Our Flack-Hayward Family History

This site provides links to my research into my Flack, Cockshutt, Hayward, and Chambers family histories. I have also included links to research into the related Roberts, Mellor, and Johnson families. There are several references in the lists to incomplete projects which I hope to complete in the year ahead.

 If you share any of the ancestors mentioned, please get in touch. Email: ted.flack@gmail.com

Flack Family History

• Doctor “Douglas” H.E.D. Flack RAMC
• Life story of Bertram Anthony Flack.
• Dr “Harry” F.H.D. Flack., RAMC.
  • The Diary of a ship’s doctor.
• Surg. Dr “Bert” Flack., RN.
• They served their country (In progress)
• William H.D. Flack, “A Burnley Worthy”.
• “Billy” W. Flack., 5^th RLM and 63^rd Regt.
  • The Life and Times of Captain William Flack.
  • The 63rd Regiment of Foot in Australia (Final)
  • What were Private William Flack’s Duties in VDL in 1832-1833?

Flack Family History Research reports

• Origins of our “Flack” surname.
• Where do our Flacks come from?
• Family History Tourism Episode 1 SW Scotland
• The Life and Times of Lucy Flack
• Who were William Flack’s Parents
• Burnley Cemetery Records of the Flack’s “family plot”
• The Cavan Flacks.
• In search of William Flack’s family
• Did William “Billy” Flack’s family belong to the Lurganbawn/Lurganbane Flacks?
• Is Cpl. William Flack of the Wexford Militia my William Flack’s father?
• Or could this Tpr. William Flack be Billy Flack’s father?
• My Brick Wall
• Blind Alleys – The interesting Flack family stories that turned out not to be directly related.
• Following my Y-DNA matches to find William Flack’s family
• Finding the Toga in the Family Tree

Cockshutt Family History

• What do we know about the Cockshutt side of the family?
• A Map of Colne with notes.
• Alice Mary Flack nee Cockshutt
• What more do we know about the Cockshutts?
• Edmund Meredith Cockshutt. (In progress)
• The Life and times of Emily Cockshutt.
• Joshua Cockshutt – the last of the Cotton Spinners.
• Our Cockshutt Heritage.

Cockshutt Family History Research Reports

• The Origin of the surname Cockshutt.
• What progress with the Cockshutt – Nutter connection?
• Connecting our Lancashire Cockshutts with the Canadian Cockshutts.
• A Forest of Cockshutt Family Trees.
• Investigating the Wortley Forge Cockshutts.
• Family History Tourism – Ball Grove Mill
• Family History Tourism – Halifax Cloth Hall
• Family History Tourism – The last Cockshutt Cotton Mill
• Who was John Cockshutt, the Mayor of Liverpool? (In progress)
• Who was Johannes Cockshutt Generosus?
• The Forgotten Cockshutt -Nicholas McKelvie Cockshutt

Hayward Family History (In progress)

• Barbara Flack nee Hayward (in progress)
• Ernest Hayward (see What more do we know about the Haywards)
• Arthur Hayward (see What more do we know about the Haywards)
• What do we know of the Hayward side of the family?

Chambers Family History

• What do we know about the Chambers side of the family? (In progress)

Our Roberts Family History

• The Life and Times of Emily Cockshutt
• The Roberts Family of Nelson

Our Mellor Family History (In progress)

• What do we know about the Mellor side of the family?

Our Johnson Family History

• The Flack- Johnson Connection
• Finding the “All Sorts” in your family history

Our Parker Family History

• Flacks and Parkers – Connections that changed lives

Other related research

• They served in the Great War (In progress)