Grewelthorpe

Hello,

I submitted an inquiry about the Taylor family of Grewelthorpe in June 2011. Your reply was most helpful. Thank you.

I am now seeking information about another person that may also have a connection to Grewelthorpe. Elizabeth Rushforth (b. about 1803) appears is the 1851 and 1861 census in Nottinghamshire and her birthplace is listed as “Gruelthorpe”. I believe this is a misspelling of Grewelthorpe. I also believe that Elizabeth Rushforth is somehow connected to the Taylor family I inquired about previously, but I don’t as yet know how. Are there any records connecting Elizabeth Rushforth to Grewelthorpe or is there a Rushforth family from this area?

Thank you yet again for your help.

trying to find information on william ianson harrison and lilie waite they adopted a son called cecil who married shirly i married his daughter brenda we are trying to find more about the adoption as we cant find any record of it or no birth certificate and beleive they were in grewlethorpe parish at the time

I am trying to gain information about Isabella Oliver, daughter of John Oliver of Grewelthorpe. We believe that Isabella was born 1720-1735. I would greatly appreciate any information about Isabella or her family or any direction on where I might find such. Kind regards, Hayden

Hi,
I am trying to trace information about my great grandmother Elizabeth Spence born 1842 in England. Her parents were Christopher John Spence and Elizabeth Christiana Davidson, who I believed married on 26.01.1837. If you have any information that would help me I would be greatful

We are looking for any information about Joseph Richmond born in England about 1889 and died in the U.S. – California in 1966.

His parents were Isabella Thompson and Richard Richmond (Lancashire).

Richard’s parents were Francis Richmond and Ellen Croskell.

The story is that after Joseph came to the U.S. he married briefly and had a son named Jerold Arthur Richmond born

1917 in Montana, USA. He disappeared shortly after.

Thank You,

Susan Richmond

Can anyone add earlier information to my family tree
Christopher Jackson 1827 married 1857 Died 1915
Father/Christopher Jackson & Mother/Ann Middleton
Wife Ellen Grange Born 1833 Father/Joseph Grange
Died 1928 Christchurch New Zealand 95yrs
Emigrated to NZ Jan 19th 1888 to Otago (port Chalmers) Dunedin NZ (Church of England minister)?
Children:- Joseph Jackson B 1857/married 1878 Ann Elizabeth Lofthouse
Ann Born 1861 married 1882 John William Dobby
Sarah Born 1863 died age 18 months old,
Jane Born 1865 married James Close,
Christopher B 1867(my grandfather & Grandmother), Married 1894 Ada Pepper
Elizabeth Born 1869 married Thomas Gedge
Henry(Harry) Born 1871 Single died 1910 NZ,
Mary B 1874 married Thomas Morgan,
John(Jack) William B 1876 married Annie Louisa Auton (Cem. Qld .Australia)

Does anyone know of a GOOD researcher who would do research in Northallerton and perhaps Sheepscar Library in Leeds? I do not live in Yorkshire, so would be happy to pay someone who is very good.

I have a family reference to a William Lofthouse, born 1866 in Pendleton, Lancs. It is thought there is some connection to the Lofthouse Colliery but I find this doubtful.

Do you have any information regarding this Mr Lofthouse please?

Best wishes

Brian Brown

Dear Jackie
I don’t know if you have this information now – you did post your message on the Grewelthorpe website 4 years ago!

Your line is my line! I am descended from Francis’s parents too – they are my 4 x great grandparents. I had not realised that they had a son called Francis, but thanks to your message I have found him.

Francis Beck son of James Beck was baptised in Kirkby Malzeard on 29 March 1789. His parents James Beck and Jane (nee West) were married on 25 June 1769 in Kirkby Malzeard. Francis was the 9th of their children, and there may be a few more – I will have to check in the Kirkby Malzeard register. I only knew of Francis when I read your message.

Kirkby Malzeard was the parish church for Grewelthorpe until about 1846 when a church was built in Grewelthorpe itself. it might be worth looking for early graves in Kirkby Malzeard churchyard – but many of them are very difficult to read because they have been eroded by time and the weather.

Do get in touch if you want to compare nores on the Becks.

