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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / Re: Location of Ings Lane Bridlington please?
« on: Sunday 01 March 26 10:23 GMT (UK)  »
Is ‘Brooklands’ a posher way of saying marshy ground?

Ings Lane seems to have disappeared gradually.

On the 1889 map linked by maddys52 in reply#2 it is labelled as Ings Lane.

On the 1891 Town Plan it is also labelled as Ings Lane, and we see that Garden Place was at the north end, near the the junction with South Back Lane (see census information below for the significance of this)
https://maps.nls.uk/view/229405701#zoom=4.2&lat=9553&lon=6133&layers=BT

On the 25 inch map 1911 it is labelled as Brookland Road.
https://maps.nls.uk/view/125634568#zoom=5.2&lat=5793&lon=8150&layers=BT

In the 1901 census there are addresses in Ings Lane and in Brookland Road, and the order that these appear in relation to South Back Lane and St Johns Walk suggests that Brookland Road was at the south end of Ings Lane. Garden Place appears at the norther, South Back Lane end of the sequence in Ings Lane.

In the 1911 census Garden Place addresses are recorded as Garden Place, Brookalnd Road.

And yet, in the 25 September 1914 edition of the Bridlington and Quay Gazette there is a table listing the clearance times for letter boxes in Bridlington, and Ings Lane is included. (Incidentally, cleared 7 times per day, earliest 5:45 a.m., latest 5:30 p.m.)

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Somerset Lookup Requests / Re: Draydon Farm not Dulverton in 1841?
« on: Friday 27 February 26 20:30 GMT (UK)  »
The only trace that I have found of John Webber at Draydon in newspaper records:

11 May 1844: Bell’s Weekly Messenger
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SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—About three weeks since, as some men were employed sowing oats near Marshwood, in the parish of Dulverton, Devon, they heard the sheep-female dog, and a female dog terrier that had accompanied them, barking in the adjoining wood, and fancied it was at some bird on one of the trees. After finishing their work, they went to look for them, and strange as it may appear, found the sheep-female dog suckling four young foxes, which the terrier had helped her to dig out. Both the dogs had whelped about ten days before, and had their young destroyed. The cubs are doing well, and may be seen at Mr. Webber’s Draydon farm, under the fostering care of both the sheep-female dog and terrier, who share in their support, and who appear to vie with each other in cherishing them.

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Somerset Lookup Requests / Re: Draydon Farm not Dulverton in 1841?
« on: Friday 27 February 26 20:01 GMT (UK)  »
Here it is on an 1887 6in OS map
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17.1&lat=51.05763&lon=-3.57813&layers=257&b=osm&o=100
The underlying modern map has it as Draydon Cottages but on the current OS map it is labelled as Draydon Farm

In the tithe records of 1839 it is named as Draydon Farm (but marked as Draydon on the tithe map) and the plots add up to 216 acres, so a little smaller than the 1851 census indicates (260 acres). The owner is the Reverend George Ansley and the occupant is John Webber.

I found John Webber at Drayford in the 1841 census (John Webber is a remarkably common name at that time in the county!). He is 65, a farmer and his wife Mary is 70.

Added: There is a death record (Somerset Archives via FindMyPast) for the burial 20th Jan 1848 of John Webber of Draydon in Dulverton age 72, so I suspect this is when the farm passed to the Follett family.

For anyone following this up, be careful to not confuse this John Webber with another John Webber in the area of a similar age who fought in the Peninsular War, but survived until 1868.


Added again: I just realised that the owner’s name in the tithe records is probably Anstey, not Ansley, connecting back to the original question. So the farm was still owned by the same family, but rented out.

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Isle of Man / Re: Mrs Gould's daughter
« on: Sunday 22 February 26 13:13 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: plimmerian on Sunday 22 February 26 09:26 GMT (UK)
"Elsie was a well known local swimmer and golfer."

I remember my late father saying "she" had swam the "Channel" referring to the owner of the hotel, maybe he meant the daughter and not Mrs Gould.

I can't find a newspaper item about a Channel swim but I did find this:

19 September 1931: Isle of Man Times

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BAY WIN FOR ”TIMES” TROPHIES.
Good Effort by Port Erin Lady.
Five local swimmers made the attempt on Sunday in the Douglas Bay Swim competition for the”Isle of Man Times” trophies. Conditions were by no means ideal, the competitors having to negotiate rough water most of the way, and at Conister the sea was distinetly choppy. The water was also very cold, and one of the swimmers, W. Thompson, gave up half-way across.

From the start Miss M. Lowcock (Port Erin) forged ahead of the others, Miss Gould (Ramsey), Mr A. V. Collins (Douglas), Mr F. C. Lowcock (Port Erin), and Mr W. Thompson (Douglas). By the time she got to the Palace she had a very comfortable lead, and gradually drew away from her nearest rival, Miss Gould, and won with over seven minutes to spare from the Ramsey girl, who was making her first attempt of the season. The ladies, it will be noted, easily outstripped the men swimmers.

Considering the conditions, the times of the competitors are very creditable, and on Sunday’s form Miss Lowcock, should be a very strong contender for ladies’ honours.

The start from Port Jack at 12-35 p.m. was witnessed by quite a number of people. The times of the four competitors to finish were as follows: Miss M. Lowcock 50m 5s
Miss E. Gould 57m 28s
Mr. A. V. Collins 63m 48s
Mr F. C. Lowcock 67m 12s
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: 1871 Census. Occupation of John James Abbott.
« on: Saturday 21 February 26 20:39 GMT (UK)  »
Was just about to post this. Maybe not enough room for Boldero?

Judging by the addresses, they were big enough to employ all of those lodgers.

28 August 1875: Marylebone Mercury

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: 1871 Census. Occupation of John James Abbott.
« on: Saturday 21 February 26 20:32 GMT (UK)  »
Spencer, Turner & Co.?

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Wiltshire / Re: trying to identify a house in Marlborough
« on: Saturday 21 February 26 19:15 GMT (UK)  »
Yes, Lukes is the white house

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Durham / Re: From Isle of Man to Gateshead (1851) and the journey to Argentina
« on: Saturday 21 February 26 12:12 GMT (UK)  »
Ruth Croser’s baptism
Newcastle-upon-Tyne,  All Saints
20 Feb 1805 Ruth Croser, born 25 Jan 1804, 4th daughter of Joseph Croser (merchant, [native] of Tanfield, Durham) by his wife Ruth Oliver (daughter of Robert Oliver, draper, of St Nicholas)

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Durham / Re: From Isle of Man to Gateshead (1851) and the journey to Argentina
« on: Saturday 21 February 26 12:08 GMT (UK)  »
Not directly relevant to the query but this may be of interest.

28 August 1885: Newcastle Courant

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Mrs Ruth Richmond, formerly of Gateshead, who died last week at the advanced age of 81, was the mother of the late Mrs Barkus, wife of Dr Barkus of St. Mary’s Place, Newcastle, whom she survived nearly two years. Mrs Richmond was the relict of the late Mr F. H. Richmond, a solicitor, and younger son of the late Major Richmond, J.P., of Humshaugh House, Northumberland. Her father, Mr Crozer, was a partner in the old and respected firm of Surtees and Crozer, wire merchants of this town, and he formerly resided at Kenton Lodge.

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