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West Hauxwell maps
Historic maps of West Hauxwell and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all West Hauxwell maps
West Hauxwell photos
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Hauxwell| Barden Moor| Bellerby| Spennithorne| Harmby| Downholme| Leyburn| Hipswell| Tunstall| Hornby| Hudswell| Middleham| East Witton| Easby| Wensley| Jervaulx| Richmond| Swaledale| Crakehall| Catterick| Brompton On Swale| Coverham| Preston Under Scar| Marrick| Marske| Skeeby| Thornton Watlass| Bolton On Swale| Scorton| Carlton
West Hauxwell area books
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Memories of West Hauxwell
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North Yorkshire memories
Molecatcher
My husband's family were conned into selling their grandfather's cottage, he was the local molecatcher, John Henry Scott.(I wonder if he was born on the wrong side of the blanket! - as the name of the local gentry was also Scott.) The solicitor was also a Scott, Malcolm from Leyburn. They were told the cottage was uninhabitable and would need to be demolished, a man called Gregg offered 50 and they said yes. When they went back 2 years later, it was a holiday cottage!
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.
Memories of Young Soldier in The Catterick Garrison
When I left High School, in Callander, Perthshire in 1947, I had no idea what to do in life. My father had been a Regular Army Officer, post WW1 and told me that if I enlisted in the army, and with his connection, I would have no difficulty in obtaining a commission. So I enlisted as a Private Soldier and was posted to 8th Royal Tank Regiment (a Training Regiment) at Catterick Garrison. What a culture shock! I was assigned to a hut where twenty something men were housed. No privacy, foul language and more. Fortunately, I was assigned to a Potential Officers Squad, with about a dozen other men, the majority coming from moneyed backgrounds and 'Public Schools'. We were allowed to wear civilian clothes after duty and we would go into Richmond town to eat in restaurants and get away from Catterick camp! If one walked around the camp, one had to dress properly, walk smartly and be on the look out for an officer... Read more
Ellerton Lodge
See my webpage relating to the history of Ellerton Lodge, Downholme, residence of the ELLERTON family for many years ...
http://freespace.virgin.net/bob.ellerton/Ellerton_Lodge.htm
Explore other pages of my website (via the built-in search engine) for numerous other references to Downholme and other nearby villages/townships.
Enjoy, Bob (Cambridge)
bob@ellerton.net
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.
