History Posts – Index

A vintage postcard showcasing four scenes from Embsay: Main Street, Elm Tree Inn, St. Mary's Church, and a general view of the surrounding countryside along with Skipton Road.

The Embsay & Eastby Post is home to a growing number of fascinating articles documenting different aspects of past life across our parish. The Embsay with Eastby Historical Research Group have produced this index to help locate specific items of interest based on People, Places and Subjects. Each link takes you to a relevant article.

NAMES

A-M

A
ADAMS, Charles (1845–1877)
Elm Tree Inn
ALCOCK, Christopher (-1539-)
Millholme
ALCOCK, John (-1310-)
Millholme
ALCOCK, John (-1473-)
Millholme
ALCOCK, Robert (-1539-)
Millholme
ALCOCK, Thomas (d.1540)
Millholme
ALCOCK, Thomas (-1636-)
Millholme
ALCOCK, Thomas (-1719-)
Church pew rents – part one
ANDERTON, Fred (1862–1923)
Coronation 1911
ANDERTON, Mary [née DINSDALE] (1865–1961)
Coronation 1911
ARNOTT, Dr. Catherine (1858–1942)
Catherine Arnott; Eastby Sanatorium (Early years); (Later years)
ATKINSON, Catherine ‘Kate’ Proctor (1864–1915)
Three virgins

B
BANKS, ‘Wild Harry’ (1822–1883)
Eliza Manikin Heyworth
BAYNES, John (-1719-)
Church pew rents – part one
BELL, Hannah (1816–1890)
Three virgins
BELL, John (b.c.1760)
Millholme
BELL, Mary (b.1793)
Millholme
BENSON, Charles (1663–1735), gentleman
Church pew rents – part one
BIKER, Andrew (1835–1900)
Three virgins
BIKER, Elizabeth ‘Betty’ [marr. HIGGIN] (1841–1910)
Three virgins; Young servant 1870s
BIKER, John (1839–1917)
Three virgins
BINNS, Elsie [marr. TILLOTSON] (b.1894)
Weary Housewife
BIRCH, Elizabeth Anne [née PARKER] (1848–1916)
Eliza Manikin Heyworth
BIRCH, Thomas (1893–1903)
Christmas 1872–4; The Gamekeeper
BIRKBECK, Nicholas (1856–1874)
Family Tragedy 1874
BIRKBECK, John (1822–1876)
Family Tragedy 1874
BIRKBECK, Margaret Susannah [née SMITH] (1822–1902)
Family Tragedy 1872
BLAND, William (1820–1891), police constable
Elm Tree Inn
BOARDMAN, Tom (b.1875)
Christmas 1875
BREAKELL, Mary Ann [née WHITAKER] (c.1846–1923)
Mill dam tragedy 1872
BREAKELL, Thomas (1842–1923)
Mill dam tragedy 1872
BROUGHTON, Louisa [marr. PHILLIP] (1820–1997)
Christmas 1875
BROWN, Revd. Charles Vernon (1854–1927)
Coronation 1911
BROWN, Thomas Parkinson, coroner of Skipton
Barden Reservoir Railway
Mill dam tragedy 1872

C
CHAPMAN, James ‘Jim’ (1861-1915)
Young servant 1870s
CHAPMAN, Margaret ‘Madge’ [marr. SMITH] (b.1868)
Christmas 1875
CHEW, Robert (b.1877)
Coronation 1911
CHIPPENDALE, Jane [neé MORPHET] (1842-1889)
Christmas 1875
CHIPPENDALE, Thomas (1656-after 1719)
Church pew rents – part one
CHIPPENDALE, Thomas (1676-1726), yeoman of Eastby
Church pew rents – part one

CHIPPENDALE, Thomas (1683-1751), farmer
Church pew rents – part one
CHIPPENDALE, William Turpin (1838-1898)
Family feud 1881
CLARKE, Alfred (1827-1893)
Christmas 1875
COLTON, Jonathan (1673-1740), tanner
Church pew rents – part one
CROFT, Robert (-1719-)
Church pew rents – part one

D
DINSDALE, Annie Parker (1855–1911) [née GREENWOOD]
1881 Wedding
DINSDALE, George
1881 Wedding
DOWBIGGIN, Dorothy (1922–2014) [marr. HILL]
VE Day Part 3

F
FRANKENBUSCH, Illse ‘Frankie’ (1915–1994) [marr. WATERFALL]
VE Day Part 2

G
GOTT, Neville Albert (1923–2005)
VE Day Part 1
GREENWOOD, Annie Parker (1855–1911) [marr. DINSDALE]
1881 Wedding
HARGREAVES, Raleigh Hunt (1914–2002)
VE Day Part 1
HILL, Dorothy (1922–2014) [née DOWBIGGIN]
VE Day Part 3
HILL, Ellen (née RENWICK: 1891–1984) [marr. HILL]
VE Day Part 3
HILL, Frank (1920–2005)
VE Day Part 3
HILL, William Henry (1885–1960)
VE Day Part 3
HILL, Ellen (1891–1984) [née RENWICK]
VE Day Part 3
LINGARD, Agnes (1868–1872)
Mill dam tragedy 1872
LINGARD, Elizabeth (1869–1872)
Mill dam tragedy 1872
MATTOCK, John
Family Tragedy 1874

N-Z
NORTHROP, Isaac (1852–1935)
Mill dam tragedy 1872
NORTHROP, Martha ‘Patty’ (1865–1872)
Mill dam tragedy 1872
NUTTER, James ’Jim’ (1860–after 1881)
Mill dam tragedy 1872
RENWICK, Ellen (1891–1984) [marr. HILL]
VE Day Part 3
SMITH, Margaret Susannah (1822–1902) [marr. BIRKBECK]
Family Tragedy 1872
SWINBURN, Robert (1837–1872)
Mill dam tragedy 1872
WATERFALL, Illse ‘Frankie’ [née FRANKENBUSCH] (1915–1994)
VE Day Part 2
WATERFALL, Sydney (1917–2004)
VE Day Part 2
WHITAKER, Mary Ann (c.1846–1923) [marr. BREAKELL]
Mill dam tragedy 1872

PLACES

A-M
BANK FOOT, Eastby
VE Day Part 3
BOWER HOUSE, Eastby
VE Day Part 3
CAVENDISH ARMS PUB, Embsay
Mill dam tragedy 1872
CRACOE
Family Tragedy 1872
CRAG VIEW, Eastby
VE Day Part 3
CROOKRISE CRAG, Embsay Moor
VE Day Part 2
DALACRES CRESCENT, Embsay
VE Day Part 3
EMBSAY KIRK
VE Day Part 3
ENGINE SHED, Embsay
Mill dam tragedy 1872
‘LYNDHURST’, Skipton Road, Embsay
VE Day Part 2
‘MAVILLE’, Brackenley Lane, Embsay
VE Day Part 1
MILLHOLME MILL, Embsay
Mill dam tragedy 1872
MORECAMBE, Lancashire
1881 Wedding

N-Z
OVERDALE PARK, Skipton
VE Day Part 2
RESERVOIR, Upper Barden
1881 Wedding
ROCKVILLE HOUSE, Millholme, Embsay
Family Tragedy 1872
SUNNY BANK, Eastby
VE Day Part 3
St. MARY’S CHURCH, Embsay
VE Day Part 3
VILLAGE INSTITUTE
VE Day Part 3
WEST HOUSE, West Lane, Embsay
Mill dam tragedy 1872