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Durham Bridge Farm - click on the picture above for a closer view.
Durham Bridge Farm
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1535 |
John Banks, farmer |
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1634 |
Thomas Collinge baptised |
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1657 |
Docker (death) |
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1665 |
Docker (death) |
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1760 |
(Argles papers) – owned by John Dawson, Beckhead, Witherslack who left it to his daughter Susannah who married Mr Newby |
|
1764 |
Dixon (death) |
|
1803 |
Hewertson (death) |
|
1804 |
Steele (death) |
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1806 |
Steele (death) |
|
1806 |
Mr Steele, tenant (land known as Steele lot) |
|
1841 |
(Census) George Moss tenant farmer |
|
1844 |
(Westmorland Gazette) to let Durham Bridge 87 acres – Thomas Halhead tenant |
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1851 |
(Census) Robert Thexton – 88 acres |
|
1857 |
Robert Thexton tenant |
|
1862 |
(Kendal Mercury 5 February) – sale of 36 horses, 4 sporting dogs, 31 pigs, steam engine, weighing machine, manure and hay |
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1871 |
Thomas Newby Wilson sold Durham Bridge to Argles for £7,673 |
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1881 |
(Census) William Wilson, tenant farmer |
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1901 |
(Census) William Wilson, tenant farmer |
|
1925 |
John Wilson, tenant farmer |
|
1926 |
(Westmorland Gazette advert 20 April) – M B Hodgson sale for William Wilson – cattle, implements and furniture. |
List of sale prices –
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| Forks and spades |
1
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0
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1
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6
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| Hames |
4
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0
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6
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0
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| Scales |
6
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0
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| Head Collars |
14
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0
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16
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0
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| Saddles |
1
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15
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0
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| Harness |
2
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10
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0
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| Grindstone |
1
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0
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0
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| Chopper |
1
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0
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0
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| Ladders |
1
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10
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0
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1
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14
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0
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| Peat barrow |
1
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7
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6
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| Dressing machine |
1
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0
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0
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| Swathe turner |
6
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15
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0
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| Hay rake |
5
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5
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0
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| Roller |
7
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10
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0
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| Mowing machine |
6
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0
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0
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| Carts |
10
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0
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0
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| Sheep |
4
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0
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0
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5
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0
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0
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| Calves |
7
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0
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0
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9
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0
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0
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| Heifers |
10
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0
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0
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16
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0
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0
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| Cows |
24
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0
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0
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29
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0
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0
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| Horse |
29
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0
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0
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| Sow |
10
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0
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0
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| Manure |
55
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0
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0
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1940 |
(Westmorland Gazette advert) to let from spring, Durham Bridge Farm, 86 acres – Wilsons’ tenants |
|
1941 |
(Westmorland Gazette 8 April) M B Hodgson sale for John Wilson of farming stock |
|
1941 |
Robert Tebay tenant farmer |
|
1958 |
(22 April) M B Hodgson sale of cattle and machinery for Robert Tebay |
|
1958 |
(8 May) sale of furniture for Robert Tebay |
|
1960s |
Jack Myers tenant farmer |
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