These are my original working notes, made quite a few years ago in the days before broadband and easy access to census records etc. I have done a certain amount of extra work in getting them ready to post here, so some of the entries are now up-to-date.
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
Miss NEWBOUND of/in BOROUGHBRIDGE
Diary references:
13 Oct 1856: “Uncle Hirst gave me a tickett to the Concert (Singers Miss Barwick & Miss Newbound Mr Wilson Lambert & Mr Delavanti”
NIDSDALE of Giggleswick School
Diary references:
Giggleswick class lists 1853
Miss Mary NIXON of Everton, met in Settle
Diary references:
5 Oct 1853: “..drove Aunt B Cousin Jane & Miss Nixon to Settle..”
14 Oct 1853: “Went to see Miss Nixon off by 1st train”
In the December receipts section of 1853 diary: “Miss Nixon, Woodlands, 3 Clarence Grove, Everton, Nr Liverpool Recommended me to read Frank Fairley”
14 Jan 1858: “Miss Nixon Mary Redmayne Mary Sedgwick Fanny Stubbs & Margaret Ingleby were bridesmaids”
22 Jan 1858: “[at Bbdge ] set Mary Sedgwick home to Aldbro. Met Leonard called for ½ a minute & saw Miss Nixon”
26 Jan 1858: “went to Sedgwicks Had tea with them Miss Nixon was with them...”
8 Feb 1858: “Sophy & I set Miss Nixon to Leonards”
9 Feb 1858: “...to Langthorp Mrs Leonard Sedgwick & Miss Nixon were there I walked home with them & bid Miss Nixon good bye as she leaves tomorrow”
9 Sep 1858: “Miss Nixon was married today”
10 Sep 1858: “...Had wedding cards from Miss Nixon...”
Mary Stubbs wrote to John in October 1875,
“You remember Mrs Killick, poor Mary Nixon, she had just buried two little girls in scarlet fever then took it herself and died from it and has left five children”.
In the 1881 Census her widower Charles Killick, an East India Merchant, and four children aged between 13 and 21 are living at 21 Wellington St East, Broughton in Salford, Lancs. They have three female servants and Miss Mary Sedgwick of Aldborough is visiting them.
William NIXON in SETTLE area
Diary references:
13 Jan 1858: “Tom Sedgwick Wm Nixon & I went to sleep at Stackhouses”
14 Jan 1858: “Tom Sedgwick I Wm Stubbs Wm Nixon & Hy Redmayne were Groomsmen”
Notes
It would appear that Settle was not his home, as he was spending the night at Stackhouses. Brother of Miss Nixon?
Charles NICHOLSON at BALDERSBY
Waterloo veteran
Diary references:
11 Jun 1859: “At 3/5 o’clock drove to Dishforth where I stayed tea ... drove to Baldersby to spend tomorrow at Mr Barroby’s Chas Nicholson who was at Waterloo was there”
James OLIVER of/in BOROUGHBRIDGE
Diary references:
27 Mar 1857: “Wrote to Mr King inclosing a letter from Jas Oliver repenting of his neglect of duty”
Rev Robert OWEN, vicar of BOROUGHBRIDGE
Mr Owen, was a good friend. He came to the parish in July 1847 when he was nearly 24 years old, and so was only three years older than Thomas and Mary’s eldest child Jane. Mr Owen said in the address he gave at the dedication of the choir vestry given by the family in Mary’s memory that she “was, throughout my long residence in this parish, one of my most steadfast and consistent friends. I valued her friendship very highly”.
He retired at the age of 76 and died in 1904.
The Story of Boroughbridge and of two Versatile Clerics at the Church of St James in the C19 (1987) by Kathleen M Reynolds: has full details of his career
Diary references:
28 Apr 1856: “..went to Mr Owens to delr a message from Mr Barroby I stayed & had tea with him Mr John was there...had a very jolly evening”
26 Jun 1856: “went to the church to see Miss Owen married it was a jolly wedding”
2 May 1857: “At Night I was at the School Room with Smallwood Owen & Leond Sedgwick making arrangements for the German Tree”
5 May 1857: “At Night went to the School Room to tea & to the German Tree. Put into several loteries got a cushion which I sold to Owen for 12/-....”
13 May 1857: “went to shoot rooks at Owens at Night Had some very good sport Holdsworth Davies & I had tea with Owen at the Hall”
4 Oct 1858: “[Aunt Hirst’s funeral] There was a large funeral Holdsworth & Owen performed the ceremony”
21 Mar 1859: “At night Capes Joe & I went to the Greyhounds to the sale of Charltons land when Capes bot same for Mr Owen for £640”
2 Jan 1860: “At night Steele Sedgwick Scholfield E.C.Clark & I dined at Owens & a very pleasant evening we had got home about 12”
J calls on Owens at the end of the month, and meets Mr Owen at a dinner at Heaton House in June
Kellys 1908: “the living is a vicarage in the gift of the vicar of Aldbro”
Tithe Map c1840
1851: Boroughbridge Index:
Owen Robert 27 b Marchington, STS fol 22
Parish Registers:
Bbdge: marr: 26 Jun 1856: Mary Elizabeth Owen, spinster, daughter of John Owen, gentleman, to Christopher Empson, esquire, of Headingley, son of Amaziah Empson, gentleman
perhaps she is Mr Owen’s sister?
Notes
from the published versions of his first and last sermons:
he was born 23 Oct 1823, ordained curate in sole charge of Bbdge in July 1847, and resigned the vicarage in Oct 1899, aged 76.
On 20 Nov 1892 he preached a sermon at the dedication of the new choir vestry, given by the family in memory of Mary Stubbs: “The consistent lover of our Church in whose memory our new choir vestry has been dedicated, was, throughout my long residence in this parish, one of my most steadfast and consistent friends. I valued her friendship very highly ...”
George Whitehead’s Journals:
Revd Mr OWEN Borobridge clergyman had a sale of furniture &c Oct 12, 13, & 14 he has given up the living 1899
Revd Mr Owen d Oct 20 (3 days off 81 years old) he was clergyman at Borobridge a many years 1904
Mr & Mrs OUTHWAITE of LONDON
Diary references:
14 Aug 1858: “to Baldersby to stay till Monday Mr & Mrs Outhwaite of London were there”
Mrs Ann PICK of GREAT OUSEBURN, née Henlock
"Aunt Pick"
1810-60 Daughter of John Henlock & Jane (Redmayne) Henlock.
Sister of William of Gt Ouseburn, Mrs Mary Stubbs, Mrs Jane Redmayne of Taitlands, John & Richard of New Zealand, and Miss Isabella Henlock (Aunt Bell)
Diary references: eg
Jan 1853 a/c: recd from Aunt Pick 2s 6d
23 Mar 1853: “To tell Uncle Henlock the flower at Aunts is done & Aunt Pick that she wants a ham”
24 Mar 1856: “After dinner went with Joe to Station to see if some oranges had come from Liverpool for Aunt Pick”
30 Mar 1856: “Aunt Pick gave me a pair of gloves”
19 Jun 1856: “At Night Uncle & Aunt Pick came did two or three errands for Aunt”
12 Jul 1856: “At Night Uncle & Aunt Pick brought home the children”
6 Apr 1857: “Wrote to Aunt Ann sent her a pound of sausages for a present”
20 May 1857: “Got a pickle fork Aunt Ann got in York for me to give to Joe & Sarah”
30 May 1857: “At Noon wrote to Aunt Ann & sent her 4 rooks”
7 Jul 1857: “Aunt Pick gave me half a sovereign”
15 Jul 1857: “At Night went to Cookes Circus A very fair performance Uncle & Aunt Pick went Joe & Sarah, Capes, Lizzie & Alice, Steele, & Smallwood”
4 Aug 1857: “I went on to Liverpool Uncle & Aunt Pick were there we stayed at the Stork”
5 Aug 1857: “Uncle Aunt Tom & I went to Manchester spent the day in the Exhibition & most superb it was...”
6 Aug 1857: “Spent the day in Liverpool.....”
7 Aug 1857: “Aunt Uncle & I went to Blackpool walked about on the Sea Side At Night played Cards at the Inn We had a very large party”
7 Sep 1858: “Uncle & Aunt Pick Aunt Bell Sd Sophy Hirst & I went to Pablo Fanque’s Circus”
23 Dec 1858: “Aunt gave me two white pocket handkerchiefs & a £1 for a Christmas Box”
4 Feb 1859: “Had a note from Aunt Ann asking me to go tomorrow to spend Sunday with them”
19 May 1859: “At night I rode to Ouseburn but the good people there had gone to a missionary meeting so I did not see them”
10 Feb 1860: “wrote to Dora & Aunt Pick”
9 Mar 1860: “After dinner a box arrived from Aunt Ann containing a beautiful Ham some bacon above a score eggs & about the same number of tarts ... wrote to Aunt Ann thanking her for sending me a ham some bacon eggs & tarts”
22 Mar 1860: “Mrs Trapwell fetched Toms half of Aunt Anns ham”
24 may 1860: “Poor Aunt Ann Pick died early this morning” [J returns from London with Bill Morley and Wm Thompson on 26th, meeting Jane Redmayne Sedgwick in York]
28 May 1860: “Joe ... Lizzie & I took a Cab to Ouseburn & we buried Poor Aunt Ann today we stayed dinner & tea at Uncle Picks”
Censuses:
1851
Great Ouseburn: west from the church, in the village. After them comes 3 households, then a blacksmith, 3 households & then an Inn
William Pick, 34, farmer 100a, emp 2 in- & 2 outdoor labourers & 1 boy, b Gt Ouseburn
wife Ann, 36, b Gt O
house servants Mary Ann Robinson 19 and Rebekah Pearson 18
farm labourers William Berry 21 and John Scratcher 16
TDHS notes:
She was born 1 Jun 1810, and died 24 May 1860
Notes:
The holograph Will purporting to be that of her mother, Jane (Redmayne) Henlock, made at Taitlands 8 Dec 1843, and amended by a Codicil made the same day, shows Ann to be still unmarried at that date. She and Isabella take the bulk of the estate: dividing the money, ornaments, linen in the plate chest, “my writing desk, work box & a work box made by Miss Wilkinson & also the Punch Bowl given by Miss Baker, the best Tea Service and dessert service....poney carriage & harness”, the “portraits of my sons John Giles & Richard Redmayne Henlock” & clothing between them. She is left the “white quilt given me by my brother Wm Redmayne...it is marked W Redmayne”, and a black bracelet. The sentence structure is ambiguous, but Thomas Redmayne is an executor, and Jane Redmayne takes only a ring, and they presumably knew how the bequests were to be made.
George Whitehead’s Journals:
William Pick & Miss Ann Henlock both of GO Married Oct 1 it is said he is worth £20000 1846
William PICK of GREAT OUSEBURN
Husband of Ann Henlock
d 1872
He was about to marry his nurse/housekeeper Miss Wing when he died suddenly of heart failure. She later kept a boarding house in Harrogate.
Diary references:
6 Jan 1853: “Had the steam threshing machine at Uncle Picks got wet through with going to see the sheep”
23 May 1856: “had a glass of ale at Uncle Pick’s”
22 Sep 1856: “Went to Uncle Picks he had finished breakfast I had beef & bread & 2 glasses of Ale”
16 Oct 1856: “to Uncle Picks Party....played Cards had some fine fun Got home about twelve”
3 Apr 1857: “Uncle Pick had a sale of Stock &c at his Low House Farm today”
15 Jul 1857: “At Night went to Cookes Circus A very fair performance Uncle & Aunt Pick went Joe & Sarah, Capes, Lizzie & Alice, Steele, & Smallwood”
4 Aug 1857: “I went on to Liverpool Uncle & Aunt Pick were there we stayed at the Stork”
5 Aug 1857: “Uncle Aunt Tom & I went to Manchester spent the day in the Exhibition & most superb it was...”
6 Aug 1857: “Spent the day in Liverpool.....”
7 Aug 1857: “Aunt Uncle & I went to Blackpool walked about on the Sea Side At Night played Cards at the Inn We had a very large party”
8 Aug 1857: “Was about Blackpool.....at two o’clock Uncle & I started home...”
12 Jun 1858: “At Night Uncle Pick fetched Capes & me in the Dog Cart to spend tomorrow at Ouseburn”
20 Dec 1858: “Uncle & Aunt Pick were at Harrogate”
In 1859 J sees Uncle Pick at Bridge Foot, at Joe’s, and J calls at the Picks and stays there in Oct
In 1860, after Aunt Pick’s death, J stays with Uncle Pick for much of June, & once again in July. Alice & Lizzie also stay in July. J and other family members call frequently, and J gives Uncle Pick a pheasant he has shot in Oct and a hare in Nov. He goes with Uncle Pick to the Cattle Show at York, and stays with him again for two days before Christmas
10 Aug 1860: “Uncle Pick had a steam thrasher at work”
George Whitehead’s Journals:
Mrs PICK, GO, burried Aug 18th 1845
William Pick & Miss Ann Henlock both of GO Married Oct 1 it is said he is worth £20000 1846
Mr Thos Abbay lost part of his land joining the Workhouse & William Pick of GO got it Mr Abbay got some Helvick fields in exchange Lady Day 1855
William Pick of GO had a sale at his Low House farm near Low Dunsforth Apr 3rd He let the Farm to John Curtis he entered to it Lady Day 1857
Mr Wm Pick GO died Sep 16th aged 58 1872
Stock & implements belonging to the late Mr Wm Pick of GO sold January 20th 1873
Furniture plate &c belonging to the late Wm Pick of GO sold by Auction March 31st & Apl 1st 1873
Thos Abbay sale of stock & implements at LO, Mar 17th he is giving up farming & Wm Johnson has got part of his land & the house & the land Mr Pick had in our Township 1873
Robert Bell went to the house at GO which Mr Pick had occupied Lady Day 1873 ...
