Twitcher Clough,Bingley, W.Yorks

[dobfarm]

Hi Hudson

It means all the ingredients are there (Parish register entries, idea's where it might have been) but! like a well trained race horse who wont start (But Should start= Twitchers clough should be there) a race or a firework with a damp fuse (The old Bangers)-Nothing factual to give even a slightest clue where it was to spark up a hunt for it.

very well put dob,
Joe

Keep your eye on these Wright /Whitaker links

Twitcher ---may pop up, we are in Bingley, Denholme and Thornton area's


http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,584981.0.html

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,584766.msg4364296.html#msg4364296

[sallyyorks]

Found this in a book (Place Names of England and Wales - Johnson) , 
might be a clue  , possibly 



O.E. twicen , 'place where two roads meet '.

and also after online search

twitchel - (Modern English Dialect ) and twicele - (Old English) both meaning 'a narrow passage'


http://halogen.le.ac.uk/kepn/kepn_elements/

[hudsonj]

dobfarm & sallyorks- thankyou for your last comments, can't see any wright link though-seems to be all whittaker and stamper, must have missed it,  the old english dialect for narrow passage could be of interest.
thankyou both for your input. maybe it was just too long ago! (1736 or thereabouts but still written as twitcher clough in 1771)

[dobfarm]

dobfarm & sallyorks- thankyou for your last comments, can't see any wright link though-seems to be all whittaker and stamper, must have missed it,  the old english dialect for narrow passage could be of interest.
thankyou both for your input. maybe it was just too long ago! (1736 or thereabouts but still written as twitcher clough in 1771)

1891 census

James Wright? 38( original does not appear to be Whitaker)? Occ Weaver b Otley
Margret Whitaker 34 b Westmorland
Mary Ann 13 b Keighley
Clara 11 b Haworth
Philis 6 b Denholme
Silvester 4 b Denholme
Joseph 2 b Denholme
Residing at 7, Broad Street, Thornton
Census ref RG12/3645/66/13

[dobfarm]

Found this in a book (Place Names of England and Wales - Johnson) , 
might be a clue  , possibly 



O.E. twicen , 'place where two roads meet '.

and also after online search

twitchel - (Modern English Dialect ) and twicele - (Old English) both meaning 'a narrow passage'


http://halogen.le.ac.uk/kepn/kepn_elements/

Interesting

http://www.twylah.com/footysphere/topics/journal-entry