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BOLSTERSTONE. i I: Descent of the Manor of Bolsterstone a,.J how the same was "(It;qtiired by tbe Wilso1t$ of Broomhead H'all. oP 1fJ

St. Mary' $ Chu.rch, .Bolsterstone, or t6e Chapel of the Village COlflmflnity of Bolsterstone- in-Waldershel£' I " Two Brothers .and Two .sisters.--An Appreciation.

. ~ Gleaningsfrom the Bolste,rstoneParistaMa(azine. Bolsterstqfle Church.--A Poe,m.

l1li By JOS:.s:PH KENW'OBTS:Y-.

WITH 40 ILLUSTRATIONS. ~ '" 5 ..i" Publishecl by the Aht.hori-Stretton "V:iHa, ~~~pcar, nearJ3heffield. =< '" ~ ~ ~

.. il'rf#I ~ Tbe Earl y History of Stocksbridge aDd District OR

Annals and Antiquities of the Little Don and Ewden Valleys, with an Account of some Old Industries in Hunshelf and Waldershelf.

SUBJECTS.

Descent of the Manor of Bolsterstone and how the same was acquired by the Wilsons of Broomhead Hall.

St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone, or the Chapel of the Village Community of Bolsterstone-in-Waldershelf.

Two Brothers and Two Sisters.-An Appreciation.

Gleanings from the Bolsterstone Parish Magazine.

Bolsterstone Chm'ch.-A Poem.

BY JOSEPH KEN WORTHY, Author of the Jubilee History of the Stocksbridge Co-operative Society, and many papers on local antiquities, etc.

WITH 40 ILLUSTRATIONS.

Head with care-hide each fault you see, And when you've done, I pray remember me. The Contrast by J AMES WILLS, 1827.

PUBLISHED BY

JOSEPH KEN WORTHY, STRETTON VILLA, DEEPCAR, NEAR SHEFFIELD. 1915.

(All Rights Reserved.) To THE MEMORY OF MY

DEAR BROTHER,

BENJAMIN KENWORTHY,

who worked with others in re-building Bolsterstone Church, where pillar, arch, and font, and many a memorial-stone besides, bear witness to his skill and rectitude in the work' Thou gavest him to do.' Preface.

T has been said that no small book can ever really teach great things. I But this is not a small book. On the contrary, it is one of several parts of a large work, which amongst other' great things' is to assist the reader to grasp the inner meaning of Manor and Church, and of their relation to each other, and to the development of the nation and the empire. The importance of such an understanding is ably shewn by Mr. S. O. Addy, in his Church and Manor. where he says,-' No treatment of the economic history of these islands can be satisfactory unless it includes the church-building and the benefice within its scope...... the church was not only the place of worship but also the seat of local gover-nment.' In fact, if this fundamental truth could be properly assimilated by the average Englishman, the nation would be able to dispose of such a problem as Disendowment, which of necessity includes Di!:;establishment, in a spirit worthy of the theme, and the principles involved in an equitable settlement. Further, when it is fully realized how Prussian ascendancy, in the German Empire, is seeking to overthrow the more enlightened civiliza- tion of British rule in the same ruthless fashion as their ancestors,-the Northmen and Huns-broke up the Roman Empire, and destroyed European civilization from the fifth to the tenth centuries of the Christian era, the reader needs to know that Feudalism saved Europe in general, and England in particular, from being utterly crushed by such incursions. Feudalism was an inevitable phase in the evolution of the Western nations,~and it ought neither to be idealized nor execrated. Its great merit, as so well expressed by Mrs. Armitage in her useful work on Early Norman Castles, was, that in an age when the decay of mutual trust was the worst evil in society it laid stress on individual loyalty and insisted that personal honour should consist in the fulfilment of obligatiens. In conclusion, the author offers his best thanks to Mr. R. T. Wilson, M.A., of' Waldershaigh,' and to Mr. C. R. Wilson, B.A., of Middlewood Grange, for the photographs and drawings they have so kindly placed at his disposal. His thanks are also offered to The Badminton Magazine for permission to reproduce th~ frontispiece, and to Messrs. Elliott & Fry, Limited, for the use of their copyright photo of R. H. Rimington- Wilson, Esq. He would also thank Mr. Morgan, of Sheffield, for leave to reproduce three picture-cards emanating from his well-known studio; Mrs. T. Stanley, of Underbank, for the loan of an excellent likeness of the late Mr. C. Macro Wilson; the Editor of the Sheffield Weekly News for permission to copy an interesting cartoon of the late Law Clerk to the Cutlers' Company of Sheffield, which appeared in that journal on January 27, 1900; Mr. John Bradbury, of Deepcar, (subject to his patron's approval, which was duly obtained), for an interesting portrait of Mr. Charles Ward, of Broomhead ; Mr. Horace Heath, of Oughtibridge, for information from the Bradfield lnclosure Award, and other friends who have assisted in making this memoir worthy of the subject, and of the regard of all who dwell within the sound of Bolsterstone Bells. You that seek what life is in death, Now find it air that once was breath. New names unknown -old names gone; Till time end bodies, and souls none. Reader, use your time,-there be Few steps to your eternity. BYRON. ... CODteDts. PAGE The Manor of Bolsterstone-in Waldershelf a fact, beyond dispute, which the Over-lord still recognizes, though but a semblance of his ancient authority survi ves. 9

An abridgement of the descent of the Manor of Bolsterstone as given by Joseph Hunter, also a brief reference to John Rimington, Esq., who pur- chased the Manor from Lord Melbourne in 1802. 11

Grouse Driving on Broomhead Moors. 15 .

The Sale of Lord Melbourne's' Bolsterstone Estate' an important land-mark in the history of this neighbourhood. 19

The Bradfielli Inclosure Award of 1826, and how far the Broomhead Hall Estate was improved by such an instrument. ... 24

The Patrimony of the Wilsons of Broomhead Hall 26

A Copy (minus' Conditions ') of the Catalogue issued in connexion with the Sale advertised by Mrs. John Wilson in 1810. ... 31

A Summary of the results obtained by John Rimington's foresight. ... 37

Origin of the Church at Bolsterstone and of the Chantry that was founded therein. ... 41

The Chief of the Village Community, or Lord of the Manor, was once Priest as well as Chieftain in his hall. 44

Bolsterstone Castle and Manor House and what is known concerning them. 45

The Old Chapel at Bolsterstone.-What it was like, and who pulled it down. 49

Endowments.-Queen Anne's Bounty.-The Terrier of 1817 and a Court Roll of 1728. 51

The demolition of the Old Chapel and erection of a new one at the close of the eighteenth century. 55

A brief notice of the Church erected] 872-1879, and of an addition to the Churchyard in 1885. ... 58

A List of Clergymen who have occupied the' Living' or benefice of Bolster- stone Chapel, now better known as St. Mary's Church, of the Parish of BoJsterstone, with a brief recital of what is known of their appointment and qualifications. 62

Two Brothers and Two Sisters, in whose departure the inhabitants of Bolsterstone and neighbourhood are bereft of a precious link with the past life of our district. 67

Bolsterstone Hearse.- List of Subscribers.... 85

Voluntary contributions towards Church Expenses.-Easter 1873. 89

Churchwardens' Accounts. 90

List of Subscribers towards the Enlargement of Bolsterstone Churchyard, 1885. 91

Bolsterstone Church.-A Poem. 97

-- IIlustratioos. PAGE Lord of the Manor of Bolsterstone and Patron of the Living. ... Frontispiece. When Viscount Melbourne was Lord of Bolsterstone! ... 12 John Rimington.-Facsimile of Signature ... 13 R. H. Rimington- Wilson ... 14 Oharles Ward, of Broomhead... 17 Portion of Manor House, or Castle, at Bolsterstone 18 Title-page of Lord Melbourne's Catalogue of 1802 19 Old Broomhead Hall-Built by Christopher and Mary Wilson 26 Broomhead Hall-Built by James Rimington 28 Title-page of Catalogue re Sale by Rebecca Wilson in 1810 30 Broomhead Hall-Entrance hall and staircase 37 Plan of the site of Bolsterstone Castle 40 St. Mary's Church, W orsborough 42 The Rockley Monument in Worsborough Church 43 Walder's Low, Bolsterstone 45 The Porter's Lodge, Bolsterstone 46 The' Stone' from which the place-name' Bolsterstone' is said to be dE'rived 47 Portion of Oourt or Castle-wall 48 Stocks and Whipping-Post at Bolsterstone 50 St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone,-Built by Parson Bland in 1791 55 Demand Note for Church Rate made in 1862 58 St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone,-Built 1872-1879 59 The' Bells' Committee on May 28, 1892 61 Rev. Canon W. R. Wilson, M.A., Vicar of Bolsterstone, etc. .., 66 , Waldershaigh,' Bolsterstone ... 68 The Vicarage, Bolsterstone 69 Interior of Bland's Church 70 Font in Bolsterstone Church... 72 Martha, the beloved wife of Oanon W. R. Wilson 73 Charles Macro Wilson ...... 74 MI'. C. M. Wilson, (A cartoon from the' Sheffield Weekly News,' Jan. 27, 1900) 76 Mary Elizabeth, the beloved wife of Oharles Macro Wilson, Esq. 77 Wigtwizzle Hall ...... 78 The Chancel of Bolsterstone Church.-New Choir Stalls and Prayer Desk ... 80 The Village of Bolsterstone as it appeared in 1913 81 Tail-piece from a panel carved in stone by B.K., junior... 82 Arrival of the Bells at Bolsterstone on May 28, 1892 84 Tail-piece from a panel carved in stone by B.K., senior 94 96 Bolsterstone Church...... ~ ...... The late Vicar from a corbel in the nave of the church... 100 Desceot of tbe Maoor of Bolsterstooe aod bow tbe same was acquired by tbe Wilsoos of Broombead Hall. REGINALD HENRY RIMINGTON-WILSON.

Lord of the Manor of Bolsterstone, and Patron of the Living of St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone. DesceDt of tbe Maoor of BolsterstoDe aDd bow

tbe same was acquired by tbe Wilsoos of Broombead Hall.

There never came from heaven a fairer questing morn,- The white mist lay on Pike Low like blossoms on the thorn; But the fairest sight of all the glory of the scene- Were the merry lads of .Middop' in hunting red and green!

She sat that morn at .Barnsett' behinda white-thorntree, Of all the hares in Ewden-the bonniest was she; , The spirit of the moor-wind was in her bounding leap, And the love of every hunter went with her up the steep. Songs of a Moorland Parish by A. WRIGLEY.

The Manor of Bolsterstone-in-Waldershelf a fact, beyond dispute, which the Over-lord still recognizes, though but a semblance of his ancient authority survives.

NLIKE the Manor of Langsett otherwise Langside alias U Penisale or Penesale-Mere, the Manor of Bolsterstone was a fact beyond any possibility of dispute, and a Manor of ilO little importance, as may be discovered on reference to Eastwood's History of Ecclesfield, page 72, where we read that, when the Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord of HalJamshire, demanded an aid or benevolence from the tenants of his different Manors, on occasion of the marriage, in 1563, of his eldest daughter, Katherine, the Manor of Bolsterstone occupied the third place on the list of amounts contributed, viz.,- Manor. £ s. d. Proportion. (1) Sheffield ... 30 11 2 20.30% (2) Rotherham ... 26 5 4 17.45 (3) Bolsterstone ... 25 17 0 17.19 (4) Southey ... 23 16 6 15.84 (5) Ecclesfield ... 23 8 7 15.58 (6) Bradfield ... 20 10 8 13.64 -- - £150 9 3 100.00 10 Early History of Stocksbridge.

And, Hunter in his South Yorkshire informs us that:-

In the Quo Warranto Roll of Edward the First (1272-1307), we have a full account of the privileges and immunities which the Lords of Hallamshire enjoyed. Their state was kingly. They had the power of life and death among their vassals; and, in general, the highest privileges which were allowed to any subject. The proceedings in their courts baron were made matter of record. They had a numerous train of officers, "the Lords of Hallamshire," says Johnston, "had their capital stewards, stewards of their courts, their council, auditors-general, receivers-general, district collectors of their several lordships, bailiffs, park-keepers, foresters; of which the prime officers were gentlemen of their neighbourhood of great families, as W ortley, Rockley, Everingham, Fitzwilliam, Wentworth; and the accompts of the officers were taken generally twice a year, in as public a manner as great princes now have, and engrossed in parchment rolls, numbered, and deposited in order. with as much care as were those of the King's Exchequer." Their tenants were of four classes: those who held at will portions of the demesne; thosA who held by copy of court-roll; those who held by prescription or by charter, conveying portions of the waste to hold at certain fixed rents; and that superior class of tenants who held by honourable services, and to whom large tracts were granted, with rights called manorial to be enjoyed within them. Of these latter tenancies there were eight at the least, viz., Darnal, Ecclesal, Shiercliffe, Cowley, Owlerton, Wadsley, Bolsterstone, and Midhope. The Lords of these places were all homagers at the Castle of Sheffield, but were all persons of principal account in the neighbourhood. Some of these subsidiary Manors became re-absorbed into the superior tenancy from which they had emanated; but others continue to the present day in the representative, not by descent, but purchase of the persons to whom in the early days of the Lovetots and the Furnivals these lands had been granted.

John Wilson, the Antiquary, has also a note which Eastwood has thoughtfully preserved for our enlightenment in his History of Ecclesfield, viz.,- Mary Rawson of Hill top was buried by the south side the steeple at Bradfield, Nov. 23, 1708, aged 90. So that she must be born in 1618. Geo. Bradwall, an old servant, who lived many years at Broomhead, lived with her and was sent to ride for her at the Assembly Quest at Easter, before the custom was discontinued. He says she wore constantly a belt about her with keys; a whistle, scissars, &c. She told him she could remember when only 2 silk hoods came to Bradfield Church, which was my great grandmother and old Mrs. More- wood of the Oaks, which, admitting her six years old, is now (1769) 145 years since.

This old lady was one of those tenants who had to do service at the Court of the Lord of Hallamshire in company with Christopher Wilson, of Broomhead, and others in Westnal and WaldersheJf. For instance, Harrison when speaking of Sheffield Castle in his Survey. refers to this custom as follows :-_.

I cannot here omit a Royalty that this Manor hath above other Manors, that is, upon every Sembley Tuesday (Le. Easter Tuesday), is assembled upon Sembley Green, where the Court is kept, and near unto the Castle, at the least 139 horsemen, with horse and harness provided by the freeholders, copyholders and other tenants, and to appear before the Lord of this Manor, or the Steward of this Court, to be viewed (inspected) by them, and for the confirming of the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King.

He also gives a list of the 139 who attended, which Eastwood has copied in full. The custom fell into desuetude after the Prince of Orange was made King of England (1689), though it is interesting to note that the Dukes of Norfolk, who are the successors in title of the Earls of Shrewsbury as Over-lords, or Lords of Hallamshire, still summon their tenants to the Court Leet Descent of the Manor of Bolsterstone. 11 of their several Manors, as witness the following copy of such a summons, viz.,- Manor of Westnal and Waldershelf.-to Mr. John Bennett, butcher. Ecclesfield. -By virtue of a precept to me directed, I hereby summons you personally to attend the Court Leet or Law Day and View of Frank-pledge, with the Court Baron of the Most Noble Henry Fitzalan Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshall and Hereditary Marshall of England, Lord of the said Manor, at the Corn Exchange, Sheffield, in the County of York, on Tuesday, the fourteenth day of April next, at the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to enquire as well for our Sovereign Lord the King, as for the Lord of the said Leet of all such matters as to the said Courts do appertain. And herein fail not. Dated this eighteenth day of March, 1914. John Willis, Bailiff of the said Manor, 17, George Street, Sheffield.

An abridgement of the descent of the Manor of Bolsterstone as given by Joseph Hunter, also a brief reference to John Rimington, Esq., who purchased the Manor from Lord Melbourne in 1802.

The Rev. J oseph Hunter, F.S.A., has clearly established that there were two Manors in Waldershelf in A.D. 1227, viz., Bolster- stone and Midhope, and the first-named seems to have been what was possessed by Hylienus de Waldershelf and William his son. He traces the descent of the former Manor as follows :-

A.D.1281. Dionysia the widow of Elias de Midhope who had previously been married to Ralph de Sheffield was probably an heiress of these lands, because in 1281, the mill of Waldershelf belonged to her son William de Sheffield. He was alive as late as 1319, in which year Thomas son of Henry del Bromyheved (Broomhead) gave to him by the style of William de Sheffield lord of Waldershelf, a place called the Planes.

A.D. 1363. John de Sheffield dominus de Bolsterstone appears among the witnesses to a charter of lands in Penisale in 1363.

A.D.1378. Thomas son of John de Sheffield took a grant of lands called Emote- field within the bounds of Penisale in 1378, and the pedigrees of Rockley shew that Sir Robert Rockley married a daughter of Thomas de Sheffield.

A.D. 1442. The Manor did not remain very long in possession of the Rockleys, because we find that the first Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury held a Court of the Manor in 1442, shewing that the Manor of Bolsterstone had reverted to the chief lords. The Manor of St. John of Jerusalem, the Courts of which were held at Townend in Bolsterstone, was obtained by the Talbots at the dissolution of religious houses.

A.D. 1616. The Manor passed to the three daughters, co-heirs of Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury, and in

A.D. 1661. Sir George Savile, of Thornhill, Bart., who had bought the Manor, held the Courts for same. He was created Marquis of Halifax, and left a son the second Marquis, who dying in 1700, left three daughters his co-heirs, one of whom married Lord Bruce.

A.D. 1743. The Manor of Bolsterstone was assigned to Lord Bruce and his issue in the sixteenth year of the reign of George the Second. The issue was two sons and two daughters. The sons died before their father without issue; and the 12 Early History of Stocksbridge.

daughters married, Mary the Marquis of Carnarvon afterwards Duke of Chandos and Elizabeth the Hon. Benjamin Bathurst.

A.D. 1747. In this year the Duke of Chandos and Mr. Bathurst were the joint lords.

A.D. 1762. Mr. Bathurst conveyed the Manor of Bolsterstone and Langsett, alias Penisale, to Sir Matthew Lambe. His son, Peniston Lambe was created Lord Melbourne. This nobleman was Prime Minister when Queen Victoria ascended the Throne in 1837.

REceived tbe. , " . r tbeSum°Y47;t,;,. ,,/..iif~-"1 -- ---bemg I Half a ,¥~r's Rent due to tbe Rigkt HOTUfUrahleLoRD VlSCOUXTMELBOURNE, . at jk''' 7';a. _laft (1o7g.1;} For whofe Ufe received .£ ~f;'/ . Byme,Ij~!IJ~? -. /G.~ ; ~----

When Viscount Melbourne was Lord of Bolsterstone!

A.D.1802. On September 7, 1802,-' The Manor, Freehold and Tithe-Free Estate of Bolsterstone, situated in the Township of Bolsterstone in th" Parish of Eccles- field in the County of York' was advertised by order of Lord Melbourne, 'To be sold by Auction by Mr. Winstanley at Garraway's Coffee House, Cornhill, London,' at Twelve o'clock on the date named, when John Rimington, Esq., of Hillsborough and Sheffield, an attorney-at-Iaw, and a banker was the purchaser for the sum of £35,000 in whose family the estate still remains.

We have, considering the importance of such a transfer, trans- scribed the Catalogue of this sale in an abbreviated form so as to give the reader an opportunity of comparing the details with those of the Bolsterstone Award completed in 1782, and we would add that according to an old tradition, Mr, John Rimington found it necessary to re-sell some portion of the estate to enable him to complete the purchase.

To do this, he hit upon a very happy way of gaining the help he needed. He expressed his willingness to meet any tenant who would like to buy his or her holding and talk the matter over with them, with the result that many of Lord Melbourne's tenants, through the thoughtful consideration of their new landlord, became their own landlord. This expedient had of course a mutual basis and as such was delightfully free from the selfish spirit embalmed in the lnclosure Acts.

We can also recognize in this arrangement an explanation of why so many little freeholds came into existence during the early years of the nineteenth century, and further, we can understand why the old inhabitants were so glad that his grandson, J ames Wilson Rimington, Esq., retained the honoured patronymic 'Rimington' when he assumed the surname and arms of 'Wilson' by royal sign-manual on July 24, 1840. Descent of the Manor of Bolsterstone. 13

The

nam~ would have a pleasant sound in the ears of that generation and the impression then created has been, if possible, more firmly outlined by his successors, and by none more than the -present owner, Reginald Henry Rimington- Wilson, Esq., whose chivalrous devotion to his mother, the late Mrs. J ames Wilson Rimington- Wilson, of Broomhead Hall, and a most generous recognition of his duty to all who need his help and sympathy have endeared him as a man and a brother to the people amongst whom he loves to dwell.

In his estimation there is no place like the home on the moor to which he came, as a little child, from Madeira, and from which he would depart when hand and eye shall no longer respond to the simple joys and the fresh pure air of such an environment.

When will the stream he aweary of flowing Under my eye? When will the wind be aweary of blowing Over the sky? When will the clouds be aweary of fleeting? When will the heart be aweary of beating? And nature die? Never, oh! never, nothing will die; The stream flows, The wind blows, The cloud fleets, The heart beats, Nothing will die. TENNYSON. . Copyright Elliott & Fry, Ld.

!(JI./lu:...~dit. - ~dJOl( Descent of the Manor of Bolsterstone. 15

Grouse Driving on Broomhead Moors.

When the Grouse Wind roves through an August sky, And the heart of the moorman thrills! When the ling buds burst where the young broods lie In the hollows among the hills! When the grey hare sits with a windward nose, And the old birds lead the pack! There's never a call the Grouse Wind blows Like a merry young cock's 'g-bak.'

Its the deil's own road o'er the old Pike Low, But we're never the men to flinch! In the cold drear mist it is well to know The shelving moorland inch by inch! There's Brusten Croft up and there's Upper Wood down, A drive o'er the Fox-Stones Moss! A drive for a king, with the birds well flown, To the butts--then whirled across.

We heed not the lash of the drenching rain, N or the grip of the blinding gust! Each man is a link in a well-forged chain That knows neither flaw nor rust! We swing them down from the bId Wolf's HiIl- Till they spin in the reeling wind! From the 'Charley' drives with an old moor skill That leaves not a bird behind.

To the peat-built butts with their fringe of 'yeth,' The hares o'er the cloudberry bound! But the hunter feels 'twere a nobler death To be slain by a sinewy hound! How the blood leaps up when the' pack' drives in, And the sky is a whirl of wings- The swerve and the sweep, the shots and the din, That make the sport the Grouse Wind brings.

When the drives are o'er and the day is done, And we've earned our right to rest, We drink good luck to the grouse and the gun- And the sport that we love the best! There are tales to tell, there are songs to sing, There are hands to grip and part I If I'd everything else that wealth can bring-- I'd be poor with no moorman's heart.

From Songs of a Moorland Parish, by

AMMON WRIGLEY, (Adapted). 16 Early History of Stocksbridge.

In the Survey of the Manor of Sheffield taken for the Earl of Arundel by John Harrison in 1637, we find:- This manno is not only profittable but for pleasure also, being furnished with red " deare and fallow, with hares and some rowes, with pheasants and great store of partridges, and moore game in abundance, both blacke and red, as moorcocks, moorehenns, and younge pootes upon the moores, as also mallard, teale, hearn- shawes, and plover. The chiefest ffishinge within this manno is the rivers that passeth through the same, wherein are great store of salmons, trouts, chevens (i. e. chubs) eeles, and other small fish. And, with reference to the question of who might be the first person to shoot wild fowl on the wing, Hunter remarks :- I find by a warrant of the time of J ames the First, (1603-1625), for the preservation of the game of these regions, that it was then the practice to take them either by . nets or hawks, and in a memorandum made by Wilson, of Broomhead, the antiquary, of Bradfield, that the first person who shot game on the wing on these moors was a member of his own family, who died in 1687, at the age of 61. From that time until 1832, when the Game Laws conferred the power over game upon the owners of the land, instead of its being vested in the Lord of the Manor, the sport had been carried on in a desultory fashion. But, after that date, it was taken up by the Bradfield Game Association, and others, in a business-like manner with resu1ts truly astonishing. The fact that 1913 was a great grouse year at Broomhead, whilst for most moor owners the season had been a wretched one, induces sportsmen, as remarked in Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes for August, 1904, to inquire how these surprising results are achieved. The answer, as given in this well known periodical, is too long to quote in full, but the followin~ extracts embody a manifestation of, and a tribute to, that spirit of co-operation between master and servant which in its mutual trust renders all things possible. In the first place, the nature of the ground and the situation are favourable for grouse; but the excellent results obtained at Broomhead are mainly due to skilled, experienced management extending over a long term of years. It is an important factor that the heather is burned solely with a view to the requirements of the grouse. There are no unnecessary sheep to be considered. Of his headkeeper, Charles Ward, who has been at Broomhead for over forty-five years, Mr. Rimington- Wilson expresses himself as follows ;-" No master has ever been better served. He is devoted to the interests of the moor and a born organizer." It may be added that those well qualified to judge consider that Charles Ward is unsurpassed in the not altogether easy art of inducing the red grouse to wing their flight just in the desired direction. .And if the man is zealous and capable the master sets him a good example. Mr. Rimington- Wilson and his brother take the keenest interest in the moors, and he considers himself most fortunate in the willing co-operation of his tenants and drivers, who show all the Yorkshire keenness for sport and seem to enjoy their share almost as much as the guns. The extent of heather at Broomhead is comparatively small,- about 4,500 acres-yet, in most years, it yields the largest' one day' bag of the season, and carries more grouse to the acre than any moor in Great Britain. If, however, you were to accompany Charles Ward on one of those 'morning walks' which have been such a constant feature in the life of this hardy blue-eyed veteran of the moors since he came to Broomhead, from Ollerton in Nottinghamshire, as a youth of seventeen summers--nearly sixty years ago-you would not be surprised at the reputation established. Descellt of the Manor of Bolstp,rstone. 17

Not only does he possess a first hand kno'~ledge of practically every height and every gulley embraced within the area under his charge, but he can speak of the flora and fauna of Broomhead Moors in a way that would have gladdened the hearts of Henslow and Darwin. Without disdaining the aid that may be obtained from books, Mr. Ward has preferred to rely upon his own observation based on a conscientious regard for detail. Only when baffled by some problem, where circumstances have seemed to challenge, if they did not actually contradict, his experience, has he permitted himself to go outside his own resources-though, as often as not, the solution has been finally and independently revealed by an intuitive re-grouping of cognate facts.