Old PICK & wife of/in OUSEBURN
Diary references:
21 Sep 1857: “...supped... at Uncle Wms Lascelles & wife Miss Haddon Howe & wife Old Pick & wife Richd Paver Ellison & wife were there”
Mr & Mrs PICK of/in GRASSGILLS
Diary references: eg
13 Mar 1856: “At night Uncle & Aunt Pick Mrs Pick of Grassgill & Richard Paver Aunt & Uncle Hirst & Aunt Bell came and had tea at our house”
9 May 1856: “...took Union Books to the Workhouse went from there to Picks of Grassgills for bonds of Officers”
In 1860, J sees Mr & Mrs Pick at Grassgills on a call with Richd Hirst
George Whitehead’s Journals:
Mrs Pick left Grassgills & went to live at York May or Jun 1866
Mrs Pick widow of the late Wm Pick of Grassgills died at York Oct 11th aged 72 years 1867
PICK of/in MARTON MOOR
Diary references:
5 Sep 1857: “..rode Uncle Hirsts pony to Grassgill Richd Paver went with me to Picks of Marton Moor on business”
Miss PALEY of/in BOROUGHBRIDGE
Diary references:
30 Dec 1857: “Went to get a deed executed by Miss Paley at Aldbro”
Pigots 1834:
in Borobridge, “George Paley, Aldbro, Boot & shoemaker”
Whites 1840:
in Dishforth, “Rev Thos Paley MA, sub-curate”
Slaters 1849:
in Knaresborough, “Miss Paley, High Street”
in Borobridge, “Mrs Mary Ann Paley, Aldbro
Cornwallis Paley, attorney, Borobridge”
Slaters 1854:
“Paley, Mrs Mary Ann, Aldborough”
“Attorneys: Paley & Walker, Boroughbridge”
Richard PAVER of/in GRASSGILLS
Miss PAVER
Richard Paver was the son of the vicar of Brayton near Selby and the nephew of William Pick of Grassgills
Diary references:
(frequent)
19 Apr 1857: [staying with Uncle & Aunt Pick] “After [Gt Ouseburn] church at night I set Mrs Howe Miss Wisdom two Misses Howe Miss Lockey & Rd Paver past the workhouse”
5 Sep 1857: “...At Night rode Uncle Hirsts pony to Grassgill Richd Paver went with me to Picks of Marton Moor on business..”
5 Feb 1859: “at Aunt Pick’s ... Miss Paver & Richard & Tom Johnson were there we played cards”
9 Aug 1860: “Richd Paver & Rt Rheeder came to Uncle Picks to measure some beasts”
18 Oct 1860: “spent the afternoon at Uncle Picks Rd Paver came to ask him to dinner but did not stay tea”
Kellys 1908:
“Ornhams Hall - Richard George Paver-Crow”
George Whitehead’s Journals:
Edwin Crow, Ornhams, died Nov 27 1861
Richard PAVER of Grassgills & Elizabeth Howe Ouseburn Moor Married Jun 26 1866
George Crow Esqr Ornhams died Jan 27 aged 80 yrs 1872
Richard PAVER flitted from Grassgills to Ornhams Feb 10 or 12th 1872 Mr Crow died & left him all
Mr Paver Crow sale at Ornhams Apr 15th he sold the stock & implements & gave up farming he built a new farm house & let the farm to Mr -- 1887
A C Holtby of Heaton House BB & Mary Paver Crow of Ornhams marrd at Aldbro Oct 29 1889 she died Apl 30 a20 yrs 1890
Mr Paver Crow died at Ornhams interred at Aldbro Church June 23 a68 years 1905
Richard Paver is very frequently mentioned in the diaries. He lived at Grassgills and in 1866 married Elizabeth Howe of Ouseburn Moor. Richard inherited Ornhams Hall from Mr Crow in 1872. Mary Stubbs wrote, “Richard Paver enters upon everything as it stands – the house all furnished with three hundred aces of land besides being residuary legatee […] some of [Mr Crow’s] relatives say it is a most unjust Will as the Howes get almost all amongst them. They have sent me a card & gloves this morng”.
Richard took the name Paver Crow; he died in 1905 “worth £20, 609” according to George Whitehead.
PEACOCK, the relieving officer of/in BOROUGHBRIDGE
Diary references:
24 Mar 1858: “Got a first rate dog from Capes he got him from Peacock relieving officer”
Notes
Possible Peacock?, from the 1851 Census Index:Ouseburn:John C (45) bRainton
fol 376, Whixley Parish (part of)
George Whitehead’s Journals:
Mr Peacock Relieving Officer Whixley died May 17 a67 1872
Robert PETTY of/in BOROUGHBRIDGE
Diary references:
8 Dec 1856: “..water was across the road W/Lent after in Robert Petty’s rulley”
Tithe Map c1840: Boroughbridge
Robert Petty rents no 102, house & garden from the Banking Company York City & County
Censuses:
1851: Borobridge Index: fol 16
Petty Robert 49 b Aldbro
Joseph N 23 b Darlington
Jane N 20 do.-
Sarah 14 b Borobridge
Robert 13 do.-
Gowland 11 do.-
Margaret 8 do.-
Elizabeth 5 do.-
Mr Henry, Mr Arthur & Mrs POWELL of/in BOROUGHBRIDGE
Diary references:
frequent - tea, parties
5 Feb 1856: “Mrs Powells house was on fire, not much damage done”
19 May 1856: “Mrs Powell’s young ladies were at our house at tea. I missed them which was a good job”
27 Jun 1856: “at noon was at Capes with Arthur Powell to dinner..”
8 Nov 1856: “..at night went to Capes for some Newspapers & took them to Mrs Powells”
29 May 1857: “Arthur Powell & I went down by train to Helperby...”
19 Nov 1857: “..took Sophy & Mrs Hy Powell to Uncle Hirsts..”
21 Sep 1858: “...Aunt Bell was at Mrs Powells...”
22 Mar 1859: “At night went to a spread to Mrs Powells ... we played cards got home about ½ past eleven”
Pigots 1834:
“Coal Merchants: Hugh Powell, Borobridge”
Slaters 1849:
“Gentry etc: Hugh Powell, Borobridge
Tithe Map c1840:
Hugh Powell rented house, yard & garden from the Banking Company in the block of houses near Bridge Foot
PYBUS of/in BOROUGHBRIDGE
Diary references:
14 Jan 1853: “A polling day concerning rates in the evening had a riot & the poll was postponed Pybus was [”kicked out” deleted] turned out
Slaters 1849:
“Inns & Posting houses: Crown (& commercial) John Pybus, Borobridge”
“Grocer & tea dealer: Thomas Pybus, Borobridge”
Slaters 1854:
“Inns & Posting houses: Crown (& commercial) John Pybus, Borobridge”
Tithe Map c1840:
John Pybus rented a house, yard & garden nos 132 & 133 from Edwin Greenwood, just before the road to the main street
Censuses:
1851: Borobridge Index:
Pybus John 40 b Kirby Fleetham fol 19
Mary 40 b Clayton fol 19
Frances 65 b Knaresboro fol 36
Notes
Hugh Stott had the Crown in the 1834 Directory
Mrs PARKER of/in LANGTHORPE
Diary references: eg
29 Sep 1857: “went & had supper at Mrs Parkers at Langthorpe”
28 Jan 1858: “Went to Mrs Parkers of Langthorp to fetch Mother & Sarah”
15 Jul 1859: “Tom & I ... called at Scotts & ... Sampsons & Parkers & had supper at Joes”
Whites 1840: “Wm Parker, farmer, Langthorpe”
Notes
Mrs Elizabeth Parker, Aldborough, is listed in 1854 Slaters
Francis Parker, Auctioneer, Boroughbridge is listed in 1854 Slaters
POULTER of BOROUGHBRIDGE
ratcatcher
Diary references: [mentioned 4 times 1856, 4 times 1857, once 1858]
first mentioned on
18 Apr 1856: “Joe Capes & I went to our Milby Lane Field Poulter brot a live rabbit & his two dogs we had a capital course Pincher took the Rabbit Poulters old Bitch was in the heat.....”
16 Feb 1857: “....Poulter the Ratcatcher was there...”
Tithe Map c1840: Boroughbridge
Wm Poulter in hand no77 house & garden
Parish Registers: eg
Dowson, son of Wm & Jane Poulter, Roecliffe, bap 17 Oct 1817
Amy, dau of Wm & Jane Poulter, Roecliffe, Publican, bap 8 Mar 1822
the Misses PRESTON of/in SETTLE
The Misses Preston of Settle must also have been friends of John's mother, as one of them was his sister Alice’s godmother.
Diary references:
20 Aug 1856: “Jack Ingleby [etc].. and the Misses Preston of Settle took tea with us”
28 Aug 1856: “We all went & had tea with Thomas Stackhouse Two Misses Preston from Settle were there”
Slaters 1849:
“Gentry etc: the Misses Preston, Settle”
1851 Settle: Preston
Miss Jane Preston, 66, house proprietor, b Settle
Miss Margt, 54
Miss Eliz., 49
with 2 servants in a large house near to The Terrace
Mr POOLEY of/in SETTLE area
Diary references:
21 Aug 1856: “..Mr Pooley came tonight”
22 Aug 1856: “Uncle & Pooley went shooting”
4 Sep 1856: “Pooley & I walked to Settle”
Friday, 29 August 2014
Thursday, 28 August 2014
John Stubbs' diaries (1853-60): people L to M
These are my original working notes, made quite a few years ago in the days before broadband and easy access to census records etc. I have done a certain amount of extra work in getting them ready to post here, so some of the entries are now up-to-date.
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
Rev Edward R LASCELLES, vicar of LITTLE OUSEBURN
Diary references:
8 Sep 1855: “Aunt Bell Mrs Lascelles & Miss Haydn called”
10 Sep 1855: “Took Aunt Bell to illeg Supped Lascelles
21 Sep 1857: “supped..at Uncle Wms Lascelles & wife ..[etc]..were there”
20 Mar 1859: “...to Uncle Picks. Aunt Bell came with Mr Lascelles governess (Miss Welch) & one of Lascelles boys to Church at night Aunt Bell stayed at Uncle Picks I set the Governess home to Little Ouseburn but I did not go in”
24 Apr 1859: “Had tea at Aunt Bells Two Miss Lascelles & the Governess were there”
12 Nov 1859: “BB Hirings Mr & Mrs Lascelles Mr & Mrs Henlock & Mr & Mrs Pick dined with us”
1851: Gt Ouseburn
Lascelles
Edward R Lascelles 42 vicar of Little Ouseburn b Surrey
Frances 46 wife
Catherine 8 [all children b Little Ouseburn]
Anna 7
Charles 5
John W 4
Arthur 2
Egbert 9mths
Elizabeth May U 20 cook
Betsey Glossop U 29 nurse
Elizabeth Mark U 15 housemaid
George Whitehead’s Journal:
Revd Robert Edward LASCELLES & Fanny Watson Married Dec 7th 1841
Charles Edward Lascelles son of E R Lascelles b May 9th 1845
Mr Lascelles got first gig they ever had May 25th 1846
Mr Lascelles Drop’d down in a sick fit in the reading desk at Church Feb 11th 1849
Lascelles got their first governess viz Miss Chapman Sept 6th a south countrywoman 1851
Revd Edward Robert Lascelles vicar of Little Ouseburn d Aug 6th a55 years (he was the vicar at L.O. about 27 yrs) 1864
Mrs Lascelles sale at L.O. Mar 28th they left L.O. & went to live at Bbdge Apr 6th 1865
Charles Lascelles got to be Bbdge Post Master, spring of 1870
Charles Lascelles & -- Married 1880
Mrs Lascelles d Feb 16 a78 yrs 1884
Chas Ed Lascelles son of Ouseburn late clergyman d Jan 3rd a46 yrs 1892
The children of the Revd Lascelles are frequently mentioned in the 1870s letters from Mrs Mary Stubbs. Three of the Lascelles children were to die before they reached the age of 27 and Charles Lascelles, who became Boroughbridge postmaster in 1870, was taken very ill in 1873 with what seems to have been a stroke in his mid twenties. Charles recovered, and in the 1881 Census is to be found in Harrogate, working as a solicitor’s managing clerk. His mother and sister Anna are in the same household; Anna sometimes went on holiday with the Stubbs family.
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
Rev Edward R LASCELLES, vicar of LITTLE OUSEBURN
Diary references:
8 Sep 1855: “Aunt Bell Mrs Lascelles & Miss Haydn called”
10 Sep 1855: “Took Aunt Bell to illeg Supped Lascelles
21 Sep 1857: “supped..at Uncle Wms Lascelles & wife ..[etc]..were there”
20 Mar 1859: “...to Uncle Picks. Aunt Bell came with Mr Lascelles governess (Miss Welch) & one of Lascelles boys to Church at night Aunt Bell stayed at Uncle Picks I set the Governess home to Little Ouseburn but I did not go in”
24 Apr 1859: “Had tea at Aunt Bells Two Miss Lascelles & the Governess were there”
12 Nov 1859: “BB Hirings Mr & Mrs Lascelles Mr & Mrs Henlock & Mr & Mrs Pick dined with us”
1851: Gt Ouseburn
Lascelles
Edward R Lascelles 42 vicar of Little Ouseburn b Surrey
Frances 46 wife
Catherine 8 [all children b Little Ouseburn]
Anna 7
Charles 5
John W 4
Arthur 2
Egbert 9mths
Elizabeth May U 20 cook
Betsey Glossop U 29 nurse
Elizabeth Mark U 15 housemaid
George Whitehead’s Journal:
Revd Robert Edward LASCELLES & Fanny Watson Married Dec 7th 1841
Charles Edward Lascelles son of E R Lascelles b May 9th 1845
Mr Lascelles got first gig they ever had May 25th 1846
Mr Lascelles Drop’d down in a sick fit in the reading desk at Church Feb 11th 1849
Lascelles got their first governess viz Miss Chapman Sept 6th a south countrywoman 1851
Revd Edward Robert Lascelles vicar of Little Ouseburn d Aug 6th a55 years (he was the vicar at L.O. about 27 yrs) 1864
Mrs Lascelles sale at L.O. Mar 28th they left L.O. & went to live at Bbdge Apr 6th 1865
Charles Lascelles got to be Bbdge Post Master, spring of 1870
Charles Lascelles & -- Married 1880
Mrs Lascelles d Feb 16 a78 yrs 1884
Chas Ed Lascelles son of Ouseburn late clergyman d Jan 3rd a46 yrs 1892
The children of the Revd Lascelles are frequently mentioned in the 1870s letters from Mrs Mary Stubbs. Three of the Lascelles children were to die before they reached the age of 27 and Charles Lascelles, who became Boroughbridge postmaster in 1870, was taken very ill in 1873 with what seems to have been a stroke in his mid twenties. Charles recovered, and in the 1881 Census is to be found in Harrogate, working as a solicitor’s managing clerk. His mother and sister Anna are in the same household; Anna sometimes went on holiday with the Stubbs family.
Wednesday, 27 August 2014
John Stubbs' diaries (1853-60): people I to K
These are my original working notes, made quite a few years ago in the days before broadband and easy access to census records etc. I have done a certain amount of extra work in getting them ready to post here, so some of the entries are now up-to-date.
