnections between #FarmingFamilies near #HaslingdenMoor. With one poorly maintained turnpike to the north, these pathways were vital.

#OnePlaceWednesday #OnePlaceNetworks #Lancashire

Map: NLS CC-BY-4.0 maps.nls.uk

The Cold Hatton Association Notices from, and reports mentioning, the Cold Hatton Association for the Prosecution of Felons, which included members from Waters Upton. Plus, in the decade leading up to the Association’s format…

A new page & a new blog post on my Waters Upton #OnePlaceStudy website, both on the same subject. Both also tie in with @oneplacestudies.bsky.social blogging prompts #OnePlacePolicing and, I think, #OnePlaceNetworks. First, the new page, packed with newspaper extracts. 1/2

#Shropshire #LocalHistory

Another new page added, the first for February 2026. I’ve not added it to the Latest Updates yet, because (drumroll) I have a blog post to tie in with it (a job for tomorrow)! Both page and post tie in with 2 or 3 #OnePlaceStudy blogging prompts, including this month’s theme: #OnePlaceNetworks.

Blogging and Social Media Prompt, February 2026: #OnePlaceNetworks. Image: A diagram featuring 'head and shoulders' views of scores of people, connected by lines to represent social networks. www.one-place-studies.org/blogging-prompts/ One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

New month, new blogging, vlogging and social media prompt! For February we have #OnePlaceNetworks – an opportunity to explore networks involving people in our #OnePlaceStudies, who were linked by a variety of familial, financial, business, charitable, religious, recreational and other relationships.