Individual Notes
Note for: Sarah Lee, 1800 - JAN 1838 Index
Burial:
Date: 21 JAN 1838
Place: Saint Lawrences Church, Rhuddlan
Individual Notes
Note for: William Scholes, 1770 - DEC 1856 Index
Baptism:
Date: 4 NOV 1770
Place: St Lawrences's Ch, Rhuddlan
Christening:
Date: 4 NOV 1770
Place: Hatfield Parish near Doncaster, West Riding Yorkshire, England
Occupation:
Place: Cordwainer
Burial:
Date: 25 DEC 1856
Individual Note: WILLIAM SCHOLES, THE ELDER (b.1770):
William, the third son of Richard Scholes of Hatfield, married Catherine Wood (b.1775) at St Lawrence's Church in 1795. Catherine was the daughter of William Wood, a farmer of Park Lane, Hatfield. From census listings in 1851 it seems likely that William and Catherine lived next door to the miller, William Holmes and his family, in Lings Lane (Figure 5). The cottage may have been the family home of William's parents, Richard and Elizabeth, although this is conjecture.
William's occupation is shown in the parish register as "cordwainer", a worker in leather (pron. cord'ner). He is not listed a shoemaker in Pigott's National Commercial Directory 1834 but White's History, Gazetteer and Directory 1837-38 shows: "Schoales Wm, Boot and Shoe Maker, Lings".
There were two sons of the marriage.
William (b.1796) , married Sarah Lee, see below.
John (b.1798), married Elizabeth Payne at Hatfield in 1824; this Elizabeth may have been born at Aberford in 1804, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Pain or Payne. There were two sons and three girls.
William the elder must have later fallen on hard times: Ben Brown, in "Robert Forster's Charity", records the poor men who were provided "on Michaelmas day in every year" with coats and other clothing (including boots and shoes). Wm Scoales of Hatfield received a linen coat in 1846 and again in 1847, but in 1847 William is listed (possibly in error) as living in Hatfield Woodhouse.
The coats provided by the Charity cost about £1 which would have been a substantial sum in those days, certainly more than a week's earnings for a tradesman; they were presumably heavy-fabric garments to keep the old men warm during the winter months. The selection of recipients was made by the Trustees having satisfied "themselves in each case that the recipients are, in respect of poverty and character, deserving of help". Beneficiaries were supposed not to receive a gift "oftener than once in three years".
Wm Scoles (of Hatfield) again received gifts in 1849 and 1853. In the 1851 Census, he is enumerated as "a pauper, aged 80", living at The Lings, Hatfield. Catherine died in 1837, age 62; William in 1856, aged 86.
Individual Notes
Note for: Catherine Wood, Abt 1775 - 2 NOV 1837 Index
Burial:
Date: NOV 1837
Place: Hatfield Parish near Doncaster, West Riding Yorkshire, England
Individual Notes
Note for: Richard Scholes, Chr. 3 APR 1734 - 10 JUN 1805 Index
Christening:
Date: 3 APR 1734
Place: Saint Michaels, Brodsworth Parish, West Riding Yorkshire, England
Occupation:
Place: Labourer
Event:
Type: Address (2)
Place: The Lings, Rhuddlan
Burial:
Date: 12 JUN 1805
Individual Note: RICHARD SCHOLES OF HATFIELD (b.1734)
Richard, the son of Thomas Scholes of Brodsworth, moved to Hatfield possibly to work on a farm, probably about 1750. He married Elizabeth Thorpe {or Thorp} (b.1732 in Marr) at St Lawrence's Church in Hatfield in 1758. Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Thorpe (or Thorp) and Anne Mattson of Marr, a village one mile south of Pickburn. It is possible, however, that Elizabeth's family moved to Kirk Bramwith and that she was baptised a second time in that parish in 1748.
Richard and Elizabeth lived at The Lings, a part of Hatfield that stands on its own, off the A18, to the south of the township on the road to Carr Side. Richard is listed by John Simpson in "The Inhabitants of the Parish of Hatfield 1784" as a "labourer, Hatfield. A cottage and garding (sic)". (The purpose of Simpson's listing is not known but may have been concerned with poor law rates.)
The 1851 census lists 17 dwellings in The Lings. Figure 4 shows Lings Lane in the early 1900s and Figure 5 the windmill and a neighbouring cottage also in Lings Lane. Almost all the old houses have now been demolished and replaced by new houses but the 4-storey brick tower of the mill still stands but sadly without its cap and sails.
The family consisted of Richard, Thomas, William and John; and Catherine or Gatty, Anne, Mary and Elizabeth.
We have no information about Richard (b.1766), the eldest son.
The second son, Thomas (b.1768), married Martha Fenton at Hatfield in 1795 and lived at Carr Side. Their family consisted of Thomas and William, and Mary, Jane, Hannah and Anne.
Thomas and Martha's son, William (b.1796), married Elizabeth Beach in Armthorpe in 1819 and lived at Holmewood, on the edge of Armthorpe (now part of Doncaster). William and Elizabeth's children were Thomas, Ann (b.1823) and Hannah.
Laura Raybould, formerly of Mexbrough now living in Gloucestershire, is a direct descendant of Ann's daughter, Anne Elizabeth Scholes (b.1847), who married Robert Cockles, a waterman, in Doncaster in 1867. Laura is researching the descendants of Thomas and Martha.
Thomas and Martha's youngest daughter, Anne (b.1805), married Thomas Singelton in Armthorpe in 1826; in 1841 they were enumerated as living in Hatfield Woodhouse with their seven children.
Richard and Elizabeth's third son, William (b.1770), married Catherine Wood, see below.
The youngest son, John (b.1777), was a gunner in the Royal Navy; he is described in the 1851 Census as a "superannuated gunner, aged 73". John married Elizabeth (b.1776) of Otley but we have no record of the date.
White's History, Gazetteer and Directory 1837-38 has an entry for "Schoales John, Gent., Hatfield Woodhouse." Retired persons and officers often took the title 'gentleman'.
John and his wife are buried in Hatfield churchyard in a grave close to that of John's parents with the inscription on the gravestone:
"In memory of John Schoales R.N. of Hatfield Woodhouse who died October 7th 1854 aged 77 years. Also Elizabeth widow of the above who died December 28th 1856 aged 80 years."
In the Hatfield PR John is stated to have been buried on 2 October 1854 (which seems a little premature).
Richard and Elizabeth's eldest daughter, Gatty or Catherine (b.1832), married Joseph Watson at Marr in 1794. Joseph was a labourer and lived at The Lings in Hatfield; there were at least ten children.
We have no information about Anne (b.1762).
The third daughter, Elizabeth (b.1766), married Thomas Burkinshaw or Burkinshire at Hatfield in 1794.
The youngest daughter, Mary (b.1773), married William Smeaton, a farmer, in Doncaster in 1792. Mary Smeaton, "farmer's widow, age 77", is enumerated in the 1851 Census as living in Hatfield.
Richard Scholes of Hatfield and his wife, Elizabeth, are buried in Hatfield churchyard; the headstone is inscribed:
"Here lies the body of Richard Scholes of Hatfield who died on the 10th June 1805 aged 71 years. Also Elizabeth Scholes relict to the above who died the 1st May 1818 aged 85 years."