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
Jack, Christopher, Margaret and Old INGLEBY/INGILBY of/in Settle/Lawkland Hall
Miss INGLEBY of CLAPHAM
Diary references:
20 Aug 1856: “Jack Ingleby Old Ingleby Mrs Jefferson Harrison [etc] took tea with us”
26 Aug 1856: “..went to Settle I saw Mr Ingelby & Mr Foster”
2 Sep 1856: “Went to Lawkland Hall Saw Margt Ingleby .....rode home by Austwick saw Jack Ingleby”
29 Jun 1857: “Went to Skipton Sessions Mr Wm Foster drove me to Settle station dined with Chr Ingelby at the Devonshire & then retd to Taitlands”
14 Jan 1858: “[at Leond Sidgwick & Jane Redmayne’s wedding] [etc] & Margaret Ingleby were bridesmaids”
24 Sep 1859: “ ... to Austwick I called to see John Ingleby Chr Ingleby & young Clapham”
3 Oct 1859: “Uncle [Redmayne] went to Clapham Fair Aunt Henry Lizzie & I went to Clapham in the large carriage I drove there We had dinner & tea at Miss Redmaynes Called at the vicarage & Miss Ingleby’s & had some good fun in the fair Hy Marriner was at home”
4 Oct 1859: “... to the Bashals to tea Jack Ingleby Mrs & Miss Wood & ourselves were there”
10 Oct 1859: “...with Uncle & Thos Stackhouse to Austwick Wood to shoot Mr Foster Mr Ingleby John Ingleby Robt Hargraves Thos Clapham Joe Birkbeck Thos Stackhouse John Hartley Uncle & I were there. We shot 46 hares 17 pheasants & 18 rabbits We all dined at Thos Claphams at 7 o’clock”
Pigots 1834:
“Gentry etc: Mr Robert Ingleby, Lawkland green”
“Gentry etc: Thomas Ingleby esq, Lawkland Hall”
Slaters 1849:
“Gentry etc: Charles Ingleby esq, Austwick”
“Gentry etc: Mr Robert Ingleby, Lawkland green”
1851 Census: Austwick
Christopher Ingelby, marr 27, Attorney & solicitor, b Lawkland Hall
Anne, wife, 34, b Westmorland
groom
house servant
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
Jack, Christopher, Margaret and Old INGLEBY/INGILBY of/in Settle/Lawkland Hall
Miss INGLEBY of CLAPHAM
Diary references:
20 Aug 1856: “Jack Ingleby Old Ingleby Mrs Jefferson Harrison [etc] took tea with us”
26 Aug 1856: “..went to Settle I saw Mr Ingelby & Mr Foster”
2 Sep 1856: “Went to Lawkland Hall Saw Margt Ingleby .....rode home by Austwick saw Jack Ingleby”
29 Jun 1857: “Went to Skipton Sessions Mr Wm Foster drove me to Settle station dined with Chr Ingelby at the Devonshire & then retd to Taitlands”
14 Jan 1858: “[at Leond Sidgwick & Jane Redmayne’s wedding] [etc] & Margaret Ingleby were bridesmaids”
24 Sep 1859: “ ... to Austwick I called to see John Ingleby Chr Ingleby & young Clapham”
3 Oct 1859: “Uncle [Redmayne] went to Clapham Fair Aunt Henry Lizzie & I went to Clapham in the large carriage I drove there We had dinner & tea at Miss Redmaynes Called at the vicarage & Miss Ingleby’s & had some good fun in the fair Hy Marriner was at home”
4 Oct 1859: “... to the Bashals to tea Jack Ingleby Mrs & Miss Wood & ourselves were there”
10 Oct 1859: “...with Uncle & Thos Stackhouse to Austwick Wood to shoot Mr Foster Mr Ingleby John Ingleby Robt Hargraves Thos Clapham Joe Birkbeck Thos Stackhouse John Hartley Uncle & I were there. We shot 46 hares 17 pheasants & 18 rabbits We all dined at Thos Claphams at 7 o’clock”
Pigots 1834:
“Gentry etc: Mr Robert Ingleby, Lawkland green”
“Gentry etc: Thomas Ingleby esq, Lawkland Hall”
Slaters 1849:
“Gentry etc: Charles Ingleby esq, Austwick”
“Gentry etc: Mr Robert Ingleby, Lawkland green”
1851 Census: Austwick
Christopher Ingelby, marr 27, Attorney & solicitor, b Lawkland Hall
Anne, wife, 34, b Westmorland
groom
house servant
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
John Stubbs' diaries (1853-60): names beginning H
These are my original working notes, made quite a few years ago in the days before broadband and easy access to census records etc. I have done a certain amount of extra work in getting them ready to post here, so some of the entries are now up-to-date.
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
JOHN LEES & FRANCES ELIZA HUNTER & family of/in KNARESBOROUGH
Alexander, John & Frances HUNTER met with at GT OUSEBURN
Frances Eliza STUBBS b 18 Jan 1801, aunt of Bishop Stubbs. Married John Lees Hunter. Buried Feb 1881 at Knaresborough. [Bishop Stubbs p 6]
Diary references:
5 Sep 1856: “Mrs Wm Stubbs Aunt Bell & Aunt Redmayne & I set off....We stayed & had tea at Hunters of Knaresbro had a cab from there Frances came with us & she returned in the Cab”
16 Oct 1856: “went with [Sedgwicks] in their dogcart to Uncle Picks Party....Fras Hunter was there played Cards had some fine fun..”
13 Jun 1858: “Twice to Gt Ouseburn church Alexr Hunter John Hunter Frances Hunter & Rd Paver spent the day with us”
1851 Settle: The Terrace
Henry L Hunter is a pupil at the Grammar School and is boarding with his aunt Miss Henlock.
He is 10 years old, and was born at Wetherby
Mr, Miss Ellen & Miss Lucy HALLEWELL of LEEDS
The father and sisters of Martha Eliza, wife of Heaton Edwin Clark of Ellenthorpe
Diary references:
16 Jun 1856: “Mr Hallewell called at our house”
29 Mar 1859: “At night Capes & I had a cab to Ellinthorp Lodge to the return bridal party we played cards & a very jolly evening we had. Miss Ellen & Miss Lucy Hallewell were there We got home about ½ past twelve”
George Whitehead’s Journal:
Heaton Edwin Clark of Ellenthorpe Lodge & Martha Eliza Hallewell of Highfield House, Woodhouse, Leeds married Jany 5th 1859
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
JOHN LEES & FRANCES ELIZA HUNTER & family of/in KNARESBOROUGH
Alexander, John & Frances HUNTER met with at GT OUSEBURN
Frances Eliza STUBBS b 18 Jan 1801, aunt of Bishop Stubbs. Married John Lees Hunter. Buried Feb 1881 at Knaresborough. [Bishop Stubbs p 6]
Diary references:
5 Sep 1856: “Mrs Wm Stubbs Aunt Bell & Aunt Redmayne & I set off....We stayed & had tea at Hunters of Knaresbro had a cab from there Frances came with us & she returned in the Cab”
16 Oct 1856: “went with [Sedgwicks] in their dogcart to Uncle Picks Party....Fras Hunter was there played Cards had some fine fun..”
13 Jun 1858: “Twice to Gt Ouseburn church Alexr Hunter John Hunter Frances Hunter & Rd Paver spent the day with us”
1851 Settle: The Terrace
Henry L Hunter is a pupil at the Grammar School and is boarding with his aunt Miss Henlock.
He is 10 years old, and was born at Wetherby
Mr, Miss Ellen & Miss Lucy HALLEWELL of LEEDS
The father and sisters of Martha Eliza, wife of Heaton Edwin Clark of Ellenthorpe
Diary references:
16 Jun 1856: “Mr Hallewell called at our house”
29 Mar 1859: “At night Capes & I had a cab to Ellinthorp Lodge to the return bridal party we played cards & a very jolly evening we had. Miss Ellen & Miss Lucy Hallewell were there We got home about ½ past twelve”
George Whitehead’s Journal:
Heaton Edwin Clark of Ellenthorpe Lodge & Martha Eliza Hallewell of Highfield House, Woodhouse, Leeds married Jany 5th 1859
Monday, 25 August 2014
John Stubbs' diaries (1853-60): Henlock and Hirst
These are my original working notes, made quite a few years ago in the days before broadband and easy access to census records etc. I have done a certain amount of extra work in getting them ready to post here, so some of the entries are now up-to-date.
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
William & Ellen HENLOCK of GREAT OUSEBURN
William Henlock 1805-66 is the brother of John's mother
Ellen Henlock, nee Thornber, of Settle, born ca1807, died 1885
JRS often calls there, stays there, they dine at Bridge Foot &c
Diary references: eg
Jan 1853: “Recd from Aunt Henlock 26/-”
6 Mar 1856: “walked to Ouseburn and had dinner Uncle Williams as they had been coursing We then had tea after tea a rubber at wist two table Uncle Henlock Crosby Len Sedgwick & I sat at one table. Gudgeon Uncle Pick Capes & Joe at the other...”
1 Apr 1856: “walked to Marton to get a gun for me from Gudgeon Uncle Wms gamekeeper...”
19 Jul 1856: “Uncle Wm & Aunt came home from Redcar”
22 Sep 1856: “went to Uncle Wms Mrs H gave me a tart or two & a glass of wine”
28 Apr 1857: “Uncle Wm lent me a gun which I brought home”
14 Jul 1857: “Smallwood & I walked to Ouseburn Had some fruit at Uncle Wms the good people were out at the other house”
28 Jul 1857: “Uncle Wm came & left his pony & carriage at our house until he returned from Driffield”
21 Sep 1857: “..walked to Ouseburn Feast.....supped...at Uncle Wms Lascelles & wife Miss Haddon Howe & wife Old Pick & wife Richd Paver Ellison & wife were there.....”
5 May 1858: “At Night Sd & I walked to Uncle Wms Plantation Met Harry Redmayne there with the gun”
8 May 1858: “At Night Harry Redmayne Sd & I walked to Uncle Wms Cottages”
25 Jul 1858: “Morning & evening to Gt Ouseburn Church In the afternoon Aunt & I took the Dogs down the Croft”
25 Dec 1858: “After dinner I walked to Ouseburn Had tea at Uncle Picks then I went to Uncle Wms to stay until Monday mg”
20 Mar 1859: “In the afternoon Aunt Henlock & I walked down to Uncle Picks...”
19 May 1859: “At night I rode to Ouseburn but the good people there had gone to a missionary meeting so I did not see them”
20 Aug 1859: “Mrs Henlock & I went to see some sheep & had a good course”
27 Oct 1859: “Aunt Henlock gave me a gold chain”
20 Nov 1859: “Uncle Wm had a letter to say Miss Marriner was dead”
J stays at Henlocks’ in August and November
J stays at Henlocks’ in January 1860 and for much of October 1860, for the shooting
17 Aug 1860: “Went with Uncle Pick to Uncle Wms cottage...”
Aunt Henlock goes to Harrogate on 4 Oct 1860, stays at Settle in December and
10 Dec 1860: “[J goes to York Cattle Show] I bought 2 flannel shirst which Mrs Henlock said she would pay for”
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
William & Ellen HENLOCK of GREAT OUSEBURN
William Henlock 1805-66 is the brother of John's mother
Ellen Henlock, nee Thornber, of Settle, born ca1807, died 1885
JRS often calls there, stays there, they dine at Bridge Foot &c
Diary references: eg
Jan 1853: “Recd from Aunt Henlock 26/-”
6 Mar 1856: “walked to Ouseburn and had dinner Uncle Williams as they had been coursing We then had tea after tea a rubber at wist two table Uncle Henlock Crosby Len Sedgwick & I sat at one table. Gudgeon Uncle Pick Capes & Joe at the other...”
1 Apr 1856: “walked to Marton to get a gun for me from Gudgeon Uncle Wms gamekeeper...”
19 Jul 1856: “Uncle Wm & Aunt came home from Redcar”
22 Sep 1856: “went to Uncle Wms Mrs H gave me a tart or two & a glass of wine”
28 Apr 1857: “Uncle Wm lent me a gun which I brought home”
14 Jul 1857: “Smallwood & I walked to Ouseburn Had some fruit at Uncle Wms the good people were out at the other house”
28 Jul 1857: “Uncle Wm came & left his pony & carriage at our house until he returned from Driffield”
21 Sep 1857: “..walked to Ouseburn Feast.....supped...at Uncle Wms Lascelles & wife Miss Haddon Howe & wife Old Pick & wife Richd Paver Ellison & wife were there.....”
5 May 1858: “At Night Sd & I walked to Uncle Wms Plantation Met Harry Redmayne there with the gun”
8 May 1858: “At Night Harry Redmayne Sd & I walked to Uncle Wms Cottages”
25 Jul 1858: “Morning & evening to Gt Ouseburn Church In the afternoon Aunt & I took the Dogs down the Croft”
25 Dec 1858: “After dinner I walked to Ouseburn Had tea at Uncle Picks then I went to Uncle Wms to stay until Monday mg”
20 Mar 1859: “In the afternoon Aunt Henlock & I walked down to Uncle Picks...”
19 May 1859: “At night I rode to Ouseburn but the good people there had gone to a missionary meeting so I did not see them”
20 Aug 1859: “Mrs Henlock & I went to see some sheep & had a good course”
27 Oct 1859: “Aunt Henlock gave me a gold chain”
20 Nov 1859: “Uncle Wm had a letter to say Miss Marriner was dead”
J stays at Henlocks’ in August and November
J stays at Henlocks’ in January 1860 and for much of October 1860, for the shooting
17 Aug 1860: “Went with Uncle Pick to Uncle Wms cottage...”
Aunt Henlock goes to Harrogate on 4 Oct 1860, stays at Settle in December and
10 Dec 1860: “[J goes to York Cattle Show] I bought 2 flannel shirst which Mrs Henlock said she would pay for”
Sunday, 24 August 2014
John Stubbs' diaries (1853-60): names beginning G
These are my original working notes, made quite a few years ago in the days before broadband and easy access to census records etc. I have done a certain amount of extra work in getting them ready to post here, so some of the entries are now up-to-date.
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
Sir Willam GALLWEY of PILMOOR HOUSE
MP for Thirsk
Diary references:
15 Feb 1856: “I wrote a letter to Sir W G telling him Uncle had not arrived at home as he expected him this morng”
no other references 1816-Apr 1858
Post Office 1857:
“Pill Moor House is the residence of Sir William P Gallwey, Bart, MP; it is a new building, pleasantly situated 1 ½ miles from the village. Brickmaking is carried on extensively near here”
William GATENBY of/in BOROUGHBRIDGE
Diary references:
11 Mar 1856: “When I got home [from York] I went to James Swales & Wm Gatenby to ask them to go & speak a good word for Hodgson who was going to be tried with Kirby of Marton for night poaching as I met his mother in the Castle Yard & she asked me if I would but they declined going”
Slaters 1849: “Joiners & Cabinet makers: Gatenby, William, Borobridge”
“Shopkeeper & Baker: Gatenby, John Walker, Borobridge”
Post Office 1857: “Farmers at Helperby/ Brafferton: William Gatenby”
Censuses:
1851: Borobridge
William Gatenby, widower, 45, joiner & cabinet maker master b BB
with 6 children under 16
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
Sir Willam GALLWEY of PILMOOR HOUSE
MP for Thirsk
Diary references:
15 Feb 1856: “I wrote a letter to Sir W G telling him Uncle had not arrived at home as he expected him this morng”
no other references 1816-Apr 1858
Post Office 1857:
“Pill Moor House is the residence of Sir William P Gallwey, Bart, MP; it is a new building, pleasantly situated 1 ½ miles from the village. Brickmaking is carried on extensively near here”
William GATENBY of/in BOROUGHBRIDGE
Diary references:
11 Mar 1856: “When I got home [from York] I went to James Swales & Wm Gatenby to ask them to go & speak a good word for Hodgson who was going to be tried with Kirby of Marton for night poaching as I met his mother in the Castle Yard & she asked me if I would but they declined going”
Slaters 1849: “Joiners & Cabinet makers: Gatenby, William, Borobridge”
“Shopkeeper & Baker: Gatenby, John Walker, Borobridge”
Post Office 1857: “Farmers at Helperby/ Brafferton: William Gatenby”
Censuses:
1851: Borobridge
William Gatenby, widower, 45, joiner & cabinet maker master b BB
with 6 children under 16
Saturday, 23 August 2014
John Stubbs' diaries (1853-60): people E to F
These are my original working notes, made quite a few years ago in the days before broadband and easy access to census records etc. I have done a certain amount of extra work in getting them ready to post here, so some of the entries are now up-to-date.