Best wishes

Ann

I am researching my family tree and wondered if anyone may have some information about an Mary Emma Forbes that married a Robert Burton at Masham Church in 1881. Mary Emmas father was a coachbuilder at Masham. Robert was a farmer and they lived at Woodhouse Farm, Winksley. Thanks Ann Simpson

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> Message: Hi Does anyone know if Elizabeth Barker/Hart who married widdower John Walker, who had a daughter named Edith was the mother or stepmother of Edith.
> Edith married John Thomas Simpson Ripon 15-10-1910?
> Edith had a daughter named Freda who married Winston Taylor. They had a daughter, famous writer Barbara Taylor Bradford. She mentions Ripon in her book A Woman of Substance and also names the heroine’s mother in the story Elizabeth Hart. I believe I may be related to Elizabeth through the Harts. Does anone know which Hart Elizabeth was married to and where he came from?

I am doing some research on the Simpson Family in Harrogate. David Simpson Atkinson was the son of Sarah Atkinson, nee Simpson, who in turn was the daughter of David Simpson, thrice Mayor of Harrogate. David Simpson was a builder who developed the Duchy Estate in Harrogate and Laid the foundation stone of the Royal Hall. Her grandfather was James Simpson, again a local builder, Improvement Commissioner, and twice Mayor after Incorporation in 1881. Both were prominent and well respected aldermen and freemasons.

Cheers
Mack

Hi Denise. I too am related to Thomas Spence and James Spence and I believe someone called Lambert. If you have any info I would love to hear it.
Carol Firth.

For the attention of Carol Hart, I was interested when I read your name Carol as my name was Carol Hart before I married. I have tried to trace the Hart family but had little success as I believe that my great grandad was a foundling baby in Leeds. My fathers name was George Edward Hart. He was a motor mechanic in Leeds. He died in 1951. He married twice. I believe his first two children to wife number 1 were a girl and a boy named Malcom. My father was born in 1900.
If you have any info I would love to recieve it. Many thanks Carol Firth.

I believe my great great grandad was James Spence born 1812 who married Sarah Lambert and that my great grandad was James son of the above born 1849
My grandad was Thomas Spence born 1883 who married Sarah Ellen Goodyear Britton Shackleton in Leeds in 1906. I believe that at one time James junior was banished to Ireland for covorting around ripon at high speeds in his trap. I would like to know more about this. Also I would like to know more about a relative named Spence who owned a timber mill and was lord mayor at one time. I think he was either a great great grandad or great great uncle of mine.
Does anyone remember a Lily Coates, I believe she ran a pub in Ripon, who I believe was a great aunt of mine. Thank you

Could anyone help with any information or pictures of Henry Burton and mary ascough, I am their 4 x great granddaughter.I don`t live close enough to visit myself, but would be grateful if anyone knows if there is a gravestone for them?

Thankyou.
C hart

Nicola, I have just studied my old maps and located Thorpe Grange just outside of Grewelthorpe. As it was normal to abbreviate addresses it is possible that John of Thorpe could be connected with this. Please contact me if you wish at summer.sol@homecall.co.uk as I am doing the same line.

I too have a problem with the word “Thorpe”
inasmuch that my ancester Joseph Pickersgill says that he was born at Thorpemore – I believe that this must be an abbreviation for Grewelthorpe. Although in Kirby Malzeard P.R’s at least two other entries refer to Thorpe Moor!

Hello Jackie

I have only just seen your 2008 message asking for any information about Francis Beck and family. Although I visit the Grewelthorpe site regularly, i don’t always look at all the messages. I expect you have been sent this information already, but in case you have not:

The National Burial Index (on CD-Rom)has the following burials at St James Church, Grewelthorpe which I think may be the ones you were looking for in 2008:

Francis Beck buried 5 July 1872, aged 83
Mary Beck buried 10 January 1875, aged 81

Best wishes

Ann

I am researching the Pickersgill family as well. I have traced back as far as John Pickersgill who I believe married Sarah Beckwith in Kirkby Malzeard in 1701. He baptised two children, Charles in 1701 and John in 1704. On both baptism records he is listed as “John of Thorpe”. He died in Grewelthorpe in 1704. Can anyone tell me if Thorpe is a different place to Grewelthorpe (there are other baptisms recorded as “of Grewelthorpe” on the same day)? And does anyone else have any information on this family?
Thanks
Nicola

