[WED]Stook House & Rose Farm.
Mathew Duckett
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Thu, 23 Dec 2004 15:19:05 -0000
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I know Stook House very well it is an isolated small-holding near some =
of my land. When I was a child it was coccupied by three maiden ladies =
named Tucker. It is now owned by the daughter and son in law of my =
neighbour.
Rose Farm is in a hamlet of Mark called Yarrow, I hardly ever go there =
so I can't say I know it.
The following are extracts from a book called "Mark, a Somerset moorland =
village" by Pamela M. Slocombe.
Stook House.
Plot 758 on TA. Called Stew House on maps of 1817 & 1822. Situated on =
the Shipham Rhine (a large man made ditch) & the Mark Yeo (a larger man =
made ditch). One of the few houses regularly named in documents and =
printed sources.
1808 Thomas Wall of Stook House died.
1849 TA. owner Hannah Batt, occupier George Wall.
1849 will of Hannah Batt proved.
1861-1866 D. George Wall.
1872 D. George Toogood.
1883 D. George Wall, farmer, Little Moor (area where the house is =
situated).
1906-7 PC. George Wall.
1914-1919 D. Walter Sheppard, farmer.
1913-1939 D. Herbert Tucker, farmer.
Miss Tucker died c. 1996. family came from Mudgley, related to Percy =
Drake, baker.
House being re-roofed and renovated 1997.
Rose Farm.
Plot 731 on TA. Brick, end on to road.
1841 TA. owner/occupier Thomas West.
1844 ER. Thomas West, freehold house and land, Yarrow, occupied by self.
1851 C. Thomas West, aged74, farmer of 14 acres.
1861-83 D. perhaps Mark Wall, farmer , Yarrow.
1873 owners of land Mark Wall 25a 2r 11p (area of land).
1881 C. perhaps Mark Wall, aged 64, farmer of 15 acres.
1889 D. perhaps Mrs. Mark Wall, farmer Yarrow.
1889-1897 D. George Wall, farmer, Yarrow (after Stook House).
1923-1931 D. George Wall (had two sons who went to USA and returned, =
niece Florrie kept house JS).
1937-1939 D. Frank Wall, farmer Rose Farm.
1960s (cutting) Frank Webber.
1989 for sale with 19 acres, Mr & Mrs E.F. Webber retiring.
The initials in capital letters refer to sources of information.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I know Stook House very well it is an =
isolated=20
small-holding near some of my land. When I was a child it was coccupied =
by three=20
maiden ladies named Tucker. It is now owned by the daughter and son in =
law of my=20
neighbour.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rose Farm is in a hamlet of Mark called =
Yarrow, I=20
hardly ever go there so I can't say I know it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The following are extracts from a book =
called=20
"Mark, a Somerset moorland village" by Pamela M. Slocombe.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Stook House.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Plot 758 on TA. Called Stew House on =
maps of 1817=20
& 1822. Situated on the Shipham Rhine (a large man made ditch) & =
the=20
Mark Yeo (a larger man made ditch). One of the few houses regularly =
named in=20
documents and printed sources.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1808 Thomas Wall of Stook House =
died.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1849 TA. owner Hannah Batt, occupier =
George=20
Wall.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1849 will of Hannah Batt =
proved.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1861-1866 D. George Wall.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1872 D. George Toogood.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1883 D. George Wall, farmer, Little =
Moor (area=20
where the house is situated).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1906-7 PC. George Wall.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1914-1919 D. Walter Sheppard, =
farmer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1913-1939 D. Herbert Tucker, =
farmer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Miss Tucker died c. 1996. family came =
from Mudgley,=20
related to Percy Drake, baker.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>House being re-roofed and renovated=20
1997.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rose Farm.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Plot 731 on TA. Brick, end on to =
road.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1841 TA. owner/occupier Thomas =
West.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1844 ER. Thomas West, freehold house =
and land,=20
Yarrow, occupied by self.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1851 C. Thomas West, aged74, farmer of =
14=20
acres.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1861-83 D. perhaps Mark Wall, farmer ,=20
Yarrow.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1873 owners of land Mark Wall 25a 2r =
11p (area of=20
land).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1881 C. perhaps Mark Wall, aged =
64, farmer of=20
15 acres.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1889 D. perhaps Mrs. Mark Wall, =
farmer=20
Yarrow.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1889-1897 D. George Wall, farmer, =
Yarrow (after=20
Stook House).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1923-1931 D. George Wall (had two sons =
who went to=20
USA and returned, niece Florrie kept house JS).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1937-1939 D. Frank Wall, farmer Rose=20
Farm.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1960s (cutting) Frank =
Webber.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1989 for sale with 19 acres, Mr & =
Mrs E.F.=20
Webber retiring.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The initials in capital letters refer =
to sources of=20
information.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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