Photo. J. Bradbury, Charles Ward, of Broomhead.

Hence, the evidence he gave before the Commission on 'Grouse and their Diseases' was highly appreciated by that body, who found it very useful when setting out the 'findings' embodied in their voluminous report. Like all close students of Nature in the open, Charles Ward has no respect for the shallow thinker, and he has an instinctive aversion to orthodox opinion. With Ammon Wrigley, another lover of grouse and plover, he would say :-- My way is a way that is little trod, I am bound by no sect or creed, But I say my prayers to Nature's God In the fields where the lapwings breed. The wind is my preacher, sincere and strong, Its text the infinite free, And there is never a sermon from human tongue That is half so divine unto me. '"

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Photo. T. Richards. Portion of Manor House, or Castle, at Bolsterstone.

-. Descent of the Manor of Bolsterstone. 19

The Sale of Lord Melbourne's 'Bolsterstone Estate,' an important land-mark in the history of this neighbourhood.

Photo. Biltcliffe. Title-page of Lord Melbourne's Catalogue.

1802.-A Particular of the Manor. Freehold, and Tithe-Free Estate of Bolster- stone, situated in the Township of Bolsterstone, in the Parish of Ecclesfield, in the County of York. To be Sold by Auction, by Mr. Winstanley. At Garraway's Coffee-House, CornhiIl, London, Upon Tuesday the 7th of September next, at Twelve o'clock. (Luke Hansard, Printer, Great Turnstile, Lincoln's-Inn Fields). .The Conditions of Sale required an Advance of not less than £10 at each bidding and a deposit of 10% in part of the Purchase Money. The remainder to be paid on May-Day, 1803, upon having a good Title. NOTE.-The name or situation of the holding where not given in the Catalogue has been ascertained from the Waldershelf Valuation of ] 797. Tenant at Will and Description of Property. Quantity. Rent in 1802. Average a. r. p. £ s. d. per acre. The Bolsterstone Estate consists of as £ s. d. follows :- The Manor of Bolsterstone. In hand.--The Chief and Copyhold Rents amounting to ...... 2 6 10 Yewden Wood and Coppice ...... 23 3 37 Bytholmes Wood ... 82 1 26 Nether Wood adjoining ditto. ... 2 2 6 -- Estimated Annual value 108 3 29 55 0 0 0 10 2 20 Early History of Stocksbridge.

Tenant at Wi1l and Description of Property. Quantity. Rent in 1802. Average a. r. p. £ s. d. per acre. Thomas Ashton, late Widow Stanley (Pen £ s. d. Nook) A House, two small Barns, Outbuildings, and Land ...... 22 0 18 16 16 0 0 15 3 JOhn Bocking (Watson House) A House, Barn, Stable, Outbuildings, and Land ...... 34 2 23 25 4 0 0 14 7~ John Bradley (Bolsterstone) A House, Barn, Stable, Outbuildings and Land ...... 38 3 28 25 4 0 0 12 11 George Bramhall A Tenement called 'Greenhead,' Cottage, Beasthouse and Land ...... 8 3 31 770 0 16 6~ Jane Bramhall, Widow An Allotment near Watson House in three parts ...... 7 3 7 440 0 10 7i Hannah Bramhall, Widow, (Hollin Busk, &c.) Two Cottages and Land ...... 11 3 37 8 16 0 0 14 8 James Bramhall, Jun., (Upper House) Two Cottages, Barn, Beasthouse and Land ...... 23 2 33 9 9 0 0 8 3~ Joseph Bramhall (late Edward Marsden) A Croft ...' ...... 0 0 23 030 1 0 10 Bolsterstone Chapelwardens Two Cottages and Land... 1 2 21 1 10 0 0 18 4~ Bolsterstone Overseers A Cottage and Croft (late Joshua Dong- worth's) ...... 0 1 26 150 3 0 7 Joseph Creswick (Ewden Lodge) A House, Barn, Beasthouse and Land... 57 3 39 22 10 0 079 John Charlesworth (Hunger Hill) A House and Cottage, with Barn, Stable, Outbuildings and Land...... 85 0 19 47 10 0 0 11 2 John Dronfield (Low Flat) A House, small Barn, Beasthouse, Cart- lodge and Land...... 26 2 5 17 0 0 0 10 11 Widow Dongworth (Bolsterstone) A Cottage and Croft 0 1 3 0 15 0 2 15 10 J onathan Dyson (Lane End) A Cottage...... 003 0 10 0 26 13 4 William Ellison (Sunny Bank and Pease Bloom) A House, Barn, Stable, Outbuildings and Land...... 70 3 19 44 10 0 0 12 6 Richard Ellis An Allotment on Smithy Moor ... 2 1 36 1 15 0 0 14 0 John Frith (late John Richardson) Two Cottages ...... 0 0 9 1 10 0 26 13 4 John Grayson (of the Royd) A House, Barn, two Beasthouses and Land ...... 30 2 25 25 10 0 0 16 7' Benjamin Grayson (Townend) A House, Barn, Stable, Beasthouse and Land ...... 17 0 18 13 0 0 0 15 4 Abraham Grayson Two Houses, one ofthem a Public House (? Castle Inn), Barn, Stable, Beasthouse and Land 56 2 16 24 10 0 0 8 7! Descent of the Manor of Bolsterstone. 21

Tenant at Will and Description of Property. Quantity. Rent in 1802. Average a. r. p. £ s. d. per acre. George Grayson (Bolsterstone) £ s. d. A Cottage now used as a Carpenter's Shop 001 0 10 0 80 0 0 John Grayson, Junr., (of Hungerhill) A House, Barns, Beasthouses, Out- buildings and Land ...... 148 0 14 65 10 0 0 8 10 John Grayson, Senior (Storth House) A House, Barn, Beasthouse, Hay-Barn and Land ...... 31 2 8 23]0 0 0 14 11 Thomas Grayson (Miller) A House, used as a Public House with Brew-house and Stable disjoined. A Water Corn. Mill (?Deepcar Mill), with two pair of Grey and one pair of Black stones and an Oat-kiln, a Stable, Hay- house, Beasthouse and Land ...... 18 0 7 27 10 0 1 10 6! Jonathan Grayson (Hollins) A Hprse, Barn, Beasthouse,etc., and Land 21 ] 12 14 14 0 0 13 10 Hannah Grayson Two Cottages with a Blacksmith's Shop 0 0 10 150 20 0 0 Ann Helliwell (Royd) A House, Barn, Beasthouse and Land... ]6 2 31 12 15 0 0 15 2! John Helliwell (Bolsterstone) A House, Beasthouse, and part of a Barn and Land ...... 13 3 30 12 6 0 0 17 7 John Helliwell (of Lane) An Allotment at Deepcar in two parts... 3 1 16 2 5 0 0 J3 5 J oseph Helliwell A Croft at Horner House...... 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 12 0 J ames Hearth (Schoolmaster) An Allotment on the Edge near the School 2 2 19 0 10 0 0 3 10 John Hawke, late J ames Spooner (Bolster- stone) A House, Barn, Beasthouse and Land... 9 0 2] 7 17 0 0 17 3~ Robert Hawke (Hollin Hirst) A House, Barn, Stable, Beasthouse and Land ...... 100 1 9 47 10 0 096 Benjamin JacksOll (Hermit Royd) A House, Barn, Beasthouse, Stable, etc., and Land ...... 30 3 15 22 0 0 0]4 2 William Ibbetson (Wood) A House, Barn, Beasthouse, Stable, Cart- lodge and Land ...... 46 2 25 25 10 0 0 10 11 John Ibbetson (Yew Trees) An Allotment on Yew Tree Green and a piece called Long Croft now in one, and Rough Fall piece ... 5 2 0 3 17 0 0 14 0 Sarah Raye (Deep car) A Cottage and Garden 0 0 10 0 15 0 12 0 0 John Lee (? Lee House) A House, Barn, Beasthouse and Land... 7 3 16 717.0 100 Widow Morton, late Andrew Morton (Royd) A Cottage, Barn, Beasthouse and a Croft of Land ... . 1 1 20 1 10 0 1 1 10 Also for the Colliery 5 0 0 John Morton (Townend) Several parcels of Land... 10 1 19 7 17 0 015 H John Morton (late Nicholas Morton) An Allotment on Bracken Moor in three parts.. . 11 1 14 7 10 0 0 13 21 22 Earl!! Histor!! of Stockshridge.

Tenant at Will and Description of Property. Quantity. Rent in 1802. Average a. r. p. £ s. d. per acre. £ s. d. William Morton, late Ruth Morton (Royd) A Cottage and Land 2 3 23 3 15 0 1 6 1 J oseph Marsden (Ewden) A House, Barns, Stables, Outbuildings and Land ... .., 86 0 22 37 0 0 0 8 7 Ambrose Marsden (Ewden) A Ho.use, Barn, Two Beasthouses, Hay- barn, etc., and Land 31 0 15 13 13 0 0 8 10 James Mitchell A Cottage and Croft on the top of New Mill Bank with an Allotment 1 0 19 1 10 0 168 Widow Matthewman (Deepcar) A Cottage, Croft and Intake 1 0 39 350 2 12 0 J oseph Morton, late Robert Newton (Wat- son House) A House, Barn, Beasthouse, Stable and Land...... 15 3 33 12 15 0 0 15 11 John Ridall (Lane End) Two Houses, Two Cottages, Barns, Beasthouses and Land... 13 0 38 12 15 0 0 19 3 Thomas Roper (Windhill, &c.) Two Houses, Barns, Stable, Beasthouses, etc., and Land ...... 613 3 30 97 10 0 0 3 2 Thomas Roper, Joseph Marsden and Ambrose Marsden, jointly An Allotment on Barnside Moor. The Land Tax is included in what they pay for their respective farms.. 76 3 7 5 5 0 0 1 4 Thomas Roper, junr. A House, Barn, Hay-barn, two Beast- houses, and Land ... 38 2 34 26 10 0 0 13 8 George Steel, late George Gould (Alien Croft, &c.) A Cottage and Croft 0 1 6 100 3 10 0 Benjamin Shaw (Bolsterstone) A House, with Small Barn, Beasthouse, Stable, Hay-house and Land 22 1 21 17 0 0 0 15 3 Benjamin Smith (Hanson House) A House, Small Barn; Beasthouse and Land ...... 63 0 38 24 10 0 079 J oseph Siddons (Royd) A Cottage, part of a Barn and Beast- house (with Wm. Wilson) and Land 6 3 20 660 0 18 4 Robert Senyor (Hollin Busk) A House, Barn, Beasthouse, Stable, etc., and Land... "'''' ... 29 1 28 22 10 0 0 15 4 William Shaw (Wood) A House, Barn, Beasthouse and Land... 44 0 16 21 5 0 098 John Stanley A Barn and Beasthouse, with two pieces of Land, called 'The Foldrums'...... 3 2 20 3 15 0 108 John Swindle (late John Morton) A Cottage and Croft at New Mill Bank 024 1 1 0 2 0 0 Thomas Wilson A Barn, Beasthouse and Land... 65 5 28 10 0 0 8 9 Francis Wright (late Joseph Bagshaw) A House in two tenements and a Garden 0 0 10 110 16 16 0 William Wilson (Green House) A Cottage, part of a Barn (with Joseph Siddons) Beasthouse and Land .., 5 3 27 550 0 18 8 . . Descent of the Manor of Bolsterstone. 23

Tenant at WiJI and Description of Property. Quantity. Rent in 1802. Average a. r. p. £ s. d. per acre. Widow Ward (Whitwell) A House, Barn, Beasthouse and Land... 14 2 10 10 10 0 0 14 5 Joseph Wood (Barnside) A House, Barn, Beasthouse, Hay-barn and Land ...... 57 1 26 22 5 0 079 John Wainwright, late W illiam Cre~wick (Ewden House) A House, Barn, Beasthouse, Stable and Land ...... 39 0 8 19'10 0 0 10 0 Matthew Walker, late Widow Mitchell (Stocksbridge) A House, Small Barn, Beasthouse and Land ...... 17 0 36 9 10 0 0 11 0 Bolsterstone Moor, the Improvement of which has not yet been attempted, has hitherto been held by the respective ten- ants, and a Rate added to each of the Farms in proportion to their Quantity and Contiguity to the Moor. The whole value so apportioned is One Shilling per acre, which is included in the foregoing Rents. Itcontains:- 1240 0 0 Total 3577 2 18 1062 4 10 0 5 lli

The Land Tax to be paid by the Tenants amounts to £46 Is. 5d. on the Estate and deducting 1240 acres for Bolsterstone Moor leaves 2337a. 2r. 18p. as the area on which such tax is payable, the average working out at a little over Hd. per acre. The Tenants are subject to all Repairs, being allowed Rough Timber; and also to the Payment of the Land Tax. The Outgoings upon the Estate are as follows, viz., The Land Tax for the Woods in hand, £2 6s. Id. and a Fee Farm Rent due to the Bishop of Durham of £4 6s. 4d. And also to the accustomed Parochial Rates for the Woods in hand.

Coal and Potters' Earth are now worked upon this Estate in a small degree which may be greatly improved. It is also supposed to contain Lead in some parts of it. The great Extent of Land still unimproved, is an object worth the attention of those who can give up their time to it. The Water which supplies the Corn Mill is also worth the attention of Speculators in a Manufacturing country. The Church is a new Building and Land is left for the Support of the Repairs, 80 the Expence upon the Estate will be very inconsiderable. This Estate is situated near Penistone, Ten Miles from Sheffield and Nine from Barnsley. The Timber and Saplings, down to One Shilling inclusive, are valued at £2,350 which is to be paid for over and above the sum the Estate sells for.

The price paid by Mr. John Rimington for this estate, works out at £9 15s. Hd. per acre, and the rental at the time it was sold equalled Ss. Hid. per acre, including meadow, wood, and moorland, or, if we deduct Bolsterstone Moor,-now part of Broomhead Moors,-the rental would equal 9s. Id. per acre. ,

, 24 Early History of Stocksbridge.' The Bradfield Inclosure Award of 1826, and how far the Broomhead Hall Estate was impro'Ved by such an instrument. This Award was published and declared after due notice on March 9, at The Tontine Inn, Sheffield, by Joseph Bishop, the Commissioner under the Act. At Ecclesfield Parish Church, on March 12, by the Vicar, the Rev. Thomas Ryder. At the Parochial Church or Chapel of Bradfield on March 12, by the Rev. H. Fletcher, Perpetual Curate. And enrolled by the Clerk of the Peace at Wakefield, on May 15, 1826, by Benjamin Dixon, Deputy Clerk. The Bradfield lnclosure Act was passed in 1811.

The following Summary comprises the area covered by this particular Award and not of Bradfield Parish as now constituted. The quantity of acres, roods, and perches, in statute measure contained in the said lands and grounds is as follows :-" a. r. p. The quantity of Commons is ...... 13536 2 0 The quantity of Open fields, lands, and Open meane (demesne) woods is ...... - ...... 247 0 11 And the quantity of Old Inclosure, including all orchards and gardens and the sites of all the messuages, cottages and home- steads 4344 2 25

Total 18,128 0 36 7,000acres were allotted to the Duke of Norfolk as Lord of the Manor. 300acres to the four owners of the Tithes in discharge of their claims thereto. One quarter of the remainder to the owners of ancient messuages in satisfaction of their rights of common. The remaining three-quarters were allotted to the several proprietors of ancient inclosed land, in proportion to the respective values held by each of them. The following extracts are of interest as she wing how far the Broomhead Hall Estate was improved by this Award, and the purchases then and afterwards effected, of land mentioned in the said Award. a. r. p. a. r. p. a. r. p. Awarded to John Rimington. In Wigtwizzle Lane 0 2 5 (7) On Broomhead Moor 82 2 0 Nether Croft, Town Field 1 2 0 Low Hallows (Alias) Field 23 0 23 107 2 28 Awarded to Henry Wilson. On Wigtwizzle Green 0 3 24 Near to Old Booth 2 1 5 Canyards Moor 26 0 0 (8) On Broomhead Moor 130 0 0 Now Part of Park 33 0 35 -- 192 1 24 -- Total Awarded 300 0 12 Purchased by John Rimington. (6) On Broomhead Moor from the Commissioner...... 640 0 0 (4) Ditto. from R. Briggs ... 109 0 0 (5) Ditto. from J. Booth 184 0 0 -- 933 0 0 Purchased by James Rimington. (3) On Broomhead Moor from George Grayson ... 85 2 18 -- 85 2 18.. Descent of the Manor of Botsterstone. 25

a. 'r. p. a. r. p. a. r. p. Purchased by Henry Wilson. (9) On Broomhead Moor from the Commissioner...... 140 1 30 At Canyards from John Pearson 520 Four Lots on the low side of Mortimer Road... 34 1 30 -- 206 2 20 -- Total Purchased 1,225 0 38 --- Grand Total... 1,525 1 10 --

Under this Award, the moorland, behind Broomhead Hall, which lies between Mortimer Road, the Duke's Road. and Ewden Beck, including 640 acres on Middle Moss, was parcelled out into nine lots as follows, viz. : (1) William Elmhirst ...... 86 0 20,\ (2) Samuel Deakin's Rep's ...... 100 0 0 I (3)(4) GeorgeRobertBriggs Grayson ...... 109 85 20 18 0 ~Boug ht (5) John Booth ...... 184 0 0 I (6) Plot on Middle Moss ...... ' ...... 640 0 0) (7) John Rimington ...... 82 2 O Awarded (8) Henry Wilson ...... 130 0 0 } (9) Henry Wilson ... """"'''' 140 1 30 Bought -- Total 1557 2 28 --

Of this area 212~ acres were allotted or awarded outright (Nos. 7 and 8), and the remainder was purchased at the time of the A ward. with the exception of Nos. 1 and 2, which have been bought since that date. The plot of 640 acres (No. 6, which lies away out on the watershed), was bought from the Commissioner for the sum of £400, or an average price of 12s. 6d. per acre. If Nos. 1 and 2 are added to 1525a. lr. lOp. the total land acquired under and in connexion with the Bradfield lnclosure Act and Award equals 171la. 1r. 30p., of which 82% was purchased. The area of Lord Melbourne's Bolsterstone Estate when sold to John Rimington, Esq., of Hillsborough and Sheffield in 1802, was 3577a. 2r. 18p., of which 1544a. 3r. 16p. or 43% had been allotted to him under the Bolsterstone A ward of 1782. This would shew that Lord Melbourne, and not John Rimington, reaped the benefit of the Bolsterstone lnclosure Act of 1778.

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The Patrimony of the Wilsons of Broomhead Hall.

'Plowmen, Shepherds, have I found, and more than once, and still could find Sons of God, and kings of men in utter nobleness of mind.' Locksley Hall-Sixty Years After. TENNYSON. The original grant of Broomhead was made by Thomas de Furnival to John de Whyteleye, son of Ralph de Smalefield, in or about A. D. 1280. His great-granddaughter gave it to John Wilson, presumably a near relation.

Photo. J. Bradbury. Old Broomhead Hall. Built in 1640 by Christopher and Mary Wilson, and probably altered and enlarged by John Witson, the Antiquary, in 1773. (From a water-colour painting presened at Broomh.ad Hall, by kind permission of R. H. Rimington-Wilson, [SIlo)

This document which is still preserved amongst the Wilson MSS. was carefully examined by the Rev. Joseph Hunter who says that, in its general form, the grant corresponds exactly with similar legal instruments of the same period. It is, of course, written in Latin of which the following, according to Mr. Hunter, may be accepted as a fair presentment of the substance,- Thomas, son of Thomas de Furnival, gives for a certain sum of money, to John de Whitley, son of Ralph de Smalfield and to his heirs or assigns, except men of religion and Jews, 46 acres of land lying in Wightwisel, of which 44 acres lie between the Blakebrook of Wightwisel and the stepping-stones of Midhope, abutting at one end upon the New Land of Wightwisel and on the other upon Bromhead. The other two acres lie between the water of Udene and the aforesaid 44 acres, and abut, at one end, on Wightwisel New Land, and on Descent of the Manor of Bolsterstone. 27

the other upon the land which William Benyas some time held, to be held with all its appurtenances, commons, easements, etc., of de Furnival, saving to him the' advantage of all his waste throughout Hallamshire. Rendering 6d. annually to the grantor, at two terms in the year. and 4s. Od. annually to his mother, the Lady Bertha de Furnival, for life, to revert to himself at her decease, The grantee is to grind his corn at any of the Lord's mills throughout Hallamshire and to render the forensic service to the King. Then follow the usual clause of warranty, and the names of the witnesses. In the Poll Tax Returns for 1379 for the Village Community of Bradfield, we find that Johannes Weleson and Alicia his wife were assessed in the sum of 4d. But, before we seek to place this entry in its proper setting in the Pedigree of Wilson of Broomhead we must draw the reader's attention to the fact that so far as the first four generations of the one printed in Hunter's Hallamshire are concerned there is a rather curious history. Some person about the time of Queen Elizabeth, for reasons unknown,-perhaps for amusement-fabricated a series of deeds purporting to be of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and altered the name in one genuine deed. From these deeds the pedigree was compiled. The curious thing is, that John Wilson, the Antiquary, never suspected them; for he had the genuine deeds, which contradicted the forgeries point blank, in his possession. Probably he did not venture to set up his own opinions against Randle Holme, of Chester, deputy to Garter-king-at-arms, who, in 1670, had drawn out an illuminated pedigree with the false names. Hunter afterwards corrected the pedigree -from the genuine deeds, as appears in . A Memoir on the Origin, Descent, and Alliances, of the Ancient Family of Wilson of Broomhead,' compiled in 1824, and published in the Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal for 1877-1878. This learned historian traces their descent from a certain William, who had a son John about 1320, Le. in the reign of Edward the Second, who was called sometimes John of Hunshelf and sometimes John of Waldershelf. He had a son William, who married Agnes both of whom, according to Hunter, were living in 1369 and 1387, Le. during the reign of Edwafd the Third and Richard the Second. They had a son John who married Juliana. He it was, who received the nucleus of the Broomhead Hall Estate from the great-granddaughter of John de Whyteleye, also other grants extending over the years 1369-1398. This agrees with the entry in the Poll Tax Returns for 1379 which falls into line with Hunter's assertion that the first Wilson settled at Broomhead was a John Wilson, who came there in the reign of Richard the Second, who was the son of William, the son of John, the son of William: the surname Weleson of 1379, when reduced to its simple elements, meaning neither more nor less than' son of William.' The name Julia, however, is an error on the part of both Hunter and John Wilson, the Antiquary. These returns were not accessible in the lifetime of either of these gentlemen, and as the general accuracy of such documents cannot be questioned we can 28 Early History of Stocksbridge.

only conclude that Alice was the name of the wife of this particular John Wilson. We would also have the reader carefully note that, none of the Wilsons, of Broomhead, claimed to be more than yeomen until after the reign of Queen Elizabeth. At the risk of being thought tedious, it is nevertheless necessary for a proper understanding of local history to shew how the ownership of Broomhead Hall became linked with that of the Bolsterstone Estate of Lord Melbourne in the person of John Rimington, Esq., and to this end we will quote very briefly from the pedigrees of Wilson and Rimington, viz. :- CHARLH;S WILSON, Vicar of Sheffield,upon whom the estate at Broomhead was settled in 1659, was born in 1631, and died at Broomhead Hall in 1703, where he had retired in 1695after resigning the vicariate of Sheffield. He had a large family. .

Photo. J. Bradbury. Broomhead Hall. Built on the foundations of the old house by James Rimington. Esq., in 1831. He lived 1786-1839.

(a) His third but eldest surviving son, John, who was born in 1672 and died in 1735, was the father of John Wilson, the Antiquary, who was born in 1719 and died in 1783. The Antiquary bad a son John, who was born in 1747 and died in 1809. This John Wilson was the heir of Broomhead Hall and the estate attached to it. He practised as a solicitor in London, and was the husband of Rebecca, a sister of General Gent, and they had a family of one son and two daughters. (b) Another son of the Vicar of Sheffield, Christopher by name, who was born in 1681, and died in 1730, had a son Christopher, who was born at Wig- twizzle in 1726, and became a solicitor in London, and died in 1811. He had a son, Henry Wilson of the City of London, merchant, a bachelor, whose sister, Mary Wilson, married John Rimington, Esq., on June 19th, 1784. Descent of the Manor of Bolsterstone. 29

John Wilson, who died Dec. 9,1809, aged 62 years, and who, for reasons referred to by Dr. Gatty in his edition of Hunter's Hallamshire, had made ample provision for his children, arranged with Rebecca, his wife, that he would leave Broomhead Hall, and other Estates, to her absolutely, on the understanding that, at his death she was to advertise such properties for sale, and his relative, Henry Wilson, was to buy the Broomhead Hall Estate, all of which was duly effected, and Henry, who died in 1819, being a bachelor, bequeathed it to J ames Rimington, the only son and heir of his sister Mary and her husband, John Rimington, of Hillsborough and Sheffield.

John Rimington died in 1820, and Mary, his wife, in 1838. Their son, J ames, who was born in 1786, became a Barrister-at-Iaw and a Justice of the Peace for the West Riding of Yorkshire. He died in 1839, having had a family of ten children; of these the eldest, Henry, born in 1820, died at Madeira in 1849. His brother, James Wilson Rimington, born in 1822 succeeded him and assumed the surname and arms of Wilson in addition to his patronymic by Royal sign-manual, in 1840, pursuant to the will of his great uncle, Henry Wilson, of Upper Tooting, Surrey. He married Jane, daughter of Mr. RobertWallas, of Madeira, in 1849. Their eldest son Mr. Reginald Henry Rimington-Wilson, born in Madeira on November 3, 1852, is the present owner of Broomhead Hall and the estate attached thereto.

