tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post4356201940599226202..comments2024-03-28T06:00:49.647+00:00Comments on Landed families of Britain and Ireland: (176) Armitage of Farnley Hall and Noan HouseNick Kingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-68023734992477903672022-09-05T13:22:23.096+01:002022-09-05T13:22:23.096+01:00I am afraid I have very little to suggest, as the ...I am afraid I have very little to suggest, as the building is not very distinctive. The only Leeds-based architect at this time was Thomas Johnson (1762-1814), who must be a plausible candidate.Nick Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-27237306474940345952022-09-04T18:47:27.176+01:002022-09-04T18:47:27.176+01:00Is there any information about the architect emplo...Is there any information about the architect employed by Edward Armitage around 1805 to design the new south front? Even an attribution would be helpful. It is unlikely it was the work of a builder and architects in Leeds at this time were very few. Any thoughts will be gratefully received. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-69978467025304354592021-01-22T13:34:30.476+00:002021-01-22T13:34:30.476+00:00Thank you for this information, which I have added...Thank you for this information, which I have added to my account above.<br />Nick Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-59144552167813238612021-01-22T11:39:42.972+00:002021-01-22T11:39:42.972+00:00Farnley Hall was purchased by Albert Henry Pawson ...Farnley Hall was purchased by Albert Henry Pawson in 1875 who lived nearby in Lawns House. He was a Merchant the owner of the Stonebridge Mill in Wortley. He sold Farnley Hall back to the Armitage family in 1898Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01209447727588723780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-1173911713096323662018-09-02T11:51:20.291+01:002018-09-02T11:51:20.291+01:00Thanks for the further comment. I hope I have got ...Thanks for the further comment. I hope I have got it right now!Nick Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-90022716274342153612018-08-31T15:02:45.043+01:002018-08-31T15:02:45.043+01:00Henry T Thompson of Bridekirk is the brother of Sa...Henry T Thompson of Bridekirk is the brother of Sarah Ann and Elizabeth. Their father is Henry Thompson of Cheltenham. Henry T Thompson of Bridekirk never married. The son of his sister Esther became his legal heir and was granted the right to add Thompson to his name thus becoming Andrew Green Thompson by Queen Victoria on 13th July 1855.<br />There isn't a Henry Thompson of both Bridekirk and Cheltenham despite what someone has put on Geni.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-50362393653681057652018-08-31T13:36:32.350+01:002018-08-31T13:36:32.350+01:00Many thanks for the correction, which I have incor...Many thanks for the correction, which I have incorporated above.Nick Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-88877960975709629632018-08-31T10:06:36.193+01:002018-08-31T10:06:36.193+01:00Excellent and very useful post. I have a correcti...Excellent and very useful post. I have a correction to put forward. John Leathley and his <br />younger brother Edward Armitage married sisters. Their father was Henry Thompson of<br /> Cheltenham who with his wife, Judith Teshmaker, had five children: Henry Teshmaker <br />Thompson (he is the one 'of Bridekirk'), Pearson (named after Henry's mother Ann Pearson), Sarah-Ann who married Edward Armitage, Esther who married Andrew Green, and Elizabeth who married John Leathley Thompson. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-72691883745021377252018-07-15T11:27:52.328+01:002018-07-15T11:27:52.328+01:00Thank you for this information (which I have only ...Thank you for this information (which I have only just found, thanks to unhelpful changes to Blogger) which I have added above. Any additional facts or recollections will be gratefully received. Nick Nick Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-82249788830410917552018-07-01T17:17:31.009+01:002018-07-01T17:17:31.009+01:00I knew Margaret Armitage (1.4) after the date you ...I knew Margaret Armitage (1.4) after the date you have,and she was interviewed in 1977 by Lilias Mitchell for her book Irish Spinning,Dyeing and Weaving.My father-in-law was her executor,& my mother-in-law knew her well.Miss A, as she was affectionately known, was a renowned pig breeder. My husband stayed at Dinish as a child,and visited Noan as well. I will speak with my mother-in-law,in case there is anything else that may be of interest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642308825888038866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-90768853547465730792017-05-05T12:00:06.245+01:002017-05-05T12:00:06.245+01:00Heather,
I am afraid not. Presumably they were te...Heather,<br /><br />I am afraid not. Presumably they were tenants of the John Bagwell/Taylor and his wife mentioned in my account of the house. Because my focus was on the later owners for this article, I didn't look too hard at the earlier history of Noan.<br /><br />Nick KingsleyNick Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-62461911894546803342017-05-04T14:43:10.240+01:002017-05-04T14:43:10.240+01:00Excellent post. I was wondering if you have come a...Excellent post. I was wondering if you have come across the name Phelps in regards to the leasing of Noan House between 1828 and 1841 because they are mentioned as living at Noan House in this period. Thank you<br />Heather BellHeatherBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16846708798132662352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-35206901211901623822017-01-01T09:43:48.260+00:002017-01-01T09:43:48.260+00:00June - I note that this birth would have taken pla...June - I note that this birth would have taken place when James Armitage was 19 and four years before his marriage, so I think it is plausible that he fathered an illegitimate child at this time, but I have no knowledge of a tradition that he did so. I have passed your query on to an Armitage descendant who may know more than I do, and will let you know if she has any further information.<br /><br />Nick KingsleyNick Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-73643886865276270432016-12-30T17:08:52.560+00:002016-12-30T17:08:52.560+00:00Do yoi have any information about James Armitage T...Do yoi have any information about James Armitage TWEEDY born 31/07/1812, christened St Leonards 07/09/1812 (as James Hermitage TWEEDY), mother Mary Tweedy. Father believed to be James ARMITAGE (1793-1872) of Farnley, Yorks, James Armitage TWEEDY later moved to Pimlico and married Mary MOULD.C June Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11091671501777084597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-74563977030203705172015-12-12T17:07:26.314+00:002015-12-12T17:07:26.314+00:00Thank you so much for this wonderful summary of th...Thank you so much for this wonderful summary of the Noan and Farnley Hall families. I visited Doris Armitage in 1979 at Noan with my grandmother (her cousin) - With no offspring I imagine her papers were just discarded. What a shame they weren't passed on to us for safekeeping. Bridget Wijnberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486435613998983761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-47383867539487846302015-11-30T11:07:47.164+00:002015-11-30T11:07:47.164+00:00Thank you for this correction. There is another Di...Thank you for this correction. There is another Dinish Island in Galway and I had muddled the two. The error has now been corrected.Nick Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588322361791532910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-25182045808965522702015-11-29T09:22:17.361+00:002015-11-29T09:22:17.361+00:00Dinish island, where the Armitage and Schofield f...Dinish island, where the Armitage and Schofield families holidayed for many years is in County Kerry Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704095971276575721.post-6137896696932696312015-11-19T15:47:06.904+00:002015-11-19T15:47:06.904+00:00Thank you very much for this, which was pointed ou...Thank you very much for this, which was pointed out to me by Jill Armitage. ( I am in all probability descended (illegitimately) from one of Edward Armitage R.A.'s cousins, the Rev. Frederick A, born at Kirby Wiske.) I am in contact with several Armitage descendants, some from other branches, and will let them know of your useful website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com