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The Plant Family History Group - Official Journal

The official journal of the Plant Family History Group is called Roots and Branches. Full text versions of both series 1 and 2 are available below. Series 1 was published from 1990 to 2007 on a twice yearly basis by W Keith Plant and it contains articles that were provided by members of the Group. Series 2 was produced similarly by Peter Johnson between 2010 and 2014. Series 1 was initialy made available on paper to paid up members and various libraries but, by 2007, emphasis was changing increasingly towards communication by email and this website. Keith relinquished the production of Series 1 in 2007, though Peter Johnson restarted a slightly less formal Series 2 of the Journal in 2010, not least for the benefit of those with less access to IT.

Some advances have been made over the timescale since the journal issues were published, concerning in particular..

• an improved feudal hypothesis for the lords ruling over the early Plants;
• the developing impact of the Plant Y-DNA project;
• and, a detailed analysis of the earliest homeland records from where most living Plants descend.

Some more recent additions...

• some particular articles from Series 1 etc, with a few added files as updates (including Sheffield area Plants and Plant name origins)
• some articles provided more recently are also added here at the bottom of this webpage

Journal Contents

Select a Series 1 Issue Number:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  31  32  33  34 

or a Series 2 Issue Number:  2:1  2:2  2:3  2:4  2:5  2:6  2:7  2:supplement 

or go to top menu or exit journal page to Plant site map

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 1 (Dec 1990)

Aims of the Journal by W K Plant		Page 3
Origin of the Name by WKP		Page 4
Occurrence of the name by WKP		Page 4
Members' Interests		Page 7
Plant City - Florida by G B Plant		Page 10
Plant and Fishers - Dudley Port Ironworks by WKP		Page 12
Elworth Hall Plants - Episode 1 - Early years by John P Harthan and WKP		Page 13
Pottery Plants - Trade descriptions by Winifred Stuart		Page 17
The Conversion of monetary value to 1985 figures		Page 19
Plants Boxing Booth by G R Tweedie		Page 19
Robert Plant of Cheadle by John Roberts		Page 20
Indexed Parish Register - Lancs and Cheshire		Page 27
Frederick Plant 1903-1972 and his influence on the Pottery Industry by Gerald Plant		Page 27
Members of the Society		Page 28

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 2 (June 1991)

Aims of the Journal by W K Plant		Page 1
William Plant - Stockport Grammar School by WKP		Page 1
Plants - Leicester 1851 Census by Sian Plant		Page 2
Members' Interests		Page 4
Early Staffordshire Plants by WKP		Page 7
Staffordshire Burial Index by WKP		Page 7
John Plant and Hannah Weddon of Branford, Connetticutt by WKP		Page 8
Detective Work by Christine O'Donovan		Page 12
The Plants of Elworth Hall - Second Instalment by WKP		Page 15
Plants who attended Oxford and Cambridge Universities by WKP		Page 27
Plants at Clowne (c 1780) by Dr John S Plant		Page 29
Do you know this Lady? by WKP		Page 37
Terms - Houses and Farm Buildings by WKP		Page 38
Members of the Society by WKP		Page 41

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 3 (Jan 1992)

Aims of the Journal by W Keith Plant		Page 1
Members' Interests		Page 2
Plant of St Louis, Missouri by WKP		Page 5
Mortality Records - Manchester Cathedral by WKP		Page 7
Plants near Baslow by Dr John S Plant		Page 12
Nipper by Denise Weston		Page 15
The Staffordshire Burial Index by WKP		Page 16
Useful Addresses - Staffordshire Records by WKP		Page 21
Old Names for traders and Occupations		Page 22
Plants in the Publication of The London Record Society by John Plant		Page 24
Plants of Elworth Hall - Chapter No. 3 by WKP		Page 25
Bound Apprentices - U.S.A. by WKP		Page 31
Desford - Leicestershire Records by Sandy Powell		Page 32
Robert Plant - Clerk by WKP		Page 41
Members of the Group		Page 44

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 4 (July 1992)

Aims of the Group		Page 1
Members' Interests		Page 2
Blacksmith Plants near Clowne		Page 5
Lost Cousins		Page 8
Cheshire Hearth Tax		Page 9
Birmingham Directory 1870 - Plant References		Page 9
The Staffordshire Burial Index - Hannah to James		Page 10
Land Measurement		Page 12
The Plant Family and the Goldfields of Queensland		Page 13
Famine Immigrants		Page 31
Members of the Group		Page 36