The late Rev. Canon W. R. Wilson, M.A., of 'Waldershaigh,' Bolsterstone, was descended from William Wilson, who died in 1829,-a great-grandson of Charles Wilson, Vicar of Sheffield. Mr. William Wilson who owned the collection of manuscripts, etc., made by his father, the Antiquary, would have inherited the Broomhead Hall Estate had not John Wilson, his elder brother, who died in 1809, diverted his inheritance, through Rebecca his wife, to a younger branch of the family.

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Photo. Biltcliffe.

Title-page of Catalogue re Sale. of Broomhead Hall and Estates, by Rebecca Wilson in 1810.

... Descent of the Manor of Bolstp,rstone. 31

A Oopy(minus I Oonditions') of the Oatalogue issued in connexion with the Sale advertised by Mrs. John Wilson in 1810..

Though it may be urged that such a document has long outlived its special purpose, we would remind the reader that it is the duty of the historian to find it a place in the archives of our district on the ground of field names alone, which may prove very useful in future investigations concerning the communal and manorial customs that once prevailed in the Ewdl:'n and Little Don Valleys. LOT L

Wigtwizzle and part of Bl'oomhead Estates.

Nos.on the Qusntities. Plans. Names,&0 . A. R. P. Tenants. 65 Half of the Farm Houl!.e, &c. ... 0 2 2 '1 MR. JONATHAN THOMPSON. 5960 Walls CloseDole in in Nether Lee Field... Croft Field .., 01 12 37 0~ 1- 61 Cloth Dole in Do. 1 0 8) 62 Tom Fall, (Broomhead Farm) ... 4 0 26 MR. THOMAS FARMER. 63 Lower Great Dole, in Nether Croft . Field ...... 2 3 10 l 64 Upper do. in do...... 2 1 0 I- JONATHAN THOMPSON. 66 Upper End, next the Lane .:: 03 15 r 67 Lower End, next the Lane ... 02 16 ) 68 Hard Ing .., ...... 1 3 36 THOMAS FARMER. 98 New Carr, in Far Old Field... 5 1 27 "'1 99 Far Carr, in do...... 2 3 30 I- JONATHAN THOMPSON. 100 Upper Horse Pasture, In do. ... 4 2 16 ) A. 29 0 23

LOT 2. 83 Next Lane, in Dalke Field .., 1 0 24 "'1 84 Top Dole, in do. .., ...... 1 1 14 85 Short Shank Dole, in do; .., ... 2 0 8 8] Barley Fall Close, in Hall House Head Field .., .., .:: 1 0 2 82 Spout Ing Close, in do ... 1 0 5 65 Half the Farm House, &c. ... 0 2 2 101 Little Car, in Far Old Field ... 3 0 30 102 In Low Horse Pasture, in do. ... 2 0 6 104 Great Will Field, in do .., 5 0 38 I- JONATHANTHOMPSON. 105 Little Do. in do...... 0 3 37 44 Bushes, in Upper Croft Field ... 0 0 21 45 East Dole, in do ...... 1 1 0 46 Upper Far Dole, in do ... 1 2 13 47 Middle Dole, in do ...... 0 3 0 48 Near Dole, in do ...... 1 1 32 49 Next Lane, in do ...... 0 2 26 50 Low Dole, in do .., ... 1 1 2 51 Short Croft, in do. ..' ...... 0 3 10 ) A. 26 1 30 32 Early History of Stocksbridge. LOT 3. Nos.on ths Quantities. Plans. Namss, &0. A. R. P. Tenants. 93 Upper Old Field Dole, in Upper Old Field...... , 1 3 5 l JONATHAN THOMPSON. 9495 NarrowWest Dole, Dole, in indo do...... 01 03 2738 ~ 96 Clover Dole, in Far Old Field ... 1 3 16 I 97 Far Dole, in do...... 1 1 24 ) A. 7030

LOT 4. In Nether Old Field. 86 Long Dole...... 1 3 35 ') 87 Ridge Dole ...... 0 3 2

88 Clover Dole .. ... 0 3 14 I 89 Cockshutt Dole ... 0 2 0 I- JONATHAN THOMPSON. 90 Bushes ...... 1 1 0

91 Lower Cross Dole ...... 0 2 34 I 92 Upper Do. ... 0 3 2) A. 6 3 7

LOT 5. In Hall House Head Field. 77 Bushes .. 0 3 32 ') 78 Cross Dole...... 0 3 16 JONATHAN THOMPSON. 79 Ridge Dole...... 1 0 12 80 Hall House Town Dole...... 1 3 0 } A. 4 2 20

LOT 6. In Low Hall House Field. 69 Hard Ing Dole ... 1 0 16 70 Stoney Dole...... 1 3 0 71 Great Dole ...... 2 3 37 1 72 Wet Dole ...... 1 0 16 ~ JONATHAN THOMPSON. 73 Long Dole...... 0 3 35 I 74 Tenter Dole ...... 1 3 0

75 Ha.ll House Bottom Dole... .., 0 1 13 I 76 Bushes ... 0 1 6) A. 10 1 3

LOT 7. In Lee Field. 52 Near Dole ...... 0 1 16 ') 53 Far Dole ... 0 3 10 54 Bushes ... 0 0 18 I 55 Upper Cross Dole...... 0 1 32 I- JONATH.AN THOMPSON. 56 Gore...... 0 0 8 57 Middle Cross Dole ...... 0 3 3 I 58 Low Cross Dole ... 1 2 10 J A. 4 0] 7 Delicent of the Manor of Bolsterstone. 33

LOT 8. In Far Old Field. Nos. on the Quantities. Plans. Names. .\re. A. R. P. Tenants. 106 Rushop ... 1 0 24 108 Will Holme ...... 2 1 20 } JONATHAN THOMPSON. A. 3 2 4 LOT 9. Part of Broomhead E.'Itate. 21 Half of Broomhead Hall, and of the Outbuildings, Yards, &c 0 3 18 '1 1718 Warren.PlantatIOn ...... 30 10 3115 I~ MR. THOMAS WILSON. 19 Well Park...... 0 1 22 j 16 Upper Laithe Field ...... 3 0 15 '1 28 Lower Do...... 3 1 22 15 Well Croft ... 4 112 20 Sheep Pens ... 0 0 5 I 29 B".nk Head...... 7 0 9

1 New Piece...... 2 3 6 I 2 Do...... 2 3 4 3 Do...... 4 1 32

4 Do...... 3 1 30 I 6 New Piece ... 4 1 36 r THOMAS FARMER. 7 Do...... 0 0 21 8 Do ...... 0 3 30

9 Plantation ...... ". 1 2 8 I 10 New Piece...... 2 2 27 11 Do...... 0 3 22

12 Plantation...... 0 3 12 I 13 Bank by Road ...... 0 1 17

30 Upper Cow Pasture ...... 8 3 27 I Cat Clough ... 8 2 20 j A. 65 2 1 -- LOT 10. BroomhPad Mill Estate, INCLUDING THE CORN MILL, DAM, RIVER AND APPURTENANCES. 103 Old House Field ...... 5 3 32 '1 110 Laith Field...... 4 0 32 I 111 Homestead and Buildings ... 0 0 38

112 Calf Croft...... 0 0 28 I 113 House Field ...... 2 0 16 114 Swinhale Lands ...... 2 1 14

115 Low Bottoms, including the Dam I of Water...... 3 2 12 I 116 Sand Bank...... 0 1 13 117 Shuttle Warf and Sand Bank ... 0 2 19 119 Sand Bank...... 0 0 24 I 120 Do. do. ... 0 1 37 r MR. RICHARD JACKSON. 121 Warf "'''' 0 1 1 I 122 Sand Bank ...... 0 1 15 123 Low Pingle...... 1 2 12

124 Gate Field...... 1 2 37 I 125 Hand Car Lane, with Brow... 0 1 38 ]26 Thisley Field...... 2 2 36

127 Hand Car Laith Field ...... 1 3 25 I 128 Pinnack ...... 4 0 16 129 Great Hand Car...... 4 2 3 118 Broomhead Mill, with the Mill, I Rooms, &c...... 1 0 26 j 34 Early History of Stocksbridge.

LOT 10 continued. Nos. on the Quantities. Plans. Names. &c. A. R. P. Tenan ts. 109 Lane...... 0 2 16 MR. RICHARD JACKSON River from C. to D. ... 2 1 5 } A. 41 3 15

LOT 11. Part of Broomhead Hall Estate. 21 Half of Broomhead Hall, & the '\ Outbuildings, Yards, &c. ... 0 3 18 22 pldGarden .,. ... 0 018

23 Well Yard...... 0 0 10 I 27 Hall Field ...... ,. ... 11 2 3 26 Long Lands ...... 5 1 31 25 Pitch Staff...... 12 1 17 I 34 Duckington...... 8 3 8 ~ THOMAS ]<'ARMER. 5 Wilson Field ...... 8 0 5 14 Piece by Lane .., ...... 2 2 12 24 Broomhead Lane ." ... 3 1 1 I 33 Low Broad Leys ... .., ... 3 3 34 32 Upper do...... 5 0 7 I 31 Low Pasture ...... 8 0 31 i 35 Bank ...... 5 2 34 j -- A. 75 3 29 -- LOT 12. Part of Broomhead Hall Estate. 36 Broomhead Wood Land...... 12 2 21 '\ 37 Do...... 0 3 13

38 Warf...... 0 3 4 I 3940 Do. Wooddy Do...... 0 0 49 ~ THOMAS FARMER. 41 Do. Do. """'" 1 1 15 42 Do. Do...... 0 0 25I 43 Do. Do...... 0 0 8 j -- A. 15 3 19 -- LOT 13. Part of Langsett Estate. 28 House and Homestead, &c. ... 0 1 30 '\ 29 Little Croft ... .,...... ' 0 0 32 25 Yew Tree Brow...... 1 2 12 26 Laith Croft ...... 1 2 0 I 27 Hush Top Crofts...... 3 1 19 14 Little Marsh ...... 0 2 35

15 Mesne Field ... 4 2 13 I 16 Stoney Bank ...... 1 0 0 I

17 Musk do...... 0 :! 5 ~ MR. JOHN CROSSLEY. 18 Little do...... 0 1 1 I 19 Smith Croft ...... 0 1 8 I 20 Great James Roid ...... 3 0 8 21 Long do...... 1 0 5

22 Lower Bank ...... 1 2 37 I 23 Long James Roid 1 1 11 24 Little do. do. "'... 0 3 33 30 Great lug ...... 3 3 0 I 37 Sweet Croft, and two Houses ... 0 1 10 j A. 26 3 19 Dpscent of the Manor of Bol.<:tprstone. 35

LOT 14. Part of Langsett Estate. Nos.on the Quantities. Plans. Names.&0. A. R. P. Tenant.. 9 West Field ... H' 3 2 20 ') 10 Marsh 'H ... 1 0 12 ~ JOHN CROSSLEY. 11 March Lower H' 2 0 12 I 12 Upper Field ... 2 0 0) 13 Low Upper do. H' 1 3 30 38 House, Barn, &c. ... H' 0 0 36 39 Croft and Barn H' l MR. CHARLES WALKER. 40 One Third of Out Lane ,H H' 2 0 35 ~

H' 0 1 20 I .u Middle Croft H' 2 0 24 42 Nether do. ... H' 1 1 0 J A.. 16 3 29

LOT 15. Part of Langsett Estate.

50 Long Roid H' .,. 2 3 I JOHN CROSSLEY. 49 Low Close .H H' 1 3 13 } A.. 4 2 14 --

LOT 16. Part of Langsett Estate. 46 Upper Rodwood H' 3 0 9 ') 47 Middle do. ... 1 3 0 t JOHN CROSSLEY. 48 Lower do. H' 2 1 0) A.. 7 0 9

LOT 16. Part of Langsett Estate-Dyke Side Farm. 1 Delf Edge Close H' H' H' 3 0 0 2 Banks in do. Midhope 'H ,H 0 2 16 3 Delf Edge Meadow 'H H' 1 3 30 1 4 F~r Dike Side H' ,H H' 1 3 10 I JOHN CROSSLEY. 5 MIddle Do H' H' H' 1 1 9 6 Homestead and Yard ... ,H 0 0 30 ( 7 Dike Side Meadow... H' 1 0 9 1 8 Near Dike Side H' H' ,H-- 1 3 31 ) A..-- 11 3 15 N.B. Nos. 1, 2, and 3, are in the Township of Midhope. LOT 17. Part of the Langsett Estate. 31 Benn Ing H' .H H' H 1 2 15 ') 32 Falder Top H H' H' 'H 1 0 15

33 Falder Bottom .H H' H' 1 1 12 I

36 & 34 Whitehead Bank H H' 2 1 1 ~ JOHN CROSSLEY. 35 Upper Works H' .H 0 1 15 364 Upper do. and Jains H' H' 0 1 9 363 Do. do. from T.M. for Road 0 0 24 I 391 Kilton Bitts ... .., H' ... 0 0 30 J 36 Early Hl:stOry qf Stocksbridge.

LOT 17 continued. Nos. on the Qnantities. Plans. Names. &c. A. R P. Tenants. 392 Kilton Bitts altogether ... 0 1 16 '1 393 Do. do...... 0 0 36 I- JOHN CROSSLEY. 385 Ellentree Head ... 0 1 2) -- A. 8 0 15 --

LOT 18. 330 Mitcliff Field, from T.M...... 0 3 19 330 Do. do. Janes... 2 2 8 -- A. 3 1 27 --

DERBYSHIRE ESTATES. At Twitchill, in the Par'ish of Hope. LOT 19. 1 Broomfield ...... 6 0 7 '1 2 Upper Souter Field ... 5 2 16 I- MR. JOHN HOWE. 3 Lower do. .. 5 3 24 ) -- A. 17 2 7 --

LOT 20. 5 Homestead, &c. ... 0 1 14 '1 7 House Field .. ... 5 2 11

9 Nether Field ... 8 3 0 I 10 Hob Hollin ... .. 1 0 21 I- JOHN HowE. 11 Lower Morton Field 7 0 38

12 Upper Morton Field ... 8 2 8 I 6 Oalf Oroft .. . 0 2 38 ) A; 31 3 36

LOT 21. 13 Twitchill Park ... 19 1 9 JOHN HOWE.

The Tenants are under Notices to Quit, except Mr. Farmer, to whom the late Mr. Wilson agreed to grant a Lease of the Broomhead Hall Estate for 14 years, from February, 1801. The Estates in Yorkshire are supposed to contain Coal and other valuable Minerals. Maps of the Estates may be seen at the Office of Messrs. RIMINGTON and WAKE, Solicitors, in Sheffield. Des.cent afthe Manor of Bol~terstone. 37

A Summary of the results obtained 'by John Rimington's foresight. .

The totals of the several parcels enumerated under each of the three Estates named, are, as follows :- . a. r. p. Broomhead (and Wigtwizzle). Lots 1 to 12 291 0 38 Langsett. " 13 to 18 78 3 8 Twitchill. " 19 to 21 68 3 12 Grand Total 438 3 18

This shews that previous to the sale of Lord Melbourne's Estate in 1802, the patrimony of the \iVilsons, of Broomhead, was by no means' large,' in the modern acceptance of that term, where fortunes are concerned.

Photo. J. Bradbury. Broomhead Hall. Entrance hall and staircase, looking towards the vestibule.

The following statement will help the reader to appreciate the value of the information obtained from a perusal of the Bradfield Award and of the two Catalogues, viz. :-- a. r. p. Lord Melbourne, sold in 1802 3,577 2 18 Rebecca Wilson, sold in 1810 438 3 18 Bradfield Award of 1826. Awarded to Henry Wilson ... 192 1 24 Purchased by Henry Wilson 206 2 20 Awarded to John Rimington 107 2 28 Purchased by John Rimington 933 0 0 Grand Total ~~5,456 0 28 38 Early History of Stocksbridge.

This total, of course, is subject to a deduction of say, 300 acres, (a not unreasonable estimate), for the little freeholds which John Rimington sold when completing his purchase of Lord Melbourne's Estate in 1802-1803. And, supposing Henry Wilson bought the whole of the 439 acres sold by Rebecca Wilson in 1810, which is doubtful, the area of the Estate inherited by James Rimington, the only son and heir of John and Mary Rimington, would have been approximately, 5,156 acres. Hence, the paternal acres of the Wilsons of Broomhead Hall, viz., Broomhead and Wigtwizzle 291 acres (which Rebecca Wilson sold for £6,720) ; Langsett, 79 acres; and Twitchill, 69 acres; (Total 439 acres), were less than 9% of the total acreage standing to the credit of John Rimington (or his Executors) in 1826. NOTE.-Broomhead Hall is in Westnal byr-law, and Bolsterstone is in Waldershelfbyr-law, the Ewden Beck forming the boundary line between these two ancient divisions of Bradfield Parish; facts, which we cannot afford to overlook, if we are -to fully appreciate all the associations in which such homes as Broom- head Hall and' Waldershaigh ' find their appropriate setting.

The free, fair homes of England! Long, long in cot and hall, May hearts of native worth be reared To guard each hallowed wall ; And green for ever be the groves, And bright the flowery sod, Where first the child's glad spirit loves Its country and its God. MRS. HEMANS. Sf. Mary's Cburcb, Bolsterstooe, or Tbe Cbapel of tbe Village Commuoity of Bolsterstooe- i0- Waldersbelf. P ~.AN BOLSTER-STONE CASTLE. 18111

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Photo. J. Bradbury. Plan of the site of Bolsterstone Castle as excavated in 1878.

The original was prepared by Messrs. Fowler & Marshall, of Sheffield, and a copy made by Rev. Rowland A. Witson, who added the pen-and-ink sketches of Manor House, Lodge, and Institute. Sf. Mary's Cburcb, Bolsterstooe, or the Chapel of the Village Community of Bolsterstone-in-Waldershelf. ----

Within the~e walls thy fathers said Their prayers in days gone by, And now, for ever at my feet, Dust of the hill they lie. A. WRIGLEY. ----

Origin of the Church at Bolsterstone and of the Chantry that was founded therein.

HESE words may not apply in all their richness of meaning to T the present edifice, which as a building is modern, but the old inhabitant will tell you that many if not all the stones of two older chapels have been re-used in the present structure, so that to-day the square tower dominating the landscape crowns a temple whose walls enshrine the contribution of generations who, in life and death, have hallowed this ancient site on the bleak heights of Waldershelf with many and tender associations. The present structure is the second built within the last 125 years on or near the site of a very old and interesting little building. The Rev. J oseph Hunter in his History of Hallamshire says :- It was during the time that the Rockleys were in possession of the Manor that a chapel was founded at Bolsterstone, which was at first nothing more than a private chantry of the family of Rockley, though it came at length to be used as a place of public worship by the inhabitants of the Manor living at a great distance from their parish church of Ecclesfield and their parochial chapel of Bradfield. The same indefatigable historian when referring to Worsboro' Church in his useful work entitled South Yorkshire, etc., remarks:- A second chantry was founded at the beginning of the fifteenth century. This was the Ohan try of St. Oatherine. The endowment was worth £4 6s. 2d. per annum at the Suppression, when J ames Mallinson was the cantarist. The founder was Sir Robert Rockley, who on May 22nd, 1409, for forty marks paid into the Hanaper, obtained the King's license to amortise lands for the support of a perpetual chaplain to celebrate masses and other divine services in the chapel of St. Mary of Wyrkesburgh, for the good estate of himself and of Rpbert, his son, and for the soul of Elizabeth, his wife, deceased. The land amortised was of sixteen marks annual value, half to Worsborough and half to his chapel at Bolsterstone. The chaplain to be presented by his son and his heirs, fifteen days after a vacancy, and if he have no heirs of his body, then the presentation to belong to the Master of the Oollege of the Holy Trinity of Pontefract, All which was confirmed by Henry Bowet, Archbishop of York, on the 23rd of August, 1418. 42 Early H£story of Stocksbr£dge.

With reference to the endowment of eight marks, (a mark = 13s. 4d.) or £5 6s. 8d. per year, for the sustenance of a perpetual chaplain at Bolsterstone, we find that the word amort£se has according to Bailey's Eng/£sh D£ctl:onaryof 1721-1730, the following meaning :- An alienation or making over lands or tenements with the King's licence of Mortmain to a Corporation or Fraternity, and their successors. We also learn from Hunter's Hal/amsMre that such annual rent was to come out of the Manors of Bolsterstone and Penysale.

Photo. W. Gothard. Barnsley. St. Mary's Church, Worsborough. He also adds that' The chapel of Bolsterstone was of later foundation than the one at Midhope. We can fix the precise era of it. It was in 1409, and the founder was Sir Robert de Rockley, the lord of Bolsterstone. It was originally of the nature of a private chantry, to pray for his soul, and its revenues were accordingly seized under the powers of an Act of Edward the Sixth (1547-1553). But the fabric remained, and the example of their neighbours at Midhope seems to have stimulated the inhabitants of this place to revive the service, which has since been continued.' The example referred to was a representation made to the Earl of Pembroke in, or about, 1630, of which the following is a copy :- Midhope was seven miles from Ecclesfield, the parish church, and four from Bradfield, some say five, that there was no place of worship nearer on any other' . St. Mw'!t's Church, Bolsterstone. 43

side, the chapel of Bolsterstone being not used; that the place is divided from all borderers by moors oftentimes impassable, and irksome enough at all times, especially for cold aqd snow all the winter season, out of which inconvenience r it hath been that the inhabitants of those parts had lived most brutishly, in strange ignorance and blindness, within remembrance of man; that the Earl of Pembroke receives tithe from the parish of Bradfield, namely, two parts of the whole, while the vicar of Ecclesfield has only one third, so that he cannot maintain a minister at Midhope, especially considering that, besides Ecclesfield, he keeps a minister at Bradfield, his principal chapel; that the Earl of Pembroke has land within a stone's throw of the chapel, which continues for a mile and a .. half in extent, and on the other side great store of grounds not above half a mile from the chapel; that the Earl of Pembroke is chief lord at Midhope; that there are but four or five mean freeholders, who are well known to be utterly unable to maintain a minister, being but husbandmen, that by tillage have enough to do to maintain their families, wives and children; that it would be a work of greater utility to maintain the ministry here than at Bolsterstone. This nobleman, William Herbert, the third Earl of Pembroke (1580-1630), married the eldest daughter of Gilbert, the Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord of Hallamshire, whose three daughters were co-heirs to the estate of their father, which estate included the Manors of Bolsterstone and Midhope. During the lives of these sisters, who became respectively, Lady Pembroke, Lady Kent, and Lady A run del, the Courts for the several Manors were held in the joint names of the Earls of Pem- broke and Arundel, which explains why the petition in question was addressed to the Earl of Pembroke. The Rev. J oseph Hunter, F.S.A., is wrong, however, in ascribing the foundation of this sanctuary to the Rockleys.. The chantry referred to was established in a building already in existence. The little moor- land chapel of Bolsterstone was founded- long before 1409, as proved not many years ago, in som e re- searches conducted by a son of the late Rev. Canon Wilson, of Bolsterstone, in the library at Bishops- thorpe, where evidence was found of there having been a chapel and a priest at Bolsterstone in the twelfth or thirteenth century. It is a great pity that such

~ documents as the Bishops' Registers are not tran- scribed and prin ted, because, they would doubtless throw The Rockley Monument in Worsboro' Church. considerable light on the One of 93 wooden monumental effigies still remaining origin of many an ancient in England and Wales. It commemorates Roger Rockley who died il\ the first half of the sixteel\th century. village church. 44 Early History of Stocksbridge.

The Chief of the Village Community or Lord of the Manor was once Priest as well as Chieftain in his hall.

We are told that the churches at Bolsterstone and Midhope originated with the Lord of the Manor, but where and how does the Lord of the Manor come in ? The Rev. S. Baring-Gould puts the whole matter in the proverbial nut-shell in An Old English Home, published by him in 1898, where he remarks :-- As the Manor-house with its hall was the centre of the organization for civil purposes. so was the Church the religious centre ofthe parish. In a considerable number of cases it certainly occupies the place of the older temple, in which the thane or chief was gode or priest as well as law-man in his hall. This is a most important admission, the accuracy of which is fully proved on reference to Mr. Addy's book entitled Church and Manor a Study in English economic history, recently published, and we have no hesitation in saying that such chapels as those of Bolsterstone and Midhope were built for the public use of every member of the ancient village community, and not for the private devotions of the Lord of the Manor and his immediate dependants only. The Lord of a Manor was a successor in title of the old chief or thane, who was also gode or priest, and the community contributed through the tithe for governance in matters temporal and spiritual. It is certainly instructive to learn that in 1707 a Parliamentary Survey reported with reference to Bolsterstone that there was :- No maintenance for a minister; about 90families. To be made a parish church. and that :- In 1727 an assize trial took place, when the lord of the manor successfully resisted a claim of the Vicar of Ecclesfield to present to the perpetual curacy. The reader, however, will have noticed, during recent legis- lation in connexion with the Established Church in Wales that, though the Lord of the Manor claims the advowson or right of presentation to the living, by reason of his filling the place once occupied by one, who was both chief and priest, he resists the community when they wish to call in the tithes that have been alienated to the use of one section only of the community, in order that they, and other funds of a like origin, may be administered in accordance with ancient right. John Wilson, the Antiquary, who may have worshipped occasionally in the old chapel, afterwards destroyed by Parson Bland, records the following, viz. :- Mark Stanley the clark of Bolsterstone Chapel, says that the house adjoining to the chapel formerly belonged to it, and that there has been a door out of the house into the chapel, and that there was a croft called Godfrey Croft adjoining to the said house which belonged to the chapel, and is now part of the great field adjoining to the house where there was then a range of thorns, which he said parted the said croft and field and went round the house, which was once the croft fence, and that it might be easily recovered again, but as the lords was so kind in allowing £10 per annum to the chapel it would be better to relinguish it. But this free gift of £10 per annum given by Lady Halifax was taken off on account of the Rev. Mr. Haigh the Curate voting against the lord's interest, so now they have lost both. St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone. 45

Who can' they' be in this connexion except the village community of Bolsterstone-in-Waldershelf? This note of John Wilson's is most illuminating, she wing as it does, how the people's patrimony has often been diminished. Another of John Wilson's facts is also most useful in helping us to visualize former conditions, viz., Mark Stanley, the old school-master and parish clerk, says that' the house adjoining the chapel formerly belonged to it, and that there has been a door out of the house into the chapel.' In other words, the two buildings were once under one roof, which speaks of a time, anterior to the Rockleys, when Walder and his successors in title were both law- man and priest in their hall.

