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Jill's Jottings

A selection of articles written by Jill Wilson.

photograph of Jill Wilson

Jill Wilson

Jill  Wilson was a lady of considerable talents and wide interests, especially archaeology (including working with Sir Mortimer Wheeler), astronomy, geology and sundials, but she had a particular regard for British local history.  An avid reader and an indefatigable researcher, she brought an academic’s authority to the books which she wrote, whilst making them easy to read and, in the modern phraseology, 'accessible'.  The advice which she was so frequently called upon to give was imparted with a twinkle in her eyes and huge enthusiasm.

It was our great good fortune that Jill chose to move to Chipping Campden.  She very quickly became an active member of Campden and District Historical and Archaeological Society (CADHAS) as it was then, and played an influential role in the development of the Society in its early days, serving as a Committee member, then Chairman, and later as Vice-President. Her contribution cannot be overstated and for many of us she remained the “go to” source for guidance; her ability to interpret and draw together strands of research to a convincing outcome was outstanding.

Over the years she wrote short articles for publication in the Campden Bulletin and some of them are reproduced here.  To call them 'Jottings' sounds disparaging, but it is not.  It is a pleasingly alliterative term of endearment from us to Jill.

Jill died in December 2018 and is much missed.

  • Did you know? Origins of some common sayings

    Did you know? Origins of some common sayings

  • Singing for pigeons causes a fight

    Singing for pigeons causes a fight

  • Pleas of the Crown for the County of Gloucester before the Abbot of Reading and his fellow Justices Itinerant

    Pleas of the Crown for the County of Gloucester before the Abbot of Reading and his fellow Justices Itinerant

  • The Debt of Thomas Hankes

    The Debt of Thomas Hankes

  • A new Booke for 5s 4d.

    A new Booke for 5s 4d.

  • A Tudor Lord of the Manor

    A Tudor Lord of the Manor

  • Royal Visits

    Royal Visits

  • Lady of the Manor

    Lady of the Manor

  • Why was Sir William Brereton so worried in January 1645?

    Why was Sir William Brereton so worried in January 1645?

  • Campden Lawbreakers in 1221

    Campden Lawbreakers in 1221

  • Farming Then

    Farming Then

  • "Marry him and I'll cut you off with a shilling!"

    "Marry him and I'll cut you off with a shilling!"

  • The Woodward Family

    The Woodward Family

  • Campden Month by Month

    Campden Month by Month (12)

    These month by month summaries of incidents throughout Campden's history were compiled by Jill Wilson.

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