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 5 (Jan 1993)

Introduction		Page 1
Members' Interests		Page 2
Elworth Hall - Chapter 4		Page 5
List of Cheshire Wills		Page 17
Manchester Court Leet Records		Page 21
Map of Staffs showing ancient parishes		Page 22
Plants around N.E. Derbyshire		Page 23
Coins and Tokens		Page 29
Early Staffordshire Records - Continuation		Page 30
Leek - Plant references		Page 31
The French Connection		Page 38
Increase Cook Plant of Georgia U S A		Page 41
Members of the Group		Page 50

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 6 (Aug 1993)

Members		Page 1
Map of Cheshire showing ancient parishes		Page 3
Wm Plant of Sale		Page 4
J Plant - Prizefighter		Page 5
Plants in Cheshire 1851 Census - Analysis		Page 6
Burial Index for Staffordshire - Jane to Judith		Page 11
Cheshire Oath of Allegiance		Page 15
Charles Plant of Clowne		Page 16
Place Names		Page 23
Robert Hazzlehurst Plant of Georgia		Page 24
John Plante - Westminster 1343		Page 29
Diary of John Plant of Leekfrith		Page 30
Richmond Warwick Plant of Cradley Heath		Page 41
Miscellaneous Stray - Middlesborough		Page 43
Letters		Page 44
Members' Interests		Page 45

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 7 (1994)

Members of the Group		Page 1
The Court Rolls of the Lordship of Macclesfield 1345-1485		Page 4
Charles Harvey Plant of Preston		Page 7
1851 Census - Stockport Cheshire		Page 8
John Plant - Librarian of Salford		Page 12
Plant Reference in Will of Joseph Howard of Brooklyn, New York State 1886
Irish Connections		Page 14
Diary of John Plant of Leekfrith - 2 June 1849 to 8 October 1849		Page 15
Useful Addresses - UK Records		Page 24
Miscellaneous Information - Bury Lancashire		Page 28
Sheffield Plants (circa 1850)		Page 29
Thomas Plant of Coventry 1483		Page 34
Calendor to Pleadings Wilts 1558-9		Page 34
Plants Extracted from the PO Commercial Directory 1860 for Staffordshire and Birmingham		Page 35
Members' Interests		Page 40

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 8 (Aug 1994)

Members of the Group		Page 1
Members' Interests		Page 4
Letters		Page 7
Extracts from 1851 Census for Macclesfield - Cheshire		Page 8
Treatment of the Poor		Page 14
Early Staffordshire Records (continued)		Page 17
Sheffield Plants from Duckmanton		Page 21
Staffordshire Burial Index (continued)		Page 28
The Plants of St Louis U.S.A.		Page 31
Diary of John Plant of Hazzlewood House Farm (continued)		Page 38

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 9 (Jan 1994)

Members of the Group		Page 1
Members' Interests		Page 4
George Henry Plant of Macon Georgia U.S.A.		Page 7
Obituary of Wm Plant - Member No 72		Page 9
The Plant Family of Cheadle		Page 10
Clowne Plants in Sheffield		Page 15
We all know about Grandma Plant or If uncle hadn't married an Austrian		Page 28
Extracts from 1851 Census - Bowdon, Cheshire		Page 32
Plants of Gloucester		Page 35
John Plant of Hazzlewood House Farm - Leek Frith		Page 43
Monetary values in Byegone Times		Page 44
Staffordshire Burial Index - Noah to Samuel		Page 48

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 10 (July 1995)

Comments	Page 1
Members of the Group	Page 3
Members' Interests	Page 6
Around Plants Yard (Dr John Plant)	Page 9
Staffordshire Burial Index (Sarah to Susanna)	Page 18
My Suffolk Plants	Page 20
A Strange Tale	Page 24
The Plant Family of Cheadle Staffs	Page 26
Plants Brushes - Wolverhampton	Page 32
An Account of James Plant's Voyage to Australia 1854	Page 41
The Diary of John Plant of Hazzlewood House Farm 1849-1853	Page 44
Contents of previous Journals	Page 49

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 11 (Jan 1996)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 4
Sheffield Area Plants (Dr John S Plant)	Page 7
The Manufacture of Buttons - Late 19th Century Birmingham	Page 19
Untangling the Vine - The Geographic Plants	Page 23
The Diary of John Plant of Hazzlewood Farm - Leekfrith	Page 30
Appointment of John Plant of Walsall - Overseas of the Poor 1752	Page 36
Plant Extracts 1851 Census Runcorn	Page 38
The Pioneers of Utica USA	Page 40
Plant Family Involvement in the Hatting Industry of North West England	Page 54
Staffordshire Burial Index	Page 5?