Photo. J. Bradbury. Walder's Low. This. the burial mound of Walder. an Anglo-Saxon Chieftain. stands to the S.E. of Bolsterstone, at an elevation of 1000 feet above sea levet. The cairn or heap of stones, surmounted by one large upright stone. i. modern. having been erected by the late Chas. Macro Witson, Esq.. of 'Waldershaigh.' ---

Bolsterstone Castle and Manor House and what is known concerning them.

The tower of Walder takes on a definite shape as we seek the meaning of' shelf' and listen to what John Wilson has garnered of the facts that were mutely appealing for interpretation when he passed our way, and though it has often been said that Bolsterstone Castle has played no part in the history of our country, we may clearly divine the path by which the people's patrimony and interest in St. Mary's Church at Bolsterstone, in Waldershelf, has descended. 46 Early History of Stocksbl'idge.

, Shelf' is derived from Anglo-Saxon scylf or Old Norse skialf ---'- a turret, or tower; and an old tradition says that a castle stood on each hill i. e. Hunshelf and Waldershelf. The name Walder-shelf, therefore, refers to the towel' of Walder (Waiter in its modern form), and Hun-shelf is Hune's tower. They were Anglo-Saxon chieftains, and in Walder's Low we have the place where Walder was buried. It is not improbable that the place- name 'Bolsterstone' has been derived from Walder's-ton, the word ton = a fortified enclosure. The name Dun-Hill as applied to a portion of Hun-shelf may also embalm some memory of a hill-fort or tower.

Walder, whose burial mound has yet to be scientifically explored, built his dwelling or watch-tower not far away, and it, in turn, became the manor-house, court, and lodge, of the thirteenth century, the older hall being retained for the lIse of the priest, as house and chapel, also court-house. Afterwards, in the seventeenth

Photo. J. Bradbury. The Porter's Lodge, Bolsterstone, nowrestored and used as the VillageInstitute.

century, the site would seem to have been definitely abandoned with the exception of the chapel and priest's house. The manorial buildings were evidently allowed to fall into ruin, and the members of the township permitted to use them as a quarry for building the cottages they required from time to time as open-field husbandry gradually gave place to a more fluid economy. The Porter's Lodge, (now restored and used as the Village Institute), also a portion of the wall which runs from Court- Wall Nook on the southern boundary of a field in front of Mr. Henry Steel's house, were considered by Canon Greenwell and others, to be of the thirteenth century. But, the Rev. James Wright Kenworthy, now of Colchester, formerly Vicar of Braintree, and St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone. 47

an ecclesiologist of repute, is inclined to place the date of the Lodge still earlier, judging from the door-head shewn in our illustration, when compared with a similar doorway seen by him at Nether Denton, near Gilsland in Cumberland, which was the south entrance to a very small Norman Church there. A portion of the court wall, on the west side, was in existence in the closing years of the eighteenth century, which old inhabit- ants described as a strongly-built wall, about two yards thick. One of two cottages near the Institute, whose south and west walls are built of large and well-dressed ashlar, with blocked-up windows of Perpendicular sty le, is possibly part of the Manor House itself, whose architectural features suggest that Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury, and Lord of the Manor of Bolsterstone, may r-- - I

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"J Photo. S. O. Addy. Esq. The' Stone' from which tradition says the pla'ce~name ' Bolsterstone . has been derived.

have built it in place of some older structure, as foundations of a building of more ancient character were seen when the site was explored in 1878 at the expense of the late Samuel Fox, Esq., under the superintendence of Canon W. R. WilsotJ, a great-grandson of John Wilson, the Antiquary. Mr. James Aspinall, of Stocksbridge, who formerly resided in the other cottage, a modem addition, also found remains of a like nature when digging more deeply than usual in the garden attached to this interesting survival of the great house of the village. The well attached to these cottages has every appearance of being the' castle' well, and, when thoroughly cleaned out, as it ought to be, may possibly be found to contain some remains of considerable antiquarian interest. 48 Early History of Stocksbridge.

Tradition confirms this opinion, because, Hunter says, , Near to this stone are some small remains of what is supposed to have been the house of the Sheffields at Bolsterstone.'

The stone referred to, is one of two now preserved in the churchyard, and is the one, against which, the late Benjamin Kenworthy is seated, as seen in our illustration; which also shews the western gable of a very old house, where the late Michael Sampsoll, sexton, lived, before such gable was taken down and rebuilt. The tradition associated with these stones, which says that the place-name' Bolster-stone' has been derived from them, will be dealt with in Handbook No. 22 relating to the' Fields and Homes of H unshelf, Langsett, and Waldershelf.' With reference to the courtyard, we find, according to the Waldershelf Valuation of 1797, and Lord Melbourne's Sale Catalogue of 1802, that a person of the name of Benjamin Shaw was the

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Photn. F. Downing. Fence on south side of Smithy Field at Bolsterstone, an enclosure known as 'Court' in 1797, which fence contains a portion of what was once the Court or Castle-wall.

tenant of a holding at Bolsterstone in those years of which Lord Melbourne was the owner, and amongst the names of the fields included in such tenancy were, 'Barn Flatt,' 4 acres; 'Court,' 2t acres; and' Folderings,' 2t acres. The field known as' Court' in 1797, was ca'lled Smithy Field in 1878, and corresponds to No. 3745 on the Ordnance Map published in 1893, which gives the area as 2a. 3r. 2p. This interesting field, and the two cottages on the north-east corner of it, situate between the road to Deepcar and J udy Square, are now the property of Mr. Henry Steel, of Bolsterstone, blacksmith, who, we doubt not, will respect the tradition connected with the site. The letter addressed from' Bolsterstone' by Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury, to his brother-in-law, John Manners, dated August 17, 1587, of which the following is an extract, was doubtless written in what was probably his new hall at that place ;- J.. St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone. 49

I have come here to try if change of air will ease 'my gout, but return to Sheffield to-night, if you and your brother will come on Saturday you will be heartily welcome, and we can confer touching the subsidies and the want oJ justi ces. It wi1l be observed that no reference is made to either castle, manor-house, or hall, the only address used being the place-name . Bolsterstone.' In fact, the word' castle' as applied to this site by a certain Nicholas Ibotson in his conversation with John Wilson, as recorded by the Antiquary, may have existed in his day as a survival in folk-memory with regard to some ancient fortified enclosure on this site, because, there is no mention of' Bolsterstone Castle' in anything quoted by the Rev. J oseph Hunter. Further, Captain Adam Eyre, to whom Bolsterstone was well known, never refers to a castle, though he must often have played bowls on the level sward of its ancient court, as mentioned in his interesting Diary from which we quote as follows, viz.,- June 16, 1647.-This morne I called on Capt. Rich, and went with him to Bolsterston, to bowles, where was Capt. Water house. I stayed til 6 at clock, and then came by Hordrue home, in all 9 miles. This day I spent for my diner 6d, and lost 3 rubbers, 7s. 6d, and ale 4d. Toto, 8s. 4d. June 23, 1647.-This morne I went to Bullouse, and thence with Capt. Rich to Bolsterston, to bouls, where I lost 6s., and spent 6d., and so came home again at night, 8 myles. This night my wife was worse in words than ever. July 1, 1647.-This day' I went with Capt. Rich to the Bolsterstone, and bowled all day and neither wonne nor lost, but spent 18d. July 23,1647.-This day I borrowed Edward's colt and rid on him to Bolsterstone, to bowles, where I lost 2s. 10d., and spent 1s., in all 3s. 10d., and so came home again with Capt. Rich, in all 8 myles. July 30, 1647.-This day I stayd at home all day by reason my wife was not willing to let mee goe to bowles to Bolsterstone. The walls must not only have been thick but also lofty, because, local tradition says that portions were used as grand- stands on those occasions when bulls and bears were baited on the village green. The last portion to be destroyed stood at Court- Wall Nook, opposite the National School. Mr. Fred Shaw's grandfather took it down and used the material for building purposes.

The Old Chapel at Bolsterstone.- What it was like, and who pulled it down. Further, judging by the few stones which are preserved, in the south-east porch of the present building, of the chapel taken down in 1791, in accordance with a Faculty dated Dec. 16, 1790, which states that :- At Bolsterstone is an ancient but small Chapel of ease, which is by length of time become so ruinous that it cannot be repaired but must be entirely taken down and rebuilt, that the petitioners and the rest of the inhabitants within the said chapelry cannot now assemble therein for the public worship of Almighty God without manifest danger of their lives. we should say that the Rockleys who came into possession of the Manor of Bolsterstone at the close of the fourteenth century, may have effected several important alterations in the said chapel, if, indeed! they did not actually rebuild it. 50 Early History qf Stocksbridge.

We are profoundly sorry that no sketch was made of this interesting structure, because from John Wilson's description, viz. :- The roof of the chapel was shot over head in his time (1710-1728). Mr. Pertak contributed and begged money to build the Loft. He (Mark Stanley) saith that in the chapel wall is a hole, and in the hole a stone made like a bason for the holy water to be kept in, and that there was a rood loft by the pulpit. we are inclined to the opinion that the edifice, so far as it was original, may have dated from the latter half of the twelfth century. According to the following notes in the Wilson MSS. we find 'Over the entrance of the chapel-yard door at Bolsterstone "1687." Upon the east side of Bolsterstone Turret where the bell hangs, "1707." A new bell was bought about Sept. 1739.' (This bell is now hung in the tower of the new church). From these dates we infer that a porch may have been erected in 1687, and a bell turret added in 1707, which would indicate that the building was not unlike Midhope Chapel whose porch is dated 1705. The bell turret being regarded as of same date.

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Photo. J. Bradbury. Stocks and Whipping Post at Bolsterstone.

A loft or gallery as we have seen was built 1710-1728, shewing that Bolsterstone was following a precedent set by Midhope, which may have been considered necessary on account of the building being used for such public work as the village school. Indeed, we must not overlook the fact that our ancient churches were habitually used, not only as Courts of Justice, but as places in which most kinds of public business could be done.

We read in S. O. Addy's Evolution of the English House that, in Yorkshire the people danced in many of their churches at Christmas as late as the seventeenth century. In 1610, mortgages St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone. 51 were paid off in the south porch of Ecclesfield Church, and it is well known that wool and other merchandise was stored in some of our larger ch urches in Y orksh ire during the same period. The reading and signing of all Inclosure Acts in the parish church was also in line with the age-long custom of all transfers of land being made in church otherwise they were deemed illegal.

Endowments.-Queen Anne's Bounty.--The Terrier of 1817 and a Court Roll of 1728.

Mr. John Wilson's notes are of more than ordinary interest when we find Mark Stanley, schoolmaster and parish-clerk, saying that :- the Rev. Mr. Pertak, the Curate, who fled from Prague for his religion, and his wife, being the Hon'ble 1'hos. Went worth's Ladies woman, are buried in Spink Hall seat. His honour built him a cellar at Brockhole Hurst and stocked it with liquors; procured the parochial library, and was his great friend...... I have heard say that Mr. Pertak being very poor the Trustees and contributors to the new loft gave him liberty to sell all the seats but the south front seat which was reserved for the curates' wives and family to sit in. There was 60 acres taken in, in diverse parts of Bolsterstone commons, for Mr. John Pertak the Curate to enlarge the cure, formerly 8 marks, now (1748) £50 per ann. Mr. Turrie, assistant minister at Sheffield, gave £50 towards procuring the bounty, and the three Ladies of Bolsterstone, namely, Burlington, Bruce, and 1'hanet, £50 each.

The information concerning endowment is put another way by Hunter, who says that this church 'had no endowment till sixty acres of common lands were taken in for the benefit of Mr. Pal'tak, the Curate of Bolsterstone by virtue of an Act passed in 1714, the last year of the reign of Queen Anne, which Act provided for the enclosure of some part of the commons in the West Riding of Yorkshire, for endowing poor vicarages and chapelries.' This particular Inclosure Act must have been well used by the Established Church, because, in the HU/lshelf Inclosure Award of 1813, allotments amounting to about eighteen acres were made in respect of land then held in that township by the Curates ofHeeley, Baslow, Stoney-Middleton, and Wingerworth, all in Derbyshire. This implied that the holdings, by virtue of which the several claims were preferred, were of considerable acreage. The Award made under the Bolsterstone Inclosure Act of 1778 added nearly 22 acres to the land already set apart for the main- tenance of a resident minister in connexion with Bolsterstone Church, as may be seen from a perusal Handbook No. 13 devoted to 'The lnclosure Awards of Bolsterstone, Hunshelf, Langsett, and Midhope.' And by an arrangement under the Langsett Inclosure Act of 1811, an allotment of 17a. 21'. 28p. on Penistone Common was bought by William Pay ne, of Langsett, for £400, and re-sold at that figure to the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty, of which part was to be used for augmenting the living of Bolsterstone, and remainder that of Midhope. 52 Early History of Stocksbridge.

With reference to the grants that have been made to Bolster- stone Chapel from this particular source, Hunter, following .John Wilson, remarks-' Not long afterwards, (i. e. after the enclosure of sixty acres) it obtained Queen Anne's Bounty, the Rev. Mr. Turie, of Sheffield, giving £50, on condition that £150 should be obtained from some other quarter; when the inhabitants made application to the earl of Nottingham, the surviving trustee of the marquis of Halifax's estates, and the lord Bruce, with the ladies Dorothy and Mary Savile, gave each £50. Another £200 was obtained by lot in 1810.' The following explanation will enable the reader to understand what is meant by the term Queen Anne's Bounty:- It refers to a fund that was originated by an Act of Parliament in 1703, which directed that the' Annates' or First Fruits' paid to the Crown were to be transferred to .Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of Poor Clergy.' According to a law of Ethelred (died 1014), a tenth part of the tithe was payable by the thane, or lord of the manor, himself, which left him nine-tenths for the governance of the community in things temporal and spiritual. We are not told to whom the payment of the thane's tenth was made. But in 1229 the Pope demanded that a tenth of the income of all English churches should be paid to him on account of his war with the Emperor. In 1253 Henry the Third purchased the tenths of all spiritual livings from the Pope for five years, and in 1266 the Pope ordered the tenths of such livings to be paid to the King for the next year. In 1273, the Pope granted to Edward the First for one year, the tenth of all ecclesiastical benefices. In the reign of Henry the Eighth these tenths were made payable to the King for the defence of the kingdom. This act which had been repealed in the reign of Queen Mary (1553-1558) was restored to the Statute Book at the beginning of the reign of Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603) and the moneys were paid to the Crown until the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714) and the amount payable was calculated on the basis of a valuation made in 1535, called the King's Book, and strange to say, this valuation is still used, though the value of those benefices which come within the operation of Queen Anne's Bounty must be many times greater than that fixed in 1535, It must also be understood that the tenth of the lord's annual income from the tithe, which was paid to the King and often alienated to the Pope, was commuted in 1535 for the payment of' First Fruits,' i. e. a new holder of a benefice, whether he be a vicar, or a bishop, pays over to the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty the income drawn by him for his first year's occupation of the benefice, to which he has been appointed. On the basis fixed in 1535, however, this may mean that a living now yielding £500 a year only pays on a valuation of £30 a year. For instance according to Lewis's Topographical Directory for 1837, Penistone parish had a population of 5201 of whom 703 resided in Penistone town. The living is there described as a discbarged vicarage in the diocese of York, which is valued in the Liber Regis or King's Book at £16 14s. 2d. a year, as against a net annual income, in 1837, of £147, which according to Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1912, is now returned as yielding a net income of £207 per annum. In the eighteenth century £100,000 a year was voted by Parliament for eleven years, to augment the income, which may explain John Wilson's remark, " There is now so much overplush money of Queen Anne's Bounty that the governors give it now away to poor livings by lott, alphabetically." The bounty is used for the benefit of the poorer clergy either in the way of loans for the building of parsonage houses, or by a permanent addition to the capital from which the income of the benefice is derived; the grants made by the governors being met generally of an equal amount made by or on behalf of the clergy to be benefited. The following account of all Glebe Lands and other property attached to Bolsterstone Church, in 1817, will be of interest, as shewing the extent and nature of its endowments at that date :- [Copy.l THE TERRIER of Lands and other property belonging to the Chapel of Bolsterstone. St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone. 53

First.- A farmhouse with four rooms on the ground floor, and three chambers above, and two of these ceiled, and plaistered, and also a barn, and stable, and Cowhouse, with other conveniences, roofed with Oak, and covered with slate, and about twenty one or two acres, of arable meadow and pasture land divided into twelve closes, with a garden and fold, together with a rough close of about six acres, enclosed from the Common, and all walled round, with a fence made of stones, abutting on the land of John Rimington, Esq., patron of the living, on the east, and of John Morton and Benjamrn Grayson on the north, and of Abraham Grayson on the west, and by an allotment of common belonging to Bradfield Chapel, on the South.-Also another farm house and barn, called Carr lng, with about six Acres of land, well fenced round with stone, and divided into three closes.-Another parcel of land called Yew Woods, containing twelve acres, including near an acre taken from it, by' a new turnpike road lately cut through it, this is divided into three closes, all within a ring fence made of stone.-Also four closes of land called Brakin Moor, all fenced round with a good stone wall. -And another close called Cockshutt hill, containing about three acres, fenced round with a stone wall.-And another close called The Park, of about three acres, joining the new turnpike road, which road has taken many perches from it.-There was another close, on Stone Moor, nearly two acres and a half, belonging to this ChapI'll which was sold for redemption of the land tax on the whole living, by consent of the Archbishop and patron of the living. Another half acre belongs to the Chapel, at Stocksbridge,--bounded on the west and north by a small river, on the east and south by the farm of Jonathan Hawke. -There also belongs to the Chapel of Bolsterstone a farm at Langset or Longside, in the parish of Penistone,--consisting of thirty two acres of arable land in several closes, or parcels, with a farmhouse, barn, stable, and cowhouse, and other conveniences, to which is added fourteen acres of common, allotted to it, by a late inclosure, bounded on the east by lands belonging to William Payne, Esquire, on the west, by lands belonging to George Helliwell, on the south by Rotherham and Saltersbrook turnpike road, and on the north by Penistone Common.- W I' know not the names of all the different closes and parcels of land belonging to this farm, nor their abutments, but as this Estate was purchased by Queen Ann's Bounty, these matters are, doubtless, properly ascertained, in the purchase deeds, lodged in the Office of Queen's Bounty.-There also belongs to the Chapel of Bolsterstone, nine acres of land, or thereabouts, purchased of William Payne, Esq., and let to him, on a lease of twenty one years, at seven pounds a year, he having engaged to fence it round with a good stone wall, and drain, and lay it completely dry. Also there belongs to the Chapel, one bell, one flaggon for sacramental wine, plated with silver, and a silver chalice.-Fees for churchings and burials, nine- pence to the parson and threepence to the Clerk.-The Clerk's stipend is two guineas a year, paid by the Chapel Warden. He is appointed by the Minister. The above is a true account of matters and things belonging to the Chapel of Bolsterstone. As witness our hands this 7th day of July 1817. Thomas Bland, Perpetual Curate of Bolsterstone. John Morton, Chapel Warden. Geo. Senior. Abra'm Grayson. A Terrier, according to Bailey's Universal Etymological English Dictionary of 1721-1730, refers to 'A book or roll in which the several Lands of a single Manour, etc., are particularly set down.' Hence, it is most instructive to find that the first two, of the several items relating to land recorded in the Terrier of 1817, are mentioned in A Court Roll of the Manor of Waldershelf (Bolsterstone), dated October 1, 1728. A copy of this Roll is preserved amongst the Rimington MSS. at Broomhead Hall, and by the kindness of R. H. Rimington-Wilson, Esq., we are privileged to quote such an interesting document in full, viz. :- A Coppy of the Verdict Delivered in at Waldershelfe Court held 1728. M annor de Waldershelfe. The Virdict of the Jury of the Court Barron of the Right Hon'ble the Earl of Burlington and his Wife, The Right Hon'ble ye Lord Bruce and the Hon'ble Tufton, Esq., and his Wife held for ye said Mannor ye first ef October 1728. 54 Early History of Stocksbridge.

We present and find that Tho: Ward of White well, ffrancis South of Bolsterstone, Rich'd Greaves of Utrees and Rich'd Morton of Hollen-Edge, held certaine Lands of ye Lord of this Mannor belonging to Bolsterstone Chapel for or towards the Maintenance of a resideing Minister or to other Use or Uses which ye ffeoffees or the Major part of the Inhabitants thereof think most proper to Employ it withall by fealty or Sute of Court are dead, And we do find that Hich'd Morton, Son of ye aforesaid Rich'd Morton is the Surviving Heir and ffeoffee in Trust for ye Lands and housing thereunto belonging undevided Commonly called Broack-hoyle-heirst, One other Close called Carr-Ing with the housing and Appurtehances thereunto belonging paying Yearly to ye Lord of ye Mannor one halfe-penny Chiefe Rent for the Same, &c. We present and find Tho: Marriott of UghiJI who held Certaine Lands of ye Lord of this Mannor by fealty and Sute of Court of Nine-pence chief Rent is dead And we do find that his Nephew Tho: Marriott is Next Heir to ye said Tho: Marriott deceased, &c. We present and find that Samuel Morewood of Oakes, who held Certain Lands of ye Lord of this Mannor by fealty and Sute of Court of one halfe-penny yearly Chief Rent is Dead And we do find that Elizabeth Morewood now married to Mr. Stanniland, Clerk, was Next Heirest to ye said Samuel Morewood deceased, &c. We present and find that John Pearson of Sheffield who held Certaine Lands of ye Lord of this Mannor by fealty and Sute of Court is dead And we do find that Tho: Shirtcliffe is Next Heir to ye said John Pearson deceased, &c. We present and find that George Helliwell of Lane who held Certaine Lands of ye Lord of this Mannor by fealty and Sute of Court (is dead) of one Shilling fourpence Yearly Chief Rent And we do find that Joshua Helliwell is next heir to ye said Geo : Helliwell deceased, &c. We present and find that John Pearson of Snodnell in ye parish of Penistone purchased of Rich'd Morton of Hollen-Edge One Messuage with all ye Lands Tenements and Premises thereunto belonging held of ye Lord of this Mannor by fealty and Sute of Court and by ye Rents and Services formerly due and Accustomed, &c. We present and find that Tho: Revell of Thor.nseats who held Certain Lands of ye Lord of this Mannor by fealty and Sute. of Court is dead And we do find that Abraham Revell is Next Heir to ye said Tho: Revell deceased, &c. We present and find that John Stacy of Ballefield in the parish of Handsworth who held Certaine Lands of ye Lord of this -Mannor by fealty and Sute of Court ~.nd by ye Rents and Servic.es formerly due and Accustomed. And we do find that John Stacy his Son is ye Next Heir to ye said John Stacy Deceased &c. We present and find that John Morton of Penhouse purchased of Rich'd Morton of Staplehirst in Kent, Clerk, One Messuage with all ye Lands Tenements and Premises thereunto belonging lying within ye Soak of Waldershelfe held by ye Lord of this Mannor by fealty and Sute of Court and by ye Rents and Services formerly due and Accustomed, &c. It is further agreed that ye freeholders and Uoppyholders and Inhabitants shall enjoy ye former priviledges which they have formerly Enjoyed for Digging and Delving on the Common or any other Conveniences which they have formerly been priviledged of. JURIORS. Tho. Marriott, Tho. Shierclyffe, Hen.Worrall, Joshua Helliwell, John Morton, Tho: Littlewood, Francis Morton, William W oadson, Rob't Bocking, Hen. Morton, ffrancis Hirst, John Pearson. A great part of the Glebe Land has been sold since 1817. including Brock-hole-hurst or 'Parsonage Farm,' the land called , Yew Woods' in the Terrier (? Heywoods- Ash Fields,) and some of the estate, if not all of it, at Langsett, etc. The last piece of glebe sold was 'The Park' (No. 3360, on the Ordnance Map) containing about 2t acres, for which Mr. T. E. Batty, of Friendship Inn, Stocksbridge, gave about £540 per acre, early in the present century. Lewis's Topographical Directory for 1837 gives the following information concerning Bolserstone Church, viz. ;-The living is a ~ "--

St. Mary' 8 Church, Bolsterstone. 55 perpetual curacy, of which the net yearly income is returned as £119. According to Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1912, the net annual income is now £300. The income, however, cannot be far short of an average annual value of £400, when debits and credits are properly assembled.

The demolition of the Old Chapel and erection of a new one at the close of the eighteenth century.