According to information on Coldbeck history on http://www.grewelthorpe.org.uk/Family-History/coldbeck-family it seems Ralph Coldbeck married Ann Ingleby at Ripon on 24 Nov, 1767 and their daughter Elizabeth was “Baptized . 4.1.1769 Littlethorpe (Ripon) Dau of Ralph & Ann Ingleby. Married Dec. 1789 Masham to George Gumdill. Later living with John Beckwith. of Masham.” I assume that Ann (Ingleby) died leaving Ralph a widower. He remarries Ann (Grindale) Dawson a widow at Swinton on 25 Aug, 1780. Ann Grindale married Thomas Dawson at Masham on 27 Jan 1772 and her first two children were Jane (1772) and Mary (1775) born in Ripon. I don’t have the date of Thomas Dawson’s death. So the remaining five children of Ralph Coldbeck were with Ann (Grindale) which exlains the 12 year gap between Elizabeth (Ingleby) Coldbeck and John Coldbeck Bap. 27th Feb. 1781 at Swinton.
Mary (Dawson) Coldbeck aged 26 married on Nov 12th 1803 John Ingleby ploughmaker aged 24 at Masham. (Parish Records) According to the Grewelthorpe.org Ingleby family history, “John Ingleby born C.1781. Carpenter & Plough maker, lived Ilton cum Pott, married Mary. b.1781. Mary died in Pateley Bridge”. These ages are incorrect as John would have been born c 1779 if he was 24 at his marriage in 1803 and his wife Mary would have been born in 1777 if she were 26 at the time of her marriage. So Mary (Dawson) Coldbeck was unrelated by blood to her elder sister Elizabeth (Ingleby) both having different parents.
I am trying to establish a connection between John Ingleby of Kirkby Malzeard and Masham to the Ingleby line at Pateley Bridge. I don’t know if Ann Ingleby of Littlethorpe (Ripon), Ralph Coldbeck’s first wife, is related to the Ingleby line at Pateley Bridge. I also don’t see a connection between Mary (Coldbeck) Ingleby and Pateley Bridge, so why would she die there. According to the 1851 census:
Living Dwelling 29, Ilton Cum Pott, Bedale District, Healey St. Paul parish, , Yorkshire, England
John Ingleby, male, head, age 76, born 1777 Kirkby Malzeard, occ.- ploughmaker
Mary Ingleby, female, wife, age 76, born 1775 Ripon
Thomas Ingleby, male, brother, age 76, born 1775 Kirkby Malzeard, occ- pauper (formerly fellmonger)
Ann Ingleby, female, g-daughter, age 13, born 1838 Kirkby Malzeard, scholar
According to the death register John Ingleby died iin 1857 Bedale, Yorkshire- North Riding at approximately 78 years of age if he was really born in 1779 for the 1851 census. I have no date for Mary Ingleby’s death. But it is a long way from Pateley Bridge to Masham (about 20 miles south-west) and Bedale is about 8 miles north of Masham. Ripon is about twenty miles south-east of Masham.
If anyone knows of a connection between John Ingleby of Kirkby Malzeard and the Ingleby line at Pateley Bridge I would appreciate finding out. There is a Beckwith connection to the Ingleby’s of Pateley Bridge as Thomas Ingleby married Jane Beckwith in 1779 at Kirkby Malzeard. The Beckwith family is from around Grewelthorpe remember. They had two sons named John, one born 1780 and dying 1783 and another born 1783 with no known death date. Could it be the John Ingleby of Kirkby Malzeard born around 1780 is the same John Ingleby born in 1783 at Pateley Bridge?

In the P.R’s of Kirby Malzeard I located the birth of my ancestor Joseph Pickersgill baptised 1803 son of George of Grewelthorpe. I also located the marriage of a Mary Metcalf to a George Pickersgill which took place in 1799. Joseph married Ellen Hood of Baldersby at Helperby and had their two first children Bt. there. Mary 1833 and George 1835. The family then moved to Dewsbury where on the 1851 census Joseph said that he was born at Ploverhill, Thorpemore. As the Metcalf’s lived at Ploverhill Farm Galphay I am assuming that it could be there. Does any one know about this family?

Researching the Trotter family who lived in Masham in the late 1870’s and early 1880’s. My great grandfather Henry Trotter (b 1846)married Julia Annie Grainge who was born in Grewelthorpe in 1851 and her parents before were also local.

