"In Shakespeare's County" Warwickshire - in the East Midlands of England Honourable Mention ~ HARRY ARCH ~ I'd like to thank HARRY ARCH & family of PAVENHAM, Bedford, UK for their diligent work collecting ARCH family history. HARRY, a bridge engineer, by profession, travelled extensively throughout the world, with his bridge erection work, told me in a telephone call, he always looked for ARCH history wherever he went, telephone books, etc. Harry said. So I feel honoured to say these words and most especially, to have talked with him from Canada for those few minutes about two weeks before he passed on, as I was to learn later. Sometimes we are very fortunate He had a lovely, calm voice and enjoyed talking to me. HARRY passed on in June 1999 I was fortunate to have telephoned and actually talk to him shortly before he passed - GT PACE - webmaster Another ARCH of renown was Joseph ARCH of Barford a farmer's son Primitive Methodist preacher founder of the National Agricultural Workers' Union - 1870s Member of Parliament Books about JOSEPH ARCH 1826-1919 "We'll All be Union Men" by Bob SCARTH - 1998 Russell Press Limited, Nottingham I purchaced my copy at WARWICK Library "Joseph Arch the Farm Workers' Leader" a biography of Joseph Arch by Dr. Pamela HORN - 1971 "The Farthest Promised Land" by Rollo Arnold a book, about the Agricultural Labourers Union, in the last century, also deals with JOSEPH ARCH of Warwickshire who was supported by the Countess of Warwick. The Union promoted emigration from the Midlands and West of England to "the colonies" as a way of alleviating the agricultural labourers distress, of the day. Recommended for background reading now out of print, but available in large libraries or by library inter-loan. ...Simon of Wellesbourne, Warks, England Village Life in the 1830s & 40s from Arch's 1898 auto-biography sent to me by Arch's grandson after he had discovered these web pages and was surprised my name was also PACE and connected to the ARCH family click here Joseph ARCH English labor leader, a Primitive Methodist preacher Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia - Columbia University Press click here - read article also WIKIPEDIA - JOSEPH ARCH Barford & Wasperton in Warwickshire between Stratford-on-Avon and Royal Leamington Spa BARFORD, birthplace of Joseph ARCH, who became a Methodist preacher founder of the Agricultural Workers' Union, in the latter 1800s and Member of Parliament See also - Joseph Arch - VILLAGE LIFE 1830s-1840s Alternate BARFORD page - ARCH of Bloxwich, Staffordshire ARCH - PACE - LAMPIT - MILLS - TANDY - TIMMS Barford, Warwickshire ARCH Family History WALTER ARCH 1550-1625 + Unknown JOHN ARCH 1590-1638 3 Jun + Joan ?? JOHN ARCH 1634-1704 b 3-30-1634 d 5-30-1704 + Isobel PEVIS d 11-29-1675 + Katherine ?? JOHN ARCH (1662) + Hannah ?? m 1690 EDWARD ARCH 1710-1760 b 10-Aug-1710 - d 2-Apr-1760) + Ann TAYLOR m 13-Feb-1737 EDWARD ARCH 1740-1809 b 15 Feb 1740 d 17 Oct 1809 + Elizabeth KITES b 1740 m 31 Jan 1764 d 23 Nov 1808 JOHN ARCH 1764-1801 b 02 Nov 1764 d 08 Feb 1801 + Mary JOHN ARCH 1795-1862     - b 16 Aug 1795 Rowington     - marriage 12 Oct 1818     - JOHN died 15 October 1862 + HANNAH SHARRARD nee PACE 1783-1845 HANNAH's maiden name was PACE - she and her father JOSEPH PACE were employed at WARWICK CASTLE - married 1st - Mr. SHARRARD a footman at the castle - after HANNAH's 1st husband died about 1816 - HANNAH married JOHN ARCH 12 Oct 1818     - WITNESSES - ELIZABETH RYMILL and JNO COOK - Pamela Horn's book - - HANNAH died 8 Sept 1845 and was buried 11 Sept 1845 at BARFORD. first two children - had PACE as 2nd Christian name MARY PACE ARCH 1819-1905 - Chr 17 Oct 1819 BARFORD buried 28 Jan 1905 at Barford + THOMAS COLLEDGE 1830-1905 - b 1830 CLAVERDON Warwick Blacksmith - married abt 1850 buried at BARFORD 7 Oct 1905 Charles Thomas COLLEDGE - a bachelor - bricklayer buried 8 Feb 1909 at LEAMINGTON Spa. ANN PACE ARCH 1821-1886 - Chr 25 Mar 1821 BARFORD m 9 Nov 1841 Barford - d 1866 KNOWLE + John COGHILL - died & buried at KNOWLE - 1886 JOHN ARCH 1823-1825 - Chr 14 Dec 1823 BARFORD died and buried 16 Apr 1825 at BARFORD JOSEPH ARCH 1826-1919 - Chr 17 Dec 1826 BARFORD founder of Ag Workers' Union & Member of Parliament m 3 Feb 1847 BARFORD - Minor Bachelor Labourer Father: John ARCH labourer + MARY ANN MILLS - full age Spinster - Barford Chr 1 May 1825 WASPERTON    Father: ISAAC MILLS - Carpenter Both signed Witnesses HENRY HOUGH, MARY PACE ARCH HANNAH ARCH - Chr 8 Aug 1847 BARFORD JOHN ARCH - b 14 Nov 1848 (Regular Army) Annie ARCH - b Mar 10, 1851 + Rev. LEUTY (Leute) lived in YORK Elizabeth ARCH - b Aug 1853 d Mar 12 1859 JOSEPH ARCH - b 1 Apr 1856 EDWARD ARCH - b 31 Jul 1861 - d 24 Sept 1948 + Clara Eliza WRIGHT -- seven children THOMAS ARCH - youngest son - b 15 May 1864 + Elisabeth BARBER - wed 24 Jun 1891 All Saints WARWICK Daisy Isabella ARCH - adopted by her aunt ANNIE + John Francis TAYLOR - m 19 Apr 1922 + MIRIAM BLOMFIELD - 2nd wife of JOSEPH ARCH - Banns read on 29 Oct / 5 Nov / 12 Nov 1899 - Married 27 Dec 1899 Joseph ARCH Widower and Miriam BLOMFIELD    both of this parish. JOSEPH - died 12 Feb 1919 at BARFORD MIRIAM - died 26 Mar 1922 at BARFORD

