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Baslow (Derbyshire) Farms in Bubnell
1841-1901

Compiled by David Dalrymple-Smith © Feb 2004

Bramley Farm
 Situation SK24427351 Bramley Farm, 600 metres beyond the north end of the village
 Tithe Award 1848 Kitchen William 182 acres
 Farmers The Kitchin Family (sometimes spelt Kitchen)
 1841 Kitchin William (b1765), Farmer. Then his widowed daughter in law :-
 1851 Kitchin Anna (b1796), Farmer 096a + 2 Labourers. Then her son :-
 1861  Kitchin Joseph (b1824), Farmer 093a 1Labourer 2 boys. Then his widow :-
 1871-1891 Kitchen Emma (b1827-1899), Farmer 92 - 99 acres. Then her son :-
 1901 Kitchin John (b1853), Farmer
 
Marples Farm in Bubnell
 Situation SK24687291 Farm, situated on the site of the present Bubnell Farm House
 Tithe Award 1848 Marples Thomas 53 acres
 Farmers  
 1851 Thomas Marples (b1787) farmer 54acres. Then his son:-
 1861 Samuel Marples (b1821) farmer 52 acres
 Note The Marples fields went to various persons, esp. White John of Bubnell Cliff. The house would have been demolished about 1880
 
Whites Farm in Bubnell
 Situation SK24737289. on Bubnell Lane, just south of the present Bubnell Farm
 Tithe Award 1848 White Henry. 52 acres
 Farmer  
 1841-1861 Henry White (b1797) Farmer 84 acres in 1861 then his widow:-
 1871 Maryanne (b1809). Farmer 90 acres. Then their son:-
   White Robert (b1825) took over in 1872 but he died the next year. Then his widow:-
 1873 Ann White (b1826),
   during the 1870s Ann White moved to Bubnell Hall Farm see its entry
 Note The Farm building was demolished, probably in the 1870s, and the land restored to agricultural use
 
Cross Farm
 Situation SK24757280 Cross Farm, beyond Bubnell Hall on Bubnell Lane
 Tithe Award 1848 Froggatt William 90 acres
 Farmers  
 1841-1851 Froggatt William (b1795) Farmer 090a. Then his widow:-
 1861 Froggatt Charlotte (b1810) Farmer 100a + 5 labourers. Then their son
 1871-1881 Froggatt Joseph (b1843) 96 acres, Farmer 095a+1man 1boy.
 Note 1885 Froggatt Joseph moved to Bubnell House. He was described as a Labourer in the 1891 and 1901 censuses.
   Most of his land went to Ann White (see Bubnell Hall Farm). She also acquired the Cross Farm, but probably did not live in it
 
Bubnell House
 Situation SK24737295 Last house on left in main village. Present name Bubnell House
 Tithe Award 1848 Barker Elizabeth, farmed 140 acres
 Farmers  
 1829 Barker Robert - Gent, Farmer (Glover 1829)
 1851 Barker Elizabeth G (b1793) Independent. In the 1850's house and land taken over by:-
 1861-1881 Hattersley William (b1824). In 1861 Millstone Merchant & Farmer. In 1871 Farmer 171acres with 4 men & 2 boys.
   In 1885 Hattersley moved house to the new Bubnell Farm across the road, keeping his land
 1885 The house was then occupied by Froggatt Joseph (b1843) who came from Cross Farm.
 Note He was the son of William Hattersley (b1780) of Yeldwood Farm Baslow. A lifelong bachelor he was helped by his sisters.
 
Bubnell Farm
 Situation SK 24707291 The farm, is at the north end of Bubnell east of Bubnell House
   The Farm House built in 1885, is on the site of several older buildings. The farm buildings were erected in the Close of Bubnell House
 Farmers  
 1885 Farm opened. Hattersley William moved across from Bubnell House
 1891 Hattersley William (b1824). Farmer ,
 1901 Furness Samuel (b1830)
 