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
Mrs ELGOOD of/in BOROUGHBRIDGE
Diary references:
3 Oct 1856: “..to Crawshaws to have tea...Leond [etc] were there Mrs Elgood it was rather sticky”
14 Oct 1856: “..to Miss Stotts...Mrs Elgood & Mrs Crawshaw...&c &c....”
Emma ETESON of/in Knaresborough
Diary references:
9 Jul 1855: “ Emma Eteson &c to tea”
14 Oct 1856: “..to Miss Stotts...Emma Eteson & Jacob...&c &c”
15 Oct 1856: “..to Mrs Powells party Had cards Emma Eteson & I played Joe & Miss Smith”
21 Oct 1856: “..to Humburton..had a large party Emma Eteson was there had a jolly dance”
20 Jan 1857: “Mother was at Mrs Powells at tea. Mrs Eteson of Knaresboro was there”
Mr & Mrs ELLISON of/in OUSEBURN
Diary references:
21 Sep 1857: “..supped...at Uncle Wms Lascelles & wife Miss Hddon Howe & wife Old Pick & wife Richd Paver Ellison & wife were there”
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
Mrs ELGOOD of/in BOROUGHBRIDGE
Diary references:
3 Oct 1856: “..to Crawshaws to have tea...Leond [etc] were there Mrs Elgood it was rather sticky”
14 Oct 1856: “..to Miss Stotts...Mrs Elgood & Mrs Crawshaw...&c &c....”
Emma ETESON of/in Knaresborough
Diary references:
9 Jul 1855: “ Emma Eteson &c to tea”
14 Oct 1856: “..to Miss Stotts...Emma Eteson & Jacob...&c &c”
15 Oct 1856: “..to Mrs Powells party Had cards Emma Eteson & I played Joe & Miss Smith”
21 Oct 1856: “..to Humburton..had a large party Emma Eteson was there had a jolly dance”
20 Jan 1857: “Mother was at Mrs Powells at tea. Mrs Eteson of Knaresboro was there”
Mr & Mrs ELLISON of/in OUSEBURN
Diary references:
21 Sep 1857: “..supped...at Uncle Wms Lascelles & wife Miss Hddon Howe & wife Old Pick & wife Richd Paver Ellison & wife were there”
Friday, 22 August 2014
John Stubbs' diaries (1853-60): names beginning with C
These are my original working notes, made quite a few years ago in the days before broadband and easy access to census records etc. I have done a certain amount of extra work in getting them ready to post here, so some of the entries are now up-to-date.
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
Bessie CARASS of BOROUGHBRIDGE
Bessie may have been John's nurse and features in the life of the family for many decades
Diary references:
16 Jan 1856: “...played cards at Henry Carass’ Joe & I beat the two Henrys had only one rubber Bessie went to ask Miss Eagle a Clairvoyant Lady at Mrs Morrells about Uncle Henlocks...”
27 Jun 1856: “At Noon was at Capes’ with Arthur Powell to dinner I gave Mrs Stevenson a pair of Sissors & Bessie Carass a pair”
15 Sep 1856: “Called to see Bessie Carass & Aunt Bell & then went home”
30 Oct 1857: “At Night sat with Bessie Carass”
no references in 1858 or 1859
while in London, JRS wrote to Bessie (9.2.60)
Censuses:
1851: Boroughbridge
Henry Carass, 32, butcher, b BB
Elizabeth Carass, 34, wife, b Topcliffe
Letters from Ellis Macfarlane to John Stubbs on her first visit to Boroughbridge after their engagement: “I am to see old Bessie tomorrow” she wrote on her first night, and the next day, “Last Night I went to the kitchen to try to get old Bessie tell me something bad about you, but of course failed altogether. This morning I watched her prepare a turkey for cooking. So you see I am beginning already!!”
Bessie offered to come and look after Ellis when the babies were due, made cushions for Ellis and went for holidays to stay with John and Ellis in Coatham.
Bessie also worked for other families. She was left £10 by Mrs Wood in 1872, and a letter of Mary’s in May 1874 shows how busy Bessie and Henry were: “Bessy is very busy. She has loads of washing. We have had Henry one day this week and again tomorrow whitewashing. The Sedgwicks have the Mackaskeys at dinner tomorrow and Bessy is making jelly &c for them”.
Aunt Bell remembered Bessie in her Will “as a small acknowledgment of all her kindness”, and in a letter of 1886 Mary told John she wished on her death that the maids should each have full mourning and that Bessie Carass was to have “a gown and bonnet and cap” in the traditional way.
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
Bessie CARASS of BOROUGHBRIDGE
Bessie may have been John's nurse and features in the life of the family for many decades
Diary references:
16 Jan 1856: “...played cards at Henry Carass’ Joe & I beat the two Henrys had only one rubber Bessie went to ask Miss Eagle a Clairvoyant Lady at Mrs Morrells about Uncle Henlocks...”
27 Jun 1856: “At Noon was at Capes’ with Arthur Powell to dinner I gave Mrs Stevenson a pair of Sissors & Bessie Carass a pair”
15 Sep 1856: “Called to see Bessie Carass & Aunt Bell & then went home”
30 Oct 1857: “At Night sat with Bessie Carass”
no references in 1858 or 1859
while in London, JRS wrote to Bessie (9.2.60)
Censuses:
1851: Boroughbridge
Henry Carass, 32, butcher, b BB
Elizabeth Carass, 34, wife, b Topcliffe
Letters from Ellis Macfarlane to John Stubbs on her first visit to Boroughbridge after their engagement: “I am to see old Bessie tomorrow” she wrote on her first night, and the next day, “Last Night I went to the kitchen to try to get old Bessie tell me something bad about you, but of course failed altogether. This morning I watched her prepare a turkey for cooking. So you see I am beginning already!!”
Bessie offered to come and look after Ellis when the babies were due, made cushions for Ellis and went for holidays to stay with John and Ellis in Coatham.
Bessie also worked for other families. She was left £10 by Mrs Wood in 1872, and a letter of Mary’s in May 1874 shows how busy Bessie and Henry were: “Bessy is very busy. She has loads of washing. We have had Henry one day this week and again tomorrow whitewashing. The Sedgwicks have the Mackaskeys at dinner tomorrow and Bessy is making jelly &c for them”.
Aunt Bell remembered Bessie in her Will “as a small acknowledgment of all her kindness”, and in a letter of 1886 Mary told John she wished on her death that the maids should each have full mourning and that Bessie Carass was to have “a gown and bonnet and cap” in the traditional way.
Thursday, 21 August 2014
John Stubbs' diaries (1853-60): Capes & Clarks
These are my original working notes, made quite a few years ago in the days before broadband and easy access to census records etc. I have done a certain amount of extra work in getting them ready to post here, so some of the entries are now up-to-date.
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
Henry Hawkesley CAPES (1827-1905) of BOROUGHBRIDGE
John's brother in law
Diary references:
first mentioned 20 Jan 1853: “in the evening we had a few friends as M & S Hirst M & J/L Sedgwick & Mr Capes”
15 Sep 1855: “Capes & I walked round by All Arm....”
through 1856: sometimes ‘Capes’, sometimes ‘Mr Capes’, occasionally ‘Mr Henry Capes’. I have come to the conclusion that this is all HHCapes.
4 Feb 1856: “Mr Cape came home from Gainsbro”
9 Feb 1856: “At night went with Mr Capes to Dishforth to hear a little more about Cousin Marks Horse Cause”
14 Feb 1856: “Uncle & Mr C being at Malton Mr Barroby’s horse trial being heard today...”
21 Feb 1856: “Capes & Jane went walking” [first mention of the two together]
27 Mar 1856: “Jane & Capes played Chess”
29 Apr 1856: “At Night Capes Joe & I rowed their boat up to Roecliffe for the first time”
10 Jun 1856: “At Night I had tea with Capes we went down to play Cricket & a jolly practice we had”
17 Jun 1856: “Capes & his cousin Scholfield”
11 Jul 1856: “At Night Jane & Capes came from Taitlands”
27 Aug 1856: “Had a letter from Capes...”
10 Sep 1856: [wedding]
26 Sep 1856: “Capes & Jane came from their Wedding Tour in Wales”
30 Sep 1856: “Capes & Jane came I went with them to their house & filled up some orders of Removal & stayed & supped with them”
14 Oct 1856: “At Night I went to Miss Stotts to meet Mr & Mrs Capes...”
8 Nov 1856: “At Night went to Capes for some Newspapers & took same to Mrs Powells”
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
Henry Hawkesley CAPES (1827-1905) of BOROUGHBRIDGE
John's brother in law
Diary references:
first mentioned 20 Jan 1853: “in the evening we had a few friends as M & S Hirst M & J/L Sedgwick & Mr Capes”
15 Sep 1855: “Capes & I walked round by All Arm....”
through 1856: sometimes ‘Capes’, sometimes ‘Mr Capes’, occasionally ‘Mr Henry Capes’. I have come to the conclusion that this is all HHCapes.
4 Feb 1856: “Mr Cape came home from Gainsbro”
9 Feb 1856: “At night went with Mr Capes to Dishforth to hear a little more about Cousin Marks Horse Cause”
14 Feb 1856: “Uncle & Mr C being at Malton Mr Barroby’s horse trial being heard today...”
21 Feb 1856: “Capes & Jane went walking” [first mention of the two together]
27 Mar 1856: “Jane & Capes played Chess”
29 Apr 1856: “At Night Capes Joe & I rowed their boat up to Roecliffe for the first time”
10 Jun 1856: “At Night I had tea with Capes we went down to play Cricket & a jolly practice we had”
17 Jun 1856: “Capes & his cousin Scholfield”
11 Jul 1856: “At Night Jane & Capes came from Taitlands”
27 Aug 1856: “Had a letter from Capes...”
10 Sep 1856: [wedding]
26 Sep 1856: “Capes & Jane came from their Wedding Tour in Wales”
30 Sep 1856: “Capes & Jane came I went with them to their house & filled up some orders of Removal & stayed & supped with them”
14 Oct 1856: “At Night I went to Miss Stotts to meet Mr & Mrs Capes...”
8 Nov 1856: “At Night went to Capes for some Newspapers & took same to Mrs Powells”
Wednesday, 20 August 2014
John Stubbs' diaries (1853-60): people A to B
These are my original working notes, made quite a few years ago in the days before broadband and easy access to census records etc. I have done a certain amount of extra work in getting them ready to post here, so some of the entries are now up-to-date.
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
John APPLETON of/in Dishforth?
Diary references:
?? Jan 1853 a/c: “for Appleton 6d”
9 Feb 1856: “At Night went with Mr Capes to Dishforth to hear a little more about Cousin Marks Horse Cause Mr Charles Mason & John Appleton were there”
26 Jul 1857: “Mr & Miss Barroby went to Wm Richardsons childs christening I came home at night with John Appleton in the pony carriage They came to meet the Bulls from Salisbury which came tonight”
The Misses D & Sarah APPLETON of Dishforth
Diary references:
17 Jan 1857: “At Night....to Dishforth Ryotts children were all there & a Miss Rhodes from Thirsk & the Misses Appleton of Dishforth we had a dance”
30 Dec 1858: “At Night Went to Capes Miss D Miss Sarah Appleton of Dishforth Miss Clarke of Minskip Miss Calder Jane Sedgwick & Mary Alice & Lizzy Joe & I were there got home about ten”
3 Jan 1859: “...in Stotts phaeton to Clarks of Minskip to tea Miss Calder The Misses Appleton & Miss McCleod were there...”
24 Feb 1859: “we had Miss Appleton & Sarah Appleton & Sophy to tea”
25 Feb 1859: “tea at Uncles The Appletons & Mrs Powell were there”
They are at tea or supper with the Stubbs or Hirsts five times in April, three times in August, and have tea at Bridge Foot once in December
Whites 1840: Dishforth: Thos Appleton, yeoman
Tithe Map c1840
Thomas Appleton has in hand no316, house, and land, and tenants on most of his farmland; his house is on the west side of the main street of Dishforth, south of Mr Barroby’s
William Appleton has tenants on his 59 acres
From Graham Appleton (31 Aug 2014):
Mrs APPLETON of LANGTHORPE
Diary references:
25 Jan 1856: “At Noon went with a note for Mrs Appleton of Langthorp from Uncle Hirst”
Mr ATKINSON decd
Diary references:
30 Aug 1859: “Went to the Fulford Road Cemetery [York] for a cert.e of Mr Atkinsons burial”
They include quotations from George Whitehead's Journals, ed. Helier Hibbs, which have been an invaluable resource for which I am very grateful.
As with the A-Z of Hutton Rudby people, my accuracy is NOT guaranteed! And I'm afraid they are not quite in alphabetical order.
John APPLETON of/in Dishforth?
Diary references:
?? Jan 1853 a/c: “for Appleton 6d”
9 Feb 1856: “At Night went with Mr Capes to Dishforth to hear a little more about Cousin Marks Horse Cause Mr Charles Mason & John Appleton were there”
26 Jul 1857: “Mr & Miss Barroby went to Wm Richardsons childs christening I came home at night with John Appleton in the pony carriage They came to meet the Bulls from Salisbury which came tonight”
The Misses D & Sarah APPLETON of Dishforth
Diary references:
17 Jan 1857: “At Night....to Dishforth Ryotts children were all there & a Miss Rhodes from Thirsk & the Misses Appleton of Dishforth we had a dance”
30 Dec 1858: “At Night Went to Capes Miss D Miss Sarah Appleton of Dishforth Miss Clarke of Minskip Miss Calder Jane Sedgwick & Mary Alice & Lizzy Joe & I were there got home about ten”
3 Jan 1859: “...in Stotts phaeton to Clarks of Minskip to tea Miss Calder The Misses Appleton & Miss McCleod were there...”