Barford street scene on the way to St. Peter's Church to look for Joseph Arch memorials St. Peter's Church in Barford, Warwickshire taken by me as I walked to the church yard to find the memorial markers and National Agricultural Workers' Union memorial oblisk. Memorials to JOSEPH ARCH in the St.Peter's Church yard at Barford The National Agricultural Workers' Union Memorial oblisk to the memory of JOSEPH ARCH stands behind the foreground memorial marker

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Where am I The Memorial oblisk of The National Agricultural Workers' Union to JOSEPH ARCH stands behind the foreground memorial marker Memorials to JOSEPH ARCH in the St.Peter's Church yard at Barford The Memorial oblisk of The National Agricultural Workers' Union to JOSEPH ARCH stands behind the foreground memorial marker

RICHARD PACE possibly from PACES of PERSHORE area of Worcestershire + ELIZABETH TANDY - wed 1700 Barford connection between Richard and Joseph PACE isn't known yet JOSEPH PACE - b abt 1746 - d 22 Oct 1818 age 72 + MARY LAMPIT - b abt 1847 wed 4 Oct 1766 TYSOE, Warwicks from Pamela Horn's book - d 11 Aug 1833 age 86 LAMPIT found at CLEEVE PRIOR Wor. - also VICARIDGE possible source of my grandfather's middle name, Charles VICARAGE PACE THOMAS PACE - Chr 26 Mar 1769 Barford WILLIAM PACE - Chr 31 Mar 1776 Barford MARY PACE - Chr 19 Oct 1777 Barford HANNAH PACE - Chr 31 Aug 1783 Barford + Mr. SHARRARD + JOHN ARCH - EMMANUEL PACE - Chr 27 Nov 1785 Barford The Hannah Story She was born Hannah PACE, the daughter of Joseph and Mary PACE (nee LAMPIT). Joseph worked as a hedger and ditcher for the Warwicks and lived in an estate cottage. With the money they saved they bought the cottage in Barford. When Hannah grew up, she worked as a lady's maid at the CASTLE and was a favourite of the COUNTESS. She married JOHN SHARRARD but he died in 1816 and HANNAH SHARRARD then married JOHN ARCH in 1818. They had four children Mary Pace ARCH, Ann Pace ARCH, John ARCH Joseph ARCH. I suspect that JOSEPH PACE was the craftsman who taught JOSEPH ARCH his hedging and ditching skills, and it was Hannah's friendship with the countess that expanded to cover Joseph and his political activities. JOSEPH PACE died 22 Oct 1818 age 72 born abt 1746 MARY PACE nee LAMPIT died 11 Aug 1833 age 86 born abt 1747 with thanks to Harry Arch - Historian for ARCH families Lawrence ARCH - Massachusetts, USA Could the PACE family of BARFORD having THOMAS WILLIAM & EMMANUEL be connected to a later PACE family, at nearby TANWORTH-in-ARDEN, also having THOMAS WILLIAM & EMMANUEL...?? - click here to see

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