Bubnell Hall Farm (& Bubnell Hall)
 Situation SK24857255. immediately adjacent to Bubnell Hall
 Tithe Award 1848 Oddy Jebson. 137 acres based at Bubnell Hall Farm
 Farmers  
 1829 Oddy Rebecca Farmer Bubnell Hall (Glover 1829)
 1841 Oddy Jebson (b 1795), Farmer living in Baslow but farming in Bubnell
  His sister Oddy Ann may have farmed on death of her brother in about 1850. She married William Hattersley whose son later moved into Bubnell House
   There is a gap in records. Gardom John was farming most of Oddy's fields until 1880. No further information about this Gardom available. In 1880 most of his fields were transferred to White John (Bubnell Cliff), but some went to White Ann - see below
 1881 White Ann (1826-1894) Farmer 112 acres. Now recorded as living in Bubnell Hall Farm.
 1885 She was in partnership with a Hodkinson William (? Hodgkinson). In the same year she acquired much of the land, including Cross Farm, from Froggatt Joseph when he moved to Bubnell House
 1891 White Ann and her son in law Tomlinson Arthur J (b1863) both recorded as Farmers. Ann died 1894. The bulk of her fields went to Tomlinson William of Bridgefoot Farm. Tomlinson Arthur J moved residence next door into Bubnell Hall in 1898, and continued farming (on a reduced scale)
 1901 Tomlinson Arthur J. Farmer at Bubnell Hall
 Note. Bubnell Hall itself had been a school, under Miss Wilkinson & the Misses Caines, for decades until 1898
 
Bridge Foot Farm
 Situation SK25067237 Opposite (the old) Bubnell Bridge. It is said that the building had once been an Inn called The Joiners Arms
 Tithe Award 1848 Farm had 26 acres, including a House and probably a piggery on site of present Bubnell Farm House
 Farmers The Tomlinson Family all Butchers & Farmers, from 1851 to 1901
 1851-1881 Tomlinson William (b1804). Described as Butcher, and Butcher and Farmer. In 1881 the farm was 78 acres. As he outlived his son he was succeeded by his grandson :-
 1891 & 1901 Tomlinson William S (b1858) Butcher and Farmer
 Note on Tomlinsons
 a William S (b1858) and Arthur J (b1864) were either brothers or cousins. William S had maintained the family farm and butcher business. Arthur J had moved away, then returned and married the daughter of Ann White. See Bubnell Hall Farm
 b Another, unrelated, Tomlinson William (b1837) moved into Baslow before 1871, and set up in Bridge End as a Butcher (and small farmer). His shop was opposite the Mill on the present Calver Road.
 
Bubnell Cliff Farm
 Situation SK24267178 Farm south of Wheatlands Lane
 Tithe Award 1848 Matley Sarah 88 acres
 Farmers  
 1841 Matley Sarah (b1765) helped by son David (b1810). David could not be traced in 1851. Farm then passed to her son in law:-
 1851-1881 White John (b1820) Farmer in succeeding years of 90, 100, 104 and 180 acres
 1891 White John (b1820). Farmer. He retired in 1892 then:-
 1892 Rhodes John farmed until 1897, Bagshaw J B was briefly tenant in 1897 when farm taken over by:-
 1901 Chapman John (b1874) Farmer, from Eyam
 Note White John was eldest son of White Henry of Bubnell Hall Farm
 
Bubnell Cottage
 Situation SK24937254 The cottage is in Bubnell Lane south of Bubnell Hall, opposite the weir
 Tithe Award 1848 Davison Robert 7 acres
 Farmers  
 1841 Davidson Thomas (b1800) Farmer. He probably died before 1848, then (?) his brother:-
 1851-1861 Davison Robert (b1798) Butcher, but noted in 1841 & 1861 Censuses as a Stone Mason
 1871 Halliwell John (b1799) described in Census as a Woolbuyer. Then his widow
 1881 Halliwell Elizabeth (b1801), a "Farmer & Lodging House Keeper". Then her eldest daug
 1891 Halliwell Grace (b1824) Farmer and Lodgers, then her two younger sisters
 1901 Halliwell Emma (b1841) and Anna (b1845), described as Farmers

Notes:
When reading this, please keep a clear distinction between, Bubnell Hall a school until 1889; Bubnell Hall Farm, immediately adjacent to Bubnell Hall; Bubnell House, a farm at the top end of Bubnell; and Bubnell Farm, newly built in 1885 in the grounds of Bubnell House

The information is from Baslow and Bubnell Census 1841 to 1901. The 1848 Tithe Awards for Bubnell and Baslow, Various Directories and Gazetteers, Gravestones in Baslow Churchyard and details of tenants in Bubnell obtained privately from Chatsworth

Figures in Bold refer to the relevant Census return

My thanks to Ann Tempest for her help and guidance.David Dalrymple-Smith, February 2004

Ed: Farms in Baslow are described in a separate paper

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