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Quote from: chloed on Friday 15 April 11 12:08 BST (UK)

There is still an established hunt in winterborne kingston, just north of bere regis,now known as the south dorset, if you look on a map and see a hilly bit called alderton clump its just by there.

Quote from: Edk on Wednesday 16 November 11 19:45 GMT (UK)

Kane Croft was the Kennel-Huntsman of the South Dorset Hunt from 1898 untill 1904. The Kennels were at Eastfield Farm near Winterbourne Kingston. The Kennel-Huntsman is the head employee of a hunt when the Master hunts the hounds himself. The Kennel-Huntsman is in charge of looking after the hounds making sure they are properly fed and exercised and the kennels kept clean. It is a very responsible position and he would have had a number of men working under him He would have been something of a local celebrity known to all the local Gentry, farmers and farmworkers. In 1898 there were 25 couple of hounds i.e. 50 and they hunted two days per week on Mondays and Thursdays. The hunting season started as soon as the harvest was completed in September and continued untill March or April in the spring. Each hunt has its own registered country to hunt in and they are the only pack to operate there. The South Dorset covered an area some 20 miles North South and 15 Miles East West from Poole Harbour and Blandford in the East to Weymouth and Dorchester in the West and North to the Edge of the Blackmoor Vale. The Master at this time was Mr J Ashton Radcliffe who lived at Tolpuddle and was Master from 1894 untill 1920. I believe that Kane had earlier in his career been whipper-in to Tom Firr at the Quorn Hunt in Leicestershire (one of the most famous huntsman and hunts of all time) and his birthplace of Artingworth in Northamptonshire is in the Pytchley Hunt country another famous pack. I believe that Kane left the South Dorset in the Autumn of 1904 at the start of the season which is an unusual time I am not sure if he was dismissed or if ill health or an accident was the cause.

Quote from: Edk on Wednesday 16 November 11 19:45 GMT (UK)

Kane Croft was the Kennel-Huntsman of the South Dorset Hunt from 1898 untill 1904. The Kennels were at Eastfield Farm near Winterbourne Kingston. The Kennel-Huntsman is the head employee of a hunt when the Master hunts the hounds himself. The Kennel-Huntsman is in charge of looking after the hounds making sure they are properly fed and exercised and the kennels kept clean. It is a very responsible position and he would have had a number of men working under him He would have been something of a local celebrity known to all the local Gentry, farmers and farmworkers. In 1898 there were 25 couple of hounds i.e. 50 and they hunted two days per week on Mondays and Thursdays. The hunting season started as soon as the harvest was completed in September and continued untill March or April in the spring. Each hunt has its own registered country to hunt in and they are the only pack to operate there. The South Dorset covered an area some 20 miles North South and 15 Miles East West from Poole Harbour and Blandford in the East to Weymouth and Dorchester in the West and North to the Edge of the Blackmoor Vale. The Master at this time was Mr J Ashton Radcliffe who lived at Tolpuddle and was Master from 1894 untill 1920. I believe that Kane had earlier in his career been whipper-in to Tom Firr at the Quorn Hunt in Leicestershire (one of the most famous huntsman and hunts of all time) and his birthplace of Artingworth in Northamptonshire is in the Pytchley Hunt country another famous pack. I believe that Kane left the South Dorset in the Autumn of 1904 at the start of the season which is an unusual time I am not sure if he was dismissed or if ill health or an accident was the cause.

Kane Croft is an Ancestor of mine and I have been looking for years to find him. Iam so grateful to fine this post about him. I have some further information. Iam not sure why he left this hunt, but I find him living in Strabane IReland in the 1911 census with his wife who was originally from ireland. I have also found a death for him in 1915 given occupation as working for the muskerry hunt, do not know as yet how he died

it has taken me 4 years to reply to my initial request. Thank you so much. Have searched for ages and could not remember where I posted. It was a bad time for me andy family when I first asked for help. So thankful to still find the information on here xxx

Thankyou so much for the information rjknott

I will certainly investigate this

Merry Xmas to you and your Family
Mary

Iam also interested in my family 1901 says living Kennels wondering where and perhaps whose land this may have been on

Many thanks
Mary

Hi

I wonder if anyone out there has or knows any history surrounding this village. I had an ancester living here on the 1901 census. Kane Croft and Wife Henrietta
Living The Kennels, He is down as a Huntsman/groom  (this is his occupation on most census records. I seem to have lost him since 1901 cant find him anywhere
but was interested to know if anyone would know perhaps who he may have worked for. I beleive this area is quite small so would think possibly not many people who would employ a Huntsman. My kane was born 1855Arthingworth Northamptonshire although 1901 census has him as 1859.

Many thanks
Mary

Sandy

Thankyou so much for your information. this is brilliant.   I cant thank you enough

If ever I can help you in anyway  please ask

Kindest regards
Mary