Our Family History
Chester & Hardcastle families
Welcome!This is the story of the Chester & Hardcastle families which grew up around Givendale & Skelton, tracing back their histories from the 21st to the 18th century, and across Yorkshire and even across the world.
The families came together with the marriage of Richard Chester & Mabel Hardcastle in 1920, and the arrival of their children Margaret, Richard, Mary, Robert, Ruth & Anne.
- Read the story of both families.
- See the photos
- Explore the areas they lived in
- Travel to Hawaii with Simon Hardcastle
- See some of the original documents
** NOTE from Helen:- I'm still refining the content, so all feedback and extra inputs welcome.
Send any info/comments to: redscuba2@hotmail.com
UPDATE: 6 May - text in Story has corrected and more detail for earlier generations.
- family tree line through Hardcastles corrected.
Update: 23 Aug - James added to the Hardcastle line.
- Ruth's dates completed
- maiden names removed from last generation - for security