My family now lives in Christchurch, New Zealand and the family has been in NZ since around 1900. I’m only just beginning to find out my ancestry and it’s fascinating, but being so far away, progress is slow. I have been fortunate to get some great help from someone who lives in Luton and she believes we are 4th cousins, and our first common link was great great great grandfather William Trotter born 1754 in Hutton Magna.

Anyway – if anyone knows anything of the Grainge family and especially any interconnections with the Trotter family of Masham, i would love to hear from you.

Regards,
Warren Campbell-Trotter
Christchurch, NZ

Seeking information about William Taylor from Grewelthorpe. His gravestone (which stands in St George’s Fields, Leeds) reads: “To the memory of William Taylor, Born at Grewelthorpe, Died at Leeds, May 24th 1873, in his 80th year.”

Either his father or a brother, we believe, was named Matthew. We think his mother’s given name was either Sarah or Elizabeth, but that’s not confirmed. He was a joiner by trade.

We’re seeking any information— facts, hints, suggestions— about his family and antecedents from Grewelthorpe. We’d also be happy to share what we know of his descendents, should anyone have an interest.
Thank you.

Hello Barbara. I have seen on the Goundry geneology section a message from a Paul Andell enquiring about an Hannah Goundry, i was wondering if you have an e mail address for him, as i cant get the link to contact him. Kind Regards Ann Simpson, 01765 607264

Have you any information about the Parnaby family? I am trying to find out where they arrived from befor they lived in Sawley from 1700.
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Althouth trying to trace my Barker ancestery, I have been sent the following information from a collaborative member on the site I use because we do have an Ingleby in the family.

I am informed that there was a John Ingleby born 1809 in Kirkby Malzeard who married an Alice ? and who had the following children betwen 1837 – 1849.

Hannah 1837, Harriet 1841, Annas 1842, Willis 1845, Alice 1847 and Eliza 1849.

I am not sure if this will assist anyone but you never know. However, if there is anyone out there who can help me with my Barker/Cundall connections (Dallowgill, Kirkby Malzeard,Grewelthorpe, Knott Farm)and surrounding area, I would be very grateful to hear from them.

I am a descendant of George Metcalfe & Mary Imseson. I have Jonathon Imeson’s parents as Matthais Imeson & Hannah Wood.

dougills lived at Dougill House PB and had a quarry. Haxbys still in Hampsthwaite area, may be a good idea to find and contect them.

I am researching the Harrison (1821 born Winksley) family from Winksley. George Harrison married a Sarah (born 1827 Laverton) who I think might be a Clark but I can find no details of Sarah’s parentage. Any information would be gratefully received. Most of their children, including Clark Harrison are shown on this site.
Please contact me at
paddys.keep@virgin.net

I am related via my mothers, Allinson, side of the family via Edward Allinson 1791, son of Robert 1767, William 1738, William 1707. Would love to connect to any other person researching the Allinson line to share informatiion

I am interested in Thomas Dalton Harrison, born Aldborough 1817 died 1874, he was a clergyman in the Yorks area all his life from what I have found.

I would love to know if there are any descendants or family members alive today. I know that one a son died at 32 years old, and his daughter
Frances was a spinster, but he did have another son called Ernest R. W. Harrison, but I can’t find out anything about him!

Thomas’ wife was called Elizabeth McRobb or MacRobb – she was the adopted daughter of my much loved 4 x Great Grandfather, Admiral Sir Robert Barrie,
she was raised by him and his wife Lady Julia Ingilby from a very young age as her parents had died in Canada, they were great friends of the Barrie’s who lived
out there during that time as Robert was the commissioner for the British Fleet in Canada. Lizzie, as she was affectionately known came back to England with the
Barrie’s and lived her life here until her death.

I have been trying to find Lizzie for 4 years on census returns etc, I have copies of family writings where she was mentioned with much love, but I could not find
her due to misspelling, I eventually found a thread, when I found her with her Barrie sisters, in Miss Christies School, Sloane Street, Chelsea in the 1841 census.

My interest is purely to find any living relatives to Lizzie out there who may not of known of the amazing life she led, and I do hope to maybe learn new things about
her too.

