Families of the Lyth Valley

1669

Mr James Hodgson from Grassgarth had a seating allocation in the Chapel 

1669

Mr William Garnett Grassgarth (Girsgarth) was also  allocated seating in the chapel

1841

(census) Robert and Jane Philipson  

1841

(census) James Lewis and family

1851

(census) Peter Moon 

1851

(census) David Lewis

1860

(Kendal Mercury) advert Mr William Heaton will sell by auction cattle horses and implements at Girsgarth

1861

(census) John Wood farming  35 acres

1869

(Kendal Mercury ) report Richard Lewis of Lyth fined 5 shillings

1871

Argles purchased from William Henry Wakefield

1931

(Westmoreland Gazette) obituary report  Mrs Edwards Grassgarth

1933

(Westmoreland Gazette) report about a cockfight at Grassgarth Ben Edwards Lint Inman John Otway and Birketts were fined £3 each for taking part

1947

Batten Edwards Grassgarth  died

1963

2nd November sale of farming stock and equipment for Miss Daisy Edwards

1964

William and Yvonne Sharp tenants

1971

Leslie and Ann Park tenants  Mr Ken Harrison and family lived in the farm house

1993

Mr Denis Johnson purchased from the Argles the farmhouse buildings and adjoining land

Deaths

Baptisms

Agnes  Hodgson  1661

John  Wilson  1711

James  Hodgson  1670

Thomas  Wilkinson  1759

Son  of  Alice  Preston  1690

Thomas  Philipson  1766

Thomas  Briggs  1718

Agnes  Philipson  1769

Dorothy  Robinson  1727

John  Moon  1771

Jane  Starnthwaite  1783

Betty  Moon  1774

James  Moon  1779

William  Moon  1784

Aggy  Philipson  1787

Mally  Moon  1788

Sally  Philipson  1792

Thomas  Philipson  1793

Stephen  Philipson  1804 

Betty  Bainbridge  1811

Jane  Philipson  1812

Isabella  Philipson  1812

Thomas  Gibson  1812