Otley

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OTLEY, a market and parish-town, in the upper-division of Skyrack, liberty of Cawood, Wistow, and Otley; (Manor-House, the residence of Matthew Wilson, Esq.) 8 miles from Harewood, 10 from Leeds, Bingley and Bradford, 12 from Keighley, and Ripley, 13 from Knaresborough, 15 from Skipton, 16 from Wetherby, 28 from York, 208 from London. --Market, Friday. --Fairs, first Monday after August 2, for horses and horned cattle; Friday between new and old Martinmas-day for hiring servants; Fortnight Fairs on Fridays, for horned cattle and sheep. --Principal Inns, White Horse, Black Horse, and New Inn. --Pop. 3,065. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to All-Saints, in the deanry of the Ainsty, value, +13L. 1s. 8d. p.r. !128L.

Otley is a well-built town, delightfully situated on the banks of the Wharfe. It is, according to Dr. Whitaker, the "Othleai" of Domesday, the field of "Othe", or Otho, a personal appellation, not uncommon in England before, or after the conquest. It is one of the great Saxon Parishes, the parent of several others, which were separated in the universal spirit of church building, after the conquest. At this time it was of great extent, and contained 81 square miles, comprehending the present parish of Otley, part of Wistow, Guiseley, and a part of Ilkley, including Middleton and Stubham. --It now contains, besides the parish-church, six chapels. The manor of Otley was given to the See of York, by King Athelstan; and in Kirkby's Inquest, 1287, it was returned, that the Archbishop of York held in Otley, half a fee. --In the Nomina Villarum, 1316, the Archbishop is also returned as lord, as his successors have been to the present day; and who have a civil, as well as spiritual jurisdiction within the place, where justice is administered by Magistrates, holding their commission under the metropolitan, for the liberty of "Cawood, Wistow, and Otley." The site of the ancient Mansion of the Archbishop of York, at the north-end of the town, is still denominated the Manor House; and when the present house, which occupies the site, was erected, some ancient and strong foundations were taken up. This, with "the Gallows," in the vicinity of the town, and the peculiar jurisdiction with it, are all the relics now remaining of this ancient place, once inhabited by the metropolitans. The Kitchens of the manor-house here, were built, Drake informs us, by the munificent Archbishop
Bowet, who, in consequence consumed at Otley, some portion of the four-score tuns of claret, with a proportionate quantity of other elements of hospitality, which he is said to have annually expended. But whether it was ever honoured by the residence of any of his successors, is uncertain. Here is a Grammar School, founded in 1611, by Thomas Cave, who made the Feoffees a body corporate. Their seal is a Rod, on one side, with a Palm branch on the other; motto, -Deum Pave, tomo cave- Fear God, and mind thy book; being a pun upon the founder's name. In the Church, which is a spacious building, are several ancient monuments, especially of the families of Fairfax, Fawkes, Vavasour, Palmes, and Pulleyn. Nothing of the original Saxon church remains, excepting, perhaps, the north door, which has a circular arch. The fortnight fairs in Otley, have long been famous for fat cattle; and large quantities of corn are sold in this market weekly, and sent into the manufacturing districts, south-west of Otley. At the south-east of the town, on a craggy cliff, is the hill, called "Otley Chevin," which rises high over the road to Leeds, and together with Romaldsmoor and Pool Bank, forms a mountainous range, extending to the River Wharfe.

Dacre

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DACRE, in the parish of Ripon, lower-division of Claro; 4 miles from Pateley Bridge, 6 from Ripley, 12 from Ripon. --Pop. including Bewerley, 2,185, which being united, form a township. The higher part of this township abounds in Lead Mines; particulars of which, see Greenhow-Hill.

DACRE-BANKS, ham. in the parish of Ripon; 3.5 miles from Pateley Bridge.

Here is a small School founded about 1693, by William Hardcastle. The master's salary, 8 guineas per annum, with a house and garden.