Yours truly,

Jennifer Treadwell

I am trying to find information relating to the THORPE family who lived in Grewelthorpe. I know that a Thomas Thorpe was baptised on 14th June 1772, his father Edward on September 9th 1739 & his father also named Edward on 9th November 1706. Does anyone have any further information relating to the family. In particular I am interested in knowing if Thomas had a brother by the name of Joseph or William.
Thank you
Susan Thorpe

I’m looking for ancestors of my grandfather, William Frederick Buckle, who was born in Montreal, Canada in 1919. I believe he may be a descendant of the William Frederick Buckle listed on this site who was born in 1864. Any info on this would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Kenzie

Dawson Family.The following born in Grewelthorpe; My 3x grandfather Charles July 1736. 4x grandfather Charles July 1711.5x grandfather Thomas not sure of the date presuming 1690ish. I am trying to trace the marraiges & deaths of the above + any previous generation I know nothing of. As previously mention in the posts does one have to book to view records?. would love to hear from anyone researching the same family & share notes

I don't know anything about the John Spence who lived in your area but Robert Spence was born in your area in 1784 and his son John Foster Spence was also a Mayor but in North Shields. I’d be interested if anyone know more about him

My name is Fern (Jackson) McKenzie and I am researching my Jackson family tree. I am the great-great granddaughter of William Jackson. He was born in 1792, at Penrith. He was educated at Oxford, and left for Canada in the early 1800’s. He was fortunate enough to receive some legacies, and returned to England to collect them.(1847) I read a copy of a letter received by him from his cousin, W Robson, informing of the death of his uncle. He spent most of his life in Canada, and as a matter of fact, I grew up in the home that he built when he came to Canada. I am unaware of the date of his death, or where he is buried. Does anybody know his death date and where the burial site is….. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who can help…….Kindest regards, Fern McKenzie Contact fern_researcher@hotmail.com

My name is Jim Jackson and I live in North Lincolnshire. I am currently researching my family tree and have traced back my family name to Masham.

Unfortunately for me, none of my Jacksons appear on your website.
The furthest back I can get with certainty is to my Great Great Great Grandfather John Jackson (born abt 1800), a Butcher of Silver Street. I also have his marriage certificate giving his father as John Jackson, a Farmer, and a witness of Jane Jackson. I have a Baptism record of a John Jackson in 1801 with John & Jane as parents so I’m confident as to his parentage. Farmer John & Jane appear to have had nine boys from the same Baptism records but I cannot be sure that they are the same John & Jane in each case!

If you can help me in any way progressing my research I’d be most grateful and likewise, if my findings are of interest I’d be happy to share.

Researching my family line, William Rawson, b. 1794 Kirby Malzeard and Elizabeth Spence, b. 1799 Kirby Malzeard. Pleased to share or gather any information.

I noted your web page on the Thirkill family. I am related through Thirkill Dougill, born 1796 died 1845 at Pateley Bridge who married Mary Kidd.

I note you had his parents as Haxby Dougill and Elizabeth Thirkill.

I an trying to track the parents of both Haxby and Elizabeth but not clear on your web page? Do you have any detail about the parents of either Haxby or Elizabeth?

Many thanks

Phil Jackson

Thirkill Dougill’s grandson, John, moved to Darlington and then migrated to Australia in1882. Unfortunately many of the Dougills that migrated or were born here died with only 1 daugther and John surviving the first 20 years in Australia.My grand mother was Esther Annie Dougill.

i am trying to trace my mother who was betty wright who was a domestic servant at primrose cottage grewelthorpe in 1938.can anyone help.thks

I am trying to find out what happened to Thomas Swales born 1770 in Grewelthorpe. His parents were Francis Swales born 1744 in Crayke and mary Knowlson born 1744

My grandmother, Mary Cresswell had an illegitimate son, Albert on 27th June 1926 at Cross Hills, Dallowgill. I have traced a birth certificate for him, which gives his father as John Bayles, a shepherd of Cross Hills, Dallowgill. John was a widower, with two children from his marriage, John George and Mary Jane Bayles. Mary Jane married William Burrill who was born on 7/11/1908 at Dallowgill. William’s father was Peter Leonard Burrill, shown on the marriage certificate, he was deceased at the time of the marriage on 18th February 1939.
I don’t know any more about John George Bayles, other than he was born in 1915 in Weardale where the family were living.I’m interested in finding out if there are any relatives of Mary Jane or John George in the area, or can anyone help with any more information, I’d be really grateful for anything, no matter how small!
Also does anyone know if there is a headstone for John Bayles at St Peter in Dallowgill as that’s where he is buried.
Mary

I have found your Grewelthorpe family history page fascinating and extremely useful. Can I perhaps give something back by offering the following additions?

