People of Hutton Rudby in the C18/19: Sadler to Seamer

... from my working notes ... accuracy not guaranteed ... for explanatory note, see post of 14 Feb 2013


Sadler

ET 257:  2 & 3 Jan 1823:  garth, orchard & houses, probably North End:  William Sadler was an occupier

1840 Whites:  Hutton Rudby:  William Sadler, farmer, Well Hill

1841 Census:  Thomas Sadler 30 linen weaver and Ann 30 linen weaver, Tisbut Row
1841 Census:  Ann Sadler 65 ag lab, Jane 25 servant, Alice 25 linen weaver, William 12 ag lab and Andrew 8, North End
1841 Census:  Butter Hill:  Ann Saddler 40 servant with Thomas Legg
1841 Census:  Belle Vue:  Sadler

From George Tweddell’s ‘Stokesley News & Cleveland Reporter’ 1 Nov 1842:
“Odd Fellow’s Funeral.  On Friday morning, October 28th, the members of the Traveller’s Home Lodge, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, assembled at the house of Mr Wm Robinson, the King’s Head Inn, Hutton, for the purpose of paying their last token of respect, to the remains of the late Host of their Lodge, Mr Jeremiah Raney, of the Wheat Sheaf Inn.  After the usual funeral ceremony of the Order had been read in the room, to the asembled brothers, by Mr Thos Saddler, N.G…[qv Oddfellows]

1851 Census:  North Side:  Ann Sadler 44 weaver’s wife and niece Elizabeth Barker 3 both b Hutton

Oddfellows Board:  PG:  Thomas Sadler, 1869, a62
Oddfellows Board:  Bro:  William Sadler, Sexhow, 24 Dec 1869, a19


Sage

T Sage and J B York, both members of the chapel, took down the old Primitive Methodist chapel for £5 for the rebuilding in 1887 [G Milburn’s notes]

1887:  active members of the Primitive Methodist chapel at the time of building included Edward Bainbridge, Robert Maughan, William Graham Hall, Thomas Sage and Kilvington Rickatson of Trenholme Bar [G Milburn’s notes]

People of Hutton Rudby in the C18/19: Rickarby to Rymer

... from my working notes ... accuracy not guaranteed ... for explanatory note, see post of 14 Feb 2013


Rickarby

FK 513:  22 Feb 1828:  mortgage of house in Hutton occ by Richard Rymer and closes adjoining:  Robert Baillieur late of Trenholme now of Castle of York innkeeper and Robert Nelson Wilson late of Yarm now of Castle of York yeoman: bounded by Richard Shepherd to N & S, by John Rickarby to E and by Christopher Oxendale to W

FQ 204:  9 Dec 1829:  Robert Baillieur late of Trenholm innkeeper but now of Yarm yeoman (1)  Robert Nelson Wilson of Yarm gent (2) John Harker of Yarm jobber [?] (3):  house, orchard, garth, stable & outbldgs in Hutton Field occ by Richard Rymer and closes adjoining:  bounded by Richard Shepherd to N & S, John Rickarby to E, Christopher Oxendale to W

FS 577:  9 Jun 1831:  Robert Norman paper maker to Robert Holliday Dobson of Potto gent:  6a close in Hutton known as the Cottages bounded by Widow Johnson to S, road to the Rountons to N, William Spencer to W, Mr Rickaby to E, occ by Robert Norman


Rickatson

John Rickatson of Hutton was churchwarden in 1832 and at the time of the Call Book for the Visitation 1857

1840 Whites:  Hutton Rudby:  John Rickatson, farmer

1851 Census:  Gardenstone:  John Rickatson 49 widower farmer of 90 acres b Kirby, with sons Thomas H 10 and Charles 8, and servants Margaret Featherstone single 40 b Ayton, Hannah Easby 16 general servant b Ayton and Robert Burdon 22 farm servant b Osmotherley

“Principal inhabitants” signing the record of exchange of bounties on 28 Sep 1857:  Robert Braithwaite, John Rickatson, George Wilson, Henry Willins, John Robinson, Thomas Sidgwick, John Sidgwick, George Davison [Terriers]

1851-71 (inc) Census:  Gardenstone:  Rickatson
1861 & 71 Census:  Belle Vue:  Rickatson

1872 Post Office Directory:  Hutton Rudby:  John Rickatson, farmer, Gardenstone
John Rickatson, 38, of New Close Farm married Anne Catterson, 31, of Gardenstone Farm on 4 Dec 1839.