Clint

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CLINT, in the parish of Ripley, upper-division of Claro, liberty of Knaresborough; 2 miles from Ripley, 7 from Knaresborough, 8 from Ripon. --Pop. 412.

This was anciently the seat of Sir William Beckwith, of Clint, Knight; part of the old house is yet remaining, called Clint-Hall, a very ancient stone building, with an arched portal, situated on a lofty eminence, commanding an extensive prospect. Some remains of the moat, that once surrounded this ancient mansion, are still discernible.

Beckwiths in West Riding, YKS

West House

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WEST-HOUSE, or WEST-HOUSE FACTORY, in the township and parish of Fewston, lower-division of Claro; 5 miles from Otley, 12.5 from Knaresborough and Skipton. --There are usually 500 boys and girls employed here.

WEST-HOUSES, in the township of Upper-Stonebeck, and parish of Kirkbymalzeard, lower division of Claro; 5.5 miles from Kettlewell, 10 from Middleham, 13 from Pateley Bridge.

WEST-HOUSES, ham. in the township and parish of Thornton-in-Lonsdale, wapentake of Ewcross 1 mile from Ingleton.

Appendix IV Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest in Harrogate District

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CLINT
West House Farm Cottage; West House; Nidd House

NORTH RIGTON
Beckwithshaw Road Boundary stones; Tatefield Hall; Outbuilding; Barn High Moor Road, Sycamore Farm, Main Street, Stocks, North Rigton to Boundary stones, Stainburn Road

Mny British links

Beckwith Family
Descendants of Frederick Beckwith

RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Lords Hotel, 41 St Johns Wood Road - UK Becks

Solid evidence

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Arthur Beckwith letter
On 1995 October 7 we received a letter from a man who died in 1912, and it wasn't the post office's fault. The man, Arthur Beckwith, delivered his letter through a computer in Luxembourg from his home at Spirit Group Timestream where, as he states in his letter, he is in charge of reviewing the newspapers and reports published by INIT editors in various countries--publications such as this one. Following is the letter:

Dear Mrs Harsch,

This letter is addressed to you as I know you are the main communicator on your side for messages like this. My name is Arthur Beckwith. I suppose you don't know me, although I know you very well.
I am in charge over here at Timestream station doing analyses of your newsletter, also the comments resulting which are published in different countries (for example my home colleague Mark Macy).

With this I intend to give you and my fellow researchers in the States ... some details allowing them to make serious and complementary research on "deceased persons" just like me.

I was born in Houghton-le-Spring Sunderland (UK). I was in Jamaica in 1857 where I met my beloved wife Susan and was employed at the Sun, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle the Citizen.

I am here now, at Group Timestream, together with Scott Joplin, Marjorie Hamilton, Bill O'Neil, Jeannette D and my friend Bill H. Lynch who was (as he told me) in his terrestrial days rector of St John's Roman Catholic Church in Lambertville N.J. (He seems to have had some difficulties in offering to perform marriages during 1912 without cost) and Francis H. Glazebrook of Morristown (a medical doctor)."



"Third story: John Lathrop (I don't think Maggy and Jules ever heard THAT name!) shut off the electricity at the "C" house to put in the new light.

Lathrop...hmmm...Just adding that name to the gedcom...

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Beckwith Township - History

Whose Brand Is It, Anyway?

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Then, one Sunday, she was standing outside her church, the famous Agape Church of Religious Science, renowned for its minister, the Reverend Michael Beckwith, and its 150-person choir, including members of Madonna's backup group and other celebrity singers. As she was getting ready to go inside, she ran into a friend, who commented on how happy she looked. "You have a glow about you," the friend said.

"I thought, 'Glow,' " Williamson recalls. "What a great name!"

The word was still running through her mind when Beckwith began his sermon. "He started to talk, and I swear that every other word out of his mouth was glow. I thought, 'This is a sign from God.'

Teenage Cancer Trust What do Ben Kingsley, Roger Daltry, Sarah, Duchess of York, Mark Knopfler and Sir John Beckwith have in common?