The old chapel was demolished and a new one built by the Rev. Thomas Bland, which was begun in 1791 and consecrated in 1795. A plain, but substantial structure, devoid of architectural beauty, with sash windows, spacious galleries, high-backed pews and three-decker pulpit, it was a great work in its day, when it is

Photo. T. Richard.. St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone. Built by the Rev. Thomas Bland in 1791. (Froma pen-and-ink drawing by the Rev.RowlandA. Wit.on of a photograph taken byJohn Rimingtonin 18S9.) considered how little wealth there was in the place, and reflects the greatest credit on Mr. Bland, who had hoped to have obtained about £1,236 for a good building, according to a list of . briefs' preserved at East Budleigh Church, in Devonshire, where a collection was made in 1788. Mr. Bland, however, failed to get more than £502, and it is stated in the Parish Register that it was by his own great exertions that this beneficial purpose was finally accompl1shed. The Rector of Chatham has also a 'brief' from the Rev. T. Bland asking for' help in the re~building of Bolsterstone Church which 56 Early History of Stocksbridge. had become ruinous through age and in which the people assembled in manifest peril of their lives.' This statement was confirmed by the late John Helliwell, a son of Joshua Helliwell-a church- warden in the days when Church Rates were levied, and Mary J ubb, who died in October, 1875, aged 92 years. The former had heard an uncle relate, and the latter could, herself, remember, how the plaster used to fall away in large patches to the consternation of the worshippers, and the amusement of the boys, under the loft, or gallery, which could not be used with safety owing to the condition of the walls, which were bulging badly. In the interior of Bland's church the walls were white-washed and the woodwork painted. Over the pulpit were displayed the Royal Arms in brilliant colours, and on each side and elsewhere the Ten Commandments, Doles, etc., were printed in letters of gold on black boards attached to the walls. There were also several mural tablets, of marble, under the gallery, which were not transferred to the new edifice. The following entries copied from a Journal kept by George Grayson, of Bolsterstone, carpenter and joiner, an interesting volume of about fifty pages, measuring sixtef1n and a half inches long by six and a half wide which has been re-bound in oak boards, probably by Mr. Grayson himself, are of exceptional interest in this connexion ;- 1787. Wilam Ellison Bill for worck done at Chapel. £ s. d. June 14 for Deal...... 5 3 15 for my Self and Lad one day 2 6 17 for my Self half a day... 10 for my Self 2 days 3 4 for wood ... 1 0 July 9 for 3 stonshons Marsdin toous ... 6 1791. Worck don at Chapil. April 18 for my Self 2 Days to pole Downe Chapil for henrey 2 Days to pole Downe Chaphil 20 for my Self 3 Days and a half to worck at Ground flare ... for henry 4 Days to worck at Ground flare 25 for my Self 5 Days for henry 3 Days May 2 for my Self 6 Days at Galrey floor for henry 4 days ... May 9-Dec. 24 for my Self 109 Days May 9-Dee. 5 for henry 97 Days 1792. January for my Self 18 Days ... 1791. May 4 Bought of Sammuel Bruck and Wilam Darin 4 pouls and 2 trees for Boulsterstone Chapil ...... price 5 8 0 June 19 Sent of three Bills for Wood to Richard Ellison & Co. of thorn (? Thorne, near Hull) ...... , 49 11 11 July 10 paide for fr(e)ight ...... 1 5 6 14 paied Wilam holy for ...... 6 17 6 Aug. 4 paied for 30 of here (? hair) ...... 3 0 0 18 paieJ for fright for Deals-(Isack hide) ...... 1 11 6 paied toulbars ...... 9 0 20 paied for 6000 of Sap Lats ...... 2 15 0 22 paied for 710 of Sap Lats ... 6 7 paied John Plats for 25 feet of ...... at 1/6 per foot... 1 17 6 paied toulbars...... 6 0

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1791. £ S. d. Aug. 22 paied for ale .,. 3 8 paied for Willam Darwint for wood Bought in Warntliff ... 5 16 9 paied for Bricks ... 9 0 Sep. 2 paid Black Smith Bill ... 2 19 2 4 paied for 6 Mets of hare 12 0 paied nebould for his Lead 1 8 2 paied handley Bill ... 17 9 paied Smith for Sash wheate (weights) ... 711 paied John Smith Glazing ...... 18] 3 . 6 paied John Shepherd Sundrey Bill 2 9 7 paied John Senyear for 6000 and a half of Na(i)ls 10 10 paied for fright (Isack Hide) 1 4 6 Nov. 2 paied for ale...... 6 0 7 paid Sam Berkenshere Bill of ... 200 17 paied Parkin Stone Bill of 3 13 0 1791. Exspences for Bonlsterstone Chapel. May 4 at Wood b(u)ying 1 0 6 at Ground flore 1 0 12 for Rop(e)s ... 5 0 June 5 paied Sash polles (? pulleys) 2 7 July 14 paied for toulbars ... 7 0 Aug. 11 paied Joseph Stanley for 3 Days worck ... 6 6 . Martin Stanley Lad 3 Days ... 5 6 paied for ale at tineal street for Leade Bringing 4 15 J oseph Stanley 3 Days.. ... 6 6 Spent at Wintworth with plast(er)ers 1 0 Spent going to Bishops... 10 toulbars 4 Oct. 12 for toulbars and ale 4 6 Dec. 10 paied toulbars and ale... 4 8 1791. Monny Received for Bonlsterstone Chappel John Ridal Receved...... 20 0 0 May 18 George Grayson and Willam holy and John Ridal Receved of the trusttees ...... 33]7 0 June 8 George Grayson and John Ridal Receved ...... 66 3 0 John Ridal Receved foure pound foure Shilins for the plint(h) co(u)rse ...... 440 July 8 George Grayson and John Ridal and WHam holy Receved 20 0 0 Sep. 2 do. 48 15 0 July 2 Amited (omitted) 2 2 0 There are other items for monies received, etc., which appear to have some connexion with the Ohapel erected by the Rev; Thomas Bland, but their purport is too obscure for reproduction. The bill for work done at the Ohapel in 1787 refers to some repairs or alterations done to the old chapel taken down in 1791, and' W orck don at Ohapil' in 1791 has reference to the demolition of the said chapel in that year, and the erection of Bland's edifice, which, in turn, was replaced by the present handsome structure in 1872-1879. The reader will understand Parson Bland's disappointment when it is explained that 'briefs,' or 'Letters Patent' issued by the Sovereign directing the collection Df alms in churches for special objects named therein, were subject to great abuses. For instance, between Michaelmas, 1805, and Michaelmas, 1818, the sums collected under the authority of such documents throughout the kingdom, amounted to £67,513, and the net sums paid over, only totalled £28,904, or a deficiency of more than 41%. Briefs were abolished by Act of Parliament in 1828. 58 Early History Qf Stocksbridge.

Bland's building is referred to in the Catalogue issued in connexion with Lord Melbourne's sale of his Bolsterstone Estate in 1802, where we read-' The Church is a new Building and Land is left for the Support of the Repairs, so that the Expence upon the Estate will be very inconsiderable.'

CHURCH-RATES. A tax formerly levied on parishes for the repair of church fabrics, and the carrying-on of Divine worship. Dr. Hook, writing when these rates were legally enforced and recoverable like any other rate, made this defence of them "The greater part of the property of this country has been bought and sold with an understanding that the church of the parish is to be kept and repaired by the owners of that property. Except for this liability, a larger sum would have been paid for the property. For those, therefore, who have thus profited by the existence of a church-rate to refuse that rate, and 80 appropriate to themselves what does not belong to them, is an act, not only of profaneness, but of dishonesty." But conflicting decisions for many years kept up a continual agitation on the subject of compulsory church-rates. The best legal opinion seemed to be that for the repairs of the church, the churchwardens might enforce a rate apart from the vestry, but for purposes of worship, organist's salary, etc., a vote of the majority of the ratepayers was necessary. However, the Church- Rate Compulsory Abolition Act of 1860 ended the controversy. (Cassell & Co's Dictionary of Religion, 1891).

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Photo. J. Bradbury. Demand Note for Church Rate made in 1862.

A brief notice of the Church erected 1872-1879and of an addition to the Churchyard in 1885. The erection of the present building was commenced in 1872 and completed in 1879. The completed church, a very handsome structure, in Early Perpendicular sty le, .was opened by the Arch- bishop of York, on June 13, 1879. The total cost, including the value of gifts of stained glass windows, etc., was about £7,000. The internal arrangement is good, the aisles, nave and clerestory windows being well-proportioned, and the four arches on each side, together with those of the chancel and tower, give a light and lofty appearance to the whole interior. In furnishing the church, the general effect has not been marred by an injudicious hankering after completeness on medireval St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone. 59

lines, the chancel is not hidden by a screen, nor has the communion table been overwhelmed by a reredos; on the contrary the chastely- carved oak pulpit and lectern take their natural place with an open and beautifully-lighted choir as the background. A peal of eight bells, cast by Taylor & Co., of Loughboro', and bought by public subscription, was hung in the tower in 1892, and dedicated to the memory of the Rev. John Bell, who was Incumbent of Bolsterstone from 1847 to 1862. The tenor bell weighs about 12 cwt. An old bell cast in 1738, and which did duty in three churches, has also been re-hung and retains its place in the tower. The bells are rung from the ground floor of the tower, the ringers being screened from view by an oak screen designed and carved in very good !aste.

Photo. J. Bradbury. St. Mary's Church, Bo1sterstone, built 1872-1879. The Lych-Gate was erected in commemoration of the Diamond jubilee of the late Queen Victoria, which cvent was celebrated, in this neighbourhood, with great rejoicing on June 22, [897.

The Clock, with two dials each 54 inches diameter, and fitted with Westminster chimes, was the gift of R. H. Rimington- Wilson, Esq., of Broomhead Hall, and dedicated by Dr. Maclagan, Arch- bishop of York, on the same date as the bells-Oct. 1st, 1892. There are some very good specimens of modern stained glass, the east window being exceptionally fine. The corbels outside and inside the porch and in the nave, etc., are carved to represent Sir Robert Rockley; Henry Bowet, Archbishop of York; Richard de Westhall j and the six last clergy- men, viz., Rev. T. Bland 1777 to 1818, Rev. R. Hudson 1818 to 1835, Rev. W. Irving, 1835 to 1847, Rev. John Bell 1847 to 1862, Rev. W. Rimington 1862 to 1867, Rev. W. R. Wilson 1867 to 1914. The late churchwardens, Messrs. Chas. Macro Wilson and J oseph Hattersley, are represented at the west end, and Mary and Martha 60 Early History of Stocksbridge. the wives of the Vicar and his brother are looking down the nave from the corbels on the east. The Lord of the Manor, R. H. Rimington- Wilson, Esq., is commemorated by a medallion cut in the wall above the south-west door, inside the church.

The church-yard is kept in good order and for situation will compare most favourably with any in the country from a sanitary point of view, standing as it does nearly a thousand feet above sea level, and swept as it is by moorland breezes. An addition of nearly an acre was made in 1885 and there is still plenty of land adjoining to meet the needs of a manufacturing area, such as that of the Urban District and Civil Parish of Stocksbridge.

Here sleep together as they lived, The old folks of the hill ; The homely neighbours of the lane, In death, are neighbours still. And where can earth to earth return In fairer field of sleep, Than where this gateway of the skies Looks out o'er vale and steep. AMMON WRIGLEY.

NOTE.-From Mark Stanley's remarks respecting 'the house adjoining to the chapel,' we infer that formerly, the curate resided there. It also seems probable that the allowance of £10 .per annum given by Lady Halifax was made, in lieu of the portion used as a residence, when such was appropriated for use as a farm- house. This may explain why' Godfrey Croft' was absorbed in such holding. It would be interesting to know how, and by what authority, Brock-hole Hurst and Carr-Ing passed out of the hands of those who acted as feoffees or trustees for such public property. We read that the Rev.William Marsh paid 10s. Od.per year for a house to live in, and that the Rev. John Partak resided at Brock-hole Hurst. We also find the Rev. Francis HA.igh saying, in a Return made by him to the Archbishop of York in 1743,-' I reside personally upon my Cure, but there is no house properly belonging to the said Cure.' This is confirmed by the fact that the Rev. Thomas Bland lived at Brock-hole Hurst or 'Parsonage Farm' (where his only son lost his life as the result of a sad gun accident), before he resided at Yew Trees Farm; and also from similar circumstances in the life of the Rev. William Irving, who lived in' lodgings previous to his residence at Townend, after marriage. The Vicarage at Bolsterstone was erected through the exertions of the Rev. John Bell, M.A., about which Eastwood has the following note in his History of Ecclesfield, published in 1862, viz.,-' A parsonage house is also in course of erection at Bolsterstone, by means of money obtained from various sources.' The motto carved on the lintel of the front door reads as follows ;-' Be true to God, be kind to poor, and minister to everyone.'

. Photo. T. Richards. The Members of the Committee appointed on February 8, 1892, to collect the necessary funds for placing a peal of bells in the Tower of Bolsterstone Church as a memorial to the Rev, John Bell, . The party was photographed at the entranee to D.epcar Station when the bells were removed from thence to Bolsterston. on Way 28, 1892. Their names are as follows-David Brearley, Henry Shaw, James B. Nichols, Joseph Hattersley (Churchwarden), Joseph Jackson, W. R. Knight, Amos Dyson, P. J, Hudson, Heury Steel, Charles Macro Wilson, Esq. (Churchwarden), Rev, W. R, WHson (Vicar), Crispin Booth, Albert Schofield, Smith Hey, Frank Turner (Schoolmaster), William Haigh, John Ibbotson, Joseph Haigh, Thomas H. Milnes, John Sunter, William Watts, Arthur Haigh (Schoolmaster), Gam Helliwell, James Aspinall, F..d, Shaw, Thomas Haigh. 62 Early History of Stocksbridge.

A List of Clergymen who have occupied the 'Living' or benefice of Bolsterstone Chapel, now better known as St. Mary's Church of the Parish of Bolsterstone, with a brief recital of what is known of their appointment and qualifications.

In a word, the English manorial lord, even in the thirteenth century, was essentially a gode-a chief, and, in the old sense of the word, a priest, who remained lord of his church without holy orders. (Church and Manor by S. O. Addy, M.A.)

The church (Bolsterstone) is a new building and Land is left for the Support of the Repairs, so the Expence upon the Estate will be very inconsiderable. (Lord Melbourne's Sale Catalogue, 1802.)

Lord Melbourne was Lord of the Manor of Bolsterstone and Patron of the Living of Bolsterstone Chapel, and his successors in title enjoy the same privileges.

1412 Richard de Westhall 1685 Jeremiah Waterhouse 1549 Thomas Greaves 1696 William Marsh 1627 Nich. Burgesse 1704 John Hoole 1646 John Thacker 1710 John Partak - Christopher Dickinson 1728 Francis Haigh 1653 Thomas Nicholson 1777 Thomas Bland 1661 --- Thorneley 1818 Richard Hudson 1665 William Cam m 1835 William lrving 1667 John Hopwood 1847 John Bell 1673 E. MelIor 1862 William Rimington 1674 William Marsh 1867 William Reginald Wilson --

A Bishop's Licence is simply a permission to the recipient to officiate in his Diocese, and that before giving that permission the Bishop satisfies himself on the testimony of others as to the recipient's qualification for the ministry, character, and antecedents. The wording of the formal Testimonial runs as follows :-" We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, do certify that the said - hath been personally known to us for the space of three years last past (or such shorter period as may be required); that we have had opportunities of observing his conduct; that during the whole of that time we verily believe him to have lived, in all respects, piously, soberly, and honestly, nor have we at any time heard anything to the contrary thereof; nor hath he at any time, as far as we know or have heard, maintained, said, or written anything contrary to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; and, moreover, we believe him in our consciences to be, as to his moral conduct, a person worthy to be admitted into the sacred Ministry, or to be licensed to the said Curacy.'. This Testimonial has to be signed by three Beneficed Clergymen, and countersigned by their respective Bishops, to the effect that they are worthy of credit, if they are not beneficed in the diocese in which the Curate is to serve. In the case of Candidates for Holy Orders the Bishop requires"in addition the names of three or more Clergymen, or other persons of respectability, to whom they are best known, and to whom he may apply, if he thinks fit, for information concerning them. Parish Magazine, Penistone, Nov. 1882. St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone. 63

RICHARD de WESTHALL. The first clergyman of whom there is any record. Endowment, 8 marks = £5 6s. 8d. a year. SIR THOMAS GREFFE or GREA VES. This name appears in a list of Bradfield clergy 1533-1549. According to Hl1nter's Hallamshire. (Gatty's edition), this clergyman was Curate of Bolsterstone in the second year of the reign of Edward the Sixth, (1547-1553), at which date he was 75 years old, and the note in question adds that' Bolsterstone is four miles from Bradfield Chapel and a country not to travel in winter.' Patron. Francis 5th Earl of Shrewsbury. REV. NICH. BURGESSE. King's College, Edinburgh, ordained priest, Dec. 23, 1607. Patron. Thomas, Earl of Arunde!. REV. JOHN THACKER. Patrons. The Countess of Kent and Earl of Pembroke. CHRISTOPHER DICKINSON. The name of Christopher Dickinson does not appear in the Bradfield Parish Register for 1559-1722, but it occurs very often in Adam Eyre's Diary, where we find that he was Vicar of J:enistone from about 1643 to 1647. According to a certificate presented to the Committee for Plundered Ministers in the West Riding, of which a copy is given in the said Diary we learn that Christopher Dickinson was a man of scandalous life and conversation. The petition asked for his removal from the vicariate on the ground that his appointment was irregular, and that he was incapable. It was alleged that he often preached other men's sermons and if he tried to give one of his own' it was only tyreing the time with tautologies and vain iteracions.' It was also shewn that he was a frequenter of ale houses and consorted with idlers and was often drunk and abusive, etc. The presentment was signed by nearly eighty parishioners and duly forwarded to the said committee by this eminent Puritan who was a Captain in the Parliamentary Army. Dickinson was eventually deposed and we find according to Dransfield's History of Penistone that he afterwards got to Bolsterstone, which is at no great distance, and where it is reported that there was then" no maintenance for a minister; the incumbent, Mr. Dickinson, is a scandalous man and a common haunter of ale-houses." In the list of Bolsterstone Curates compiled by the Rev. Canon W. R. Wilson, M.A., the Patrons by whose grace he obtained the living were the Countess of Kent and the Earl of Pembroke. REV. THOMAS NICHOLSON. This clergyman was presented by the Countess of Kent and the Earl of Pembroke. The following entry in the Bradfield Parish Register has reference to the same person, viz.,-' 1653. Theophelus, sone of Thomas Nicholson, minister, baptized July the 27.' REV. - THORNELEY. This person was presented by Sir George Saville, Baronet. REV. WILLIAM CAMM. The first to hold the Incumbency of Midhope with Bolsterstone. Patron. Richard Sterne, Archbishop of York. REV. JOHN HOPWOOD. The same name occurs in the list of Stannington Clergy, 1663-1665. Patron. The Marquis of Halifax. REV. E. MELLOR. The following entry in the Bradfield Parish Register refers to this clergyman, viz.,-' 1673. Mr. Melior, buried December 10.' Patron. The Marquis of Halifax. REV. WILLIAM MARSH. Also Incumbent of Midhope. John Wilson has the following note concerning this clergyman, viz.,-' Mr. Marsh was a man of parts and a good preacher, but had no conduct. The Cure of Bolsterstone was but about £4 10s. Od. per ann. He married several clandestinely and was sent to York Goal, where he lay a long time, till being almost starved, at the inter- cession of.some friends the archbishop ordered him to be clothed and set at liberty, but had like to have died coming home, he was so poor and weak. He can give oath that he was two years schoolmaster at Nether Bradfield. He had only forty six shillings a year for preaching there, which the land then let for, and gave 10s. Od. a year out of it for a house to live in.' Patron. The Marquis of Halifax. REV. JEREMIAH W ATERHOUSE. This clergyman according to the Brad- field Parish Register was the son of WilIiam Waterhouse of BradfieJd, and was born December 2, 1658. He received his early education at a school in Sheffield. He afterwards entered St. John's College, Cambridge, where his name appears in Vo!. 1. on May 7, 1681. His licence from the Archbishop of York was dated September 1, 1685. He resigned the Curacy, presumably in 1695, Patron. The Marquis of Halifax. 64 Early H£story of Stocksbr£dge.

REV. WILLIAM MARSH. This clergyman who had been Curate of Midhope from 1674 to 1695, was re-appointed Incumbent of Bolsterstone in 1696. He died in 1703. Patron. The Marquis of Halifax. REV. JOHN HOOLE. This gentleman also held the Curacy of Midhope and passed from the scene of his earthly labours very suddenly. He fell down dead in White Lee Lane on Nov. 7, 1709, and was interred at Bradfield, on Nov. 9. Patron. Gertrude, Marchioness of Halifax. REV. JOHN PART AK. This gentleman who was also Curate of Midhope, was a Bohemian Protestant who took refuge in England from persecution on account of his religion. He was a delicate man with a very short body and remarkably long legs. He had to be carried about in a chair before he died. He was very poor, and often driven to solicit help in his extremity. John Wilson, the Antiquary, always gives the name as ' Pertak ' but Canon Wilson informed me that the correct form is Partak. The Bradjield Parish Register contains the following entries with reference to this clergyman's family, viz.,-(l) Baptisms. Alice, daughter of John Pertak, Min'r, Born July 13,1711. (2) Baptisms. Mary, Daughter of Mr. John Pertak, Min'r, Born July 7, 1714. (3) Thomas, son of Mr. John Pertak, baptized December ye 26, 1718. (4) Susannah, Daug: of Mr. John Partak, bap. Sep. 12, 1722. He died here and was buried in the north- east Corner of the Chapel, on January 2, 1728. Patron. The Hon. Thomas W atson- W entworth. REV. FRANCIS HAIGH, B.A. His licence from the Archbishop was dated March 22, 1728. He was also Incumbent of Midhope and Master of Penistone Grammar School. He died November 15, 1776. Patrons. The Earl of Burling- ton, Lord Bruce and the Hon. Sackville Tufton. REV. THOMAS BLAND. Curate from 1772-1777. His licence was dated March 10, 1777. He was also Incumbent of Midhope. He pulled down the old chapel at Bolsterstone and built another in 1791. Died May 3, 1818, aged 87 years. Patron. Lord Melbourne. REV. RICHARD HUDSON. M.A. Formerly a Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge. 53 years Master of the Grammar School at Hipperholme. 65 years Lecturer at the Parish Church, Halifax. Vicar of CockerhaIP in Lancashire. Died May 18, 1835, aged 89 years. Patron. John Rimington, Esq. REV. WILLIAM IRVING. Curate 1819-1835. Incumbent of Midhope 1824- 1847. Died Sep. 19, 1847, aged 53 years. Patron. James Rimington, Esq. Mr. Irving was married to Matilda Grayson at Ecclesfield Church on Sep. 13, 1825. Nicholas Kirkby, curate, officiating. This lady was the daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Grayson of Townend, Deepcar, Joiner and Cabinet-maker. She was baptized at Bolsterstone Chapel, on Feb. 20, 1795. Her mother was a Miss Rolling, of Penistone, misspelt' Rowlin ' in the Register of Marriages (1794) at Ecclesfield. REV. JOHN BELL, M.A. Curate 1847. Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, Became Vic:;tr of Fordham, Oambridge-shire, 1862. Patrons. The Trustees of JamesRimington, Esq. REV. WILLIAM RIMINGTON, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge. He became Vicar of Norton Subcourse in Norfolk, in 1867. Patrons. James Wilson Rimington-Wilson, Esq., and others. . REV. WILLIAM REGINALD WILSON, M.A: Trinity College, Cambridge. Deacon 1862. Priest 1863. (York). Curate at Bolsterstone 1862-1866, and at Knaresborough 1866. Vicar 1867-1914 of the Parish of Bolsterstone, also Canon of York, and Prebendary of Langtoft in York Minster; Proctor in Convocation and Rural Dean of Ecclesfield. Surrogate for granting Marriage Licences. Patrons. James Wilson Rimington-Wilson, Esq., and others.

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AD AppreciatioD. Photo. Watkin, Scarboro'. 'fnv-n ~ /Q. '£ ~ 1ui4/IX. Two Brotbers aDd Two Sisters, in whose departure the inhabitants of Bolsterstone and neighbourhood are bereft of a precious link with the past life of our district.

Charles Macro Wilson Died Feb. 3, 1902,aged 67 years. Mary Elizabeth Wilson Died Apr. 18, 1909,aged 69years. William Reginald Wilson - Died Nov .26, 1914,aged 76years. Martha Wilson Died Jan. 21, 1902,aged 58years.

Men (and women) of character are the conscience of the society in which they belong, and to produce all this no word need be spoken, no deed done-the presence often suffices.-Emerson.

HEN Charles Macro Wilson, Esq., and the Rev. WilIiam W Reginald Wilson, M.A., the second and third sons of J ames Wilson, Esq., of Brinkcliffe Tower, Sheffield, led Mary Elizabeth and Martha, the second and third daughters of Richard Thorp, Esq., to the altar, on March 29, 1865, as recorded in The Leeds InteLligencer of April 1, 1865, viz.,- On the 29th uIt., at St. M ary's Church, Barnsley, by the Rev. J ames Alien Wilson, M.A., rector of Bolton-by-Bolland, assisted by the Rev. H. J, Day, incumbent of St. Mary's, Charles Macro Wilson, second son of Mr. J ames Wilson, of B.rinkcliffe Tower, Sheffield, to Mary Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr. Richard Thorp, Barnsley j same time and place, the Rev. William Reginald Wilson, M.A., third son of Mr. James Wilson, Brinkcliffe Tower, Sheffield, to Martha, third daughter of Mr. Richard Thorp, of Barnsley. their thoughts ran out in joyous expectation to the happy future that lay before them in Ewden's fertile vale. The elder brother, who was Clerk to the Cutlers' Company, as his father had been before him, resided for a time at More Hall, from whence he removed to 'w aldershaigh,' the realization of a dream that was equally dear to both families; whilst the younger brother, took his bride to a neat little cottage on Haywoods Lane, formerly occupied by Anne Harrop, daughter of 'Old Harrop,' a schoolmaster beloved of a generation who had received their education at the Bolsterstone Free School. He remained here until 1867, when, on the resignation of the Rev. William Rimington, ~ 68 Early History of Stocksbridge.

