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1. Farm-house and out-buildings, occupied by James Holme, farmer.
In 1801, John Hunter was the occupier, and had Jacob Parker, the tide-waiter, for
a lodger.
Thomas Deason succeeded John Hunter as tenant, and afterwards Thomas King, hind to
John Paxton, resided here.
2. Cottage occupied by Robert Dixon.
3. Cottage occupied by George Huddleston. Up to 1842 it had been occupied by Robert
Thexton. These two cottages were built about 1830 on the site of an old smithy in
which work had been attended to twice a week by William Postlethwaite, blacksmith
of Hawcoat.
4. Farm-house and out-buildings occupied by Thomas King, farmer, John Smith, shoemaker,
and Margaret (Peggy Creary), (widow of Robert Creary) wig baker. The house was rebuilt
in 1783 by John Gibson, and divided in 1822, in which year Thomas Simpson opened
a butcher’s shop in the farm yard; the first butcher’s shop in Barrow. An old cottage
stood in the yard, which was occupied by William Kendall during the first quarter
of the 19th century, but was afterwards pulled down. The Cottage was originally a
calf-shed, in which Mary Falshaw kept a school about the year 1808, when the shed
was converted into a cottage and occupied first by Thomas Helm, labourer, and afterwards
by Robert Creary, ore-loader.
5. Cottage occupied by Betty Simpson, labourer.
OWNER: THOMAS HODGSON, OFFICER OF CUSTOMS, BARROW
6. Dwelling-house, garden and yard, occupied by the owner. The house was built in
the year 1815 and occupied by James Simpson, yeoman, afterwards a butcher. Thomas
Hodgson frequently sub-let a portion of his house. He had occupied it since 1835.The
property was held on 1000 years lease at the yearly rent of one peppercorn; and was
originally part of Gibson’s homestead (No 4).
THE VILLAGE OF BARROW IN THE PARISH OF DALTON-IN-FURNESS
OWNERS AND OCCUPIERS IN 1843
With notes by WILLIAM BARROW KENDALL 6th January, 1903
The numbers prefixed to these notes refer to the corresponding numbers on the accompanying
plan.
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