24 Feb 1859: “we had Miss Appleton & Sarah Appleton & Sophy to tea”
25 Feb 1859: “tea at Uncles The Appletons & Mrs Powell were there”
They are at tea or supper with the Stubbs or Hirsts five times in April, three times in August, and have tea at Bridge Foot once in December
Whites 1840: Dishforth: Thos Appleton, yeoman
Tithe Map c1840
Thomas Appleton has in hand no316, house, and land, and tenants on most of his farmland; his house is on the west side of the main street of Dishforth, south of Mr Barroby’s
William Appleton has tenants on his 59 acres
From Graham Appleton (31 Aug 2014):
The two sisters, Annie and Sarah, went to a private school in Boroughbridge. Their school mistress was Mary Powell, who is also mentioned in the letters (I found this in the 1851 census). They were the daughters of the Thomas Appleton you found at Dishforth by his second wife. She sadly spent a lot of time in 'asylums' (most time in Bootham Hospital, York). I've looked at her medical records and she seems to have suffered from undiagnosed /untreated post-natal depression- which may have often been the case. Charles Mason and Mark Barroby, who are also in the letters, were the executors of her husband Thomas' will, and then became trustees of her estate while she was in the hospitals.
The John Appleton who is in the letters was from a different branch of the family living in Dishforth. He was a groom- I noticed that the entries with which he's involved are both of a horsey nature! He was the father of the Thomas Appleton who gave his name to the Thomas Appleton's butchers in Ripon market place. Curiously, the young Thomas started his working life as a groom in the household of the above family in Dishforth (the family of Annie, Sarah and their mother-in the 1861 Dishforth census).
Finally, the 'Mrs Appleton of Langthorpe' in the letters is from another branch of the family who were also from Dishforth. All these branches were related and came from Dishforth.
Mrs APPLETON of LANGTHORPE
Diary references:
25 Jan 1856: “At Noon went with a note for Mrs Appleton of Langthorp from Uncle Hirst”
Mr ATKINSON decd
Diary references:
30 Aug 1859: “Went to the Fulford Road Cemetery [York] for a cert.e of Mr Atkinsons burial”
Monday, 18 August 2014
A large family in 19th century Harrogate
I like this story of Jane Stubbs' family because it's a reminder – at
a time when everything to do with bringing up children seems so
particularly fraught with anxiety – that the idea we make for ourselves
of childcare of the past may not be quite accurate … …
Jane Stubbs was born at the Bridge Foot at seven o'clock on the morning of 5 July 1826, and was twelve years older than John. She makes only rare appearances in his early diaries – a teenage boy would hardly notice the activities of a sister who was a young unmarried woman of twenty-seven.
By early 1856, Jane is more frequently noticed in his diary entries and always in connection with a young solicitor in their uncle Hirst's office, Henry Hawkesley Capes. He was a year younger than Jane, and came from Whitgift in Yorkshire, the son of solicitor Thomas Hawkesley Capes and his wife Ann. He and Jane were now to be found walking together and playing chess.
At some point the marriage must have been announced, but John does not record it. We might guess that Jane must have been making preparations for her wedding when she went to stay in York in May and came back with a black undress Coat for her younger brother. With quantities of clothes and underwear to make or buy and the new home to get ready, it is not surprising to find her going to York again in early August, this time with her mother.
York was also the natural place to find a wedding present, and John entrusts this task to his eldest brother Joe who, with the help of his fiancée Sarah Sedgwick of York, buys something suitable:
Jane Stubbs was born at the Bridge Foot at seven o'clock on the morning of 5 July 1826, and was twelve years older than John. She makes only rare appearances in his early diaries – a teenage boy would hardly notice the activities of a sister who was a young unmarried woman of twenty-seven.
By early 1856, Jane is more frequently noticed in his diary entries and always in connection with a young solicitor in their uncle Hirst's office, Henry Hawkesley Capes. He was a year younger than Jane, and came from Whitgift in Yorkshire, the son of solicitor Thomas Hawkesley Capes and his wife Ann. He and Jane were now to be found walking together and playing chess.
At some point the marriage must have been announced, but John does not record it. We might guess that Jane must have been making preparations for her wedding when she went to stay in York in May and came back with a black undress Coat for her younger brother. With quantities of clothes and underwear to make or buy and the new home to get ready, it is not surprising to find her going to York again in early August, this time with her mother.
York was also the natural place to find a wedding present, and John entrusts this task to his eldest brother Joe who, with the help of his fiancée Sarah Sedgwick of York, buys something suitable:
“gave Jane a butter dish and silver knife with pearl handle for a wedding present it cost 11/6”.On Wednesday 10 September 1856 Jane and Capes were married.
Saturday, 16 August 2014
A spinster lady in 19th century Boroughbridge
A glimpse of the life of Alice Stubbs:
Alice Stubbs lived all her life in Boroughbridge. She was born at 6 o'clock in the morning on 2 August 1844 at Bridge Foot, where her father, a grocer and wine merchant, was the third generation to run the family business.
Alice was the youngest of the six children. When she was thirteen years old, she went to school at Miss Adcock's in Ilkley with her elder sister Lizzy and her cousin Mary Redmayne of Stainforth. The following year, in August 1859, she and Mary went to school in Blackheath near London, while Lizzy, aged seventeen, had left education and was making lengthy stays with family and friends.
When Alice's father Thomas died in 1867 Alice was the only child left at home. Her eldest sister Jane and her growing family had moved to Knaresborough, while Lizzy lived in Doncaster with her husband and new baby. John was establishing himself as a solicitor in Middlesbrough, and the family must barely have recovered from the loss of Tom, who had died suddenly in London the previous year when aged only thirty-two. Alice and her mother moved out of the Bridge Foot, leaving it to her eldest brother Joe and his wife, and set up home in St James's Square. She was twenty-three years old and it was to be her home for the rest of her days
We do not know whether Alice chose spinsterhood. There is no hint in the family papers that she suffered any disappointment in love – unlike her cousin Fanny Stubbs, the Bishop of Oxford's sister. Fanny had told John of "her smash with George Robinson" as they walked together to the Castleberg in Settle in August 1856; when she died at the age of forty-one she was still unmarried. Alice, like Fanny, was the mainstay and companion of her widowed mother Mary.
We can glimpse her daily life through family letters.
She had local duties and obligations to fulfil. This included visiting the poor ("districting" as her mother called it), teaching in the Sunday School and helping at the National School. There were calls to be paid and shopping – or, as her mother still said, "marketing" – to be done. Alice played tennis, went for walks, and of course attended church. There were frequent visitors to stay and people called on them and were entertained at meals. Alice and her mother very much enjoyed "romping" with the little children who were brought to the house.
Alice herself went to stay with friends and family, for amusement and to be useful. She went to Redcar, visited Cambridge for the May Bumps “and had great gaiety” when a young relative Charlie Stubbs was rowing in the races, to Hychin Hall near Bury St Edmonds with her cousin Mary Redmayne, to Scarborough with Aunt Henlock. Aunt Henlock was clearly very fond of Alice –
wrote Alice to John in Feb 1869.
Aunt Henlock's generosity, though it made Alice a little embarrassed, was very welcome. Finances were a constraint, as although their lives were comfortable their incomes were fixed. Alice was unable to get to Redcar to see her new nephew soon after the birth because of
wrote Mary in March 1872.
Keeping the balance between the necessity for careful housekeeping and the level of hospitality that she had been accustomed to offer guests – and perhaps felt was expected of her – must have required care.
Alice took her share of the work in the house – and it is clear that they enjoyed their garden:
Mary had run a large household, entertaining customers and family for days in succession during the Fair, and was clearly an excellent manager. The housekeeping skills possessed by Mary and Alice were valued by the rest of the family:
Mary wrote in September 1875.
For all housekeepers in Boroughbridge, the seasonal house-cleaning was a major undertaking. Social life came to a temporary halt while the house was turned out, scrubbed, dusted and whitewashed. Gas had come to the town in about 1860, but even if the house in St James's Square had replaced oil lamps and candles with gas lighting, the light afforded was dim by comparison with the electricity of the 20th century. When spring brought brighter sunshine into the darker corners and shadier passages, the grime of a winter of coal fires and smoky wicks would have been all too visible.
wrote Mary in April 1873.
Another comment by Mary in May 1873 shows how consuming an occupation cleaning was for the whole community:
Unsurprisingly, Mary grew increasingly reluctant to take on the burden without Alice. In 1874, when she and John were attempting to fix a date for Alice to visit him at Coatham, Mary wrote
In spring 1875 Mary was 72 years old – that year she found
The machine was set up on the table that Mary used for writing letters. On 22 February 1872, she wrote to John
and the following month
The sisters-in-law both evidently enjoyed discussing clothes and Ellis must have been a useful source of information for Alice. Boroughbridge had become a much quieter town since the railways came, while Coatham and Redcar were popular seaside resorts, giving Ellis the opportunity to see the lady visitors in their best holiday attire. The sewing machine must have been particularly valuable in the 1870s, when dresses were decorated with a uantity of elaborate trimmings:
Ellis went to visit John’s family for the first time on 28 December 1870. She had met John in late November when they were fellow guests of Thomas Vaughan, the ironmaster. Tom was a friend of John's, and his wife Kate Macfarlane was Ellis's cousin. Ten days after their first meeting, John and Ellis were engaged to be married. Ellis's first visit to Boroughbridge was naturally a matter of great importance, and as he was unable to accompany her, he depended on the post for news.
Her letters give us a glimpse of life in St James's Square. She wrote to him of sitting in her room beside such a cosy fire, watching old Bessie in the kitchen preparing a turkey, coming in
Alice died on 23 July 1921. A loving soul, she was much loved herself. In a letter to his mother on 15 February 1885 John wrote,
In 1909 Alice wrote to Ellis,
Alice Stubbs lived all her life in Boroughbridge. She was born at 6 o'clock in the morning on 2 August 1844 at Bridge Foot, where her father, a grocer and wine merchant, was the third generation to run the family business.
Alice was the youngest of the six children. When she was thirteen years old, she went to school at Miss Adcock's in Ilkley with her elder sister Lizzy and her cousin Mary Redmayne of Stainforth. The following year, in August 1859, she and Mary went to school in Blackheath near London, while Lizzy, aged seventeen, had left education and was making lengthy stays with family and friends.
When Alice's father Thomas died in 1867 Alice was the only child left at home. Her eldest sister Jane and her growing family had moved to Knaresborough, while Lizzy lived in Doncaster with her husband and new baby. John was establishing himself as a solicitor in Middlesbrough, and the family must barely have recovered from the loss of Tom, who had died suddenly in London the previous year when aged only thirty-two. Alice and her mother moved out of the Bridge Foot, leaving it to her eldest brother Joe and his wife, and set up home in St James's Square. She was twenty-three years old and it was to be her home for the rest of her days
We do not know whether Alice chose spinsterhood. There is no hint in the family papers that she suffered any disappointment in love – unlike her cousin Fanny Stubbs, the Bishop of Oxford's sister. Fanny had told John of "her smash with George Robinson" as they walked together to the Castleberg in Settle in August 1856; when she died at the age of forty-one she was still unmarried. Alice, like Fanny, was the mainstay and companion of her widowed mother Mary.
We can glimpse her daily life through family letters.
She had local duties and obligations to fulfil. This included visiting the poor ("districting" as her mother called it), teaching in the Sunday School and helping at the National School. There were calls to be paid and shopping – or, as her mother still said, "marketing" – to be done. Alice played tennis, went for walks, and of course attended church. There were frequent visitors to stay and people called on them and were entertained at meals. Alice and her mother very much enjoyed "romping" with the little children who were brought to the house.
Alice herself went to stay with friends and family, for amusement and to be useful. She went to Redcar, visited Cambridge for the May Bumps “and had great gaiety” when a young relative Charlie Stubbs was rowing in the races, to Hychin Hall near Bury St Edmonds with her cousin Mary Redmayne, to Scarborough with Aunt Henlock. Aunt Henlock was clearly very fond of Alice –
"We had such a pleasant day at Ouseburn yesterday Aunt sent for us in the morng paid the bar [tollbar] and sent us home in the eveng, then I felt overpowered with her presents to me it was so exceedingly kind in fact she did not know how to make sufficient of us"
Aunt Henlock's generosity, though it made Alice a little embarrassed, was very welcome. Finances were a constraint, as although their lives were comfortable their incomes were fixed. Alice was unable to get to Redcar to see her new nephew soon after the birth because of
"lowness in the purses, the sealskin has never been quite recovered Alice felt she had not sufficient dress to come with and nothing quarter day"
she wrote in April 1872."Transferring money does not suit those who have only a limited income payment deferred for a few months is very inconvenient"
Keeping the balance between the necessity for careful housekeeping and the level of hospitality that she had been accustomed to offer guests – and perhaps felt was expected of her – must have required care.
Alice took her share of the work in the house – and it is clear that they enjoyed their garden:
wrote Mary, and"Alice is taking in her geraniums"
"... tell dear Ellis our Hyacinths and Narcissus’s are all nicely in flower and though not remarkably fine are very pretty, are yours flowering?"
"I have got a ham if you like to have it weighing 21 pounds for twenty one shillings, would you like another one or not if so we will look out and they could both come together"
Alice made marmalade for the family, and thereby earned a little more income:"I have only been able yet to get you the small ham but if Ellis still wishes for a large I have no doubt we can get one and then shall be sent off by luggage train when we hear from you."
wrote her mother to John."she has put it into bottles to travel best and altogether has cost 6/-"
For all housekeepers in Boroughbridge, the seasonal house-cleaning was a major undertaking. Social life came to a temporary halt while the house was turned out, scrubbed, dusted and whitewashed. Gas had come to the town in about 1860, but even if the house in St James's Square had replaced oil lamps and candles with gas lighting, the light afforded was dim by comparison with the electricity of the 20th century. When spring brought brighter sunshine into the darker corners and shadier passages, the grime of a winter of coal fires and smoky wicks would have been all too visible.
wrote Mary in March 1872 when it became clear visitors would prevent them, and they were forced to put it off until the beginning of May. It must have been a trying time, and that year they were unfortunate in the weather. They were assisted as usual by Bessy (who had been the children's nurse) while her husband Henry Carass the butcher was their whitewasher. By dint of their combined efforts they were nearly finished by 18 May, but the unseasonable coldness – "it is like Christmas" – made it rather unpleasant. And it was all to be done again in late autumn, ready for winter."We very much wished to be cleaning"
wrote Mary at the end of October, and again on 7 November,"We have had a busy day cleaning the dining room putting down the old carpet etc"
The stone passages were not easy to keep clean and warm:"I do not think we have anything more to tell you everybody is cleaning for Martinmas."