You mention ‘John (Beck) the miller & Elizabeth’ – these are my great great grandparents. John’s wife, Elizabeth, was born Elizabeth Chandler in 1809.

Elizabeth Chandler was the second of 5 children born to Henry Chandler and his wife Ann Wood, who were married in Kirkby Malzeard on 22 Nov 1806. Their 5 children, all born at Springhall Farm, Grewelthorpe, I believe, are:

Ann Chandler bap. 15 October 1807, Kirkby Malzeard
Elizabeth Chandler bap. 16 April 1809, Kirkby Malzeard. She died on 20 February 1868, of apoplexy.
Jane Chandler bap. 24 May 1812, Kirkby Malzeard
Mary Chandler bap. 7 Jul 1814, Kirkby Malzeard. She married William Leathley (b. 1819, Kirkby Malzeard) in 1841, and they had 7 children between 1842 and 1856, the last one was born in Bradford, the earlier ones in Kirkby Malzeard or Grewelthorpe.
Henry Chandler bap. 2 May 1819, Kirkby Malzeard

Elizabeth Chandler gave birth to a daughter, Alice, who was baptised in West Tanfield on 18 December 1836. I have not found John and Elizabeth’s marriage, but since Alice was baptised as Alice Chandler, I guess John and Elizabeth were not married until 1836. Alice is listed in censuses as Alice Beck, so was clearly brought up as John Beck’s daughter. However, when she was married to John Brown in 1855, it was as Alice Chandler . So it is probable that her father was someone other than John Beck.

My great grandmother was Mary Beck b. 1841 in Kirkby Malzeard, daughter of John Beck and Elizabeth Chandler (you have her listed). She married William Hill, a coachman, on 29 August 1876 in St Olave’s Church, Marygate, York. After the marriage they went to live in Greystoke, Penrith, where my grandmother, Elizabeth Hill was born on 7 November 1878, and then by 1881 they were living in London, where their son, William Hill, was born in Peckham on 11 May 1886.

I hope this may be of use to someone.

This is an incredibly long shot. I’m working on some verbal family history, that so far I haven’t been able to varify. Maybe some of the story will ring a bell….or not.

My grandfather John Dent born 1900 had a total of 3 illigitimate children prior to marrying my grandmother. He lived in Cundall and Winksley, and the births of the children appear to have been registered in Ripon.

The story goes that he got the neighbouring farm girl pregnant, according to Free BMD and Irene C Burrill was born in 1926, which would be about the correct timing. A living relative thinks the parents took the daughter and her child to Scotland where she married a Robertson. She also believes the child was called Irene but can’t remember the mother’s name. Grandad later went on to have another daughter called Irene and a son called John, then my dad also called John.

After starting this genealogy journey I’ve been surprized by some skeletons.

Please contact me if you can help.
heatherrogers@wildblue.net.

I am trying to trace back from my Great Great Grandfather who is shewn on the 1851 Census as aged 59 having been born at Grewelthorpe.
i should be grateful for any information. For example, was there a branch of the Swale family settled at Grewelthorpe?
With thanks.
Peter Thornber[hastathaas@hotmail.com ]

I am the Great Grand Dau of John I’Anson [born 1840] in Kirkby Malzeard. He was the son of William Ianson & Mary Carling. William born in Masham 1814, married in Bedale. Corn miller in Kirkby Malzeard.
I would like to hear from anyone else researching this line of the family. Please contact me at brendapullan@talktalk.net.

Charles Rhodes, Labourer, son of Thomas, a shoemaker, married Esther Wrather, servant, daughter of James Wather of Fearby on December 7th 1867 in Grewelthorpe. Both were resident in Grewelthorpe at the time of their marriage.
I have information on Esther’s life and family but would appreciate anyone who can help with information on Charles.
Thank you in anticipation.
Barbara

Hi My Great Grandfather John I’Anson was born in Kirkby Malzeard in 1840,his father William was in service at a big house nearby the owner was the Crompton lightbulb owners, and William met his wife working there , then he worked as a cornmiller in Kirkby Malzeard where his children were born 1840s. could anyone actually tell me exactly where the cornmill is or was . Thanks

I have recently started researching the history of the Harland family. I know of a couple of ancestors being from Patrick Brompton and at the weekend, whilst visiting the church yard there, came across a gravestone of Robert Harland from Grewelthorpe. Unfortunately wear on the stone surface had removed the date but from his wife Agnes’s age (1789-1847) I estimate his dates to be in the region of (1789-1822). Does anyone know of any Harland’s of Grewelthorpe?