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 12 (Aug 1996)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interest	Page 4
The Plant Family and Hatting Industry in the North West England	Page 7
Staffordshire Burial Index Uncle to William	Page 14
The Wandering Plants	Page 16
Distaff Kin of Benjamin Plant of Sheffield (1742-1806) by Dr John S Plant	Page 19
The Manufacture of Buttons - Late 19th Century	Page 33
The Diary of John Plant of Hazzlewood Farm 1 Jan to 29 March 1851	Page 35
1851 Census Returns Northwich Cheshire	Page 39
Removal Orders and what happened to Mary Plant	Page 43
Extracts from Coventry and Lichfield Diocese Ordination Register	Page 46

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 13 (Jan 1997)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 5
Introduction	Page 9
Letters	Page 11
Extracts from 1851 Census Congleton and Sandbach Cheshire	Page 21
Staffordshire Burial Index - supplement Aaron to George	Page 29
Plant Family USA	Page 34
The Diary of John Plant of Hazzlewood Farm - 2 April to 30 June 1851	Page 37
The Sheffield Plant base by around 1800 (Dr John Plant)	Page 41

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 14 (Aug 1997)

Members of The Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 4
The New Family Records Centre	Page 7
Sheffield Plants (Dr John Plant)	Page 8
Diary of John Plant of Hazzlewood	Page 30
The Plant Family and the Goldfield of Queensland - supplement	Page 36
Staffordshire Burial Index	Page 41
1851 Census for Nantwich and Crewe, Cheshire	Page 45

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 15 (Jan 1998)

Members of The Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 5
Editors Comments	Page 8
Millenium Get Together	Page 12
Extracts from 1851 Census for Chester	Page 13
Staffordshire Burial Index	Page 16
Possible Origins for the Sheffield Plants (Dr John Plant)	Page 20
The Brightside Plants	Page 43
Members' Letters	Page 46

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 16 (June 1998)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 5
Millennium Get Together	Page 9
Editor's Comments inc. research details of new members	Page 10
Origins of the Plant Name A View with Particularity to its Meaning in NW England (by Dr John S Plant)	Page 13
Somerset House Wills Records by Judith Kirkby (Member No. 139)	Page 37
Staffordshire Burial Index (Supplement Nathan to Samuel)	Page 43
Early Leicester Records	Page 45
The Diary of John Plant of Hazzlewood Farm 6 Jan to 20 June 1852	Page 48
Miscellaneous Strays - Market Harborough	Page 52
Members' Letters	Page 53
Plant Calendar of Wills - County Court of Lichfield by Sue Woods	Page 56

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 17 (Jan 1999)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' interests	Page 5
Introduction	Page 9
Diary of John Plant of Hazzlewood Farm, Leekfrith, North Staffs. From 2 March 1853 including description of Visit made to the Isle of Man	Page 12
1851 Census Cheshire - Extracts covering The Wirral including Birkenhead and Tranmere	Page 13
Immigration to Victoria Australia from British Ports 1859-1869	Page 15
Palmers Index to the Times	Page 17
Plantagenet times to Sheffield ca 1800: 600 years from the Plant Name's Origins to a Plant's Yard Plant Family (by Dr John S Plant)	Page 22
Staffordshire Burial Index	Page 46
Emigrants to Australia 1863 (William and Mary Ann Plant of Manchester, England	Page 48
Letters	Page 54

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 18 (Sep 1999)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interest	Page 5
Introduction including The Web Site/Computerisation of Records	Page 9
Early Plant Origins and the Peak NW Plant origins and possible links across the Peak to Sheffield (by Dr John S Plant)	Page 12
Plant Re-union 19 June 1999	Page 36
Members' letters	Page 45
Wrekin District Roll of Honour	Page 50
The Diary of John Plant of Hazzlewood Farm, North Staffordshire Concluding installments incorporate Review of years 1852 and 1853 The last words of John Plant John Plant's family, friends and neighbours	Page 51
Leek - Staffordshire - Early Plants	Page 53
Palmers Index to the Times 1790-1905	Page 57