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Inman Genealogy

Inmans of Nidderdale - 4th Generation

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In the time of this Michael, the family had a small estate at Harefield, in Low Bishopside, but within the Monastery of Fountains; when they acquired it has not appeared. On May 23, a. 1681, Thos. Furnis, clerk, renounced the 'executorship of the Will of Judith Darnbrooke in favour of Michael Inman of Harefield and Elizabeth, his wife; it has been suggested above that entry into Harefield may have been made ahout the time (a. 1678) of the marriage of Robert Inman. It is not unlikely that Harefield was the tenement, rented at 1. 2. 9, in the tenure of John Hodgeson, 'on the bank of the Nidde', late in the tenure of John Ploumelande, which is returned under Bishopside in an account of lands formerly of Fountains Abbey (Min. Acc., 35-36 Hen. VIII., say, a. 1544); the same tenant was still there in a. 1557, and at the same rent (Min. Act., 3-5 Ph. and Mary). In a. 1570. Christopher Hardcastell, of Heayrfeald, of the Chappelrye of Patelabrige, mentions his lease of Hearfeild, which he holds of John Beckwythe, gent. [probably of Scough, par. Fewston]; the Feet of Fines (Feinnes?) (a. 1598) point to a conveyance to a Christopher Hardcastle, and others, of messuages and lands 'in Bishopside, 'Pateley Bridge, and Netherdale', with proviso to warrant against the heirs of John Beckwith, deceased, in a. 1627, Anna Hardcastle is described in her Will (York Reg.) as of the Hairfeeld; it is very unlikely that the Inmans had an interest here before this date, and it, of course, does not follow that the Harefield they owned was exactly coincident with the tenement 'on the bank of the Nidde', supposing that they have been rightly connected.. Harefield was in the township, but not in the manor of Bishopside; it had belonged to the Monastery, and should he represented in the Fountains Calls, under Pateley Bridge. There are Calls, naming Pateley Bridge, for a. 1667, 1668, 1750, and onwards,. but the name Inman does not seem to occur for Harefield till the Call Roll for a.. 1720-1723; then, at the end of the Fellbeck district entries, occurs a note, afterwards crossed out, Hairfield, Mr. Chris. Inman, adm. It is, notwithstanding, fairly clear that the family owned the estate from c.a. 1681 to a. 1790; the fact that the name of Inman does not appear under Pateley Bridge in a. 1667, 1668, is no positive proof of non-ownership at those dates and I rather incline to suppose that Michael Inman bought a freehold estate at Harefield after his father's' death (early in a. 1662) and not later than a. 1681. In a Bishopside Court Roll, Robert lnman is described as of Harefleld in a. 1684, and the Par. Reg. of P. B. mentions one seat on the north of the 'Quire' erected by Mr. Michael Inman for Harefield House; these, with other facts, are in favour of ownership in the 17th c. It is most unlikely that Harefield was part of the inheritance of a. 1681*; (*See Note C) it is not openly mentioned in the Will of John Darnbrooke (or in that of his father), nor is his name in the Fountains Calls, a. 1667, 1668, under Pateley Bridge. Judith Dambrooke was yet in life on April 18, a. 1681,at which date Michael Inman was probably living at, and owner of, Harefleld; at any rate, he was described as of Harefield, yeoman, in the next month.
Something maybe said as to the chronology of migrations of the family in the last quarter of the 17th c.; it would appear that Michael Inman was still at or near North Pasture in a. 1676, and that, in that year, or probably a little later, he removed to Harelield, which he seems to have purchased in a. 1662-1681 This change of residence may have been due to the marriage (a. 1678) of his son, Robert, who appears to have been living at North Pasture House or at Fellbeck as late as a. 1681/2. About this time, and, at any rate, suppose not later than a. 1684, Michael inman and his wit~ removed to a place in the township of Bewerley, and Robert and Katherine Inman went to Harefield; in a. 1690 both father and son were living in Bewerley township, neither of them residing in a Darnbrooke house which had been inherited in a. 1681.