RA., he was appointed Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Bolsterstone, and removed into the Vicarage there, where he and his beloved wife, who predeceased him, spent many happy years in the bringing up of a large family and in diligent attention to the multifarious duties that fall within the sphere of a conscientious country clergyman. They, the clergyman and his wife, were ideal parents, and they and their children were especially blest in the affection that went

Photo. Morgan. Sheffield. , Waldershaigh,' Bolsterstone.

Built by Charles Macro Wilso'n, Esq., and enlarged by the Rev. Canon W. R. Witson, M.A.

out to them from the brother and sister whose home was childless. The children, however, were not spoilt by such a duplication of tender solicitude for their welfare. The sons were brought up in a vigorous manly atmosphere, wherein they breathed an ardent determination to be chivalrous, chaste and courteous, and to hate deceit and untruthfulness in any of the many forms which the 'Father of Lies' can so stealthily use in way laying and over- coming the best of us, if our feet are not firmly fixed on the bed-rock of a good home-training.

Two sons are in holy orders, and other two are practising as solicitors in the firm with which the name of Wilson has been so long and so honourably connected. But to all, and each of the sons and daughters, no walls are so dear as those of the wind-swept Vicarage and of the sheltered retreat lower down, ' Waldershaigh,' where, on the death of his sister-in-law, the widowed father took up his abode, and enlarged the library, which, with other improvements, will carry the names of the Canon and his brother to a remote posterity, in a manner beloved of Sir Waiter Scott. Two Brothers and Two Sisters. 69

By the gathering round the winter hearth, When twilight called unto household mirth, By the fairy tale or legend old In that ring of happy faces told, By the quiet hour when hearts unite In the parting prayer and the kind' Good-night! ' By the smiling eye and the loving tone, Over thy life has the spell been thrown. The Spells of Home, by MRS. HEMANS.

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Photo. Biltcliffe. The Vicarage, Bolsterstone.

When first my eyes met those of the Rev. W. R. Wilson, in that glance round the church, which all who have worshipped in St. Mary's Church know so well, I was only a boy of ten summers seated by the side of my grandmother in the gallery on the north side of Bland's edifice. The gallery was not confined to th~ west end only, but continued on both north and south sides. An unsurpliced choir occupied the middle of the western portion, and Mr. John Ibbotson, who is still with us, was a member of that all- important body, for the choirs of those days led the singing by prescriptive right, and were inclined to strongly resent any unusual interference with their ancient privileges. For instance, the following agreement recorded in the Parish Book of Bolsterstone, shews that the choir was responsible to the parishioners alone a century ago, viz.:- 'Tis mutually agreed upon by the Parishioners of Bolsterstone that, the Singers of Bolsterstone Chapel shall receive the Sum of £1 11s. 6d. yearly, and every year in future; if they regularly and dutifully perform their part as a Choir of Singers, approved of by a Committee of the Parishioners. Witness our hands this 12th day of August in the Year of our Lord, 1815. (Signed), ...... John Charlesworth, John Greaves, Richard Woodcock, John Shaw, Joseph Melior, William Bailey, J. Harrop. . 70 Early History of Stocksbridge.

The scene on Feast Sunday, 1862, was a strange and impressive one to the little fellow, who, with his hand clasped in that of his father, peered over the high-backed pew,-the gown of his grand- mother rustling the while with a most disconcerting sound, as his curiosity led him to move more closely to her side. The Vicar and his Curate then robed and disrobed in a curtained box-like apartment on the south-east corner, which did not afford any particular privacy, because, you could see over the top of it from the gallery opposite. My attention, however, was soon diverted by the quiet entrance and reverential demeanour of a dignified couple, whose features bore witness to hearts steeped in homely grace and culture, as they, and their children,--two sons and a daughter-passed to their seats in the Hall Pew, near the Vestry.

Photo. J. Bradbury. Interior of Bland's Church from a painting by Miss Thorp.

When the strains from the gallery in the west had died away, and the doors were closed, the Parish Clerk, a tall and venerable figure, rose in his place in the lower portion of the' three-decker ' pulpit, and with the surpliced figure of the younger minister on the same level, led the congregation in slowly repeating each verse of the Psalms for the day, the sound of which still lingers in my memory as the tumbling of the tide on a pebbly beach on a beautiful summer day. After the choir had helped the worshipping throng through prayer, collect and song, as conducted by the Vicar from the second tier, I saw the fair-haired muscular young curate mount the topmost portion of that awe-inspiring structure, and standing erect, like the athlete he was, with his shoulders thrown back; Two Brothers and Two Sisters. 71

I heard him discourse, with all the healthy optimism of an Anglo- Saxon temperament, on the words 'It is more blessed to give than to receive,'-a singularly appropriate text for such an occasion. It was the new curate's first sermon, and it must have been an interesting one because it lingers in my memory as something that cannot pass away. The accusation laid by Cowper, the poet, against many of the clergy of his day (1731-1800) in the following lines :- The things that mount the rostrum with a skip, And then skip down again; pronounce a text, Cry, hem! and, reading what they never wrote, Just fifteen minutes, huddle up their work, And, with a well-bred whisper, close the scene I did not apply to him. He wrote, and preached, and lived, his own sermons. A bettre preest, I trowe, ther nowher non is. He waytede after no pompe and reverence, Ne makede him a spiced conscience, But Cristes lore, and his apostl~s twelve He taughte, but first he folwede it himselve. CHAUCER. When we met again it was under circumstances that fall to the common lot of humanity and links up the race as no other trial can do. My father, in whose hand mine had so securely reposed in 1862, had died on October 13, 1865, and by his wish, and in obedience to his mother's request, we had brought his remains to the old home, Henholmes Farm, from whence they were to be borne, on the morrow, to the family burying-place. The day of the funeral (Sunday) was fine and many relatives and friends were present. The coffin was brought out of the house into the fold, and placed on the bier, and as the mourners stood round it, a member of the Deepcar Club (Ancient Shepherds) read a portion of the Burial Service of that Order, after which the company joined in singing :- Why do we mourn departing friends Or shake at death's alarms? 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends To call them to his arms. The custom was an old and deeply impressive one, and as the last sounds floated down the vale the bearers shouldered their burden, (there being no hearse in those days), and the mournful procession wound its way, on foot, up the steep hillside by Ash Lane, and' Bacon Row,' through the Cloo', and on past' The Royd,' to the old churchyard at Bolsterstone, at whose gates it was met by the Rev. William Rimington, RA., and his curate the Rev. W. R. Wilson, M.A. It was a terribly sad time for mother and children as they stood by that open grave, but, out of the darkness there always remained the memory of a peace that stole into their hearts, as those two noble-looking clergymen recited that incomparable 'Order for the Burial of the Dead' in tones which vibrated with a tender sympathy for the widow and fatherless before them. " 72 Early History of Stocksbridge.

The reader will pardon my dwelling upon a matter so personal, and yet withal of such general application, when I inform a younger generation that to have the last sad rites conducted by Mr. Wilson, was the ardent desire 'uttered or unexpressed' of many a dear soul in the days gone by, including' King' Hawley, of Midhope; Samuel Fox, Esq., of North Cliffe; and Mrs. J. W. Rimington-Wilson,.of Broomhead Hall. Few clergymen, and I say it with all respect to each and all of those curates who have been privileged to assist their Vicar in the past, could take the Burial Service with such deep sincerity as did the late Canon, in the best of his days. To hear those sublime words 'I am the Resur- rection and the Life, saith the Lord,' as they fell from his lips was to feel the reality of things unseen in a way that enabled you to leave your dear ones in the firm belief that' Who- soever liveth in Him shall never die.' To attempt any detailed account of the work accomplished by these comrades and brothers true, is rendered unneces- sary by the able summary recently published in con- nexion with the Parish Magazine. I am more anxious to portray the Canon and his brother as they were known to their parishioners, in whose life they were an integral part, for' No man liveth to himself.' Our influence is helping or retarding the Photo. T. Richard.. progress. of our friends. and nelghb ours.TI 0 1ve Font, placed in Bolsterstone Church in 1892 by the in and for ourselves, is Vicar and Mrs. Wilson, to maim and injure our il\ memoryoftheir daughter,Christi... Augusta.whodiedJuly 6. 187~. aged4 years ud 9 mOl\ths. fellows; because, they will lack the contribution that we, and we alone, could have made to their happiness, and vice versa. We would, however, remember the injunction, 'Judge not, that ye be not judged,' because, it is possible that the career of these two families might appear to some as falling within the former category. They were not perfect, and they knew it, and that is why we miss them! They had, however, that strength of character which enabled them to 'know themselves' and so they lived and Two Brothers and Two Sisters. 73 worked consistently within their limitations without pretence or ostentation. They did not act as if they were conferring a favour in sharing the joys and sorrows of life with those amongst whom their lot was cast by the ties of ancestry and neighbourly regard. On the contrary, they were anxious, in a very real sense, to 'Let brotherly love continue.' To them, their homes were a part of England, that England of which William Morris so tenderly speaks:- A little land, little rivers, little plains, swelling speedily changing uplands, all beset with handsome orderly trees; little hills, little mountains, netted over with the walls of sheep-walks. All is little yet not foolish and blank, but serious rather, and abundant of meaning for such as choose to seek it; it is neither prison nor palace, but a decent home. N either the Canon nor his brother were eloquent speakers. The Canon, as a visitor in the homes of his parishioners was nervously shy in manner and hesitant in speech; though quite at ease and often inspiring at the font and in his reading of the prayers for the sick and in holding the communion cup to the lips of those who were within sight of the Holy City. Mr. Charles Macro Wilson, who held the office of licensed lay preacher, and even surpassed the Canon in his reading of Holy Scripture, was also painfully ill at ease whenever he had occasion to speak in public. The following entry made by the late Canon in the Bible presented to the first couple married at Bolster- stone Church, was quite in keeping with his desire that others should share in the secret of how to keep home life pure and sweet, viz.,- Presented to George Howe and Emma his wife. They being the first couple married in the Ohurch of Saint Mary, Bolsterstone, 26 October 1868. Remember the determination of Joshua, "As for me and my house we will serve the Lord." Joshua XXIV. 15. The happy couple were also presented with two half- crowns, and a pair of blankets, and by the mutual thought- fulness of the Vicar and his wife, were entertained to tea at the Vicarage. Martha, the beloved wife of the Canon was the first to be Photo. called away. The notice was G. V. Yate., Sheffield. short. The end came after a Martha, the beloved wife of Canon W. R. Wilson, brief illness to the great M.A., Vicar of Bolsterstone. sorrow of all in the parish, Photo. Maull &: Fox, London.

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inasmuch, as it was felt, instinctively, that it was but the prelude to other changes of a like nature in the near future. " The next to receive the summons was Mr. Charles Macro Wilson, and as Bunyan says, the bearer was a true messenger, in whose words, 'I have broken the golden bowl and loosed the silver cord,' the recipient recognized that his end was near. He, however, kept in touch with his public engagements until the once strong frame refused to respond to his eager spirit, and after a brief period of acute suffering he passed out into the light. His was a child-like faith. There was no faltering. He could truthfully say :- And when at length, With darkened eyes and fingers cold, I seek some last loved hand to hold, Hold Thou my hands! Like the Canon, he was a man of fine dignified presence, and to many of us, Bolsterstone Church can never be the same as when those two brothers occupied their accustomed places in a building, which under their care and guidance had become a house beloved of all. He reverenced the past of the Ewden Valley, and, with the Canon, was very proud of his descent from such an ancient stock as the Wilsons, of Broomhead. The Wilson MSS. which, in spite of Hunter's earnest entreaty that, someone in the locality should buy them, and deposit them in Sheffield as the' W ilson Collection,' were sold by public auction on June 28, 1843, to a London book- sel1er, for £173 5s. Od., and, eventually, came into the possession of the late Sir Thomas Phillips, of South Wales; from whom they were purchased by C. M. Wilson, Esq., for a larger sum than he cared to tell. These, with other family heirlooms, are now carefully housed at 'Waldershaigh,' and we can only hope that such a valuable repository may one day be thoroughly explored in the interests of local archaeology, as there is much to learn from the field and place-names recorded in a collection so rich in charters, wills, etc. 'rhe two brothers, like their great grandfather John Wilson, the Antiquary, were essentially collectors, not students, hence, they published nothing, which is to be regretted.' Mr. Macro Wilson had a good fund of humour and could be as pleasant in congenial company as he appeared stern and unyielding in his profession. He proved an ideal chairman on the Stocks- bridge Urban District Council; having the reputation of getting through the agenda with such expedition and efficiency that, some councillors are said to have been greatly puzzled what to do with their share of the time that had been saved to the board as a business body. He greatly enjoyed the amusing sketch and account, of the Law-Clerk to the Cutlers' Company, which appeared under the heading of 'Big and Little Guns of Sheffield' in the Sheffield Weekly News for January 27, 1900, both of which we reproduce by kind permission of the Editor of the Sheffield Daily Telegraph. ! 76 }Early History of Stocksbridge.

Mr. Charles Macro -Wilson is a fine old English gentleman. He dates his ancestry back to the time of Edward the First, as anyone can discover for himself if he will study the pedigree of the Wilsons of Broomhead, as diselosed in Hunter's Hallamshire. His residence is at 'W aldershaigh,' Bolsterstone, where he is a power in the land. He has been warden of Bolsterstone Church for thirty years, and helps with an unstinted hand in furthering the work of the Establishment. The new church at Stocks bridge (Deepcar?) was built mainly through his efforts. Mr. Macro Wilson is best known in Sheffield as law clerk to the Cutlers' Company. On the first Thursday of September in every year he walks in procession with the Master Cutler and chaplain to the Court House when the new Master of the Cutlers' Company is installed with due pomp and ceremony. Mr. Wil- son, on these occasions, wears wig and gown, and a' more dignified, impressive, and vener- able figure cannot be imagined. The firm of Younge, Wilson, and Company, if not the oldest, is certainly one of the oldest in Sheffield, and it has furnished the Cutlers' Company with law clerks for upwards of a century. Mr. John Rimington, a partner in the firm, was appointed in 1792, and held the office until 1820, when Mr. James Wilson succeeded him, and was elected 45 years in succession. On his retirement, his son, the present law clerk, took office and has held it for 34 years, making 109 years in succession in which the office of law clerk has been held by the members of one firm, and nearly 80 years by father and son. Among Mr. Macro Wilson's numerous and self-denying activities may be mentioned his membership of the West Riding County Council, the Stocksbridge Urban District Council, and the W ortley Board of Guardians. His widow, Mary Elizabeth Wilson, was taken from us some- what prematurely as the result of a sad accident, which happened to her on Feb. 16, 1909, and from the effects of which she died April 18, 1909. Her life and character were truly appreciated in the Parish Magazine for May, 1909, from which we extract the following, viz. :- Her loss will be mourned by all who knew her, and not only her personal friends in all parts of the country, but our own parishioners and those of neighbouring parishes, by whom she was loved and respected, will hear with sorrow and sympathy of her decease. Thoughtful, high minded, tender, compassionate, loving, and kind, her life was spent in doing deeds of kindness, and while she gave liberally to the work of our three Churches, and ever kept an open purse for the sick, the poor, and the distressed, she also was a generous supporter of many Diocesan and County Charitable Societies which minister to particular classes of distress. We might add that instances of needy gentlewomen especially appealed to her. The Organizations in connection with the Church of England as well, had in her a willing contributor. Two Brothers and Two Sisters. 77

By the unfailing regularity with which she attended the Services of the Parish Ohurch, which were always a comfort to her, no less than by her devout and charitable life, has she left an example and a memory which will long remain an inspiration to us all. The life of the Canon was graciously spared until Nov. 26, 1914, and during the few years he resided at .Walders- haigh,' to which he had retired after the death of his sister-in-law, he bravely battled with failing health and conscientiously adhered, so far as strength permitted, to the observance of all re- ligious and public duties, not omitting the opening of the Sunday School every Sunday morning, a service in which he especially delighted. As previously stated, he was greatly impressed by the Photo. fact that the Wilsons, of Barony.Bcorboro'. Broomhead, could trace their Mary Elizabeth, the belovedwife of Charles Macro de seen t clear and un broken Wilson,Esq.,of.Waldershaigh;Bolsterstone. from the fourteenth century, if not earlier. He loved to tell of how thp, family continued from father to eldest son till the year 1594, when Reginald Wilson died unmarried, and the estate went to his next brother Christopher, who made many purchases of land lying near his house, which he settled on his five sons, the eldest of whom, born in 1595, built, what a few old people, living forty years ago, remembered as Old Broomhead Hall. He would also tell you that the old hall stood at the head of the Ewden Vale, and how its front door and windows commanded a fine view down the valley and of the wooded heights of Wharncliffe. And that its builder married Mary, daughter of the Rev. John Ibbotson, of Wigtwizzle Hall, where Christopher and his wife resided during the time Broomhead Hall was being re-built. He would further relate that this gentleman, with others in this part of Yorkshire, was fined for having neglected to appear at the Coronation of Charles the First to receive the honour of knighthood, and afterwards held a captain's commission in the Parliamentary Army. And, though the worthy Canon did not care to dwell upon it,- we are not surprised at Christopher Wilson's decision, when we reflect upon the fact that Captain Wilson's father led the opposition which the freeholders of Bradfield made to Gilbert, Earl of 78 Early History of Stocksbridge.

Shrewsbury, in the Great Tithe Cause, the memory of which, with other like attempts at extortion, inspired the ballad once beloved of our forefathers, we refer to ' The Dragon of W antley.'

His memory was also stored with many good things concerning the days of his parents and grandparents, and we often urged him to edit the Wilson MSS. and add his' reminiscences,' but without avail. He evidently felt himself unfitted for such work, and wisely preferred to conserve, and add to, the collection restored to the family by his lamented brother.

Of these manuscripts, the Rev. J oseph Hunter, F.S.A., who had frequent occasion to inspect them, remarks, that he could

Photo. C. F. Innocent, Esq. Wigtwizzle Hall. Thehomeof MaryIbbotson.daughter and co-heir of the Rev.John Ibb.tson, of WigtwizzleHall, whomarried ChristopherWilson,of BroomheadHall, on Oct. 29, 1623. almost say of them, what Hearne said of the collection made by Dodsworth in the seventeenth century, viz.,- I never look upon these collections without the utmost surprise and wonder, and I cannot but bless God that he was pleased out of his infinite goodness to raise up so pious and diligent a person that should by His blessing so effectively discover and preserve such a noble treasure of antiquities.

William Reginald Wilson entered. Harrow, at the age of 13 years, in April, 1853, and left in 1856. He read for a few months in 1857 with the Rev. John Bell, M.A., then Vicar of Bolsterstone, and entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in October, 1857, where he graduated in Mathematical Honours and took his degree of RA., in 1861, and M.A., in 1864. He was ordained Deacon at York Minster by Archbishop Longley in 1862 and Priest in 1867, and became Vicar of Bolsterstone in 1867. . Two Brothers and Two Sisters. 79

In 1888-1889, the Vicar had a long and trying illness and on his return, in renewed health and strength, to home and duty, he was presented with an address of welcome, bearing the names of over two thousand parishioners, expressing their gratitude for his recovery. The fortieth year of his ministry was also celebrated in an equally becoming manner at a meeting held on April 26, 1903, in the National School at Bolsterstone, when he was presented with the sum of £200, subscribed by his parishioners and an illuminated address. . The following extracts from an account which appeared in the Penistone and Stocksbridge Express for May 1, 1903, will long preserve the memory of a very happy gathering:- Presentation to Canon Wilson, Vicar of Bolsterstone. On Monday evening, in spite of the inclement weather, there was a crowded attendance in the Bolsterstone School to witness the presentation of a testi- monial, containing a thousand signatures together with a cheque for £200, in commemoration of forty years ministry in the Bolsterstone Parish, to the Vicar, Canon W. R. Wilson. The idea of a testimonial was mooted a year ago IlIst January, but had to be abandoned owing to the sudden decease of Mrs. Wilson, the Canon's wife, which was followed very shortly by the decease of his brother, Mr. Macro Wilson, but although then relinguished, the subject was by no means forgotten, and when again taken up, met with a hearty response from all classes of the community, all of whom hold the worthy Vicar in the highest esteem. (To the Reverend Canon Wilson,M.A., Vicar of Bolsterstone, and Rural Dean of Ecclesfield.) Reverend and dear sir, We, the undersigned, beg your acceptance of this book, containing the signatures of 1000 parishioners of Bolsterstone, Deepcar, and Stocksbridge, who have also subscribed the sum of £200 with the object of providing a suitable and permanent memorial of the respect, affection and appreciation in which you are held by them. We are deeply sensible of the privileges which we and our fathers have enjoyed under your faithful ministry, and we have in the churches and schools erected in our midst an abiding testimony to your arduous and successful efforts to keep pace with the growing needs of the population, which has so largely increased during the period of your ministry. We further beg that you will accept the above sum with which to erect oak choir stalls and prayer desk in the chancel of Bolsterstone Parish Church. In conclusion, we pray that the Giver of all good gifts may continue to bless you and to grant you yet a long time of service in this parish, where for the past forty years you have so diligently ministered to the comfort and well- being of those committed to your charge. We are, Rev. and Dear Sir, Yours faithfully, R. H. Rimington- Wilson. G. K. Cassels. W. C. Edgington. Henry Steel (Treasurer). Frank Turner, (Secretary). Mr. R. H. Rimington-Wilson, in making the presentation, said that all the audience would agree with him that they had met to do honour to one to whom honour was due. The Rev. Canon Wilson and his family also took a pleasure in doing whatever good they could for the people in this neighbourhood. The Vicar had laboured amongst them now for a period of over 40 years, and during that time he had consistently tried to do his duty to all his parishioners. Churches and schools had been multiplied, and the good work of the church had largely increased and prospered under his care. He (the Vicar) had seen two 80 Early H1:story of Stocksbridge.

generations grow up under his care and ministry, and although it was difficult to forecast. he felt nearly confident that the Vicar had a son who would follow in his footsteps, and would be amongst them to train up a third generation. (Applause). Reference was also made by the speaker to two other sons of the Vicar, who had the unique experience of following each other in the captainship of their university cricket eleven, and who both scored a century in the matches. In making the presentation, Mr. Wilson expressed the desire that the Vicar might live long to further enjoy the confidence and esteem of his parishioners. The Vicar, who was received with hearty and prolonged 8,ppJause, said :-Mr. Chairman, Mr. Rimington Wilson, and my dear friends,-It is impossible for me to express my feelings of gratitude for your exceeding kindness towards me this evening. Mr. Rimington- Wilson has been kind enough to-night to say some very flattering things about me, and the work which has been accomplished during the 40 years I have laboured amongst you. I don't, however, wish to take the credit for all the work which has been done during that time in the parish. I have not found all the money; you yourselves have found some of it, and some who are now gone from us subscribed liberaHy. Mr. Rimingto?- Wi1son has remarked that I have trained up two generations.

Photo. Morgan, Sheffield. The Chancel of Bolsterstone Church. The Choirstalls and Prayer desk are of Oakand weresubseribedfor, and placedthere, as a memorial of the longand faithful servicerenderedby the Rev.CanonW. R. Wilson, M.A.

I may say that the grandfathers of some who are teachers in our Sunday school at this present time were themselves teachers when I first came to labour here; so, that I may say that already I have had three generations under my care. (Applause). During the last 30 years £20,000 has been spent in churches and schools, and money has also been expended in other ways. This, as I have already said, has been provided largely by yourselves. I don't know why you shou1d honour me in this way, for although I have spent 40 years of my Jife among you, yet others before me laboured longer in your midst. My predecessor, Mr. Bland, lived here 46 years, and his predecessor was here for 48 years, so that I can hardly think I merit your kind gift on account of length of service. I am, however, very thankful for what we have accom- plished, not only in the building of churches, but in the efficiency of our schools. We have both good day schools and Sunday schools at the present time. It is very kind of Mr. Rimington- Wilson to hope that I shall live a long time to work amongst you; yet in the ordinary nature of things I can hardly expect to do so, although, having resided here so long, I should not like to have to find a home elsewhere. Two Brothers and Two Sisters. 81

The Vicar made a touching allusion to his late bereavement, and also referred to what form the memorial was to take, saying that the work was in the hands of the architect, who had been to view the church. At the conclusion of his speech the audience gave three most hearty cheers for the Vicar, and one for his family. An Evangelical clerj:l;yman of Protestant and Puritan linea.ge, his intellectual pulse had been barely, if at all, quickened by the stirring years in which his college days were passed. The advent of the' Origin of Species' in 1859 by Charles Darwin, (who en tered Cambridge in 1828 to study for the ministry), and the controversies it raised, had practically no interest for him, and he entered upon and continued in his ministerial career with every confidence in the permanence and immutability of the established order of things as they appeared to one, who fully relied upon Him, who, through the generations had said to his fathers, 'Thy bread shall be given thee and thy water shall be sure.' -

Photo. Morgan, Sheffield. The Village of Bolsterstone as it appeared in 1913.'

He loved his parish and could not bear to contemplate the possibility of the little village on the hill,- Bolsterstone,-being invaded by the tide of bricks and mortar slowly creeping up road- side and pathway from the town in the valley below. It pained him beyond expression to part with old friends and associations. You could read it in his eyes as he glanced round the church. His brother, his wife, and his sister-in-law had gone the way of many an old parishioner, and he was beginning to feel lonely. He, and the few he knew of the congregation before him, were looking older, and the' Bolsterstone' he had known and loved was daily receding from him. Yea, even though his motor-car could take him to the moors 'where change cometb not' he missed the old familiar faces by the way, and mourned the absent ones on his return. 82 .Early History of Stocksbl'idge.