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 19 (Jan 2000)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 5
Introduction	Page 8
Victoria Pioneer Index File 1838-8 Including addresses of Australian State Registry Offices8	Page 10
Errant Plantagenets and settled Plants The Plantagenet surname and some early proximities of the Plants (by Dr John S Plant)	Page 18
Palmers Index to the Times 1790-1905 Case A 5th September 1874 - Isaac Plant for Selling bad hams - Sheffield Case B 18th March 1868 - Robert, Thomas and David Plant for horse stealing Tooting and Peckham  Case C 17th December 1857 - Ann Plant for wilful murder of John Plant at Wolverhampton	Page 41
Extracts from Durham Record Office comprising Calendar of prisoners in Durham Jail 1861-71 Mining deaths in Great Britain 1850-70	Page 43
Miscellaneous extracts from Commercial Directories	Page 44
Staffordshire Burial Index - Teresa to Thomas	Page 46
John Plant - Bury Football Club	Page 48
Plant-related material in the PRO and British Library	Page 50

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 20 (Aug 2000)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 5
Introduction	Page 8
Members' Letters	Page 10
Elsie Plant (100 years of age)	Page 14
The Museum of Hatting	Page 15
Format of Proposed Web Site	Page 17
Plantagenets Vita and Plant's Yard Life Life's meaning in Plantagenet times and a Plant's Yard Plant shoemaker (by Dr John S Plant)	Page 18
Extracts from Palmers Index to the Times George Plant aged 32 charged with the wilful Murder of Wm Wilson of Sheffield on 25 Jan 1859	Page 39
Staffordshire Burial Index - W to William (additional to Journal 12, pages 14-15)	Page 41
John Plant of Lincoln 1394-5	Page 43
Plants included in the 1881 British Census for the county of Suffolk (21 pages)	Supplement

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 21 (Jan 2001)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 5
Introduction	Page 8
Why the Group now has a Web Site	Page 11
Members' Letters	Page 12
Plant Distribution in 1881 Census (by W Keith Plant)	Page 16
From Pot to Plant (by Fay Bielewiez)	Page 19
The Rose and her Establisher Offshoots 13th century Plant name origins and some contemporary literature (by Dr John S Plant)	Page 22
What is a Behinder	Page 47
Staffordshire Marriage Index Index - Abigail to Bridgett	Page 48
Miscellaneous Extracts - Pigot's Directories (early 19th Century)	Page 55
British Certificate Costs - Civil Registration	Page 57
The Black Country and the part played by Plant and Fisher, Iron works, Dudley Port (by W Keith Plant)	Page 58
Plants included in the 1881 British Census for the county of Lincoln (15 pages)	Supplement

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 22 (Aug 2001)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 5
Introduction	Page 8
New Members - Areas of Interest	Page 10
Descendants of Early Plants in North America (by Linda Waggoner)	Page 13
Web Site Report (Dr John Plant)	Page 17
Members' Letter	Page 17
Wm Plant - Boatswain (by Brad Scott)	Page 20
Kingswinford Records (by Kathy Compagno, Dorian Greenbaum, Keith Plant) comprising 1841 Census, Marriages 1828-76, Baptismal register Shut End Primitive Methodist Pensnett 1845-87	Page 24
Intertwining Plants: A story of Cooperation and Friendship (Dorian Greenbaum)	Page 30
Plantagenet soul and Prince of Peace Medieval Meaning of the Plant name and its subsequent distribution (by Dr John S Plant)	Page 32
Plant Extracts - 1851 Census - Cheadle, Staffs (by Earl Davies)	Page 46
Plant and Fishers Ironworks - Dudley Port	Page 52
Black Country Plants - Wills 1858-1914 (by Shirley Hughes)	Page 53
Commercial Directory 1816-17	Page 57
Joe Plant - Bury Football Club	Page 58
Staffordshire Marriage Index Index - Cassander to Elizabeth	Page 59
Plants included in the 1881 British Census for county Shropshire	Page 67

