Reveal, Revell, Revill Study

The Kimberworth Connection

During the reign of King Henry II, in 1160, extensive iron works were established at Kimberworth by the monks of Kirkstead Abbey. These remained in operation for many years, and from 1558 to 1603 old account books of smithies detail iron works in the Kimberworth neighbourhood. The small iron-trade of Sheffield consisting of scissor making, shear-making, cutlery etc., came into prominence at this time. About the end of the 16th century the supply of iron and steel used in the town was in the hands of the Earls of Shrewsbury, lords of the manor of Sheffield, who sold it, wholesale and retail, to the cutlers.

In a manuscript book of William Dickenson, bailiff of Hallamshire in 1574, there is a record of steel deposited in the store-room of Sheffield Castle and of that sold to various people. The furnaces of Kimberworth and Wadsley supplied iron to the Attercliffe mills, and the extent of the supply is given in the account of Rolland Reavell in 1590. Between the 8th of February and the 22nd of March, 1589, a period of six weeks, the supply was 19 tons 11 cwts., costing £13 per ton. In a brief statement, by Rolland Reavell and Martin Ash, of Attercliffe, of iron made at the Attercliffe hammers in the year 1587 it was stated that 89 tons 41 cwts. were made at the Upper hammer and 144 tons 9 cwts. at the Nether hammer. Ref: The Story of Old Attercliffe (pt. 3)

NB. Sarah Revel of Whiston m. Thomas Dickenson, grandson of William. She had a brother Rowland.

Lionel Copley of Whiston and Doncaster took the lease of Attercliffe Forge in 1603.

Richard Rawson, Roland Revell, and Thomas Armfeild held land in Kimberworth and Masbrough in 1603 tenants : Christopher Needham and Elena his wife. From: 'Yorkshire Fines: 1603'

Robert REVELL was born about 1696 at Kimberworth, Rotherham. He married on 22 Oct 1721 at Rotherham to Dorothea WHELDEN.

Dorothea WHELDEN was born about 1700 at Rotherham, Yorkshire, and was buried: 24 Jan 1759 at Masborough, Rotherham.

Children of Robert and Dorothea Revell, born Rotherham:

Thomas REVELL b.1722 Christened 14 Oct 1722
Catherine REVELL Christened 14 Mar 1724. Married William MELLOR(b.abt.1720 Rotherham) on 27 Jun 1742
Dorothy REVELL Christened 25 Mar 1725
Mary REVELL Born 2 Feb 1730, Christened: 21 Feb 1731 Kimberworth. Married John HOBSON 30 Nov 1752 at Rotherham
Robert REVELL Christened 31 Aug 1735
Elizabeth REVELL Christened 28 Sep 1733

Children of William and Catherine (Nee Revell) :

William c.4 Oct 1743
Elizabeth c, 25 Sep 1751

John Hobson was born 1726 and christened 9 Oct 1726 at Wickersley, the son of John HOBSON (Christening: 27 Dec 1702, Silkstone, Yorkshire, ) and Elizabeth (nee CHATBURN. Christening: 28 Jan 1697 Wentworth, Rotherham, Burial 26 Mar 1764, Waddington)

Children of John and Mary Hobson, see Wickersley Web.

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