Kerfies, Cleggies and all that.
Level Houses
These were basic thatched cottages in Hurst. For a long time, I didn't know where they were because they are not marked on old maps and they have long since changed their name. Then I came across the photo below in the book "A History Of the Manor and Lead Mines of Marrick, Swaledale" by L. O, Tyson, and immediately recognised the location.
A lot of our relations lived in these cottages during the 1800s. They are very conveniently placed for a short walk to work for lead miners. Queen's Level is just across the road and other shafts and workings are close by. The buildings still stand but they are no longer thatched and the windows have been enlarged. They are possibly holiday rentals now.
Level Houses residents
Here is a list of relations who have lived or stayed at Level Houses at some time or other.
| Name | Lifespan |
|---|---|
| George Hillary | b. MAYBE 1791, d. 27 Apr 1851 |
| Susanah Garthwaite | b. PROB 1792, d. Dec 1826 |
| Margaret March | b. PROB 1832 |
| John March | b. Abt 1786, d. Abt Nov 1839 |
| Mary Siddale | b. 29 Mar 1797, d. 1826 |
| Sarah Hird | b. Abt 1799 |
| Eleanor Frankland | b. 1813, d. 1873 |
| John Hillary | b. 1816, d. 26 May 1885 |
| Faith Hodgson | b. Abt 1818, d. 17 Mar 1904 |
| Jemima March | b. 1818, d. 8 Jul 1891 |
| George Hillary | b. 1819, d. 12 Jan 1880 |
| John March | b. Bef 20 Jan 1821, d. Abt May 1822 |
| Catherine Dolphin | b. Abt 1822 |
| William Hillary | b. 1822, d. 1860 |
| John Thomas March | b. Abt 1823, d. 1865 |
| Thomas March | b. Abt 1825, d. Abt Jul 1825 |
| Mary March | b. Abt 1826 |
| Elizabeth March | b. Abt 1828, d. 1895 |
| Ann Hillary | b. 1828, d. 1852 |
| Nicholas Haykin | b. 1838, d. 1886 |
| David Hillary | b. 1839, d. Jul 1839 |
| John Dolphin | b. Abt 1841, d. 1889 |
| Mary Haykin | b. Abt 1844 |
| George Dolphin | b. Abt 1845 |
| Jane Haykin | b. Abt 1848 |
| Guy Dolphin | b. Abt 1848 |
| John Haykin | b. Abt 1850 |
| Isobella Guy | b. Abt 1859 |