Family History
From time to time, we receive requests for information on the ancestors of people who have visited the village and/or are researching their family history. If you can throw any light on the names mentioned below, it would be very much appreciated.
25 February 2020 - Enquiry about the Ryder and Hammond families who lived in Thornton Steward in the 1800’s We have received the enquiry below from Jackie Campbell. If anybody can provide Jackie with further information about her ancestors or could forward her enquiry to others who might be able to help, she would be very grateful. Jackie can be contacted directly using the email address jacneil@btinternet.com. Jackie has written: I have several ancestors who lived in Thornton Steward: John Rhyder - Born 1802 Thornton Steward and died at Low Butterknowles Farm. In the 1861 census he was still living in Thornton Steward. He married Elizabeth Kilburn 18.2.1828. He died at Thornton Steward in 1889. Ellen Rhyder/Hammond was born in Thornton Steward in approx. 1845. John Hammond born in Durham. If you have any more information about these people I would be so grateful. If you have any questions then please feel free to email me. Regards |
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22 October 2018 - Denise Clements has been in touch again with further information about Thompson Hall and his second wife, Ann Newton:
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22 February 2017 - We have had the following enquiry from Peggy Winn: Hello, I was wondering if you have any information about the Winn family who lived in Thornton Steward for several centuries. Any information would be gratefully received. I understand they had a lot to do with St Oswald's Church. Many thanks, Peggy Winn. If you can help, then please contact Peggy by email using the following address: padaley@iafrica.com |
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7, Penn Court, Dear Sir, Re: Thornton Steward: Church/Possible Family Connections. I write a belated thanks to you and your Committee for your much appreciated hospitality provided by your Institute premises in the village; this was a most helpful refuge for myself, my Wife and two relations after we had visited the Church, village and surroundings one day in June when the weather was very wet and windy! With our very best wishes, Sincerely yours,
Barbara, Ray and Keith, enjoying refreshments in the Institute |
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4 January 2016 Good Morning, I have been looking at your Thornton Steward website for some time, as I have been researching my husband's family tree. Last night I found the Roll of Honour from WW1 that you put up on your Facebook page each Remembrance Day. My husband's grandfather is mentioned on the Roll of Honour, along with two of his great uncles and his grandfathers cousin. The family name is Waddington. I have a small amount of information about the four Waddington boys, I also have found that their cousins, who were born in Thornton Steward also served in the war, one of them sadly fell at Ypres. The surname of their cousins was Trotter. The Trotters farmed in and around the village. Some residents of Thornton Steward may remember the Waddington and Trotter families. I would be very happy to share with you both the information that we have along with a few photographs which may be of interest. I look forward to hearing from you. Suzanne Stirke |
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16 December 2015 Hello, My husband Robert's Gt.Grandfather was Thomas Edward Wright. He worked for the Danby estate as a gardener and his wife Elizabeth Fitzgerald Wright was the School Mistress at Thornton Steward in the 1880s and onwards. We have tried to find his birth registration to no avail, and was wondering where we could find his baptismal records for either Thornton Steward,|Middleham or East Witton. We know that they were married in Liverpool at a Catholic Church but his parents were C of E, so have assumed he became a catholic to marry. He lived at Ulshaw Bridge as a young man and moved to Eagle Lodge later. He died there in about 1946 Any help would be much appreciated. Kind regards, Pauline Gill |
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6 January 2015 Hi, I am trying to trace my ancestors. We are doing quite well, but we are rather stuck at the moment. My Grandad was called Francis Thomas Reynolds (Tot/ Tom Reynolds) and he lived at East Witton. But, he was born at Marriforth Lodge, and the census suggests that his family was there for at least 40 years. I have been trying to find out where Marriforth is / was. I am assuming that Marriforth no longer exists, but I'm not sure where it was. Does anyone know where it was based? I also have come across a place called 'Rookwith' which we cannot find either. I assume that this is also an estate. Can anyone shed any light on this? Also, where would people from Marriforth be buried? We have been to the church, but we will look again, as we found no Reynolds there at all. We have found a couple in East Witton churchyard. Any information would be brilliant. Thank you. Susan Price (Postscript: We sent details of Marriforth and Rookwith to Susan) |
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28 October 2014 Hello - I am researching a family of a Christopher Kirby - who was a Publican in Thornton Steward in the 1861 Census at least. Before that, his mother-in-law Annas Winn was an inn-keeper (certainly the same place), and before that Annas's husband George Winn. Any idea if the inn/pub would still exist in Thornton Steward? Descendants interested in exploring the area, coming from Canada. Tom Moffatt |
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22 August 2015 - Thompson Hall
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