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 23 (Jan 2002)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 6
Introduction	Page 10
New Members - Areas of Interest	Page 12
Members' Letters	Page 15
Web Site Report (Dr John Plant)	Page 18
DNA Testing Project (Dr John Plant)	Page 18
Plant extracts from Australia Vital Records Index 1788-1905 New South Wales	Page 20
Charles Paulton Plant JP - Mayor of Wolverhampton 1902	Page 22
Staffordshire Marriage Index - Emma to Izabell	Page 25
Planted Spirits and Plantagenet ethos 14th century sense to the Plant name with evidence in the Pearl Poet's poems (by Dr John S Plant)	Page 31
Plant Masters listed in Apprentices Index 1710-1761	Page 45
Joe Plant - Jockey	Page 46
Shocking Murder by Poisoning - Louisa Plant, Macclesfield 1836 Extract from Palmers Index to the Times (Brad Scott)	Page 47
1881 British Census - Plant Extracts - Middlesex	Supplement

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 24 (Aug 2002)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 6
Interests of Past members	Page 10
Introduction	Page 15
New Members - Areas of Interest	Page 17
Members' Letters	Page 20
`French' Origins for Plant-like names (Dr John S Plant)	Page 24
Snippets	Page 39
The Black Country	Page 41
Staffordshire Marriage Index 1500 to 1837 - James to Jane	Page 44
Report on Initial DNA results for Plant(t) (Dr John S Plant)	Page 50
Web Site Report (Dr John S Plant)	Page 53
Plant extracts from Derbyshire Hearth Tax Assessment 1662-70	Page 54
1881 British Census - Plant Extracts - Leicestershire	Page 56

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 25 (Jan 2003)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 7
Introduction	Page 11
New Members - Areas of Interest	Page 13
Members' Letters	Page 16
From Greek herbals to Leek Plants (Dr John S Plant)	Page 19
Snippets	Page 35
DNA Progress Report (Dr John S Plant)	Page 41
GRO Indexing Project - Progress Report (Phil Plant)	Page 44
Descendants of Early Plants in North America (Linda Plant Wagoner)	Page 45
Staffordshire Marriage Index 1500 to 1837 - Jos to John	Page 51
1881 British Census - Plant Extracts - Worcester	Page 60

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 26 (Aug 2003)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 7
Introduction	Page 11
Group Co-operation	Page 12
New Members	Page 14
Members' Letters/Correspondence	Page 19
Plantevelu and the meaning of Plant (Dr John S Plant)	Page 23
Snippets.. ..Miscellaneous records St Mary, Bosley ..Plant extracts - Keele Parish Registers ..Slaters Directory for Shropshire 1850 ..Burials at Holy Trinity Church Rainow 1815-1959 ..Kezia Plant ..James Plant in 1891 Census for Cheshire	Page 42
DNA Progress Report (Dr John S Plant)	Page 45
Web Site Report (Dr John S Plant)	Page 48
Palmer's Index to the Times 3 June 1812 to 6 Feb 1835 (Brad Scott)	Page 49
Plant Breweries	Page 53
1881 British Census - Plant Extracts - Northamptonshire	Page 64

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 27 (Jan 2004)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 7
Introduction including the National Archives Web Sites	Page 12
New Members	Page 14
Useful Websites	Page 16
Palmer's Index to the Times 20 Jul 1839 to 13 Oct 1849 (Brad Scott)	Page 17
Plant Metaphore and Midlands Plants (Dr John S Plant)	Page 20
Equivalent Contemporary Values of the pound	Page 38
The Surname Plant and its Variants	Page 41
Snippets.. ..MI extracts St James, Taxal ..Canadian 1881 Census - Extracts with birthplace Scotland ..Plant entries in Longnor P.R. 1690-1789 ..Frederick Plant 1881 British Census Bilston, Staffordshire ..Post Office Directory of the six home counties 1845 ..Kelly's 1912 Suffolk Directory ..Extracts from `Betley - A Village of Contrasts'	Page 49
USA Census Records containing information relative to the Plant name	Page 53
George Plant and Northwich Victoria Football Club	Page 60
Early Plants USA	Page 62
James Plant of Long Crendon	Page 64
DNA and Web Site Reports (Dr John S Plant)	Page 66
Staffordshire Marriage Index 1500 to 1837 Jonathan to Joseph	Page 69
1881 British Census - Plant Extracts - Lanark (Scotland)	Page 72