"I am rather anxious to have a new oilcloth for one passage … I cannot have it to cover entirely as no one here could properly fit it so it must only be a certain width … the flags are very rough ones that they may be better not covered altogether, and we always roll it up when we go from home"
Another comment by Mary in May 1873 shows how consuming an occupation cleaning was for the whole community:
"Everybody is cleaning so we are very quiet. Alice will be doing all her drawers &c I cannot persuade her to take them quietly I tell her she will be worn out before her time"
The house was turned upside down in the process. When in May 1874 her daughter Jane Capes wrote in the middle of cleaning"We must have house cleaning and I do not feel equal to undertaking it alone."
"to say she and Henry would come for the night, today was the Audit [probably of the Workhouse Union, which Henry would have to attend] we had not a carpet down up stairs but we took them they slept in the nursery bed (rather small you will say) but they seemed content."
John and his wife Ellis made Alice the fine present of a sewing machine. Isaac Singer improved on earlier machines and patented his own design in 1851, achieving such success that by 1860 Singers were the market leaders. When Ellis prepared her own trousseau in March 1871 she had the use of a sewing machine, remarking to John in a letter from her mother's house in Helensburgh"the extra work of dusting &c has made my sight rather more dim for we have had a very busy week and thankful it is over."
as she sewed her underwear. She must have realised how very useful Alice would find one."10 bodies. No easy task"
The machine was set up on the table that Mary used for writing letters. On 22 February 1872, she wrote to John
"Alice is machining beside me and makes me very shaky but she says to tell them every time I use it I feel more inwardly grateful to them both for it and her best love to Ellis and thanks for her letter."
It enabled Alice to earn a little money by carrying out commissions for the family. She did some sewing for Ellis and the children:"Alice is machining by me petticoat bottoms &c she does prize her valuable gift it has done a great deal this week bed curtains &c &c"
wrote Mary in February 1874."tell Ellis the frock was sent off to her on Monday"
The sisters-in-law both evidently enjoyed discussing clothes and Ellis must have been a useful source of information for Alice. Boroughbridge had become a much quieter town since the railways came, while Coatham and Redcar were popular seaside resorts, giving Ellis the opportunity to see the lady visitors in their best holiday attire. The sewing machine must have been particularly valuable in the 1870s, when dresses were decorated with a uantity of elaborate trimmings:
wrote Alice to Ellis in April 1872."Am I to have Pekay [piqué] dress or what else can you recommend for I have 6 yards of embroidery to trim it with?"
Mary wrote in July 1873."Alice begs I will tell Ellis she wore her blue dress"
Ellis went to visit John’s family for the first time on 28 December 1870. She had met John in late November when they were fellow guests of Thomas Vaughan, the ironmaster. Tom was a friend of John's, and his wife Kate Macfarlane was Ellis's cousin. Ten days after their first meeting, John and Ellis were engaged to be married. Ellis's first visit to Boroughbridge was naturally a matter of great importance, and as he was unable to accompany her, he depended on the post for news.
Her letters give us a glimpse of life in St James's Square. She wrote to him of sitting in her room beside such a cosy fire, watching old Bessie in the kitchen preparing a turkey, coming in
coming home from church and"from such a nice dinner – and as Alice insisted in me taking some port you must excuse bad writing!?!"
A few months later, when he was staying at Boroughbridge, she wrote,"taking a nice warm cup of coffee to lunch."
"I imagine when you receive this you will be just dressing in the nice comfortable room I slept in perhaps just out of your bath as I was when I received yours."
"Don’t please trouble about Alice. So long as I am able, she shall never want a home, but she will have enough to make her independent of any of us"
"words will never express what you have been to me throughout the whole of your married life and it was one of dear Granny’s great causes of thankfulness that John had chosen such a wife. Also that I had gained such a true and loving sister."
Friday, 15 August 2014
Queen Victoria is proclaimed in Boroughbridge, 1837
This seems to be the draft of an account of the proclamation of the young Queen Victoria, written for the Intelligencer:
The solicitor William Hirst was married to John Richard Stubbs' aunt Elizabeth Stubbs (1798-1858).
He was of a local family – one uncle was Thomas Dew, borough bailiff and a partner in the Boroughbridge Bank with Thomas Stubbs and others; another uncle was Henry Hirst, a Northallerton solicitor.
Hirst’s career bridges the old and the new. He was the agent for the Duke of Newcastle, who owned the rotten boroughs of Boroughbridge and Aldborough in the last days before Parliamentary Reform. And he was Boroughbridge's first Postmaster. He must have had a finger in every pie in Boroughbridge during his years in practice!
“Boro’Bridge
On Friday the 30th Ult at 2 o’clock P.M. the Queen was proclaimed in the Town with every demonstration of loyalty. Wm HirstEsq[‘Esq’ is deleted in pencil, and ‘Mr’ written above ‘Wm’] (in the stead of the Borough Bailiff who was indisposed) accompanied by the Sheriff’s Officer, read the Proclamation in the Square in the presence of a large concourse of people. The children of the National & Infant Schools formed alargecircle & were regaled with negus and Biscuits, and the populace had several Barrels of ale distributed amongst them. The Proclamation was received with heartyBritishEnglish cheers, after which the procession being formed & headed by two Bands of music moved to other parts of Town where the Proclamation was read with similar expressions of loyalty - after which a large party of Gent. adjourned to the Crown Inn, where the health of the young Queen with many [other?] patriotic toasts was drunk with due honors and the remainder of the afternoon spent in the greatest good humour. The Procession was accompanied by a great number of ladies who contributed in no small degree to enliven the scene.”
He was of a local family – one uncle was Thomas Dew, borough bailiff and a partner in the Boroughbridge Bank with Thomas Stubbs and others; another uncle was Henry Hirst, a Northallerton solicitor.
Hirst’s career bridges the old and the new. He was the agent for the Duke of Newcastle, who owned the rotten boroughs of Boroughbridge and Aldborough in the last days before Parliamentary Reform. And he was Boroughbridge's first Postmaster. He must have had a finger in every pie in Boroughbridge during his years in practice!
Thursday, 14 August 2014
A Boroughbridge Boyhood: Epilogue
What happened to John's family in later years?
Aunt Ann Pick died in 1860 at the age of fifty and her husband William in 1872. Aunt Bell, the active spinster aunt, died in 1880 at the home of her niece Jane Capes.
Uncle William Henlock died in 1866. In his Will he left the sum of £200, the interest of which was to
be distributed to the poor of the parish by the Vicar and Churchwardens. His wife Ellen died in 1885. They are both commemorated in a memorial on the wall of the church of St Mary the Virgin at Great Ouseburn, where there is also a plaque recording Mr Henlock's legacy.
Uncle William Hirst died in 1879 at the age of eighty-one.
He had outlived his daughter Dorothy, who died the year before. John recorded her funeral on 28 November 1878:
Their sister Sophy Hirst married William Thompson, a London auctioneer with family in Bridlington. They lived in Russell Square in some style – they were holidaying in Nice in 1880. After Sophy's death in 1900 and William's retirement, he and his unmarried daughter Edith Wharton Thompson moved north to Harrogate.
John's cousin Mary Redmayne, wife of his friend James Sedgwick, the Boroughbridge doctor, was a sociable, kind and active neighbour often mentioned in letters by John's mother. She died “of apoplexy” on the night of Whit Sunday 1892 “very suddenly at Victoria Station London”. She was fifty years old. James and his unmarried son and daughter left Ladywell House and the practice to Dr Daggett and moved to Wimbledon, perhaps to be near his son Hubert Redmayne Sedgwick and his family; Hubert was a surgeon at St Thomas's.
Aunt Ann Pick died in 1860 at the age of fifty and her husband William in 1872. Aunt Bell, the active spinster aunt, died in 1880 at the home of her niece Jane Capes.
Uncle William Henlock died in 1866. In his Will he left the sum of £200, the interest of which was to
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| William Henlock of Great Ouseburn |
Uncle William Hirst died in 1879 at the age of eighty-one.
He had outlived his daughter Dorothy, who died the year before. John recorded her funeral on 28 November 1878:
went to poor Dora Hirst’s funeral at 3 o clock. She was buried at BB Church. Tremendous funeral. All the Shops closed. Grannie [his mother] and Alice went and so did all from Uncles except Uncle who is still very poorly. It is indeed a sad day at BB.She was fifty-one years old and is commemorated by a stained glass window in the church to which she had been devoted through her life. Her unmarried sister Mary Barker Hirst lived alone in Boroughbridge after the death of Dora and her father.
Their sister Sophy Hirst married William Thompson, a London auctioneer with family in Bridlington. They lived in Russell Square in some style – they were holidaying in Nice in 1880. After Sophy's death in 1900 and William's retirement, he and his unmarried daughter Edith Wharton Thompson moved north to Harrogate.
John's cousin Mary Redmayne, wife of his friend James Sedgwick, the Boroughbridge doctor, was a sociable, kind and active neighbour often mentioned in letters by John's mother. She died “of apoplexy” on the night of Whit Sunday 1892 “very suddenly at Victoria Station London”. She was fifty years old. James and his unmarried son and daughter left Ladywell House and the practice to Dr Daggett and moved to Wimbledon, perhaps to be near his son Hubert Redmayne Sedgwick and his family; Hubert was a surgeon at St Thomas's.
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
13. A Boroughbridge Boyhood in the 1850s: "Mulled ale at Starbeck"
John gives few details of Christmas celebrations. Family letters from the 1870s show that they had a turkey for dinner, hung mistletoe, gave presents and ate plum cake, but in his 1850s diaries John records only one Christmas present:
Thursday December 23rd 1858It was not often that all the family could be together, so this must have been a precious time for John’s mother. We have a glimpse of one such occasion in the following terse entries from 1856, which record John’s cold journey to Starbeck station to meet his brother Tom, the drive back in the dark, taking communion together at Boroughbridge church, the walk with the dogs in thick snow and the evening by the fire …
To office. At night rode Joes mare to Uncle Picks. Aunt gave me two white pocket handkerchiefs & a £1 for a Christmas Box Got home about ten
Wednesday December 24th 1856
Went to Office Retd to Breakfast Had a letter from Tom saying I was to meet him at Starbeck at 8.25 tonight. At Noon had a walk up Topcliffe Road At Night Drove to Starbeck to meet Tom Left here at six Got home about half past ten Had some mulled Ale at Starbeck It was very dark
Thursday December 25th 1856
Christmas Day
Went to Office Did the Mail Went to BB Church in the morning Stayed Sacrament Father Tom & I went to Aldbro in the Afternoon After we came back had a walk with the Dogs a mile up Topcliffe Road & back It snowed hard. Dick Hirst & Aunt Bell had tea with us. Sat & talked all the evening
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| St James's Square, Boroughbridge (early C20 postcard) |
Sunday, 10 August 2014
12. A Boroughbridge Boyhood in the 1850s: “Helped to arrange about the Wedding Breakfast”
Weddings in John’s circle were not celebrated on the large scale of today. When John’s brother Joe was married to Sarah Sedgwick in York, John did not go:
Tuesday May 12th 1857Joe and Sarah were away only a couple of days, before they returned to live in Langthorpe:
Father & Mother Capes & Jane set off in Mrs Morrells Cab to Joes Wedding at ½ past seven. Went to office. At Noon was about home. At Night I went to Uncles Miss Milnthorp Mrs M Smith & Miss Fretwell were there
Wednesday May 20th 1857
Had breakfast at Uncles. At Noon went to Langthorpe. At Night Rode Uncle Hirsts pony to Marton with Grafton on business & from there to Ouseburn Had supper at Uncle Picks got home at ¼ to ten Got a pickle Fork Aunt Ann got in York for me to give to Joe & Sarah
Friday May 22nd 1857Sarah was a cousin of the Sedgwicks of Aldborough. Her father Leonard Sedgwick, brother of Dr Roger, was a wholesale tea dealer in York.
Had breakfast at Uncle’s At Noon went to Langthorp. At Night Capes & I went up the River I shot 2 rats Joe & Sarah came home Uncle came home from London
Friday, 8 August 2014
11. A Boroughbridge Boyhood in the 1850s: Aunts, sisters, cousins: “a jolly walk we had”
John’s aunt Elizabeth Hirst – his father’s sister, still commemorated in stained glass in Boroughbridge church – had been a loving companion to her husband Henry:
Monday November 3rd 1856She kept a cow:
Went to Office Had breakfast at Uncles as he was going to London & Aunt wanted to go to the Station to see him off …
Tuesday November 25th 1856and, like John, she too sorted the letters for the post:
Went to Office. Retd to Breakfast At Noon Had a walk with Capes towards Kirby Hill by the fields. At Night Joe & I walked to see Aunt Hirsts cow which they were expecting to calve. Went home read Law
Friday February 15th 1856
Was at the Office Had breakfast at Uncles went to Howells with a letter Aunt had missed putting into their bag …
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
10. A Boroughbridge Boyhood in the 1850s: "Very ill not likely to get better"
Death was never far away.
Monday January 26th 1857In September 1858, John’s parents and Uncle and Aunt Hirst had gone away with friends and family to Redcar for a holiday. Mary Hirst and her sister Jane were with them, but the others had remained behind:
… Rode Joes Mare to Humberton to enquire of Lydia Smith who was very ill not likely to get better …
Saturday March 12th 1859
… Mrs Clark of Ellinthorp Hall was confined child dead Mother was there
Tuesday March 22nd 1859
To office. At Night went to a spread to Mrs Powells Two Miss Smiths of Burton Charlesworth Miss R Stott Steele Capes & I were there we played cards got home about ½ past eleven
Annie Sedgwick died today
Tuesday September 28th 1858Mrs Charles Stubbs was the Hirsts’ eldest child Jane, now thirty four years old. She had married one of the London cousins, Charles Stewart Stubbs, when she was twenty. Four years later she was widowed when Charles died in a riding accident. Her third child, Alice, was born three months later.
To office. At Noon went down to the Cricket field. At Night went to Joes & from there to the train to meet the Hirsts & Miss Thompson coming from Duncombe Park. Leonard Sedgwick was telegraphed for to Aunt Hirst who was ill at Redcar
Wednesday September 29th 1858
To office. At Noon at the Cricket Field. About 3 o’clock Rd Hirst came with a note which Mr Roger Buttery had brought from Redcar to say Dora Sophy & Rd [Hirst] were to go by the 6 train to Redcar as Mrs Hirst was very ill They went by the train but received a message at Pilmoor [station] to say they were to return as poor Aunt was dead. Leond came home from Redcar & Mary Hirst also came with him. She died about 3 o’clock ofparalysisapoplexy
Thursday September 30th 1858
To office. Had breakfast at Uncles At noon Father & Mother came from Redcar also Uncle Hirst & Mrs Chas Stubbs and the corpse came by Ripon At night Had tea at Joes
Saturday October 2nd 1858
To office. At Noon at Uncles directing funeral cards …
Monday October 4th 1858
To office. At 12 o’clock we committed the remains of poor Aunt to the grave. She was borne shoulder height by 6 men & a pall was borne by 8 ladies. There was a large funeral. Holdsworth & Owen performed the ceremony At Night read law
Monday, 4 August 2014
9. A Boroughbridge Boyhood in the 1850s: Boroughbridge
Threading through the diary entries are glimpses of Boroughbridge and the countryside around: John records taking visitors to see the Devil’s Arrows or the Aldborough Pavement; riding his cousin Richard Hirst’s mare to the top of Gibbet Hill; going to the river “to bathe through the pasture and jolly it was”; walking down the river past Ramsdens; walking through Langthorpe down Dog Kennel Lane; going to the Water Cress Spring near Low Dunsforth; walking to the Ouseburn Bar.
