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Mallaby Family
My grandfather Thomas Roland Mallaby was born in Rose Cottage, Spennithorne on the 15th January 1883. I have found a grave in the church for Thomas Berry, his wife Rachael and Thomas's daughter Hannah. My great-grandfather John Berry Mallaby is grandfather Roland's father, John had a sister Rachael Mallaby but I cannot find out who Thomas Berry Mallaby is, nor can I find anything for Rachael his wife or Hannah his sister. I live in Harrogate and all my mother's family, Bertha Mallaby, seems to come from Spennithorne and worked in Spennythorne Hall, can anyone help me? I find this fascinating but cannot go any further.
Norman Barber - Watchmaker And Jeweller
The jaguar on the right belonged to Norman Barber and was parked outside his shop in Leyburn. At this time my husband, Cedric Barber, was probably in class at Leyburn County Primary School (now an old peoples' home). Cedric's second cousin, Janet Green, lives a short distance from the scene of this photograph.
Autons of Leyburn
My gggggrandfather,lived At Hammer Gate in 1841.
His son James moved with his family to Grove Square.1851
James's brother William lived at 24 Market place in 1861
The family of James Autons then moved to 74 Commercial Square1861
Only my gggg Uncle William stayed in Leyburn .He was a Solicitors Clerk.
He and his wife.ran the Stamp office at 43 High St, they were also Glass and China Dealers. 1891.In 1901 uncle William moved to 6 Commerial Sq
Some of my cousins lived at Grove Square.
Childhood Visits to Leyburn.
My grandmother's sister and brother-in-law (Elsie and Harry Walton) lived most of their married life in Leyburn. I have happy memories of going there with my grandmother, and staying there with them in the school holidays. I remember going to the old tea-rooms in the Market Square, and having tea-cakes and cream cakes, they were delicious. Sadly my great-aunt and uncle are no longer here, but I still have good memories of them, and of Leyburn.
Brenda.
Home Town
Leyburn is my home town, although, I was born in the Gatehouse to Danby Hall and lived there for the first 2 years of my life. I remember marching up and down the market place with the army bands. We never had many ameneties in those days but it was a wonderfull place to have a childhood, with lots of countryside to roam around. August bank holiday was the time of the Miss Wensleydale contest. Although a small town we had 3 football teams, Leyburn A, Leyburn B and the Express Dairy. I return about every 5 - 6 years but it seems all my memories are now under concrete.
Great Uncle Herbert?
My great grandfather, Christopher, owned Bridge House next to the bridge when this photo was taken, having moved there from Spennithorne where he had been the landlord of the Old Horn Inn. We believe the cart driver was my great Uncle Herbert who had a cart business in the Dale - his sisters the 'Miss Hauxwells' ran a fish business from their home. Herbert was killed, following a fall from the cart on his way home from the pub in Middleham, hitting his head on a gate post. He and his father are buried in Middleham churchyard.
This picture is Middleham Suspension Bridge.