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 28 (Aug 2004)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 7
Introduction	Page 10
New Members	Page 12
Members' Letters	Page 15
Plant meaning and some similar names (Dr John S Plant)	Page 18
Palmer's Index to the Times 3 Jun 1850 to 27 July 1853 (Brad Scott)	Page 32
When Stonham Magpie served pints from a pail	Page 34
Snippets.. ..Messr Tarns Establishment - Newington, Surrey ..Sidnes Plant - North Staffordshire ..Barlaston Parish - Churchwardens ..Biddulph Staffordshire - Miscellaneous Marriage ..Cheshire grand Remonstrance 1642 ..Miscellaneous record - Dudley PR	Page 37
Now where did that originate from	Page 39
The Juror's Book of 1784 - Staffordshire	Page 41
Benjamin Plant, Master Potter	Page 42
Plant involvement with Coal Mining and Transportation, Buxton, Derbyshire	Page 43
Staffordshire Marriage Index 1500's to 1837: Josiah to Mary Ann	Page 44
Plant Distribution - 1880 USA: Including list of Plants born in England	Page 53
DNA Testing and Web Site Report (Dr John S Plant)	Page 58

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 29 (Jan 2005)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 7
Introduction	Page 11
New Members	Page 13
Palmer's Index to the Times	Page 16
Members' Letters	Page 18
Memories of Buxton and Adjoining Area (Valerie Hall)	Page 20
1880 US Census - Plants resident in Missouri but born in England	Page 22
Plant origins and centuries of meaning (Dr John S Plant)	Page 25
Samuel Cornell Plant	Page 37
How DNA helps in studying surnames and the Plant project (Dr John S Plant)	Page 41
Web Site Report	Page 51
Snippets.. ..Extracts from Historical Collections at Wm Salt Archaeological Society ..Marriage solumnized at Trinity Weslyan Chapel, Cumberland St., Macclesfield ..Saltonstall ..Information from Overseers Accounts St Luke's Church - Church Hulme ..Extracts from PR of St Peters, Buxton ..Irish Connections	Page 52
1881 UK Census - Plant extracts from Buckingham, Essex, Hertfordshire, Sussex and Kent	Page 56

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 30 (Aug 2005)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 9
Introduction	Page 15
New Members	Page 18
Correspondence and Queries	Page 22
Definition of the Plant name	Page 24
Games Re-united by Andrew Plant (Member No. 69)	Page 25
Plant name ramification and meaning by Dr John Plant (Member No. 52)	Page 26
Map of the `Black Country' 1775	Page 47
Snippets comprising.. ..RH Plant - Staffordshire County Cricket Club ..Miscellaneous Deaths + Burials - Coversham, Reading, Sunningdale, Swallowfield, Wargrave and Sunninghilll ..Holyrudehous - Agnes Plant 18 Feb 1574 ..Canterbury Freeman Roll 1302 - Johonne Plante ..Somerset House Wills 1859, 1860, 1872 and 1873 ..Will of John Brereton 1538 - Reynold Plant	Page 49
Edward Plant of Birmingham bn 1787 (Frying Pan Maker) and his descendants	Page 52
1880 US Census - Plants resident in Up-State New York but born in England	Page 57
1881 UK Census - Plant extracts, Durham and where did they come from by Andrew Plant (Member No 69)	Page 58

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 31 (Jan 2006)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 8
Past Members's Interests	Page 13
New Members	Page 19
Correspondence	Page 22
Plants' connection with Admiral Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar	Page 24
The Plant bloodline: myth and fact, by Dr John S Plant (Member No 52)	Page 27
Staffordshire Marriage Index 1500s to 1837, Plant extracts Mathew to Ruth	Page 39
Snippets comprising.. .. Boxing Plants; .. St Laurence Biddulph Staffs - Memorial Inscriptions; .. Elsie Plant - Manchester	Page 44
Plant solicitors - Lancashire, by Nicky Lankester	Page 46
Australian Vital Records Index 1788-1905 - Victoria	Page 47
Palmers Index to the Times	Page 51
The coming of age of DNA testing and the Plant project, by Dr John S Plant	Page 55
Victorian Marriages at Manchester Cathedral	Page 67
British 1881 Census - Plants recorded in Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Gloucestershire	Page 69

