The following extracts have been taken from the excellent GENUKI site (http://www.genuki.co.uk) which provides a wealth of information on places - and individuals - in Yorkshire in the nineteenth century. The primary sources of information were: Baine's Directory of the County of York (1823), Langdale's Yorkshire Dictionary (1822), and Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire (1890). See the copyright notice at the foot of this page.
The information below relates to the villages and hamlets where my own Ellerton ancestors came from, and provides some background into where they lived.
"APPLETON, (East and West), in the parish of Catterick, wapentake of Hang East, and liberty of Richmondshire; 4.5 miles NNW. of Bedale. Population 87."...... Birthplace of Robert Charles Ellerton (1861-1910) and his siblings.
"BOLTON UPON SWALE, in the parish of Catterick, wapentake of Gilling East, and liberty of Richmondshire, 6 miles ESE. of Richmond. Here is a very ancient church which is a Chapel of Ease to the parish church of Catterick. Pop. 100." ...... Birthplace of Edward Ellerton (1813-1865).
"The modern CATTERICK is only a village, containing 561 inhabitants"...... Edward Ellerton (1784-1870), his son Edward (1813-1865) and their respective wives were all buried at St.Anne's Church.
"ELLERTON UPON SWALE, in the parish of Catterick, wapentake of Gilling East, and liberty of Richmondshire; 5 miles ESE. of Richmond. This place is remarkable for having been the birth place of Henry Jenkins, who lived to the amazing age of 169 years [died in 1670]. Pop. 140."
"RUD HALL, a farm house in the township of East Appleton ... 2 miles from Catterick" ...... Rudd Hall was the domain of Edward Ellerton (1784-1870) and his family at the time of the 1851 Census.
"TUNSTALL, in the parish of Catterick, wapentake of Hang East. and liberty of Richmondshire; 6 miles SSE of Richmond. A village famed for the longevity of its inhabitants. Pop. 253." ...... Domain of Edward Ellerton (1813-1865) at the time of the 1851 Census.
In 1823 the Parish of Downholme included:
"DOWNHOLME, (or Downe Holme), a parish in the wapentake of Hang West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 4 miles E. of Reeth. Pop. 113."
"ELLERTON, in the parish of Downholme, wapentake of Hang West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 3 miles SE. of Reeth. Pop. 47. Here was a small Priory of Cistercian Nuns, founded, it is supposed, by Warnerus, Chief Steward to the Earl of Richmond, in the time of Henry II. It was situated on the south banks of the Swale, a little below the Priory of Marrick, very little of which now remains."
"STAINTON, in the parish of Downholme wapentake of Hang West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 4 miles N. of Leyburn. Pop. 54."...... Birthplace of John Ellerton in 1694.
"MELSONBY, a parish in the wapentake of Gilling West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 5 miles N. of Richmond: a retired agricultural village. Pop. 440." ......Edward Ellerton (1735-1802) farmed here for many years, and his six children (including Edward in 1784) were all born here.
In 1823 the Parish of East Hauxwell included:
"BARDEN, (and Barden Dykes), in the parish of East Hauxwell, wapentake of Hang West, and liberty of Richmondshire; 3 miles NE. of Leyburn; a small straggling township, chiefly inhabited by farmers. Pop.106."
"BARDEN DYKES, 3 farm houses in the parish of East Hauxwell, township of Barden, wapentake of Hang-West; 3 miles from Leyburn, 5 from Richmond and Middleham." ...... John Ellerton owned a farm here until around 1740, and it was the birthplace of his son Edward in 1735. When Dorothy Ritchie visited the farm in 1990 she observed it was at that time "farmed by a brother and sister called Loadman".
Bellerby - Geographical and Historical information from the year 1890:
"BELLERBY (whose Norse name is equivalent to Cow town), formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Spennithorne, is now a distinct parish for all ecclesiastical and civil purposes, and in 1881 had 311 inhabitants. Near the centre is the Old Hall, now a farmhouse, but formerly the seat and property of the Scott family, which, in the troublous times of Charles I, suffered much in consequence of its unshaken loyalty to the Crown."...... In the 1772 will of John Ellerton he bequethed "The East Dwelling house in Bellerby late in the possession of Thomas Thompson with the Turfhouse [?] Shop and other appertainces therewith occupied (the West end with the appertainces now being in the possession of ...... Scott) and also my share or allotment upon Bellerby Moor or Common containing by measurement four acres ..."
"SKELTON COTE is an estate in this parish, the property of the Crown." ...... John Ellerton owned a farm here for about 30 years until around 1770. When Dorothy Ritchie visited the farm in 1990 she observed: "A big prosperous farm. The present owner, John Ormes and his mother, told us his father had modernised the house in 1961".
© COPYRIGHT NOTICE: This material has been transcribed by Colin Hinson, www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html who has provided the transcription to the UK & Ireland Genealogical Information Service on condition that any further copying and distribution of the transcription is allowed only for non-commercial purposes, and includes this statement in its entirety. Any references to, or quotations from, this material should give credit to the original author(s) or editors.
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