People appear, mentioned fleetingly. In April 1856 John had his hair cut at Bulmer’s and his watch mended at Glew’s. He got a dog from Capes, that Capes had bought from Mr Peacock, the relieving officer. He went fishing and ferreting with Slater, the Roecliffe gamekeeper, or at the Mill with Baldrey (possibly the young schoolmaster lodging at Whixley in 1851). He and his friend Smallwood walked up the river to drink porter at Bickerdikes. On summer evenings he would play or watch the cricket – on 3 July 1856 he watched the match between Langton Wold and Boroughbridge.
There were annual events: the fairs, November the Fifth – in 1856 John walked round the town to see the fireworks on November 5th (Dr Sedgwick had his display two days earlier). There were visiting attractions – travelling circuses (Cookes or Pablo Fanque’s) were always a great favourite but sometimes the entertainment was rather more unusual:
People appear, mentioned fleetingly. In April 1856 John had his hair cut at Bulmer’s and his watch mended at Glew’s. He got a dog from Capes, that Capes had bought from Mr Peacock, the relieving officer. He went fishing and ferreting with Slater, the Roecliffe gamekeeper, or at the Mill with Baldrey (possibly the young schoolmaster lodging at Whixley in 1851). He and his friend Smallwood walked up the river to drink porter at Bickerdikes. On summer evenings he would play or watch the cricket – on 3 July 1856 he watched the match between Langton Wold and Boroughbridge.
There were annual events: the fairs, November the Fifth – in 1856 John walked round the town to see the fireworks on November 5th (Dr Sedgwick had his display two days earlier). There were visiting attractions – travelling circuses (Cookes or Pablo Fanque’s) were always a great favourite but sometimes the entertainment was rather more unusual:
Monday January 14th 1856Miss Eagle of Eagles Clairvoyant Entertainment was staying at the White Horse Inn – a couple of days later Bessie Carrass went to ask her for news of John’s uncles Richard and Giles Henlock, who had emigrated to New Zealand in about 1835. Miss Eagle (inaccurately) predicted Richard’s return in 1857. Both are mentioned in Uncle William Henlock’s Will made in 1865 and it seems Richard died in Australia in 1876.
Went to Office Sat with Aunt Hirst as all the rest were at Eagles Clairvoyant Entertainment Read Blackstone
Monday November 7th 1859Mrs Morrell of the White Horse also kept vehicles for hire – in May 1857 the cab was hired to take John’s parents, sister Jane and Mr Capes to Joe’s wedding in York; in March 1858 John and his friend Mark Smallwood went in Morrells’ phaeton to Ripon to visit friends; in February 1859 John and a friend went in Morrells’ dogcart to a party in Humburton; and in November 1859 a large party of ten people took Morrells’ omnibus to Thornton Bridge to a party at Thomas Lund’s house.
to office. At night read Equity at the office. Went at noon to call at Mrs Parkers Went at night to Miss Grace Egertons entertainmt at the White Horse
Saturday, 2 August 2014
8. A Boroughbridge Boyhood in the 1850s: "About in the Fair"
Wednesday June 18th 1856The Barnaby Fair in June was the highlight of the year. John’s parents were busy entertaining – they usually had people staying for the fair and friends, relations and valued customers would be invited to dine. The young men were free to enjoy themselves – when they were not at work:
Went to Office At Noon Was about in the fair At Night Steele E.C.Clarke Leonard Joe Capes Schofield & I went down to the Swale Nab in the boat it came on wet & we got wet through we pulled up through the far arch there was a little fresh down but we grated on the bottom.
Monday June 23rd 1856Richard Paver was the twenty-year-old son of the vicar of Brayton, near Selby, and related to the Picks and Howes of Ouseburn, where he learned farming. When in 1872 he inherited Ornhams Hall from Mr Crow, he changed his name to Paver Crow.
Drove home from Dishforth Went to Office At Noon I rode over to Dishforth for some Deeds I had dinner there. came home & went to the Office At Night was walking about in the fair saw two or three battles & a tumble off or two helped the Constables & had some fine fun
Tuesday June 24th 1856
Went to office At Noon was about home Mr Robt Workman & Mrs W. [of Arksey] dined with us & Uncle Wm & Aunt [Henlock]. At Night was about in the fair Went to sup at the D[octo]rs came away about 11 Capes Joe & I walked round the fair had some fun & came home.
Wednesday June 25th 1856
Went to office. At Noon was about home At Night The Clarks of Ellinthorp Steele & E.C.Clark The Sedgwicks & the Hirsts were at our house to tea we had a walk in the garden we had singing &c Sophy H. Mary Sedgwick & I went into the fair to buy pins &c of Mrs Dickinson. They left about 11
Monday June 22nd 1857
Went to Office. At Noon was about in the fair Nineteen of us sat down to dinner After dinner Mr John Mitchell & I had a walk in the fair. At Night Richd Paver, Young Houseman Joe Capes & I had a stroll in the fair
By the early 1880s John’s mother was writing sadly,
The town looks miserably quiet and all the families are going away for Barnaby, what a change from the old times.
Wednesday, 30 July 2014
7. A Boroughbridge Boyhood in the 1850s: “Got out at the back door & went to the Newsroom”
Tuesday January 29th 1856The Subscription Newsroom at the White Horse Inn was a favourite place for John to read the papers – the lurid details of the Palmer poisoning trial, perhaps, or a little of the Tory periodical, the Quarterly Review – to meet friends or even, as in May 1856, to clean his gun.
Went to Office at Noon had a walk with Jane & Lizzy & Joe a mile up Topcliffe road & round by Milby At Night went & read Blackstone at H Carrass’, before tea After tea went again to Carrass’ with Joe had a rubber at wist Uncle Hirst came for Sophy. Joe & I got out at the back door & went to the Newsroom
Saturday January 3rd 1857John’s older brother Tom had been home for a few days over Christmas, and clearly John was very angry with the Sedgwick brothers for the breach of hospitality – Tom had not been asked in to the house when he called on the Sedgwicks during his brief stay. Perhaps the doctor’s household was in some disarray – Dr Roger Sedgwick died in early April. At any event the “regular split” did not impair their relationship – they remained friends for life.
Went to Office Returned to Breakfast. At Noon went to Capes’. At Night I went to Newsroom Met Leond Tom & Jim Sedgwick there Leond & I had a regular split because our Tom called at their house once when he was here & would not go again because he was not asked in he did not see the Doctor. Called at Henry Carass’ Read Shakespeare
Monday, 28 July 2014
6. A Boroughbridge Boyhood in the 1850s: "Enjoyed ourselves extremely"
Tuesday January 15th 1856Breakfast was after a little bit of studying or opening the post at the office. Dinner was the main meal of the day – whenever it took place – but here in rural Yorkshire it was generally in the middle of the day or the early afternoon. Tea was in the early evening, supper later on. Dinner, tea and supper – all were opportunities for parties and gatherings in this gregarious, sociable world.
Went to the Office Mrs Workman Mr Robert W Mr Henlock & Mrs dined with us at 2 o’clock I left the Office at 2 returned at 4 Went to the Doctors [Sedgwicks’] in the Evening Danced had supper & enjoyed ourselves extremely A Family party Leonard’s birthday
Mr Robert Crawshaw Workman farmed at Arksey, near Doncaster. The Workmans were connections of the Henlocks, John's mother's family – Margaret Henlock married William Workman. Mr and Mrs Henlock were John’s uncle and aunt from Great Ouseburn.
Tuesday January 22nd 1856No wonder John felt tired – he had been up till 4 o’clock in the morning waiting for the cow to calve. Jane was his elder sister, who would soon marry young Mr Capes of her uncle Hirst’s office. Dora was his cousin Dorothy Hirst, who died unmarried aged fifty-one. She led a quiet life of useful works to the community and her family and is commemorated by a stained glass window in Boroughbridge church. Ann Stubbs was one of the London relations.
Went to office. Retd to Breakfast felt rather tired. At Noon walked with Jane up the Topcliffe Road Had tea with Aunt Hirst went to a small party to supper at Aunt Bells. had my fortune told by her. Got home about ½ past eleven. Uncle Hirst & Dora came home from London & Ann Stubbs came with them
Saturday, 26 July 2014
5. A Boroughbridge Boyhood in the 1850s: Holidays
Saturday October 18th 1856Heaton Clark of Ellenthorpe Hall married Miss Jane Hewit Cunynghame in November 1857 – the groom was sixty seven years old and the bride aged thirty seven. Sarah Sedgwick married John’s brother Joe in 1857.
Went to Office. At Noon about home At Night I went to Redcar left at ¼ past six got there ½ past nine Mr Clark of Ellinthorp went at Noon Father & Mother Aunt & Uncle Redmayne Sarah Sedgwick & Miss Cunnyngham were there Mr Clark & I slept and had breakfast on Sunday & Monday he pd my exps at the Inn
Sunday October 19th 1856
Clark & I went on the Sands before breakfast Uncle R & I went to Redcar Church the rest went to Coatham Had a walk in the afternoon Sarah Aunt & I went to Coatham at night
Monday October 20th 1856
Got up had breakfast at the Inn Saw Clark off by the 7.50 train to Yarm Fair Saw Uncle R & Aunt & Miss Cunnyngham off by 11 train Had a bathe in the Sea Father & I walked to Coatham had some porter at the Lobster Walked about all day Set off for home at 5.20. Had a very jolly visit
Thursday, 24 July 2014
4. A Boroughbridge Boyhood in the 1850s: "Went to office"
From 1855 John was a clerk in his uncle Hirst’s office, entering into articles later – he wrote to the legal stationers’ Butterworths in May 1857 with a postal order for fourteen shillings and sixpence for a copy of Wharton’s Manual for Articled Clerks. He was paid £10 a year in two instalments and kept a careful account of his money: in January 1855, his expenses included a Coat for 1 shilling and Trowsers for ninepence; in May 1855 he spent threepence on a haircut and sixpence on Braces; and in June 1855 he spent five shillings on Powder & Shot.
His working day began with sorting the post, as his uncle Hirst was the Boroughbridge postmaster. He had a break at noon, when he often records taking a walk, reading a book or calling on friends or family. It seems to have been an hour’s break as he often writes of ‘leisure hour’ and he seems to have gone home to dinner:
His working day began with sorting the post, as his uncle Hirst was the Boroughbridge postmaster. He had a break at noon, when he often records taking a walk, reading a book or calling on friends or family. It seems to have been an hour’s break as he often writes of ‘leisure hour’ and he seems to have gone home to dinner:
Friday November 7th 1856
Had dinner at Uncles Just went home to say I should not be at home to dine & then went back to the Office. Had a very hard day After tea went home & read law. Came back to sup & looked thro’ some of the Library books. Joe had tea with us.
Friday January 16th 1857
Went to office. At Noon just went home & got dinner returned immediately as we were very busy today. At Night Aunt Bell had tea at our house I went with her to sup at Jane’s Joe & Tom Sedgwick walked to Ouseburn today. They got home 12 at night
Tuesday, 22 July 2014
3. A Boroughbridge boyhood in the 1850s: The Yorkshire Volunteers
Some of the young men belonged to the Territorial Army of the day, the Yorkshire Volunteers. John’s father had been a Volunteer himself in his youth. This letter survives, written by Thomas, then aged twenty nine, from Bradford. The dry summer had closed mills across Yorkshire and the Volunteers had been sent to Bradford where the introduction of steam power to John Garnett Horsfall’s worsted mill had triggered unrest. Thomas and Mary had been married eighteen months and Mary was heavily pregnant with her first child, Jane:
Bradford 3 May 1826
My Dear Mary,
I cannot at present say when I shall be able to be at home. Lord Grantham arrived here last night, and has given orders for the whole Regiment to assemble here, I fancy to relieve those who have been on duty since Saturday. It will please you to hear that we shall not go to York or elsewhere on permanent duty this year as our attendance here will make up for that, which makes me think that Lord Grantham will keep us the number of days we should have been at York, respecting the particulars of our marches &c I will give you by word of mouth.
Bradford is very still, and not a disorderly person to be seen in the streets, we have not had occasion to be on horseback since we arrived and if we stay some time longer it will be the case, there has not been the least disturbance but on Thursday night last, and that only the windows of Mr Horsfalls mill broken, the Inhabitants think nothing of it.
You cannot now find fault with me for not writing. I wish I had something worth writing to you about, however I know this that a letter softens the pain of absence.
You will have seen Mr Stead before you receive this he will tell you the news and the battles we have fought. I long to see you, if Stead returns I should like to hear from you, by him, I am now going to receive orders for our Troop, and by the time they are finished the post will have left which obliges me to conclude with best love to my dearest Mary, and all relations at Bbridge,
believe me to remain as before your loving Husbd T Stubbs
Sunday, 20 July 2014
2. A Boroughbridge Boyhood in the 1850s: "Good sport"
Monday January 21st 1856The Stubbs family had once been more prosperous – in the days before the railways, when the Great North Road was filled with traffic, Boroughbridge had been a thriving, bustling town and there had been plenty of business for the wine merchant and grocer at the Bridge Foot. The house had even featured on the five guinea note of the Boroughbridge Bank established by John’s father, together with Thomas Dew, Hugh Stott (the doctor who owned The Crown Inn) and Humphrey Fletcher of Minskip. By 1856 trade had dwindled and the family’s fortunes with it – but they still owned a little land at Langthorpe, necessary for the house cow and the pony needed for deliveries.
… Sat up till 4 o’clock in the morning expectg cow calving She calved about an hour after I got to bed … Calved red & white Heifer Calf.
Wednesday February 20th 1856Tuesday afternoon, at the office – a letter came for John from his cousin Sophy Hirst, staying with the Buttery family at Helperby, inviting John to a party that night. He enjoyed it “very fairly”, stayed the night and was up in time to visit the giant pig before taking the train back to Boroughbridge. The Butterys – Mr and Mrs Roger, Mr Thomas and Mr William, were relatives of the Stubbs. To the Butterys again in March, where his cousin Dick Hirst was learning farming:
Went with Mr Roger [Buttery] to Brafferton to Murfits to see a pig which was expected to weigh 60 stones Had breakfast Dick [Hirst] came with me to the Station came home by 9 o’clock train
Sunday March 16th 1856Years later, established as a solicitor in Middlesbrough and living first in Coatham and then in Ormesby, John always managed to keep a few farm animals himself – even though, as his mother reminded him, amateur farming does not pay.
