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Richard Metcalfe

(1860 - 1927)


Father: Henry Metcalfe (1835 - ?)
Mother: Mary Butson (abt.1839 - 1862)

Siblings:

Children:

With Jemima Fawcett


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1860-02 Birth
  • GRO online:  T1
1861-04-07 Census
  • Note: Not found. Assumed to be living at Clare Green, Brierfield. Census returns for this area have been destroyed See Census-1861-Burnley-5-Little-Marsden.txt
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Smithy Holme, Stonesdale, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Age: 11
  • Birthplace: Grinton, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG10-4872-6-5:  F1  F2  T2
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1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: Aygill, Angram, Yorkshire
  • Age: 21
  • Occupation: Farm servant (indoor)
  • Birthplace: Stonesdale, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG11-4877-14-8:  F3  F4  T3
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1887-07-05 Marriage
Jemima Fawcett (1848 - 1905)
  • Place: St Mary, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Age: 27
  • Abode: Aygill, Angram, Yorkshire
  • Occupation: Farm servant
  • Witness: Thomas Metcalfe
  • Witness: Phillis Alderson
  • freebmd:  T4
  • familysearch:  Link
  • Parish register:  F5  T5
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: Thwaite, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Age: 31
  • Occupation: Farmer
  • Birthplace: Muker, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG12-4034-10-1:  F6  F7  T6
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1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: Thwaite, Muker, Yorkshire
  • Age: 41
  • Occupation: Farmer
  • Birthplace: Muker, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG13-4607-12-3:  F8  F9  T7
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1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: Halfway House, Hawes, Yorkshire
  • Age: 50
  • Occupation: Estate labourer on Lord Wharncliffe's estate
  • Birthplace: Muker, Yorkshire
  • Census record RG14-PN29446-RD540-SD2-ED2-SN15:  F10  F11  F12  T8
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abt.1927-02 Death
  • freebmd:  T9


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
METCALFE, RICHARD  BUTSON
GRO Reference: 1860  M Quarter in REETH UNION  Volume 09D  Page 497
        
T2
1871 census RG10 piece 4872 folio 6 page 5

Civil Parish or Township of  Muker
City or Municipal Borough of  [blank]
Municipal Ward of  [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of  [blank]
Town of  [blank]
Village or Hamlet, &c, of  East & West Stonsdale
Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of  [blank]
Ecclesiastical District of  [Grinton struck out] Muker

Schedule 16  Smithy Holme

Richard Metcalfe  Head       Widr  71    Farmer of 30 Acres  Yorkshire, Grinton
Jane Metcalfe     Daur       Unm     39  Farmers Daughter    Yorkshire, Grinton
Richard Metcalfe  Grand Son  Unm   21    Farm Servant        Yorkshire, Grinton
Richard Metcalfe  Grand Son        11    Scholar             Yorkshire, Grinton
Thomas Metcalfe   Grand Son        9     Scholar             Lancashire, Brierfield

Transcribed from NRYRG10_4872_4875-0015.jpg by dh

        
T3
1881 census RG11 piece 4877 folio 14 page 8

Civil Parish or Township of  Muker
City or Municipal Borough of  [blank]
Municipal Ward of  [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of  [blank]
Town or Village or Hamlet of  Angram
Urban Sanitary District of  [blank]
Rural Sanitary District of  Reeth
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of  Muker St Mary

Schedule 41   Aygill

John A Fawcett    Head    Unm  30     Farmer 155 acres employs 1 man  Yorks, Muker, Aygill
Alice Fawcett     Mother  W       70  Housekeeper                     Yorks, Muker, Aygill
Jemima Fawcett    Sister  Unm     33  Domestic Servant                Yorks, Muker, Aygill
Margaret Fawcett  Sister  Unm     28  Dressmaker                      Yorks, Muker, Aygill
Thomas F Coates   Nephew       3                                      Yorks, Muker, Keld
Richard Metcalfe  Serv    Unm  21     Farm Serv indoor                Yorks, Muker, Stonsdale

