North Yorkshire History

The connection between Hutton Rudby and the Bathursts began in the first half of the 17th century with the founder of the family fortunes, D...

I'm revisiting The People behind the Plaques: memorials in All Saints', Hutton Rudby  to add my most recent research.  This is a sli...

Leven Grove was the early 19th century name for Skutterskelfe Hall.  It's the subject of this poetic tribute, by an author writing under...

Sir Thomas Layton (1597?-1650) was the son of Charles Layton of Sexhow (d1617) and his wife Mary Milner of Skutterskelfe (c1568-1633). Sir...

In order to make the preceding piece about Thomas Milner readable, I have moved a good bit of the detail into these notes.  Here you will f...

Thomas Milner of Skutterskelfe, a gentleman of about sixty-four years of age, made his will on 28 June 1589, the year after the Spanish Arma...

The increasing availability of newspaper archives online has enabled me to find out considerably more about Mary Reade of New York, the wife...

April 1893 9 April – baptism of Rebecca, daughter of Thomas and Martha Barthram of Hutton 1 April – burial of Martha Barthram of Hutton, a...

More from the old parish magazines: CHURCH OFFERTORIES Jan. 24th ................. £1 1s. 7½d. Jan. 31st .................. £1 7s. 11½d...

Local stories tell of the ghost known as the White Lady of Skutterskelfe.  I was told that she’s more likely to be a trick of the light, f...

... from my working notes ... accuracy not guaranteed ... for explanatory note, see post of 14 Feb 2013 Williams 23 Nov 1808:  Jane Will...

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

... from my working notes ... accuracy not guaranteed ... for explanatory note, see post of 14 Feb 2013 Southeran 11 May 1868:  Codling...