Went twice to Brafferton Church saw the Smiths called at Thos Buttery went with Dick Hirst to chop turnips for the Sheep. At night we sat in the house
Friday, 18 July 2014
1. A Boroughbridge Boyhood in the 1850s: Introducing John Stubbs
Saturday January 1st 1853John Richard Stubbs was fourteen years old when he made his first entry in his new diary. He lived beside the River Ure in Boroughbridge, opposite the Crown, once a famous posting house. His home was called the Bridge Foot, where his family had lived, kept their warehouse and run their business since his grandfather’s day – wine merchants, grocers and tea dealers since 1790.
Stayed at home in the morning & helped to clip the pony & had a ride in the evening on the pony
Monday January 3rd 1853John’s eldest brother Joseph, now aged nearly twenty-four, would take over the firm. He had learned his trade from his father and in London and was back at home working in the business. Eighteen-year-old Thomas was away, apprenticed to a Master Vintner. John was destined for the law.
Rode the pony to Knaresboro to the Sessions dined at the Royal Oak & rode back at night & went to Uncle Hirst’s to supper
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
A Boroughbridge Boyhood in the 1850s: the diaries of John Stubbs
The next series of posts will be an account of John Richard Stubbs' boyhood in Boroughbridge.
John Richard Stubbs was born on 2 October 1838 at five minutes past three o'clock in the morning at the Bridge Foot, Boroughbridge. His parents were Thomas Stubbs (1796-1867) and Mary Henlock (1803-91). John was one of six children. His brothers and sisters were Jane (1826-1902), Joseph (“Joe”) (1829-1906), Thomas (“Tom”) (1834-66), Mary Elizabeth (“Lizzy”) (1842-1914) and Alice (1844-1921).
John married Ellis Macfarlane on 13 April 1871 at Claremont House, Helensburgh. They had three children: Thomas Duncan Henlock (1872-1931), Mary Kathleen (1874-1948) and William Henlock who died in 1886 at the age of seven.
John qualified as a solicitor in May 1860 and started in practice in the newly incorporated borough of Middlesbrough in February 1861; he was one of the earliest solicitors in the town. His entry in the 1903 Contemporary Biographies of the North & East Ridings of Yorkshire reads:
John must have initially retired from practice in 1908 when he gave his law library to Middlesbrough Town Council, but it seems that the pressure of war and the absence of so many of the younger men brought him out of retirement in January 1915. However, he was now an old man and had suffered the loss in 1914 of his fifteen-year-old grandson, a midshipman on HMS Aboukir. His health failing, he died on 6 December 1916 at Coatham, aged 78 years.
Alfred Pease of Pinchinthorpe Hall wrote to John's son:
His widow Ellis died on 30 April 1922 at Scriven Lodge, Knaresborough and was buried at Coatham on 3 May.
For much of his life, John kept a diary noting the main events of his day. The entries for the 1850s are generally written in small pocket diaries, 4½ by 3 inches in size, with a week to a page. They are not reflective or introspective, but offer a picture of the daily life and surroundings of John, his relatives, neighbours and friends. As this may be of interest to local and family historians, I have tried to reflect this in my account of John's early life.
Unfortunately, as nobody remembered to write the names under the photographs in the family album, my choice of illustrations was limited!
John Richard Stubbs was born on 2 October 1838 at five minutes past three o'clock in the morning at the Bridge Foot, Boroughbridge. His parents were Thomas Stubbs (1796-1867) and Mary Henlock (1803-91). John was one of six children. His brothers and sisters were Jane (1826-1902), Joseph (“Joe”) (1829-1906), Thomas (“Tom”) (1834-66), Mary Elizabeth (“Lizzy”) (1842-1914) and Alice (1844-1921).
John married Ellis Macfarlane on 13 April 1871 at Claremont House, Helensburgh. They had three children: Thomas Duncan Henlock (1872-1931), Mary Kathleen (1874-1948) and William Henlock who died in 1886 at the age of seven.
John qualified as a solicitor in May 1860 and started in practice in the newly incorporated borough of Middlesbrough in February 1861; he was one of the earliest solicitors in the town. His entry in the 1903 Contemporary Biographies of the North & East Ridings of Yorkshire reads:
John Richard Stubbs, J.P., Park End, Ormesby, near Middlesbrough; son of Thomas and Mary Stubbs (née Henlock); born at Boroughbridge, October 2nd 1838; educated at Giggleswick. Solicitor; Notary Public; Commissioner for Oaths; Clerk to the Justices for the Division of Langbaurgh North; Official Receiver in Bankruptcy for the Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, and Northallerton Districts; Justice of the Peace for the borough of Middlesbrough. Married, April 13th 1871 at Helensburgh, N.B. [North Britain], Elizabeth Grace Ellis, daughter of Duncan Macfarlane.
Alfred Pease of Pinchinthorpe Hall wrote to John's son:
… When a father dies no matter what his age it makes a gap in the family that is never filled again and in your case I am certain the loss will be deeply felt, for few men by their qualities compare with your father. In the days when I constantly met him I learnt his worth and held him in honour and I may say too in affection – a most just, kind, gentleman …
For much of his life, John kept a diary noting the main events of his day. The entries for the 1850s are generally written in small pocket diaries, 4½ by 3 inches in size, with a week to a page. They are not reflective or introspective, but offer a picture of the daily life and surroundings of John, his relatives, neighbours and friends. As this may be of interest to local and family historians, I have tried to reflect this in my account of John's early life.
Unfortunately, as nobody remembered to write the names under the photographs in the family album, my choice of illustrations was limited!
Monday, 14 July 2014
John Richard Stubbs (1838-1916), Boroughbridge-born Middlesbrough solicitor
John Richard Stubbs (1838-1916) came to Middlesbrough in February 1861 as a newly qualified solicitor some eight years after the new town was incorporated as a borough in 1853. An active and gregarious man and an excellent shot, he soon took his place in the social, professional and sporting life of the area.
John was born in Boroughbridge, the son of Thomas Stubbs and Mary Henlock. His family tree is set out in The Genealogical History of the Family of the late Bishop Stubbs (1915, Volume 55 of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society). John and Bishop William were cousins on both their fathers' and mothers' sides – their fathers were brothers and their mothers were second cousins. John's immediate family is to be found on page 71 with one error. His sister Alice did not die in 1891 but survived until 1921.
His diaries cover the years 1853, 1855-7, 1858/9, 1860, 1862-74 and 1876-1907. The entries are not descriptive or reflective, but consist of short notes of his activities. They give us a glimpse of the daily life of his home town of Boroughbridge and the nearby villages, his school days in Settle and his adult life in Coatham and Middlesbrough, but the principal value to Teesside historians must lie in the record they provide of the circles of professional connection, friendship and kinship which lay behind the municipal and business life of Middlesbrough.
I plan to begin on John Stubbs' papers next and to post pieces from research I did some years ago – one result of this can already be seen in the article on Branwell Brontë's Honest & Kindly Friend. I have decided that the best way to make the contents of the diaries available to fellow local historians is to photograph the pages and add a note of the names mentioned to each blogpost so that they will be found by a search engine.
We shall see (eventually) how this new project goes!
John was born in Boroughbridge, the son of Thomas Stubbs and Mary Henlock. His family tree is set out in The Genealogical History of the Family of the late Bishop Stubbs (1915, Volume 55 of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society). John and Bishop William were cousins on both their fathers' and mothers' sides – their fathers were brothers and their mothers were second cousins. John's immediate family is to be found on page 71 with one error. His sister Alice did not die in 1891 but survived until 1921.
His diaries cover the years 1853, 1855-7, 1858/9, 1860, 1862-74 and 1876-1907. The entries are not descriptive or reflective, but consist of short notes of his activities. They give us a glimpse of the daily life of his home town of Boroughbridge and the nearby villages, his school days in Settle and his adult life in Coatham and Middlesbrough, but the principal value to Teesside historians must lie in the record they provide of the circles of professional connection, friendship and kinship which lay behind the municipal and business life of Middlesbrough.
I plan to begin on John Stubbs' papers next and to post pieces from research I did some years ago – one result of this can already be seen in the article on Branwell Brontë's Honest & Kindly Friend. I have decided that the best way to make the contents of the diaries available to fellow local historians is to photograph the pages and add a note of the names mentioned to each blogpost so that they will be found by a search engine.
We shall see (eventually) how this new project goes!
Saturday, 12 July 2014
Ledgers of the Stubbs business in Boroughbridge, 1790-1830
The Stubbs family business has already appeared in this blog in the account of the Five Guinea Note from the Boroughbridge Bank.
Ledgers of the Stubbs business for the years between 1790 and 1830 are held at the North Yorkshire County Record Office [NYCRO ZGB]. What follows are the notes I made for NYCRO in 2008, when the ledgers returned from conservation:-
These ledgers relate to the business established by Thomas Stubbs (1761-1838) at the house and premises known as the Bridge Foot, Boroughbridge.
Thomas Stubbs was the grandfather of Bishop William Stubbs of Oxford, the eminent historian. Stubbs “recommended the following up of local and personal history as leading to a connexion with the greater streams and lines of social and political history that is full of direct interest, which a man can have all to himself” [1]. He used his own family history as an example:
Thomas Stubbs was born in Ripley, the son of Thomas Stubbs (born in Hampsthwaite, 1735-1805) and Elizabeth Walls of Milby (1743-99) [3]. His father had chosen to leave Nidderdale, where the family had lived and farmed for many generations, to become a grocer in Ripley.
In his turn, Thomas junior left Ripley for the thriving town of Boroughbridge, where he set himself up as a grocer, tea dealer and wine and spirit merchant living and working at the Bridge Foot.
Ledgers of the Stubbs business for the years between 1790 and 1830 are held at the North Yorkshire County Record Office [NYCRO ZGB]. What follows are the notes I made for NYCRO in 2008, when the ledgers returned from conservation:-
These ledgers relate to the business established by Thomas Stubbs (1761-1838) at the house and premises known as the Bridge Foot, Boroughbridge.
Thomas Stubbs was the grandfather of Bishop William Stubbs of Oxford, the eminent historian. Stubbs “recommended the following up of local and personal history as leading to a connexion with the greater streams and lines of social and political history that is full of direct interest, which a man can have all to himself” [1]. He used his own family history as an example:
“... My grandfather’s house stood on the ground on which Earl Thomas of Lancaster was taken prisoner by Edward II, on the very site of the battle of Boroughbridge; he, too, was churchwarden of the chapel in which the earl was captured....” [2]The Bridge Foot was a house the Bishop knew well.
Thomas Stubbs was born in Ripley, the son of Thomas Stubbs (born in Hampsthwaite, 1735-1805) and Elizabeth Walls of Milby (1743-99) [3]. His father had chosen to leave Nidderdale, where the family had lived and farmed for many generations, to become a grocer in Ripley.
In his turn, Thomas junior left Ripley for the thriving town of Boroughbridge, where he set himself up as a grocer, tea dealer and wine and spirit merchant living and working at the Bridge Foot.
Thursday, 10 July 2014
Boosbeck Steam Saw Mills Co Ltd, 1874
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This is rather hard to read! (The triple dots mark the point where I have given up for the moment.) But I can't think that much can have survived from this company, which was wound up a couple of years later, so I think it is worth posting here. Here is my (partial) transcription:
Boosbeck Steam Saw Mills Company Ltd
7 Sept 1874
to JR Stubbs Esq Middlesbro
Dear Sir
At a meeting of the Directors of the above company the following minute was entered
"That Mr Stubbs & Mr Macfarlane draw up a report to present to shareholders, and that the report be embodied under the following heading" viz.
"That proper machinery in first instance having been obtained, consequently the house to be taken down and suitable machinery erected in its place, thereby entailing extra cost - The dullness arising from recent strike, and the great difficulty in obtaining lathes, saws &c owing to the disturbed state of the trade [...] and the want of system in keeping the accounts and separating them under their proper headings"
"The Books have now been remodelled and all the proper machinery processed and the Directors hope to be able to write off this loss by next year"
I may add that the meeting of shareholders was fixed for Saturday September 19th at Boosbeck at 3 pm. You will however receive due notice of this shortly. The above resolution was proposed by Mr Walker & seconded by Mr Anderson
I am yours faithfully [...]
John Richard Stubbs was Official Receiver in Bankruptcy.
Sunday, 6 July 2014
The War Department requisitions The Manor House at Carlton-in-Cleveland, 1940
The War Department requisitioned many large houses across the country in the Second World War.
The paperwork for the requisition of the Manor House at Carlton-in-Cleveland has survived. This is the Agreement with the War Department and the Notice of Requisition. You can see that Robert Raby is employed as gardener, maintaining the ornamental grounds:
The paperwork for the requisition of the Manor House at Carlton-in-Cleveland has survived. This is the Agreement with the War Department and the Notice of Requisition. You can see that Robert Raby is employed as gardener, maintaining the ornamental grounds:
Old picture postcards
More from Ellis Stubbs' postcard album:
(Sorry about the sloppy photography - I was watching the Tour de France in the Dales at the time!)
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| Guisborough Priory and Lily Pond |
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| Old Ormesby |
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| Roseberry Topping |
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| Trafalgar Terrace,Coatham |
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| Loch Katrine |
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| High Row, Reeth |
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| Sandsend |
Saturday, 5 July 2014
John Macfarlan Charlton, 21st Northumberland Fusiliers
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| John Macfarlan Charlton 1891-1916 |
Jack Charlton was the son of the artist John Charlton (1849-1917) and his wife Catherine Jane Macfarlane (known to family and friends as Kate).
John Charlton senior was born at Bamburgh, and was a celebrated painter of historical and battle scenes.
Kate died in 1893 at the age of 31 leaving two little boys. She had grown up at Gunnergate Hall and Ugthorpe Lodge – she was the daughter of Catherine Jane Macfarlane (1839-1903) and Thomas Vaughan (1834-1900), the less successful son of ironmaster John Vaughan.
John Macfarlan Charlton was killed on his 25th birthday. His brother Hugh Vaughan Charlton had been killed the week before. Their names are recorded on their mother's grave in Marton-in-Cleveland and at Lanercost, where their afflicted father died the following year.
The 'Recent Wills' notice published in the Yorkshire Post on 10 November 1916 noted that John was "an enthusiastic naturalist [and] had written and illustrated several short works on ornithology".
This card is from the postcard album of Elizabeth Grace Ellis Macfarlane (always known as Ellis), the wife of John Richard Stubbs. Kate Vaughan, the young officer's grandmother, was Ellis's cousin.
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