Transcribed from NRYRG11_4876_4882-0181.jpg by dh

        
T4
Marriages Sep 1887
FAWCETT   Jemima     Reeth  9d 887
Metcalfe  Richard    Reeth  9d 887
        
T5
Page 169.  1887.  Marriage solemnized at District Church in the Chapelry of Muker in the County of York.
No. 337  July 5th 1887
Richard Metcalfe  27  Bachelor  Farm servant  Aygill, Angram  Henry Metcalfe  Miner
Jemima Fawcett    38  Spinster                Aygill, Angram  Thomas Fawcett  Farmer

Married in the District Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England,
by License by me, J P Nicholson Incumbent

This Marriage   {  Richard Metcalfe  }  in the    {  Thomas Metcalfe
was solemnized  {                    }  Presence  {
between us,     {  Jemima Fawcett    }  of us,    {  Phillis Alderson
        
T6
1891 census RG12 piece 4034 folio 10 page 1

Administrative County of  Yorkshire NR
Civil Parish of  Muker
Municipal Borough of  [blank]
Municipal Ward of  [blank]
Urban Sanitary District of  [blank]
Town or Village or Hamlet of Thwaite
Rural Sanitary District of  Reeth
Parliamentary Borough or Division of  Richmond
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of  St Mary's

Schedule 3   Thwaite Village

Richard Metcalfe     Head  M  31     Farmer  _ _ X  Yorks; Muker
Jemima Metcalfe      Wife  M     43                 Yorks; Muker
Mary Alice Metcalve  Daur        3

Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-4034-10-1.jpeg by dh


        
T7
1901 census RG13 piece 4607 folio 12 page 3

Administrative County  York
Civil Parish of  Muker
Ecclesiastical Parish of  Muker St Mary
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of  [blank]
Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of  [blank]
Rural District of  Reeth
Parliamentary Borough or Division of  Richmond
Town or Village or Hamlet of  Thwaite

Schedule 17  Thwaite

Richard Metcalfe  Head  M  41     Farmer  -  -  Yorkshire Muker
Jemima Metcalfe   Wife  M     53                Yorkshire Muker
May A Metcalfe    Daur  S     13                Yorkshire Muker

Transcribed from YRKRG13_4606_4610-0155.jpg by dh

        
T8
1911 census RG14 PN29446 RD540 SD2 ED2 SN15

Registration District      540
Registration Sub-District  2   Hawes
Enumeration District       2

Mr Thomas George Metcalfe
Halfway  Hawes

Schedule 15

Thomas George Metcalfe  Head           28    Married              House joiner & wheelwright                                Employer    Yorks Hawes
Mary Alice Metcalfe     Wife             23  Married Under 1 1 0                                                                        Yorks Muker
                                                     one
Nora Margaret Metcalfe  Daughter         4 mths                                                                                         Yorks Hawes
Richard Metcalfe        Father-in-law  50                         Estate labourer               Lord Wharncliffes's Estate  Worker      Yorks Muker

Enumerator HB    2 Males  2 Females  4 Persons     Three rooms. Signed  Thomas George Metcalfe
                                                                        Halfway Houses, Hawes, S.O

Transcribed from rg14_29446_0030_03.jpg and rg14_29446_0029_03.jpg by dh

        
T9
Deaths Mar 1927
Metcalfe   Richard   67   Aysgarth   9d  1040
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image NRYRG10_4872_4875-0015.jpg
F2 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4872-6-5-RichardMetcalfe.text
F3 Image NRYRG11_4876_4882-0181.jpg
F4 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4877-14-8-Fawcett.text
F5 Image gbprs_yorkshire_13-0743_gb-yor_parish-registers-n-pr-muk-1-13-1537-1900_00170.jpg
F6 Image Census-1891-RG12-4034-10-1.jpeg
F7 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-4034-10-1-Metrcalfe.text
F8 Image YRKRG13_4606_4610-0155.jpg
F9 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-4607-12-3-Metcalfe.text
F10 Image rg14_29446_0030_03.jpg
F11 Image rg14_29446_0029_03.jpg
F12 Transcript Census-1911-RG14-PN29446-RD540-SD2-ED2-SN15.text


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