Harrison Family .

A Memory of Cossington.

The large house on the left of your photo was the Astill farm house . My grandfather Thomas Harrison originally was the groom to the hunting horses . He later took over as Shepherd to a large flock which grazed at Cossington or Sileby. He travelled by pony and cart to feed his sheep in all weathers . Digging frozen turnips by hand in winter. Dipping them at Sileby sheep dip on Barrow Road . My father Thomas and his brother Ray both later lived in Bennetts lane until they passed away. In the church yard the graves of several generations of my family can be found near to the Oak tree together with other members of the Hudson and Ward Aunts ; Uncles or cousins