- Jan 1st … Old Ilson Blog for 1856 begins
- Jan 3rd … the return of Old Ilson Quiz … Part 7
- Jan 10th … a collection of photos kindly sent in by Dave Ball
- Jan 21st … an interesting and informative Pioneer advert of 1857 sent in by Paul Green
- Jan 25th … Ilkeston Births 1868 added
- Jan 30th … more detail and thoughts on Isaac Goddard etc. thanks to Pam Bates
- Jan 31st … Old Ilson Blog for January 1856 complete
- Feb 1st … Old Ilson Quiz … Part 8 (fiendishly difficult !!)
- Feb 10th … Ilkeston Births 1869 added
- Feb 20th … Ilkeston Births 1870 added
- Feb 20th … a few newspaper clippings about Ruth Veranna Goddard
- Feb 20th … the grave of Isaac Meer (1836-1874) in Stanton Rd. Cemetery
- Feb 24th … the Estate of Samuel Riley (1815-1876)
- Feb 29th … Old Ilson Blog for February 1856 complete
- Mar 1st … Old Ilson Quiz Part 9
- Mar 5th … an update of Anchor Row
- Mar 9th … Can you find Gladys Clarke in 1901 ? (see Comments)
- Mar 9th … more detail on Columbine family
- Mar 16th … Ilkeston Births 1871 added
- Mar 21st … image courtesy of Graham Shead posted on home page
- Mar 28th … Isaac Meer 1836-1874
- Mar 30th … Henry Trueman and his family
- Mar 31st … Old Ilson Blog for March 1856 complete
- Apr 1st … a Facebook page on Jackson Avenue
- Apr 1st … Old Ilson Quiz Part 10
- Apr 3rd … The Mystery of George Mather .. can you solve it ?
- Apr 4th … a little on William Shakspeare jun (1858-1939)
- Apr 8th … 1872 Births added
- Apr 12th … more photos from the collection of Pam Bates
- Apr 27th …more detail on the troubled life of Edwin Wragg
- Apr 30th … a new page on the Joseph Knighton Estate, reviewing the Gladstone Inn and Burr Lane
- May 1st … Old Ilson Quiz Part 11 available
- May 8th … a question of Henshaws
- May 11th … 1873 Births added
- May 16th … photos of the Moss and Tatham graves in Park Cemetery
- May 18th … Gravestones of Charles Potts and Robert Marshall
- May 31st … Old Ilson Blog for May 1856 complete
- June 1st … Old Ilson Quiz Part 12
- July 1st … Old Ilson Blog for June 185 complete
- July 7th … the premises of Paul Hodgkinson in the Market Place
- July 9th … John Wombell vs Richard Allison
- July 15th … the Ilkeston Mechanics Institute
- July 20th … the Highway Board
- Aug 4th … 1853 Quiz … Spot the mistakes
- Aug 11th …. error alert … with the Tatham graves in Park Cemetery
- Aug 19th … anyone interested in the baking Beardsleys of Bath Street ?
- Aug 27th … 1874 Births added
- Aug 27th … the family of George Haslam
- Sep 4th … more Beardsley photos to ponder over
- Sep 9th … a map of the area around Field House in 1866
- Oct 17th … 1875 Births added
- Oct 26th … Ken Marriott would like help with his research into the Tathams and Marriotts of Nottingham Road … can you help ??
- Oct 27th … 1876 Births added
- Oct 31st … more on the Barker family of Albion Place
- Nov 2nd … a recent request from Adrian concerning Patrick Mooney and Anne Lally
- Nov. 5th … Ilkeston Hospital 1893-94
- Nov 6th … 1877, 1878 and 1879 Births added
- Nov 10th … two maps of Trueman’s Court added
- Nov 11th … another ‘useful’ map of the Market Place area, c1881
- Nov 11th … Forbidden Marriages in Ilkeston
- Nov 19th … more about Ilkeston’s drinking establishments
- Nov 22nd … a bit of military background on the Allcock brothers of Bath St.
- Nov 23rd … more on the York family, especially son David, thanks to Sally Kent
- Nov 26th … a lot of maps, photos and newspapers clips added to many pages .. too many to list separately
- Nov 28th … the puzzle of Frank Hallam’s Row
- Dec 3rd … a courting couple caught in the … wheat field
- Dec 10th … an update on the doctors of Ilkeston list
- Dec 10th … part 1 of a section on the Haywood and Richards families of Flamstead Road
- Dec 11th … a few photos of the St. Mary’s National Schoolrooms
- Dec 12th … more on the Haywood and Richards families here, here, and here
- Dec 15th … 1880 and 1881 Births added
- Dec 17th … 1882 and 1883 Births added
- Dec 19th … more on the Maltby family, thanks to Jonathan Morton
- Dec 23rd … new pages on the Property of Henry Carrier & Sons in Bath St and East St
- Dec 24th … revised sections on Henry Carrier
- Dec 27th … all Victorian Ilkeston Birth Registrations 1837-1901 now listed
- Dec 31st … Old Ilson Blog for 1856 now complete ,,, find out all that happened in that year !!
