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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Yorkshire (West Riding) => Topic started by: Raels on Tuesday 25 July 06 01:10 BST (UK)
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I am wondering if any one knows if crook farm in Baildon still exists. I have found it on a map and am looking for photos of it my grandfather John Bentley Lancaster lived there listed on his birth cert as place of residence he was born in 1907 on 5 Oct his father John Ellis Lancaster Mother Harriett...thank you Raels
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Raels Hi,
I think Crooks farm is the one above Shipley Glen that is a caravan site, I visited a caravan there in the 60's and I think it was still open 10 or so years back.
Best regards
Dave
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;D thanks Dave I have just found this also. you wouldn't remember if the original farm house is still there...I was so disappointed as I found it on a map as crook farm then i was given the web site and it was a caravan park :-[ thank you for replying to me
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Raels Hi,
If I get time I'll pay a visit next week. I'll see if I can get a Photo for you
regards
Dave
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your too kind Dave, that will be fantastic, I'm sorry i cant offer much help to you but haven't been doing this very long about 8 months, but I am learning with help from my friends at roots chat :D
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OK Raels it's your lucky day.
I visited the caravan park and spoke to the people in reception.
Said I was doing some family history and could I photo the farmhouse. The guy was a bit suspicious so I said the people who lived here were called Lancaster.
He said " Oh J.B.Lancaster, go ahead"
There was a lot of building work going on but I took a photo of what looked like the original building. Then the guy asked me to come into reception.
There were several photos on the wall of the site in a bye-gone age. One had a sign on the hillside J.B.Lancaster.
The site was a campsite way back when the photos were taken, I would guess 1920's
I took photos of the ones which I knew would be of interest and the Guy gave me the aerial photo, the farm can be just made out at the lower edge of the campsite.
So I guess you should be pleased with that.
I'll have to split the photos
Best regards
Dave
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I guess these may well be your relatives
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and the aerial view
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:o oh my god Dave you actually got photo's. i don't know how to say thank you this was one of my goals and you made it happen, i was so excited i was shaking when I was looking at them and didn't realize I would get emotional :'( looking at them. I never knew my grandfather as he was killed in an accident this is..oh my...i just cant explain it thank you from the bottom of my heart
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Raels,
Keep an eye on the Photography restoration site
Dave
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Will do Dave thank you
Raels
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Raels
ask your sister to drop in at the Shipley Glen visitor center. They may have extra information. They have historic photos etc of the area.
best of luck
Dave
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;D Once again Dave thank you very much, I will pass the information onto her I E-mailed the photo's to her they were to special to keep to myself...I am also giving the photo restoration site a go myself have posted a pic of me as a baby so I looking forward to see what they can do with it.
bye for now best wishes to you and your family...Raels
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Hey Raels,
Gave up trying to get into Chat.
Just wanted to say what a fantastic find from Dave.
Lucky, lucky you... Brilliant, I wondered if the farmers were your rellies.
Take care, Lesanne.
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Hi Leanne,
you are having problems staying in the room aren't you.
yes Dave told me the people that own the old farm now a caravan park said they were rellies also received an email from them comfirming it.
thanks for the kind wishes
Cheers Raels
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I'm new to this site.. I'm related to you. My mother Eunice was born at Crook Farm 1911. You must be descendant of her brother Jack (John). She visited Oz in 1972, Think it was 72. I have a lot of info and pics... but tied up with serious illness in our family just now. Plus a new baby to add to family this week if all goes well! The man with the cattle is my grandfather. The family in the photo includes my mother and sibling. I cannot send more pics for some long time as my daughter in law is very ill but Maybe sometime.. My grandparent well known respected people who as well as the small farm sold afternoon teas to people who walked to them from the town's. It was a very popular thing pre WWI. During the war their business dropped off and the farm was sold but later owned by my aunt who developed the camping and opened a shop. I loved going to stay as a child. My uncle taught me to handle his horse, care for cattle and pigs, poultry etc!! He was a Lancaster, too. A marriage of first cousins. I have been in touch with Edna and Geoffrey fairly recently!
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Hi Raels,
Did you ever hear more about Crook Farm? My mother grew up there (the other lady who posted is her cousin). Mum sometimes mentioned we had relatives in Australia, but wasn't too clear on the details.
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Isn’t it funny I hadn’t come back to this site in a while, and after I find you on fb you had already found me on rootschat
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Raels (and your sister and cousins) like you I have been away from Roots Chat for some time and I don't always pick up on the notifications. Anyway I got back to this one.
I am so glad that there has been a positive outcome from this thread and wish you all well in the future.
Dave
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Raels (and your sister and cousins) like you I have been away from Roots Chat for some time and I don't always pick up on the notifications. Anyway I got back to this one.
I am so glad that there has been a positive outcome from this thread and wish you all well in the future.
Dave
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Hi Dave thank you, so much you did set the ball rolling,
Life got in the way and I had been absent for some time, but the family history bug stood stead fast, I am now in contact with a 3 Rd cousin Barbara who now resides in Scotland she is one of the people who has commented above. Sadly Mum had passed away before we made and so had my father, My sister was to visit Barbara but sadly covid hit the world and the trip was cancelled.
I’m still to make contact with the other poster, but will do so very shortly, once again thank you so very much as your post brought this to the forefront.