§14. Lancelot and Guinevere. XII. The Arthurian Legend. Vol. 1. From the Beginnings to the Cycles of Romance. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes. 1907–21

Lancelor?

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Thomas H Dean of Auckland, son of Sir Richard H, will made 0709 elder bro John sis's Johanna ffitlying, Matilda Hotham, prioress Johanna Chawman, Anastasia H [since found to be John's wife], nephew John Hotham and kin Elizabeth Bekwyth, Roger Plumpton, John Burton, Margaret Burton and Thomas son of Margaret Burton legatees Robert Vavasour 5 mks William Richman 40s Elizabeth Glasyer Newcastle on T gown + 20s Isabella Yure a French book 'Lancelor' John Gardiner & Matilde h.w. once my mother's cook in York 13/4 servant William Batty bed horse 10mks Master John Autage Master Thomas London Robert Alne parson Cath ch York Sir John Spanyell of York wit W.R., R.V., J.B. Prob Rob Alne John Autage

S2 Thomas de H Dean Auckland died 1435, kin Elizabeth
Bekwyth, Roger Plumpton, John and Margaret Burton.

Hebden & Bekwyth

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Sir Richard’s younger brother, Sir Nicholas de Hebden was born around 1359 in Gosberton Lincolnshire. He married a lady called Katherine de Wyhom who was the heiress of Rye & Whyam and the Marmions. Before Nicholas died in 1417, they had three children, William de Hebden who died young, Elizabeth de Hebden ( b circa 1380 in Howell, Lincoln) and Grace de Hebden. Although they were born in Lincolnshire, links were clearly kept with the north as Grace married Sir Piers Tempest who was the son of Sir Richard Tempest of Bracewell in Craven. The Tempests at some stage gained Conistone.
Elizabeth married Sir Thomas Dymoke, who one of the Dymokes of Scrivelsby, Lincoln, the Kings champions. Thus the primary line of Hebden died out though both Grace and Ellizabeth had children. One in particular achieved some level of historical notoriety. Elizabeth had two sons, Sir Philip, who married Joan Conyers and Sir Thomas who married Margaret de Welles. It was this Sir Thomas who joined a Lancastrian rising in 1469 and the penalty of his treason to the then King Edward IV was execution. The family were not unduly penalized though as his son Sir Robert had the estates restored to him and the descendants were Kings champions at he coronations of Richard III, Henry VII and Henry VIII and even George IV. The Dymoke in question on that occasion was Henry who was accompanied by the Duke of Wellington. The eldest child, Sir Richard had been born around 1355 and he married a widow, Joan Chammond. daughter of Richard Wateby, Mayor of York in 1365 and she had a daughter Johanna from her first marriage. Johanna was married to a gentleman called Ffitlyng. Richard and Joan probably married around 1380 and as Sir Richard was buried at Ousebridge in 1385, so it was not long before Joan found herself a widow again.

Joan and Richard’s children were
Thomas who died about 1435 and would seem to have entered the church and become Dean of Aukland in 1431. Some documentation shows his kin to have been Elizabeth Bekwyth, Roger Plumpton, John & Margaret Burton though heaven only knows where they fit in. Anastasia de Hebden was also referred to in the will of Thomas, as a sister.
There was also a John, who was the last Lord of Hebden 1460.


At this time there was also a Sir John Hebden of Coldstonefold (Hebden), Parish of Ripon and the Hebden family of Ripon, Wakemen to Ripon City from 1400 onwards, during the time of the Hebden domicile at Hebden in Craven. The Ripon Hebdens occupied much of Fountains Abbey lands. What is not clear is where this Sir John fits in to the Hebden line. Could he have been a descendant of Auray or Duket ? Who knows. This was the time of the Wars of the Roses and many records were destroyed leaving missing links between various lines of the Hebden family.

YCA/C83:1
See:
Bekwyth, Bekwith and John Hart

457 York Bridgemasters’ Accounts List of Occupations List of Persons
Bekwith,Agnes; Bekwith, John; Bekwith, Ralph; Bekwyth, Ralph;