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 32 (Aug 2006)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 7
New Members	Page 12
Correspondence	Page 18
Geoffrey Plantagenet: Surname inspirer, by Dr John S Plant (Member No 52)	Page 20
Snippets comprising.. .. Plant interred at St Matthews Churchyard, Mearbrook; .. Plant connection with the Black Death Eyam 1665; .. Poll Tax 1660 and hearth Tax 1665 Northwich Cheshire; .. Cathy Compagno in Plant Ave, Webster Groves, Missouri	Page 40
Jack Plant - Singer	Page 43
Early Plants in North America	Page 48
Thomas Livesey Plant - Biography	Page 51
From Farmers to Blacksmiths to Soldier to Firefighter, by Peter Robert Plant - Member No 243	Page 52
Staffordshire Marriage Index 1500s to 1837, Samuel to Sarah	Page 56
British 1881 Census - Berkshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire	Page 61

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 33 (Jan 2007)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 7
New Members	Page 12
Correspondence.. .. Richard Plant re: Jack Plant (singer); .. Donald Dykes re: Tuscan China; .. Allan Collier re: Betty Plant of Ellastone; .. Graham Shenton re: Ann Plant, Staffs; .. June Smallpiece re: Sarah Ann Plant of Newcastle-under-Lyme; .. Tony Brown re: John Plant of Laxfield; .. Victoria Rowe re: Eliza Plant nee Norden.	Page 14
James Plant: a Victorian `Little Mester', by Dr John S Plant (Member No 52)	Page 18
Callendar of the Grants of Probate 1853-60	Page 30
Sir Arnold Plant 1898-1978	Page 34
Staffordshire Marriages: Sybil - Thomas	Page 36
The British Census	Page 40
Palmers Index to the Times: 5 June 1861 - 23 Feb 1869	Page 44
Shropshire Burials 1814 - 1837	Page 49
Manchester and Liverpool Trade Directories - Miscellaneous Records	Page 52
Information from the Record Office - Maritime Museum - Albert Dock - Liverpool	Page 54
The Poor Law Records of Cheshire Quarter Sessions 1700-1730	Page 56
Staffordshire Quarter Session Rolls	Page 58
Plant Distribution 1881: Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon, Norfolk and Rutland	Page 64

CONTENTS - JOURNAL No. 34 (Sep 2007)

Members of the Group	Page 1
Members' Interests	Page 8
New Members	Page 17
Correspondence	Page 20
Miscellaneous Records - Ireland	Page 21
Cyril Thomas Howe Plant - Baron Plant (1910-1986)	Page 26
Snippets comprising.. .. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800 .. Plant wills held at F.H.S. of Cheshire Library, Alderley Edge .. Callendar of Charters and Rolls 1467 Dieulacres - Stafford .. Kelly's Directory Suffolk 1892	Page 27
Austin Plant: World War I casualty, by Dr John S Plant (Member No 52)	Page 30
Electoral Registers	Page 45
Staffordshire Marriage Index W to Wm	Page 46
Staffordshire Marriage Index: Plante and Plantt	Page 50
Palmers Index to the Times: 11 Nov 1869 - 19 Nov 1870	Page 51
Update of Name origin project, by Dr John S Plant	Page 55
Web Site Report, by Dr John S Plant	Page 55
On a possible connection to Plantagenet, by Dr John S Plant	Page 56
The Plant name in Nomina publications, by Dr John S Plant	Page 57
Update on the Plantagenet Y-DNA project, by Dr John S Plant	Page 61
Update of the Plant Y-DNA project, by Dr John S Plant	Page 62
1873 Owners of Land	Page 65
Plant a Steel Toymaker Business, by Liz Plant (Member No 104)	Page 67
Mormon Immigration	Page 80

CONTENTS - SERIES 2: ISSUE 1 (May 2010)

Plant Heraldic Shield	Page 1
Chairman's Introduction	Page 3
Chairman's CV	Page 4
Members of the Society	Page 5
Members' Interests	Page 8
Your Letters	Page 11
Plant and Plantagenet by Dr John S Plant	Page 18
Elderly Relatives	Page 30
Roger the Lodger	Page 31
John Stretch	Page 32
Certificate Claim	Page 33
Plant Family History Society Constitution	Page 34