Barlow’s Notebook lists the times he “crossed by the old style way through Rickatson farm”

1887:  active members of the Primitive Methodist chapel at the time of building included Edward Bainbridge, Robert Maughan, William Graham Hall, Thomas Sage and Kilvington Rickatson of Trenholme Bar [G Milburn’s notes]
1887:  memorial stones at the new Primitive Methodist chapel were laid by K Rickatson, W Seymour (Spout Bank), Mrs Honeyman, Mrs Eden, Mrs Hall and Mr E Bainbridge; and on behalf of Viscount Falkland, G Y Blair, and Rev Oliver Jackson, a Primitive Methodist minister born in Hutton Rudby [G Milburn’s notes]

1930:  Dorothy Rickatson was invited to switch on the new electric lights in the Primitive Methodist chapel [G Milburn’s notes]

Christopher Rowntree of Middleton-on-Leven

My post of 8 February mentions Christopher Rowntree, who went to court to prove he was a gentleman.

The story is told in The Church & Parish of Rudby-in-Cleveland by the Rev Arthur Eddowes (1924):

The following account of a Middleton "worthy" is copied from one of the many interesting "sporting" articles contributed by Mr Fairfax Blakeborough in the Darlington and Stockton Times:–

Mr Rowntree, – a famous Cleveland fox-hunter and racing man, – is perhaps the only man in England who had a trial at law to prove that he was a gentleman.  He won a gentleman's race at Stokesley and the prize was withheld on an objection being raised that he was not eligible for the race, not being, – it was argued, – a gentleman according to the general acceptance of the term and meant to be implied in the conditions of the race.  The trial took place before Mr Baron Thompson at York in 1803 and the following is an account of it written at the time:–

“At an Assize trial held at York to decide whether one Christopher Rowntree, of Middleton-on-Leven, the celebrated fox-hunter, was a “gentleman," the only evidence against him was that he was blind of one eye, wore leather breeches, and when he came to Stokesley market dined at an ordinary with the farmers at one shilling or eighteen-pence a head, – the best joints of meat there never being sold by butchers at more than fourpence a pound, and eggs being retailed in our market at twopence a dozen during the season. 

As to his worldly wealth, and unblemished character, these were fully admitted by his opponent (though they doubted whether he could be said to keep a pack of foxhounds, as each of his tenants fed a few, and the horn was blown to gather them together when they had to assemble for a hunt). 

The counsel on behalf of Christophr. Rowntree declared that a gentleman remained such wherever he dined.  Those wishing to hold from him that title to which his client possessed every just claim ought to prove, – not where he dined and paid, but whether he dined and left without paying, then, – guilty of such an act as that, – he would have lost all right to have been considered a gentleman.  They, – his opponents, – should have proved not that he went about in leather breeches, but without any at all, then that truly would have stamped his client as no gentleman.”

"Hooivver did oor farms get t'neeams ther've got?"

My last post about Middleton-on-Leven, with its mention of Goslingmire farm, reminded me of some verses from Bill Cowley's delightful book Cleveland Calendar: Seasons of the Year in North-East England.  

 It is illustrated with evocative line drawings by Bernard Fearnley; it can be bought second-hand.

Here are the lines:

Hooivver did oor farms get t'neeams ther've got?
High Paradise, Holme, Slapewath, Seldom Seen,
Steeanstoup an' Goslingmire – a canny spot –
Spyknave, Stank, Hesketh, Raikes – an Gowton Green.

St Cuthbert's church, Middleton-on-Leven

On 22 & 23 June 2002, a Flower Festival was held in St Cuthbert’s church at Middleton-on-Leven.

Refreshments & light lunches were on offer, and the weekend finished with a Thanksgiving Service at 5 o’clock followed by a barbecue.

The flower displays and information boards on show around the building reflected aspects of the church’s history and current life in the community; proceeds were to the church fabric and the new carpet.

The explanatory leaflet included a brief history of the village and church.  I feel sure it was written by the vicar, Canon David Lickess (now retired), and hope he will not mind me reproducing it here, as there is so little information on Middleton available online.