I am looking for the descendants of George THIRKILL and his siblings. Their name is on the big bell in St Andrews Church, Kirkby Malzeard. I am also looking for the Kirkby Malzeard branch of the family which moved to Middlesborough. Also interested in the Thirkills from Hull.
Please contact me on lucyce@btinternet.com or thro this web site.

I believe my great grandmother was Margaret Ascough daughter of John Rodwell and Jane Slee. Margaret married Robert Richardson a master blacksmith. I am seeking any information on the Richardson family or more on the Slee family
Your site is absolutely awesome
Many thanks
Harry

My Great Grandfather was Benjamin LOFTHOUSE ELLIS son of William J Ellis (b.Leeds 1837) and Isabella LOFTHOUSE (b.1840 Horsehouse Coverdale).I am trying to establish who was William J Ellis’ father was, as I only have the information that he was living with his Grandfather John, in East Witton. Any help would be gratefully received.
To contact Phillip. E mail phlphallr@aol.com

I am seeking information about my 5 times Great Grandfather Thomas Spence, alias Tom Crudd, nicknamed Old Boots as he worked as a boot boy in the Unicorn Hotel, Ripon. He was married twice and I think his son was a shoemaker. Any help appreciated. Contact thro’ the Spence family page in the genealogy section.

I am trying to trace descendants of Frederick Gale born 1892ish son of Robert and Sarah (nee Robson) of Grewelthorpe I believe he married Sarah Bryson 1918 in Tynemouth but later moved to Gainford, Darlington. Also any information on Lousia Gale b 1900 granddaughter of Robert and Sarah.

ROSE HAYS would like to contact Peter Cockrill about the Spence family in Grewelthorpe. If you read this Peter please contact the web site.

my mother betty wright was in service and in 1938 lived at primrose cottage grewelthorpe.do you know who lived at that address

My ancestor Ann Imeson b. 1814 d. of Jonathan Imeson and Mary Siddallmarried William Gaines b. 1810 religion Methodist. Their first three children were born in England – Jane, Ann and Hannah. My files are complete on the Imeson line but I have no record of a Gaines family.

I would appreciate hearing from anyone with information about William Gaines. Thank you

Shirley Stothers (London Ontario Canada

I have found a Maggie THWAITS June 2 1883 Grewelthorpe who married Robert Henry PREST of Kirkby Malzeard She died 1952

My family starts with Jonathan Imeson born abt 1787 at Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England who married Mary Siddall born abt 1786. Their son, Joseph Imeson, born 1825 died in 1911 in Mersea Twsp in Eseex Co, Ontario Canada. He was one of 13 children. Not all came to Canada. Is there still relatives in Grewelthorpe, England area?
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I am trying to trace my great Great Grandfathers history, his name was John William Frankland born 1858 in Grewelethorpe his parents were Richard Frankland and Eleanor Wood. I think that John left home when his father remaried Maria Jackson, he came to Manchester about 1877 where he opened a Butchers Shop. there are still a few of his desendants ,with the name Frankland, living in Salford. Hope this helps to up date your Grewelthorpe history.

I’ve been researching my family tree and found that my great great great grandfather came from grewelthorpe a Francis Beck in the 1841 census he is aged 50 and his wife Mary 45 ( maiden name ? )have 5 children Dorothy ( who I have seen on the grewelthorpe working women aged 33 and 53 unmarried) also Robert my (great great grandfather ) who on the 1851 census is living in Knaresborough aged 30 unmarried and then in 1861 he is married to Jane and living at Bogs lane farm,
Mary born in 1828 ?
Ann in 1851 is still in grewelthorpe unmarried aged 19 and a house servant after that ?
Edward the youngest born in 1835?
We visited grewelthorpe at the weekend and went round the church graveyard but could not find a headstone with Francis Beck on.
We also noticed a Methodist church but no grave yard ?
I noticed on your web site that you have birth and burial records do I have to make a appointment to see these ?
I would very much appreciate any help or information any one has.
Thanks
J Beck (Skipton N yorks )