The esteem in which he was held by his parishioners and the neighbouring clergy, was well brought out in the speech of the Rev. H. A. Macnaghten, Rector of Tan kersley, when proposing Canon W. R. Wilson, M.A., Vicar of Bolsterstone, as a suitable candidate for the position of Proctor in Convocation in 1897, of which the following is a copy as reported at the time :- He could say without hesitation that if that gentleman were elected the Arch- deaconry would be represented by a Proctor as good-better he thought, there could not be-as any who had ever filled that honourable position in the past. What they wanted was a Ohristian, courteous gentleman of great experience, of wide liberal sympathies, and of unfailing tact, a man whose Ohurchmanship was beyond all suspicion, and who had resolutely refused from first to last to have anything to do with the petty squabbles and miserable party prejudices which were at the root of all their unhappy divisions. Such a man he claimed they had in Mr. Wilson. Let them ask the people of Bolsterstone what they thought of their Vicar, and they would get a unanimous response of affection and admiration for his long and devoted ministry. Let them ask their Bishop what he thought of him. His Grace a born leader of men, knew the genuine article when he saw it. His Grace appreciated excellency of work wherever he found it-and the Vicar of Bolsterstone was a Oanon of York. In conclusion, the speaker expressed the hope that the clergy would neither go to Darfield nor W ombwell for their Proctor, but would choose Mr. Wilson. His Churchman ship was indeed beyond all suspicion. His sermons were never argumentative. It was his quiet boast that he strictly adhered to the preaching of the great truths of the Bible, and as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgement to come, you noticed that the background of his theological con- ceptions revealed little, if any, sympathy or acquaintance with the newer light that now irradiates the sacred page and its inter- pretation. The great advances in archaeological research and evol utionary sequence were never laid under tribute, though he had a fair knowledge of progress in general. Time and time again, you were startled to hear some of the old world imagery of the Bible set forth as concrete fact. But, you never thought of criticism, because, in his presence you were in the atmosphere of home. It was the voice of a father beloved urging you, before it was too late, to acknowledge One who was very real to the aged Canon, and to make your peace with Him, who says :- Come. unto. Me . all . ye . that. are. weary. and heavy-laden. And. I . will . give. you. Rest. 'fake. My . Yoke. upon. you. and. learn. of . Me, for. I . am . Meek. and ~ Lowly. in . heart, . and ye . shall. find. Rest. unto. your. souls. For My . Yoke. is . easy. and. My. Burden. light. Gleaoings from tbe Bolsterstone Parisb Magazioe. Photo. T. Richard..

A day to be remembered in the history of the Little Don and Ewden Valleys.- Arrival of the Bells at Bolsterstone' on May 28, 1892. Gleaoiogs from tbe Bolsterstooe Parisb Magazioe, 1873-1885.

HE following lists of names were carefully recorded at the time, T to enable Subscribers and their descendants to claim the advantages accruing to them, by virtue of their family name ~ being enrolled thereon. But Time, that relentless foe of all which Man so vainly regards as permanent, is fast rendering such' lists' obsolete, though our interest need not diminish, because, a perusal will always afford instructive reading to those who love to compare the present with the past,-see Handbooks Nos. 10 and 18, devoted to 'Family Names, etc., in Hunshelf and Waldershelf in the reign of Richard the Second,-and 'Some Old Sunday School Registers and what we may learn from them.' --

BOLSTERSTONE HEARSE.

At. a Vestry Meeting held in Bolsterstone Church, on Wednesday, July 12th, 1871, the following were the Fees fixed upon to be paid for the use of the New Hearse, viz. ;- s. d. By Subscribers in or out of the Parish (without horse) 1 0 By Non-Subscribers in the Parish (without horse) 3 6 By Non-Subscribers out of the Parish (without horse) ... 5 0 A Horse, if required, provided for persons within the Parish (24 hours' previous notice being given to the keeper of the Hearse) on the payment of the extra charge of... 3 6 Both Subscribers and Non-Subscribers out of the Parish, to make their own arrangements for the use of a Horse, in case they wish to hire one. Mr. Joseph Wainwright has been appointed by the Churchwardens to take charge of the Hearse. The following is a complete List of Subscribers, and a copy of the List may now be had by each Subscriber, on application to the Churchwardens. January, 1873. LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. £ s. d. £ s. d. Addy, Benjamin, Shay House 0 1 0 Ashton, Ellis, Bolsterstone... 0 2 6 Ashforth, John, Lane Farm... 0 5 0 Bamforth, Edwin, Deepcar... 0 5 0 Askham, John, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 Barratt, Thirza, Stocksbridge 0 1 6 Askew, Elijah, Stocksbridge 0 10 0 Barratt, Joseph, do. 0 0 4 Austwick, William, Pot House 0 3 0 Barrow, William, do. 0 0 6 86 Early History of Stocksbridge.

£ s. d. £ s. d. Bagnall, Waiter, Stocksbridge 0 0 6 Dimelow, Thomas, Watson Batty, Mrs. George do. 0 5 0 House...... 0 1 0 Bethel, John, do. () 1 0 Dyson, Amos, Bolsterstone ... 0 1 0 Bellnett, Mrs. Matilda, do. 0 0 6 John, Spink House ... 0 1 0 Bea\' Joseph, do. 0 0 6 George, Royd...... 0 1 0 Beckett, - do. 0 1 0 William, Whitwell ... 0 1 0 Birkhead, Henry do. 0 1 0 J ames, Sen., Bolsterstone 0 1 0 Bird, Thomas, The Green... 0 5 0 J ames, Jun., do. 0 1 0 Blacker, Henry, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 Thomas, Sen., do. 0 2 6 Booth, John, Car Head ... 0 1 0 Amos, Bracken Moor... 0 5 0 " Mary, Stocksbridge . 0 1 0 Dan, ao. ... 0 5 0 Bramall, Thomas, Castle Inn... 1 0 0 Emma, do. ... 0 1 0 " J oseph, Stocksbridge 0 2 6 Matthew, do. ... 0 1 0 Braithwaithe,Robert, Haywoods 0 0 6 Amelia, do. ... 0 1 0 Brearley, John, Townend 0 5 0 Gad, do. ... 0 1 0 Brearley, Matthew, Stubbin Martha, do. ... () 1 0 House...... 0 10 0 " Eva, do. ... 0 1 0 Brearley, George, Stocksbridge 006 Dyson, Thomas, Jun., Hollin " Mark, do. 020 Busk...... 0 2 0 Briggs, William, do. 006 Dyche, William, Haywoods... 0 3 0 " J oseph, do. 010 Drabble, Joseph, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 Broadhead, Charles, Yewden 050 Ellison, William, Sunny Bank 1 0 0 " George, Coit House 0 3 0 Evans, Samuel, Haywoods ... 0 1 0 Broadhead, Mrs. Mary, Horner Elliott, Harvy, Stocksbridge... 0 1 0 House...... 0 0 6 Earnshaw, Jonathan, The Holt 0 1 6 Brownhill, J oseph, Stocksbridge 0 5 0 Fallas, Thomas, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 Bradwell, Henry, do. 0 2 6 Fawcett, George, do. 0 1 6 Bwok, Thomas, Bracken Moor 0 6 0 Fieldsend, George, Car Head... 0 1 0 Button, David, Stocksbridge 0 2 6 " William, do. ... 0 1 6 Butterworth, Mrs. M., Haywoods 0 0 3 Ford, John, Bolsterstone ... 0 2 0 Buckley, John, Yewden 0 2 6 Fish, Charles, do. ... 0 1 0 ,,' George, do. 0 2 0 Fitton, J ames, Stocksbridge ... 0 2 0 Cdlton, J oseph, Deepcar ... 0 1 0 Firth, William, Common Piece 0 1 0 Carden, Michael, Stocksbridge 0 2 0 Charles, do 0 1 0 Could well, Edmund,Sen., Oeep- 0 2 6 Benjamin, do. ... 0 1 0 car ...... 0 2 6 Samuel, do 0 1 0 Couldwell, Mrs. Benj., Sen., Aaron do 0 1 0 Deepcar...... 006 Thomas, Stocks bridge ... 0 1 0 Could well, Benjamin, Deepcar 0 7 6 J oseph, Whitwell ... 0 2 6 Could well, John, Sen., do. 0 10 0 William, Deepcar ... 0 1 0 Coates Joseph, Stocks bridge... 0 0 6 " George, Stocksbridge ... 0 1 0 Cockayne, John, Royd ... 0 2 6 Flower, George, do. ... 0 1 0 Charlesworth, John, Lane End 026 Fox, Samuel, Townend House 10 0 0 Charlesworth, George, Bolster- Garlick, Alien, Hunshelfe ... 0 2 6 stone...... 0 2 6 Gill, J oseph, Stocksbridge ... 0 10 0 Charles worth, John, The Hagg 0 3 0 " David, Horner House ... 0 0 6 Crossland, Nathaniel, Stocks- Grist, J. H., Deepcar.. ... 0 1 0 bridge...... 0 1 0 Green, Joseph, Smithy Moor... 0 2 6 Crossland,Joseph,Stocksbridge 0 2 0 Grant, John, Deepcar ...... 0 1 0 Ralph, do. 0 1 0 Gunthorpe, Mrs., Spink Hall... 0 2 6 Ezra, Sen. do. 0 1 0 Grayson, Mrs. do 2 0 0 " William, West wood 0 2 6 Mrs., Haywoods ,.. 1 0 0 Creswick, Joseph, Stocks bridge 0 2 6 James, Townend ... 0 10 0 " Mrs., The Cross ... 0 2 0 Titus, Common Piece 0 1 0 Crossley, Charles, Spink House 0 1 0 Septimus, Haywoods 0 1 0 Crapper, Mrs., Bacon Row... 0 1 0 Thomas, Knoll Top... 0 3 0 Crawshaw,Jonathan,Woodseats 0 2 6 William,CommonPiece 0 1 0 John T., do. 0 1 0 " John, Langley Brook 0 2 6 Mrs. Ann, do. 0 2 0 Chesworth, George, Bracken Henry, Thurgoland... 0 2 6 Moor...... 0 1 0 " George, New Mill Bank 0 2 0 Curvin, Thomas, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 Haigh, Henry, Bolsterstone... 0 2 6 Dawson, George, Allen Croft... 0 1 0 John, Broomhead Mill... 0 2 6 Dalton, Mrs. John, Stocksbridge 0 0 6 Joseph, Broomhead ... 0 2 6 "Aaron, do. 0 2 6 Mrs. John, Haywoods... 0 0 6 .. Mrs. Sarah, do. 0 1 0 Mrs.William, do. ... 0 2 6 Deakin, Mrs., Car Head ... 0 0 3 Thomas, Bolsterstone... 0 2 0 Gleanings from the Parish Magazine. 87

£ s. d. £ s. d. Haigh, John, Stocksbridge 020 J ackson, J oseph, Stocksbridge 0 2 0 Hattersley, Geo., New Mill Bank 010 J effrey, John, do. 0 10 0 " Isaiah, do. 026 " Joshua, H unshelfe 0 2 6 " Lewis, Hollin Busk 020 Jubb, William, Haywoods ... 0 1 0 Hattersley, Charles, Walder- "George, do. 0 3 0 shelfe...... 0 5 0 Kay, John, Stocksbridge ... 0 1 0 Hattersley,Joseph,HollinBusk 1 0 0 Kenworthy, John, Hen Holmes 0 2 6 EJlis, Busk 0 2 6 Lang, John, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 J ames, Half Hall... 0 1 0 Lee, Henry, do. ... 0 0 6 " Mrs. Elizabeth, Busk 0 1 0 Lindley, N., do. 0 1 0 Helliwell, William, Yew den ... 0 2 6 Livesey, Robert, Stocksbridge 0 2 0 Charles, Edge End 0 2 6 Lowood, William, do. 0 1 0 John, Watson House 0 10 0 Longrlen, Aaron, Horner House 0 0 6 Jonathan, Lane End 0 1 0 " George, Haywoods,.. 0 0 6 William, Haywoods 0 5 0 " Henry,NewMillBridge 0 1 0 Micah, Hoyle House 0 10 0 Longford,J ohn,Sen.,Stocksbridge 0 1 0 John, Car Head ... 0 2 6 " J ohn,J un., Bolsterstone 0 1 0 John, Hollin Edge... 0 2 6 Marsh, George, Yewden 0 1 0 Thomas, Lane End 0 5 0 George, Haywoods ... 0 5 0 John, Wigtwisel ." 0 2 0 David, Deepcar 0 3 0 Eliza, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 Ralph, Wigtwisel 0 2 0 John, Miners' Arms 0 10 0 " Thomas, Townend ... 0 2 6 Henry, Midhope ... 0 2 6 Marsden, John, Haywoods ... 0 2 6 George, Lee House 0 2 6 Mrs.J ohn, Stocksb ridge 0 0 6 " J oseph,CommonPiece 0 1 0 Thomas do. 0 1 0 Hawley, John, Stocks bridge... 0 1 0 M rs. Thomas, do. 0 1 0 Thomas, Bolsterstone 0 5 0 J., Bolsterstone ... 0 10 0 George, Stocksbridge 0 2 6 " - Joseph, Yewden ... 0 2 6 Samuel, Hollin Busk... 0 2 6 Mate, Daniel, Pen Nook ... 0 5 0 " John, Midhope ... 0 2 6 " James, Haywoods 0 0 6 Hinchcliffe, Matthew, Bracken " John, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 Moor... . 0 1 0 Makin, Jonathan, Deepcar 0 5 0 Hinchcliffe, Joseph, Hunshelfe 0 5 0 Machon, J oseph, Stocksbridge 0 0 4 Hollins, Henry, Bolsterstone.. 0 2 6 Milns, John, do. 0 10 0 " Mrs. Ann, Cross ... 0 1 0 " Joseph, Greave House... 0 10 0 " Mrs. Mary, Wigtwisel 0 4 0 Micklethwaite, Joel, Bacon Row 0 0 6 Hudson,P.J.,YewTrees ... 100 Micklethwaite Amos, Stocks- Hirst, David, Lane End 0 1 0 bridge ... 020 " J ames, Stocksbridge ... 0 2 0 Mitchell, William, Bolsterstone 050 Hebblethwaite,G.,Stocksbridge 0 10 0 Moxon, J oseph, Stocksbridge... 020 Hill, Francis, Hunshelfe ... 0 2 0 " John, J un., do. 006 Herbert, Thomas, Hunshelfe... 0 5 0 " John, do. 010 Hall, Mrs. Stocksbridge 0 0 6 Moorhouse, Mrs. Geo., Stocks- Hoult, John, do. 0 5 0 bridge ... "'''' 0 0 6 Hinch, George, do. ... 0 2 0 Marshall, Thomas, Stocksbridge 0 2 0 Hallam, George, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 Nay lor, Richard, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 Howson, George, do. ... 0 2 0 Newton, Samuel, Yew Trees... 1 0 0 " William, do. ... 0 1 0 Oldfield, John, Haywoods 0 1 0 Hepworth, J oseph, do. ... 0 2 6 Oliver, Robert, Deepcar ... 0 1 0 " George, do. ..' 0 1 0 Pearson, - Common Piece... 0 1 0 Harpham, Samuel, Spink Hall 0 5 0 " Mrs., Peas Bloom ... 1 0 0 How, Jonathan, Yewden 0 3 0 Pickford, Joseph, Haywoods... 0 0 3 Hough, Peter, Pot House... 0 2 6 " John, Stocksbridge... 0 1 0 Hey, Smith, Half House 0 1 0 Petty, James, do. ... 0 1 0 Hanlen, George, Haywoods... 0 1 0 Peace, Mrs., do. 0 0 3 Hoyle, Joseph, do. ... 0 1 0 Porrit, M., Deepcar 0 1 0 Ibbotson, Verdon, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 Paget, Henry, Stocksbridge ... 0 0 6 Richard, The Green 0 5 0 Phillips, John, Pot House .., 0 5 0 John, do. 0 2 6 Pope, Philip, The Clough ... 0 1 0 George, New Hall ... 0 2 6 Ramsden, John, Bolsterstone 0 5 0 " Francis, Whitwell... 0 4 0 Ramsden,Mrs.Hannah,Whitwell 0 2 6 Ives, Robert, Stocksbridge ... 0 2 0 Ridal, John,Wood Royd 0 2 6 " John, " .. . 0 1 0 Amos, Stocks bridge ... 1 0 0 Illingworth, Charles, Stocks- James, Wood Royd ... 0 10 0 bridge...... 0 10 0 " Mrs. Charles, Deepcar... 0 0 6 J ackson, Benjamin, Stocks- Richards, Thomas, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 bridge ...... 0 2 6 Robinson, John, do. 0 2 0 88 Early History of Stocksbridge.

£ s. d. £ s. d. Rohinson, William, Car LaneTop 0 1 0 Tattersley, Richard, Car Head 006 Roebuck, Mrs. Fanny, Stocks- Tait, Henry, Stocksbridge ... 010 bridge ...... 0 1 0 Turner, Charles, Stocksbridge 010 Roebuck, Alien, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 " John, do. 010 " Abel, do. 0 2 6 Thornhill, John, do. 010 " Luther, do. 0 2 0 "W. do. 010 Robertshaw, Henry do. 0 5 0 Trickett, William,Wood Farm 030 Revitt, John, New Hall 0 5 0 Thickett, I!;dward, Stocksbridge 010 Rush, Charles, Stocksbridge ... 0 1 0 Turton, Thomas, Deepcar ... 0 10 0 Sampson, J ames, Haywoods ... 0 ] 0 Tommason, George,Stocksbridge 020 Michael, Bolsterstone 0 2 0 Tingle, Waiter, Haywoods ... 010 John, Whitwell ... 0 2 6 Thundercliffe, -, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 James,HungerHill 026 Waterhouse, Isaac, Busk 0 5 0 " George,Sen.,Bytholmes 0 10 0 Walton, Christopher, Busk... 0 2 0 Sanderson, George, Bolsterstone 0 ] 6 " Charles, Car Head ... 0 0 6 Henry, Blacking Mill 0 2 0 Wade, John, Haywoods 030 Isaac, Pot House 1 0 0 " Thomas, Deepcar ... 010 .. John, Bolsterstone 0 5 0 Wainwright, Joshua, Bolster- Sanderson Thomas, Common stone...... 0 2 6 Piece ...... 0 1 0 Wainwright, J oseph, Bolsterstone, Wood Sanderson, Joshua, Stocksbridge 0 1 6 Work for Hearse House. Sanderson, William, Jun., Edge W ainwright,J ohn,Y ewdenLodge 0 2 6 End """'" 0 5 0 Wragg, Mrs. Arthur, Bolster- Shaw,WilIiam, Bolsterstone... 0 2 6 stone ...... 0 1 0 J oseph, Deepcar...... 0 5 0 Wragg, George, Car Lane Top 0 2 0 J oseph, Broom Cottage 0 1 0 ,. John, The Hollins .. 0 5 0 Joseph,NewMillBridge 0 1 0 Wilkinson, M., Stocksbridge... 0 1 6 J ames, Car Lane Top... 0 2 6 " .John, Haywoods ... 0 1 0 Nathaniel, Race Honse 0 2 0 Wilson, J. W. Rimington, Brcom- Henry, The Nook. 0 2 6 head Hall...Stone and Mason Work for " William, Car Lane Top 0 1 0 Hearse House. Swallow, J onathan, Bacon Row 0 1 0 Wilson,Charles Macro,More Hall 5 0 0 Steward, William, Common Piece 0 1 0 " W.Reginald,TheVicarage 1 0 0 Sedgewick, John, Stocksbridge 0 1 0 Webster, Benjamin, Townend 0 3 0 Scholefield, Jonas, do. 0 2 0 " William, Stocksbridge 0 2 0 " Albert, do. 0 1 6 Whittaker, John, Ass Lane ... 0 0 6 Senior, J oseph, do. 0 1 0 " Wm., Stocks bridge 0 2 0 "K do. 0 0 6 Wood, William, Haywoods 0 0 6 Spencer, Thomas, do. 0 0 6 Woodcock, J ames, Deepcar ... 0 1 0 Sorby, George, Bolsterstone ... 0 2 6 Woodcock, James, Jun., Hay- " Thomas, do. 0 5 0 wo~s ...... 0 1 0 Steel, Robert, Lane End 0 2 6 Walker, J. J. F., Stocksbridge 0 2 6 " George, Bolsterstone .. 0 5 0 " George, do. 0 0 6 Sheridan, John, Stocksbridge... 0 1 0 " John, do. 0 2 6 Siddons, John, White Lee 0 2 6 Wright William, do. 0 2 6 " James, Royd ... 0 5 0 "Mrs., do. 0 1 0 Smith, John, The Green .. 0 5 0 Watts, William, do. 0 1 0 " James, Car Lane Top... 0 1 0 W oodhead,Thomas,Stocksbridge 0 1 0 Staniforth, Mrs. Mary, Bolster- Webb, John, do. 0 1 0 stone ... 0 1 0 " James, do. 0 1 0 Staniforth,Thomas,Bolsterstone 0 2 6 Winnard, Thomas, do. 0 1 0 Simpson, John, Hunshelfe 0 5 0 Williams, John, do. 0 5 0 Sykes, John, Stocksbridge ... 0 1 0

BOLSTERSTONE HEARSE. In consequence of the Hearse having been applied for to go an unreasonable distance, viz., forty-four miles, for which, according to the existing regulations, only the ordinary charge of Is. for subscribers and 3s. 6d. for non-subscribers could be made, it was deemed necessary, the better to guard the interests of the subscribers and prevent the Hearse being worn out too soon, that some fresh rule should be made in this matter. At the Parish Meeting, un Easter Monday, 1873, the following resolutions were carried unanimously ;- "That when the Hearse is used by non-subscribers, unless when taken to Ecclesfield, Bradfield, Midhope, Penistone, Wortley, or Oughtibridge, Is. a mile extra be charged for the use of the Hearse, beyond the first five Gleanings from the Parish Magazine. 89

miles; and that, to subscribers, Is. a mile extra be charged for the use of the Hearse, beyond the first ten miles." " That the Vicar and Churchwardens be empowered to remit or modify the extra charges under the last resolution, in IIpecial cases. --

Voluntary contributions towards Church Expenses, for the year ending Easter, 1873.

£ s. d. £ s. d. Ashforth J., Lane Farm 2 6 Grist, J. H., Deepcar 0 3 Bacon John, Deepcar . . 2 0 Haigh Thomas, Haywoods 1 0 Batty, Mrs., Stocksbridge 4 0 " J oseph, Broomhead 2 6 Bamforth Edwin, Deepcar 2 6 Hattersley George,N ew Mill Bank 0 6 Bird Thomas, The Green 3 0 " Joseph, Hollin Busk 10 0 Birch William, Wood Royd 1 0 " James, Half Hall ... 0 6 Bramall Thomas, Bolsterstone 5 0 HammondAndrew,Reynor House 2 6 Brearly John, Townend 1 0 Hawley Samuel, Hollin Busk 1 0 John, Bradfield 2 0 Hepworth George, Hollin Busk 0 6 Thomas, Deepcar 2 0 " J., Stocks bridge ... 0 6 " Matthew,StubbinHouse 10 0 Hebblethwaite German, Stocks- Brownhill J oseph, Stocksbridge 2 0 bridge ...... 5 0 Brook Thomas, Bracken Moor 5 0 Hirst James, Stocksbridge 1 0 Buckley John, Yewden 3 0 Higginson Ralph, Bolsters tone 1 0 " George, Yewden 2 6 Helliwell John, Wigtwisel ... 2 6 Calton J oseph, Deepcar 0 6 J onathan, Lane End 0 6 Cockayne John, Yewden 0 6 Thomas, " 1 6 Couldwell Benjamin, Deepcar 2 6 J oseph, Haywoods... 1 0 Charlesworth J oseph,Sunny Bank 5 0 John, Hollin Edge... 4 0 " John, Lane End 1 0 John, Clough ... 1 0 " John, The. Hagg 10 0 " Micah, Hoyle House 5 0 Charlesworth George, Bolster- Hough Peter, Pot House 1 0 stone...... , ... 0 6 Hollins T., Wigtwisel ... 2 0 Charlesworth John, Bolsterstone 0 4 " Henry, Bolsterstone ... 0 6 Charlesworth Henry, Bolster- " Mrs., 'The Cross ... 0 6 stone...... , 0 6 Howe J onathan, Yewden Lodge 5 0 Crapper Mrs.,Wood Royd 0 6 Hudson George, Bolsterstone... 0 6 Creswick Mrs., The Cross 1 0 " P. J., Yew Trees ... 10 0 Crookes Henry, Wood Royd .. 1 0 Ibbotson Richard, The Green 2 6 Cull John, Deepcar ... 5 0 " Francis, Whitwell ... 5 0 Dickenson Benjamin, Fairhirst 2 0 Illingworth Charles, Stocksbridge 5 0 Dyche William, Haywoods ... 1 0 J ackson, Benjamin, Stocks bridge 2 0 Dyson T., Sen., Bolsterstone ... 0 6 Jubb George, Springfield House 2 0 T.,Jun., 0 6 Mate Daniel, Pen Nook 2 6 J., Sen., 0 6 Marsh David, Deepcar 0 6 J., Jun., " 0 6 " Ralph, Wigtwisel 2 0 " Amos, Bracken Moor... 2 6 " George, Haywoods 2 6 Ellison William, Sunny Bank 7 6 Marsden John, " 0 6 Elliott William, Blacking Mill 0 6 Wm. " 0 6 Evans Samuel, Haywoods 1 0 J oseph, Yewden 2 0 Firth Joseph, Whitwell 0 6 Crossley, Stocks bridge 1 0 " William, Deepcar 0 6 " J., Bolsterstone 5 0 Fish Charles, Bolsterstone 0 6 Morton J oseph, Townend 0 6 Fox S., Esq., Townend House 5 0 0 McHardy Charles, Townend ... 1 0 Friend A., Haywoods ... 1 0 Mitchell Wm., Bolsterstone ... 1 6 ., B.,Stocksbridge 5 0 Micklethwaite Joel, Wood Royd 0 3 Gabbitas Henry, Deepcar 1 0 Newton Samuel, Yew Trees ... 5 0 Gillott J., Bolsterstone 0 2 Pearson Mrs., Sunny Bank ... 2 6 Grant J., Deepcar ... 1 0 Philip John, Pot House 1 0 Grayson, Mrs., Spink Hall 10 0 Ramsden, T., Bolsterstone 1 0 Thomas, Knoll Top... 1 6 " Isaac, " 1 0 Septimus, Haywoods 1 0 " John, " 5 0 J ames, Haywoods ... 10 () Ramsden Mrs. M. A., Bolster- George,New Mill Bank 2 0 stone 10 0 90 Early History of Stocksbridge.

