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Title: Croxdale Hall
Post by: bonzo on Thursday 08 December 11 11:44 GMT (UK)

Any information on the staff at Croxdale Hall Durham between 1841 and 1871.

My 3 x Great Grandfather Henry Boys was a Gamekeeper on the estate.

Regards Bonzo

Title: Re: Croxdale Hall
Post by: Jolly Roger on Thursday 08 December 11 23:15 GMT (UK)

Hi, I would send a letter orr Telephone the Hall, asking information about who you are looking for, and you might strike it lucky, as the hall has been in the same family since 1400's

http://www.visitnortheastengland.com/what-to-see-and-do/attractions/croxdale-hall-p23461

I did this about another hall in Northumberland and the staff there were very helpful and more importantly interested in knowing about the employee history.

JR
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Title: Re: Croxdale Hall
Post by: bonzo on Friday 09 December 11 09:20 GMT (UK)

 Thanks Jr will give it a try

 Regards John

Title: Re: Croxdale Hall
Post by: muddy48 on Friday 09 December 11 10:49 GMT (UK)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Durham

http://wiki.worldflicks.org/croxdale_hall.html

http://www.parksandgardens.ac.uk/component/option,com_parksandgardens/task,site/id,1008/Itemid,292/

This years later ,but will give some picture of what was ..
http://www.picturespennymoor.co.uk/whcrde94.html
1890 staff
http://www.picturespennymoor.co.uk/kecrpe.html
1910 staff
http://www.picturespennymoor.co.uk/kecrpe10.html
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0i83/



go for a walk ...
http://www.billswalks.co.uk/
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0i84/

Title: Re: Croxdale Hall
Post by: bonzo on Friday 09 December 11 11:50 GMT (UK)

Hi Muddy 48.

 Thanks for the information.

Regards John

Title: Re: Croxdale Hall
Post by: muddy48 on Friday 09 December 11 15:13 GMT (UK)

there is more ... :)

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0i82/

In 1815 the Gameskeeps were ask not to cull the Kestrals, as there was a plague of mice at the time ..

" gamekeepers had to be persuaded not to keep down the kestrels. ... Croxdale estate bordered on Tudhoe school, where Charles Waterton had first met "



BOYS, HENRY, surgeon, university administrator, and office-holder; b. 8 Nov. 1775 probably at Sandwich, Kent County, England, the son of William Boys, a prominent surgeon and topographer, and Jane Fuller; m. Maria da Purïfecacao Alves of Lisbon, Portugal, and they had ten children; d. 23 April 1868 at Barrie, Ont.


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