CLIFF FARM – A HISTORY
The house appears to have been two properties:
- two staircases, one running from garden porch towards yard, one in kitchen running fro gble end towards utility room
- wall between two parts of lounge appears to have been double thickness (from plasterboard width in bedroom with ensuite, so no evidence there
- number of doors: two garden doors, two yard doors
- difference in ceiling heights at ground and first floor
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So treat as two cliff farms in censuses
1891 census
Thomas Pickapd Head 46 Wid Farmer Lebberston
Mary E Pickapd Daughter 19 S Lebberston
John Coulter Servant 24 S ??? servant Filey
Harry Temple Servant 18 S ??? servant Filey
Arthur Harper Servant 16 ??? servant Wold Newton
Thomas Maltby Head 34 M Agricultural labourer Flixton
Ellen Maltby Wife 24 M Lebberston
Mary J Maltby Daughter 4 Lebberston
Elizabeth A Maltby Daughter 2 Folkton
Sarah Maltby Daughter 9 mos Folkton
Notes - census notes refers to the cliff houses, and it seems lebberson not included
- gristhorpe cliff two heads one farmer one agricultural labour so guess two properties then
From A History Of Gristhorpe by Diana Beswick
CLIFF FARM – A HISTORY
The house appears to have been two properties:
- two staircases, one running from garden porch towards yard, one in kitchen running fro gble end towards utility room
- wall between two parts of lounge appears to have been double thickness (from plasterboard width in bedroom with ensuite, so no evidence there
- number of doors: two garden doors, two yard doors
- difference in ceiling heights at ground and first floor
-
So treat as two cliff farms in censuses
1891 census
Thomas Pickapd Head 46 Wid Farmer Lebberston
Mary E Pickapd Daughter 19 S Lebberston
John Coulter Servant 24 S ??? servant Filey
Harry Temple Servant 18 S ??? servant Filey
Arthur Harper Servant 16 ??? servant Wold Newton
Thomas Maltby Head 34 M Agricultural labourer Flixton
Ellen Maltby Wife 24 M Lebberston
Mary J Maltby Daughter 4 Lebberston
Elizabeth A Maltby Daughter 2 Folkton
Sarah Maltby Daughter 9 mos Folkton
Notes - census notes refers to the cliff houses, and it seems lebberson not included
- gristhorpe cliff two heads one farmer one agricultural labour so guess two properties then
From A History Of Gristhorpe by Diana Beswick
1861 census
Isaac Atkinson head married 61 farmer of 142 acres employs 1 man 3 boys born Lindholm, Yorks
Anne Atkinson wife married 60 born Newholm, Yorks
George Atkinson son 15 born Cloughton, Yorks
William Lang nephew unmarried 19 servant born Austell (?), Yorks
Ann Wiley unmarried 15 servant t born Cayton, Yorks
John Bratby 11 servant born Filey, Yorks
Notes - no trace of lodge ???
1861 census
The crows nest farm rented by John Clark 39 and 38 acres, wife Jane alkso 39
Another unnamed farm of 190 acres rented by James Shaw
1861
1871 census shows a Harrison Shaw renting Cliff House Farm of 190 acres
so is this the same as James Shaw on previous page ?
in which
1871 census
Tom Bowes appears, born c 1865, living in Barrighs Ambo in the area of Little Barugh in the area of Kirby Misperton
But is this correct tom bowes as not born right place
1881 census
John Clark head married 50 farmer 38 acres born Brompton, Yorks
Hannah Clark wife married 37 born Lebberston, Yorks
John Clark son unmarried 17 farm servant indoors born Gristhopre, Yorks
Edith Grace Clark daughter unmarried 08 born Gristhorpe, Yorks
And is this evidence of cottage ?
George Abbott head married 50 M agricultural labourer born Frasethorpe, Yorks
Nancy Abbott wife married 51 M born Nafferton, Yorks
Mary Abbott daughter unmarried 18 U born Hunmanby, Yorks
Edward Abbott son unmarried 16 U farm servant born Hunmanby, Yorks
Louisa Abbott daughter 06 born Hunmanby, Yorks
p74 1885 Thomas Beswick has Cliff House Farm bult for a tenant, farm being 100 ares
p77 diagram of land in 1895 as outside of Beswick land
p99 dispute over war requirement of field
1891 census
does this show two cottages ?
p107 Cliff House Farm rented by George Croft
p113 Cliff House Farm also known as Peep O Day
p132 Albert Bowes sold White Lodge (previously Little Britain) to Henry Foord Owen
p140 four cliff top farms 1920-1940 Tom Bowes Rising Sun – George Wiliam Croft Peep O Day – John Agar Crows Nes – Pudsey Atkinson Flower Of May
p143 Bowes Family
p 145 Albert Bowes purchased Little Britain and farmed there until retired 1946
p 145 Chris Bowes took over Cliffe Farm in 1940
1911 census
Tom Bowes head married 10yrs 45 farmer born Kirbymisperton, Yorks
Mary Hannah Bowes wife married 10 yrs 28 born Cayton, Yorks
Albert Edward Bowes son unmarried 10 school born Cayton, Yorks
John Clifford Bowes son unmarried 04 born Gristhorpe, Yorks
Christopher Tom Bowes son unmarried 4mos born Gristhorpe, Yorks
Samuel Pickering unmarried 18 waggoner on farm born Lebberston, Yorks
James Newby Maw unmarried 17 waggoner on farm born Cayton, Yorks
Elsie Maw unmarried 16 general servant domestic born Cayton, Yorks
Notes – as son born cayton, prob not at cliff farm in 1901
Tom bowes 1911 aged 45 born kirby misperton married to mary bowes aged 28 kirby could be little barugh
tom hugill bowes 1901 aged 30 born wrelton married to annie aged 24
so must be different tom bowes