£ s. d. £ s. d. Ridal James, Wood Royd 5 0 Shaw J ames, New Mill Bridge 1 0 kowland Ellis, Carr House 0 6 " Nathaniel, Race House 1 0 Sampson George, Bytholmes. 5 0 " William, Bolsterstone ... 1 0 " John, Whitwell 2 6 Tommason George, Stocksbridge 1 0 " Michael, Bolsterstone 1 0 Vaughton James, Deepcar 0 6 Sanderson Wm.,Sen., Bolsterstone 1 0 Ward Henry, Whitwell 1 0 Wm.,Jun.,H:dge End 5 0 Watts Thomas, Stocksbridge 1 0 Henry, Blacking Mill 0 6 Walker J oseph, " 1 0 George, Bolsterstone 0 6 Wainwright Joshua, Bolsterstone 0 6 " Isaac, Pot House... 1 0 " Joseph, Low Flat 5 0 Siddons J ames, Royd .. 3 0 Waterhouse Isaac, Hollin Busk 2 0 " Joseph, Jun.. White Lee 1 0 Webster Benjamin, Sen.,Townend 2 6 Staniforth J oseph, Bolsterstone 1 0 " Benjamin, Jun., " 2 0 Smith John, Moor Farm,The Green 5 0 Willis J .,Esq.,Stocksbridge Works 10 0 Strother J., Townend 2 6 Wilson J.W.Rimmington, Esq., Stew art William, Allen Croft 2 6 Broomhead Hall ... 200 Scholelield J on as, Stocks bridge 1 0 Wilson C. Macro, Esq., More Steel Robert, Lane End 1 6 Hall ...... 1 0 0 Steel George, Bolsterstone 5 0 Windle Abraham& Co., Deepcar 1 10 0 Swallow Jonathan,Wood Royd 1 0 Wright W., Stocksbridge 2 6

Abstract of Accounts of the Churchwardens of Bolsterstone, from Easter, 1873, to Easter, 1874.

RECEIPTS. £ s. d' PAYMENTS. £ s. d. April. 1873.-Balance in hand 6 12 8 J. Sanderson, Parish Clerk- April 2nd, 1874. -- Bradlield j Year's Salary . 2 0 0 Feoffees, for Bread and Wine M. Sampson, Sexton-Salary for Holy Communion, Sur- and Charges 8 7 6 plice Washing, Parchment Visitation Fees and Expenses 2 2 0 for Registers, and Visitation Bread and Wine for Holy Fees and Expenses ... 490 Communion, & Parchment April 6th.- Voluntary Con- for Registers 1 12 0 tributions for Church Ex- Coals and Leading 3 2 0 penses, (see list in this Two New Surplices. 300 Magazine,) less £2 cost of Mr. Mitchell, for Fire and Collection ... 18 4 3 Lights in School on Choir [N.B.-Thelistincludes (be- Practisings ...... 1 0 0 yond the £18 4s. 3d.) £2 Psalters for Choir, and Prayer 19s. received for the past Books ... 3 1 4 year's Expenses, since the Incidentals...... 3 16 O~ Accounts were audited.] Balance in Churchwardens' hands, Easter, 1874 1 5 O~ ------£29 5 11 £29 5 11

VESTRY MEETING, ON EASTER MONDAY. A Meeting was held in the Vestry of Bolsterstone Church, on Easter Monday, when Mr. Joseph Hattersley was appointed Vicar's Churchwarden, and Mr. C. Macro Wilson, Parish Churchwarden for the ensuing year. The accounts for last year were audited and passed. THE H B:ARSE.-The sum of £1 28. 6d. was received during the past year for the use of the Hearse, and paid to the Hearse account in the Sheffield Savings' Bank. The following Resolutions were also passed ;- .. That a Voluntary Rate be collected this year towards Church expenses, as was done in the year now ended." .. That any person wishing to have the privileges of a Subscriber to the Hearse account, may be treated as a Subscriber on paying a sum not less than ten shillings to the Hearse account." Gleanings from the Parish Magazine. 91

Abstract of Accounts of the ChurchwarCl.ens of Bolsterstone, from Easter, 1874, to Easter, 1875.

1874. REOEIPTS. £ s. d. PAYMENTS. £ s. d. Apri1.-Balance in hand 1 5 O~ Voluntary Contributions for Joshua Sanderson, Parish Clerk, Church Expenses, promised One Year's Salary. .. 2 0 0 before Easter, 1874 (but re- Michael Sampson, Sexton, ceived shortly after), as Salary and Charges 8 14 3 shewn by published account Visitation Fees and Expenses 2 2 0 last year 2 19 0 Bread and Wine for Holy 1875. Communion, and Parchment Feb. 15.-Bradfield Feoffees, for Registers 1 12 0 for Bread and Wine for Coals and Leading 3 3 0 Holy Communion, Surplice Horace Dawson, Organ Blower 0 10 0 Washing, Parchment for Ludlam,for Lamps for Lighting Registers, and Visitation Church, and Oil 7 0 0 Fees and Expenses 490 Incidentals ...... 4 12 0 Mar. 29-Voluntary Contri- Balance in Churchwarden's butions for Church Ex- hands, Easter, 1875 1 17 9~ penses (see list in this 1\1agazine), less £2, cost of collection 22 18 0

£31 11 O~ £31 11 Oi

THE HEARSE.

The sum of £2 7s. was received by the Churchwardens during the past year, and this amount was paid to the Hearse Account in the Sheffield Savings' Bank, on 30th March, 1875. There is now in this account, including interest, £6 Os. Id. --~

List of Subscribers towards the Enlargement of Bolsterstone Churchyard, 1885. £ s. d. £ s. d. Adams, Richard ... 1 0 Booth, Crispin 2 6 Askham, John 6 Booth, J oseph 5 0 Askew, Elijah ... 1 0 0 Bacon, John 1 0 Ashton, Mrs. 2 0 Birch, Gibson 1 0 Armitage, Alfred 10 0 Birch, William 1 0 Armitage, Charles 2 6 Birch, J oseph 2 6 Armitage, William 6 Beaumont, B. 1 0 Addy, J oseph ... 2 0 Beaumont Lucy Ann 1 0 Alliban, Edwin ... 1 0 Broadhead, Levi ... 1 6 Beal, J oseph 1 0 Broadhead, Jonas 2 0 Beal, Fred ... 1 0 Broadhead, George 3 0 Bedford, J., Esq...... 6 0 0 Broadhead, Samuel 1 6 Buxton, Thomas... 1 0 Broadhead, Joshua 2 0 Bramall, John 5 0 Bird, Thomas (Green) ... 2 6 Bramall, Mrs. 2 6 Bird, William ... 5 0 Barrow, William 6 Beachill, David ... 1 0 Bramwell, William 1 0 Burkinshaw, William ... 5 0 Bramwell, Stephen 1 0 Burkinshaw, Wm. (Haywoods) 5 0 Bradwell, Frank ... 2 0 Brook, Mrs. (Wigtwizzle) 2 0 Brearley, John (Deepcar) 5 0 Buttery, Thomas 6 Brearley, David ... 2 0 Butcher, Joseph ... 1 0 Brearley, Fred ... 2 0 Butcher, Sam 6 Brearley, Thomas 5 0 Butcher, Thomas 1 0 Barton, Robert ... 1 0 Butcher, Mrs. . 2 6 Barton, J...... 2 0 Buckley, Geo. (Kenhere) 2 6 Booth, John (Haywoods) 2 6 Bocking, Robert ... 10 0 Booth, John 2 0 Bush, Nathan 1 0 92 Early H£story of Stocksbr£dge.

£ s. d. £ s. d. Buttery, T. ... 2 6 Fieldsend, John...... 1 0 Coates, Benjamin ... 1 0 Ford, John ... 2 6 Chapman, J. 2 6 Grist, Ebenezer ...... 2 6 Chapman, Palmer ... 1 0 Grant, John ... 6 Champion, Isaac.. 2 6 Grindle, John Thomas... 6 Clark, Thomas .., 1 0 Gregory, James...... 10 0 Clark, J ames ...... 1 0 Gregory, John ...... 10 0 Cockayne, George ...... 2 6 Grayson, Henry... 2 6 Couldwell B., Sen. 10 0 Grayson, Thomas ...... 2 6 Could well B., Jun...... 1 0 Grayson, Titus ... ,.. 5 0 Crawshaw J. (Langley Brook) 2 6 Grayson, George...... 1 0 Creswick, William ...... 5 0 Grayson, Mrs. (Spink Hall) ... 1 1 0 Crossland, Eli ...... 2 0 Grayson, J ames ...... 10 0 Charlesworth Amelia ...... 2 6 Grayson, John (Haywoods) ... 2 0 Charlesworth, John ... 2 0 Grayson, Willie ...... 2 0 Charlesworth, Sarah 2 6 Gill, A...... 1 6 Charles worth, J. (Lane End)... 5 0 Gelder, T...... 1 0 0 Charlesworth, Ann ... 1 0 Glenn, J ames ...... 2 6 Charlesworth, Mrs. (Deepcar) 6 Gough, John ... 1 0 Orossley, J ames ...... 5 0 Garner, Arthur ...... 1 0 Cull, John...... 10 0 Gabbitass, William ...... 1 0 Carr, Mrs...... 2 0 Green, John ...... 2 6 Cockayne, J olm ...... 2 0 Hayne, Mrs...... 5 0 Cox, W...... 1 0 Horner, George...... ,.. 1 0 Calton, Joseph, Sen...... 6 Haigh, Joseph ...... 2 6 Calton, J oseph, Jun. ... 6 Haigh, Thomas .. ." ... 2 6 Crapper, David ...... 2 6 Haigh, Ben ...... 5 0 Dyson, Mrs. T...... , 6 Haigh, Levi ...... 2 0 Dyson, J ames ...... 2 6 Haigh, Henry ...... 5 0 Dyson, William .. 1 0 Hill, J ames ...... 2 0 Dyson, Edmund...... 2 0 Howson, Thomas ... 1 0 Dyson, Dan ...... 1 0 Helliwell, Joseph (Hoyle House) 5 0 Dyson, Amos (Brightholmlee) 5 0 Helliwell, Mary (Lane End) ... 2 0 Dyson, Amos (Bracken Moor) 2 6 Helli well, John (Wigtwizzle ... 5 0 Dyson, John (Whitwell) ... 1 6 Helliwell, Henry ...... 2 6 Dyson, John (Deepcar)... 5 0 Helliwell, J. (Townend) 2 6 Dyson, Thomas ...... 1 6 Helliwell, J onathan ...... 1 0 Dalton, Joseph ." 1 6 Helliwell, John (Stocksbridge) 5 0 Digweed, William ...... 2 0 Helliwell, Mrs. Wm. (Yewden) 2 0 Dyche, Mrs. W...... 1 0 Helliwell, Thomas (Lane End) 2 0 Dawson, Thomas ... 1 0 Helliwell, John (Deepcar) ." 2 0 Drabble, John ... 2 0 Helliwell, Joseph (Haywoods) 2 6 Drabble, J. W. ... ." ... 2 6 Helliwell, George ." 1 0 Drabble, J ames ... 2 6 Helliwell, Mrs. G. Ashby ... 1 0 Drabble, Fergus ...... 2 6 Harvey, Henry...... 1 0 Drabble, J oseph ... 2 6 Harwood, George ...... 2 6 Dunkle, J oseph ...... 3 HolliI1s, Mrs. (Wigtwizzle) ... 5 0 Denton, Amos ...... 2 6 Hollins, Thomas...... 2 0 Earnshaw, Jonathan ... .., 1 0 Hollins, Henry ...... , 2 6 Ellison, Thomas ... 10 0 Hattersley, George (New Mill Ellisoll, Mrs...... 1 0 Bank) ...... 2 0 Evans, J oseph ...... 1 0 Hattersley, Joseph ...... 10 0 Evans, Johnson ...... 1 0 Hattersley, J ames ... 2 6 Evans, Samuel ... 2 0 Hattersley, Thomas J oseph ... 5 0 Elliott, Mrs. William ...... 1 0 Hattersley, Mary Elizabeth ... 1 6 Ellis, George ...... 2 6 Hattersley, George ...... 1 6 Fox, S., Esq...... 5 0 0 Hattersley, Eli ...... 1 6 Fairest, Edward...... 1 0 Hattersley, Esther Annie ... 1 6 Friend, A. ... ." ...... 2 6 Hattersley, EthelAda ...... 1 6 Friend, B...... 1 0 Hudson, George ...... 2 6 Fletcher, H...... 1 0 Hudson, Priam John ...... 1 0 0 Firth, William ...... 2 0 ...... 2 0 ...... 2 Holmes, David Firth, Jim ... 0 ...... 0 6 ... 2 0 Hoole, Henry .., Firth, William (Deepcar) 1 0 Faulkner, J...... 1 0 Hoyle, Benjamin...... Flower, Joseph ...... 2 0 Hoyle, John ...... 2 0 Farrow, John ...... 1 0 Hinch, George ...... 1 0 Glean£ngs from the Parish Magaz£ne. 93

£ s. d. £ s. d. Hall, Edmund ... 6 Proctor, G. 1 0 Harrop, Henry 1 0 Pearson, Alfred ... 1 0 Herbert, Samuel... 2 6 Roberts, Fred ...... 1 0 Hirst, Mrs. David ...... 1 0 Ridal Amos, (Attercliffe) 2 0 Hirst, Eli ... 1 0 Ridal, Sarah ...... 1 6 Hotchkiss, George 1 0 Ridal, J ames ...... 10 0 Hartley, William ... 1 0 Rolfe, Thomas 6 Hill, Edwin 2 0 Rolfe, George 1 6 Herbert, Thomas 10 6 Roebuck, Jonathan ...... 2 6 Ibbotson, John (Green)... 10 0 Roebuck, William 2 6 Ibbotson, Arthur ...... 1 0 Roebuck, Luther...... 2 6 Ibbotson, Henry...... 1 0 Roberts, Edward...... 1 0 Illingworth, Charles ...... 5 0 Ramsden, Hannah ...... 3 J effery, John ...... 1 1 0 Ramsden, Isaac ... 1 0 J effery, Amos ... 10 0 Ronksley, George ...... 5 0 J ackson, Benjamin ... 5 0 Race, William, Sen. ... 1 0 Jackson, Joseph (clogger) ... 5 0 Race, Seth ...... 2 0 J ackson, J oseph (seedsman) ... 2 6 Race, William, Jun. 2 0 J ackson, J ames ...... 1 0 Randerson, Thomas ... 1 6 J arvill, Charles ...... 1 0 Sheldon, George ... 3 0 KnoVl'les, Job ...... 2 6 Sheldon, Joseph ...... 10 0 Kime, John ...... 1 0 Sheldon, J acob ... ". 2 0 Keyworth, John... 1 0 Swallow, Frederick ...... 6 Kay, George (Waldershelfe) ... 5 0 Swallow, Jonathan ... 1 0 Kenworthy, Brothers ...... 10 0 Swallow, Jonathan, Sen. ... 2 0 Kenworthy, John ... 3 0 Slater, John ... 1 0 Knowles, George... 2 0 Spencer, Samuel...... 1 6 Longden, J. (Royd) ...... 1 0 Spencer, Thomas, ...... 1 6 Laycock, Arnold... 2 6 Simpson, George...... 1 0 Lisles, Mrs...... 1 0 Stokes, Thomas...... 1 0 Lindley, John 1 0 Stokes, Jabez ... 1 0 MelIor, Matthew... 1 0 Staniland, William 1 0 Makin, Mrs. (Deepcar)...... 5 0 Scar rot, J ames ... 2 6 Moore, AlIen "' ''' 1 0 I Steel, George, Jun. ... 2 6 MitchelI, W...... 5 0 Steel, Henry...... 5 0 Milnes, J oseph 10 0 Sampson, George ...... 10 0 Milnes, Mrs...... 1 0 Sampson, John ... 2 6 Mate, Joseph ...... 5 0 Sampson, J ames ...... 5 0 Mate, J ames 1 6 Staples, John Ed ward...... 1 0 Marsh, George (Pilley)...... 1 0 Spivey, John ... 1 0 Marsh, Robert ... 1 0 Strother, John ... 2 6 Marsh, George (Haywoods) ... 10 0 Senior, George ... 1 0 Marsh, Matthew... 1 0 Senior, William ...... 1 0 Marsh Thomas ...... 6 Smith, Thos. (Bolsters tone) ... 5 0 Marsh Isaac "' ''' 2 6 Smith, Alexander ... ". 6' Marsden, J...... 1 0 0 Smith, Edward (Yewden) 2 6 Marsden, Crossley ... 2 0 Smith, John, (Green) ...... 10 0 Marsden, Thomas ...... 2 6 Shaw, Nathaniel...... 2 6 Marsden, George...... 10 0 Shaw, Henry ...... 2 6 Marsden, John ...... 2 6 Shaw, James 2 6 Moorhouse, M. ... 6 Shaw, Jas. (New Mill Bridge)... 1 0 Moorhouse, Titus ... 1 0 Shaw, Joseph ...... 1 0 Moorhouse, George ... 2 6 Shaw, Alfred "' ''' 2 6 Moorhouse, Waiter ...... 1 0 Siddons, John, Whitelee ... 2 6 Millington, John...... 1 0 Siddons, John, Sen...... 2 6 Moxon, Charles...... 6 Schofield, J onas ...... 1 6 Machon, William ...... 1 0 Sanderson. George ...... 2 6 Nichols, William...... 2 0 Sanderson, William ...... 2 6 Nichols, Mrs...... 1 0 Sanderson, Henry .. ... 2 6 Nichols, J ames ...... 5 0 Sanderson, Malin ...... 1 0 Nixon, Joseph ... 1 0 Sanderson, Thomas ...... 5 0 Newton, Samuel...... 1 0 0 Staniforth, Thomas ... 2 6 Newton, Mrs. (Lane Farm) ... 10 0 Staniforth, J oseph ...... 1 0 Owen, Ira... "' ''' J 0 Sorby, Thomas ...... 5 0 Pearce, William ... "' ... 6 Sorby, George ... 2 6 Pett, Richard ...... 2 6 Steward, William ...... 5 0 Pears, John ...... 2 6 Turner, F...... 4 0 94 Early H£story of Stocksbr£dge.

£ s. d. £ s. d. Turner, Oharles 1 0 Waterhouse, John ... 5 0 Turner, Mrs. 1 0 Ward, Oharles ...... 2 6 Turner, John ... 1 0 Woodward, W...... 1 0 Turner, J ames 3 Walker, J oseph ...... 5 0 Tingle, Walter ...... 5 0 Walker, Alfred ... 1 0 Thompson, J ames ...... 5 0 Wragg, Thos. (Bank Farm) ... 5 0 Thompson, Samuel ...... 2 0 Wragg, George ...... 2 6 Tunnicliffe, Ernest 1 0 Wragg, Isaac 5 0 Thickett, Edward 5 0 Wilson, R. Rimington, Esq. ... 3 0 0 Tattersal1, John ... 2 6 Wilson, Rev. W. R. ... 2 0 0 Tattersall, Richard 2 6 Wilson, O. Macro, Esq...... 5 0 0 Twigg, Fred ...... 1 0 Wormleighton, Robert ...... 1 6 Townroe, Thomas 2 6 W ainwright, Joshua ... ." 3 0 Townroe, William 6 Wainwright, Joseph ...... 10 0 Thornhill, Waiter ...... 3 0 Wainwright, William ...... 2 6 Vaughton, James 2 0 Wainwright, Harry ...... 2 6 Woodcock, Jonathan ...... 1 0 Webb, Frank ... ,.. 2 0 Woodcock, William ...... 2 6 Webster, B...... 10 0 Woodcock,Joseph ...... 1 0 Webster, F...... 5 0 Wood, Mrs. (Royd) ...... 2 6 Watts, William ... ." 1 0 Whittaker, John...... 1 0 Wa.lton, B...... 1 0 Wade, Edwin 5 ...... 1 0 Wade, Valentine ... 6 Winter, Rev. A. M...... 1 1 0 Wade, George ...... 1 0 Williams, Oharles ...... 1 0 ...... 1 0 Waterhouse, Isaac ...... 10 0 I WW,.)'on, ormhill, Ch,doL Thomas

'" Bolsterstooe Cburcb.-A Poem. Photo. J. Bradbury. Bolsterstone Church. Bolsterstone Church.-A Poem. 97

BolsterstoDe Churcb.

Through the kindness of my esteemed friend, Mr. Ammon Wrigley, I have been permitted to use, with a slight alteration in one portion, hi. poem. entitled, . Saddleworth Church,' which appeared in Songs of a Moorland Parish, printed and published for the author, in 1912, by Messrs. Moore and Edwards, printer., Saddleworth,-now a scarce and valuable work.

Revered I stand, Solemn and grand, On this green upland, The moor above and the dale below Keeping my watch while the ages go; A warden great, with unbroken trust, I guard the fields of sacred dust. Over the graveyard dark and weird, Over the granite wealth hath reared, Over the vault of squire and dame, Over the mound that bears no name, Over them all, night and day, Over them all I watch for aye. Day by day, and year by year, They bring them here From far and near, Father and mother, Sister and brother, One by one, till all are gone; Till all are gone, and all forgot, Their names, their homes, remembered not.

My gable stones Are on dead men's bones, Yet truly set and firm their bed, Deep in the graves of forgotten dead. A noble wall, on a noble base, I stand, a church of strength and grace. Though white-haired winter's witch of storm May furious rave against my form, Though fiends of wind and northern sleet With cruel claws may tear and beat, Yet, strong as the hills that round me climb, I mock the strength of storm and time.

Eight hundred years have gone their way Since, in the proud De Lovetot's day, The first young church looked down the glen O'er stalwart tribes of Saxon men, Since first the spark of Gospel broke Through branching wilds of forest oak, And lit the light that shineth now In deathless rays about my brow. And here I stand, saint of the hill, My arms about my people still.

Each Sabbath sees a meek parade Of those who come where their dead are laid, Of those who come to kneel and pray, Where loved ones sleep the years away. Homely folk from valleys deep, From upland side and moorland steep, 98 Early History of Stocksbridge.

From windy knoll and hollow warm, From lane side cot and bleak-built farm, They bring within my portals wide The worship of the old hillside, The simple faith their fathers taught, Still undefiled by sceptic thought.

Eight great bells in my tower swing, Eight great bells that reel and ring Down the sky's broad ways A pageant of praise, , Hymn and chant in gowns of white, Prayer in saintly raiment bright. Reverent bells, when the people kneel, Reverent bells, that know and feel Each tremor that through me thrills, Each holy sound that swells and fills My fretted stalls And hallowed walls; And through my bells, like spirits fair, They leap into the gladsome air, And down the winds, to every door, To mansion great, and cot of poor, They take sweet gifts of peace and rest To weary heart and aching breast.

A christening rite: A child in white, Lying asleep on its mother's arm, Folded close to her bosom warm, Her every thought, her every care, Her love, her life, all centre there. All that is holy, pure, and good, Meet in the joy of motherhood; And who can tell her hopes and fears, Seeking to probe the future years: Will leagued dishonour, shame, and sin, In Life's grim fight the vantage win? Will destiny shed the rays of fame In quenchless light around it name? Will he who stands by that mother's side Look down its life with honest pride? Who can say, Yea or nay. A name is writ in my great Church roll, A name is writ on a fair white soul, And whate'er betide, henceforth to be By this holy rite, a part of me.

Wedding days, Orange sprays, Coach and greys, Youth and grace, Joy's red rose on each happy face, A joyous crowd about my door, Lightsome feet on my vaulted floor, When up the aisle, like morning's glow, With downcast eyes, she walketh slow. Azure and gold, emerald and rose, Shower her raiment as she goes, But never a ray that round her lies Can match the light of her winsome eyes. At the altar side Bridegroom and bride, Low and clear They vow and swear To be one in heart Till death dothpart.

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Down the aisle they wedded go, Down the aisle for weal and woe, Bridal maidens in their rear, Guest and kindred thronging near; Many a saint, in my windows fair, Looketh down on the happy pair. Lovely and gay, They ride away, But 0, how soon Joy's cup is quaffed, And low they lie who sang and laughed. Saddest of all, Hearse and pall, And one great bell the people dread, That weIcomes home the coming dead: One great bell the people fear, That tolling, speaks of coffin and bier. A choking sob Heaves in the throb, In the beat of its heavy heart, That tells of ties now rent apart, When up the road Comes the sombre load. The smiling babe, from its mother's breast, And weary age, that crave.th rest, Girlhood fair, in Life's springtime, Manhood, vain of its lusty prime, Rich and poor, humble and proud, Ride to my gates in coffin and shroud; Lust for power, and lust for gold, Their doom is seen in my graveyard cold. The squire, shorn of his great estates, How poor he lies within my gates; The strutting lord of a passing day, How voiceless his once haughty clay. And why should we, in Life's frail span, E'er set our heel on a fellow man? For maybe, in our lordliest breath, Crushed, we fall 'neath the heel of death. Then list, ye proud, whoe'er ye be, Oh, list to meek humility, For humbled ye'll come one day to me. Dust to dust, Canker and rust, To lie and rot Is the mortal lot, While that which is immortal waits The opening of the golden gates.

A prayer in stone am I, A rock-built prayer, uplifted high Into a windy moorland sky; A prayer for those who round me lie, A prayer that they who wander by May live remembering death is nigh.

~~ Photo. F. Downing. The late Vicar, from the corbel over the column on the south-west of the nave of Bolsterstone Church.