Wharram Percy

[Pels.]

The only reason I can think of why it was altered Ann, did your thread originally have a poll attached at the top ?? It's the only thing I can see that's different.

[annk]

Hello Pels

I may have had a poll but don't know how I managed that!  AnnK

[amanda0901]

Hi,

Wharram Percy was not just a village, but a parish.  The church, St. Martin's, was in use until 1870.

Hope this helps a little!

Best wishes,
Amanda

[annk]

thanks that clears up the Wharram Percy issue  Annk

[Bobs lass]

The settlement at Wharram Percy became a deserted village and the buildings fell into disrepair, although the church remained standing.

As well as the settlement of Wharram Percy, the parish of Wharram Percy included other settlements, one of which was the village of Thixendale, and also the farmsteads of Burdale, Pluckham and Raisthorpe.
So, people continued to live within the ecclesiastical parish of Wharram Percy, although the old settlement around the church was no longer inhabited.

 

[annk]

Thanks for the info on Wharram Percy, much appreciated.  AnnK

[Bobs lass]

I was intrigued by the occupation of the head of your Thompson family in 1851 - contractor, miner.
I think this would have been at the time that the Malton to Driffield railway line was being constructed, as the line first opened in 1853. There was a railway station named Wharram and also part of a hill had to be blasted through to form the Burdale tunnel.
The line was finally closed as a result of the Beeching cuts.

[annk]

Thank you for the info on The Malton to Driffield. I had thought that was the line he was working on.  This particular ancestor has been quite difficult to research as in the censuses his date of birth is different, his name is either down as John or william and the place he was born is also different!  Well with a name like Thompson then that too has made research difficult.  Thanks again

AnnK