Hello,
This isn't a direct answer but I hope of some interest.
In 'Life and Tradition in the Yorkshire Dales' (originally published in 1967) by Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby there is the following sentence:
"It is to be remembered that the father and uncle of Mr. T.T. Dinsdale of Gayle, Wensleydale, helped to build Marsett Chapel, Semerdale, walking the four miles there and back from Gayle over Wether Fell and earning 2s. 6d. and 2s. 3d. a day respectively"
The book also has a photograph of Mr. T.T. Dinsdale and his son re-roofing a house. In the acknowledgments M.H. & J.I. mention a Mr. E. Dinsdale. M.H. & J.I. lived in Askrigg and M.H. spent 70 odd years collecting material (written, verbal and physical) about the Dales, firstly with Ella Pontefract and then with J.I. in the 70s they donated their collection to the North Riding of Yorkshire C.C. and this subsequently became the basis of the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes.
You probably know all this already but I thought perhaps the Museum would be good place to approach for further information.
HTH
Brie