CONTENTS - SERIES 2: ISSUE 2 (Dec 2010)

Contents	Page 1
Chairman's Chat	Page 2
Members of the Society	Page 3
Members' Interests	Page 6
Correspondence	Page 9
Plants School by Bill Plant	Page 10
Origins in France by Dr John S Plant   (updated from time to time at the version here)	Page 11
Royal Plantagenets and DNA by Dr John S Plant	Page 20
Family in Uniform by Hilary Ambrose	Page 22
Useful Websites	Page 23

CONTENTS - SERIES 2: ISSUE 3 (June 2011)

Contents	Page 1
Chairman's Chat	Page 2
Members of the Society	Page 3
Members' Interests	Page 6
Correspondence	Page 9
Help Please by Jean Williams	Page 10
Samuel Plant by Frances Upson	Page 12
My Plant Lineage by Josie Driver	Page 14
Aston St Peter, Parish Church by Peter Johnson	Page 17
Planted Seeds of Love and Soul by Dr John S Plant   (updated from time to time at the version here)	Page 19
Charles Paulton Plant, Mayor of Wolverhampton (Reprinted from Series 1 with kind permission of WKP)	Page 39

CONTENTS - SERIES 2: ISSUE 4 (Dec 2011)

Contents	Page 1
Chairman's Chat	Page 2
Members of the Society	Page 3
Members' Interests	Page 6
Plant Origins, Old Ideas, New Evidence by Dr John S Plant   (some aspects of this article are updated from time to time at the version here)	Page 9
Refining the Plant Story by Dr John S Plant and Dr Richard E Plant	Page 22
Plant Surname Distribution 1881 Census by Dr John S Plant	Page 30

CONTENTS - SERIES 2: ISSUE 5 (June 2013)

Unpaginated files sent out on CD

Journal Cover	see here
Plant Heraldry	see here
Members and Interests	see pdf
Chairman's Chat	see here
Henry Bradley Plant by Christine Plant Perks	see here
Private C Plant by Sian Plant	see here
Surname study, semantics and DNA (fist edition)  by Dr John S Plant and Prof Richard E Plant	see here
Cheshire Patents - Index of Names (not Plant related)	see here and here
Family History Advertisements	see here

CONTENTS - SERIES 2: ISSUE 6 (Dec 2013)

Unpaginated files sent out on CD

Journal Cover	see here
Plant Heraldry	see here
Members and Interests	see pdf
Chairman's Chat	see here
Aston church parish records for Plant	see pdf or xls
Branford town records (1786-1840)	see here
Early Plants in Macclesfield hundred (Sept 2012 edition) by Dr John S Plant	see here
Understanding the royal name Plantagenet: How DNA helps  by Dr John S Plant	see here
Populous single-origin families by Dr John S Plant and Prof Richard E Plant	see here
Samuel Plant by Francis Upson	see here

CONTENTS - SERIES 2: ISSUE 7 (June 2014)

Unpaginated files sent out on CD

Journal Cover	see here
Members	see pdf
Chairman's chat	see here
7882 Plant marriages between 1837 and 1911 by Sian Plant	see pdf or xls
John Middleton, the childe of Hale	see here
Single-origin families by Dr John S Plant and Prof Richard E Plant	see here
Getting the most from a surname study (third edition)  by Dr John S Plant and Prof Richard E Plant	see here

CONTENTS - SERIES 2: supplement (June 2011)

Manor of Newcastle-under-Lyme: Plant Names extracted from the Manor Court Records 1700-1832 (20 pages) by Peter Roden, prepared for publication by Peter Johnson.

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10 Nov 2018	...Bill Plant: an Aldridge Man Who Died During World War One	...Linda Mason	... text
19 Aug 2019	...Plant Pints: 19th and 20th century Plants running Walsall pubs	...Linda Mason	... text
23 Jun 2021	...The Plants: farmers of Mucklestone, Maer, Eccleshall and beyond	...Lynne Scaife	... text
3 July 2021	...Plants in Queensland, Australia descending from Samuel Plant, b 1768 County Cavan, Ireland	...James Crighton	... see Australia contact
3 July 2021	...Joseph Plant (1842-1910) chemist and comic singer	...Suzanne Tyson-Butterworth	... text

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