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WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900

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Survey of Fields in Ireton Wood

Joan Wheeldon writes "1881 - copy of an old Ireton Wood survey which one of my Wheeldon ancestors did - unfortunately I have no idea of the date of the survey, only when it was copied". The 17 pages give a lot of information about fields around Ireton Wood, fieldnames, areas (in Acres, Roods and Perches), Names of proprietor, Number on Plan, and Names of Occupiers. Some of the fieldnames are delightful.
Fields 1 to 218 are all mentioned, except for 25,46,61 and 191,
distributed among 35 named occupiers, total area 802 acres,
average occupation 22.9 acres.

01

          Fieldnames 01
     ALLSOPP Robert
15 Kiln Croft
17 Hams
16 Small quantity adjoining do,
    supposed in Biggin
19 Nurse Close
20 Cow Close
21 Bottoms
22 Green stubble
23 Mrs Marys Close
26 Homestead Meadow at House and Yard
27 Homestead and Orchard
28 Day Yard
30 Upper Croft
     BROWN Henery
101 Bole Fields

02

          Fieldnames 02
     BLACKWALL John
141 Clay Sitch Close
142 Holly Piece
    Plantation adjoining Do df in Mark
143 Far end oth Cliff or Wilcockson's Hills
    Plantation adjoining Do marked b
    Do marked C
144 Five Lands
149 Neather Flat
150 Upper Flat
153 Broad Doles
154 Great Riddings
    Plantation in Do marked S
    Do marked h
    Do marked i
173 Great Blackwall Carr
174 Croft and Well Croft
175 Yard Gardens Orchard Homestead
176 Paddock
177 Old Lands

03

          Fieldnames 03
     BLACKWALL John
178 Neather part of Gorsey Hill
179 Upper Loads
180 New Meadow
181 Middle Loads
    Plantation adjoining Do marked m
182 Upper Meadow
183 Court Meadow
    Plantation adjoining Do marked J
184 Neather Loads
185 Neather Meadow
    Plantation adjoining Do marked n
186 Little Smith Field
187 Great Smith Field
    Plantation adjoining Do marked o
188 Shettery Field
    Plantation adjoining Do marked p
     BROWN Matthew
163 Neather Gate field
166 Middle Gate Field
167 Upper Gate Field

04

          Fieldnames 04
     BAINBRIDGE Robert
189 New Long Close
190 Ox Pasture
    Plantations adjoining Do g=057 r=256
192 Great Close
193 New Close
194 Long Close
195 Four Acres
196 Far Close
197 Far Mill Fields
198 Near Mill Fields
199 Meadow
200 Close at House
201 Rick yard Homestead Gardens etc
    Plantation adjoining Do marked t
202 Garden Close
    Garden in West Corner of Do
    Plantation adjoining Do marked u

05

          Fieldnames 05
     BAINBRIDGE Robert
203 Thistley Lands
204 Far Brown Hill
205 Near Brown Hill
206 Mill Field
207 Butchers Close
208 Triangle Close
209 Thickett
    Plantation adjoining Do marked v
210 Close above Thickett
211 Square Close
212 Close at east side Thickett
213 Holly Piece
214 Smith Ridden Dale
215 Pen Car
216 Close above Holly Piece
217 Brown Hill Bottom
218 Great Brown Hill Bottom
    Plantation adjoining Do marked w

06

          Fieldnames 06
     BAINBRIDGE John
12  Bean Close
13  Pasture
31  Homestead and 2 Orchards
32  Porket Meadow
33  Barn yard Meadow
34  Lammas Leys
35  Court Close
37  Close above Court
38  Wood Close
39  Upper Close next Leeches
45  Broad Meadow
     BEESTON Joseph
102 Croft
103 Long Close
42  Hanging Acre
57  Homestead
58  Little Meadow
59  Jenny Field

07

          Fieldnames 07
     BEESTON Joseph
94a In Mill meadow
94b    do
94c    do
94d    do
94e    do
94f    do
94g Wood
98  Carr Close
98a Carr
99  Close next Carr
97  Close next Woods House
100 Close next Bole Field
104 Long Brookwalls
    Paul Carr adjoining do
105 Broad Brookwalls
106 Pingle
     CAULTON Daniel
    Two Mill Lands

08

          Fieldnames 08
     DEAN Samuel
18  Meadow
     DEAN John
145 Long Badger Flatt
146 Great and Little Stareat 
         Closes
148 Great Badger Flatt
151 Upper and Nether Hills 
    and Lane
152 Orchard and Croft
169 Cumberhill Close
170 Upper Lane Sheet Hole
    near Carr Meadow and
    Carr Top
171 Neather Lane and Wood
172 Upper Lane
     DEAVILE William
25  Meadow
69  Homestead

09

          Fieldnames 09
     FORD John
107 Gibridding Close
108 Gibridding Wood
     HALLOWAY George
123 Dams
124 Meadow and Upper Orchard
125 Homestead
126 Upper and Neather Paddock
127 Round Hill
128 Horse Close
129 Piece above the Gate
130 Rye Close
131 High Field and Short do
132 Wagerley Close and Great
    Holbrook
    Carr adjoining Do, on North East 
     HEAPY Samuel

10

          Fieldnames 10
     HILL Nathaniel
76  Townfield Land
77  Upper Townfield
78  Neather Townfield
     HUTCHINSON Samuel
43  Broad Meadow Head
50  Sitch Yard
51  Homestead
52  Sprang Close
138 Homestead and 3 Closes
     HEAPY John
60  Kid Lands
55  Homestead and Croft
56  Croft
83  Little Meadow Close
     JAMES Northage James
63  Rye Grass Close
64  Homestead

11

          Fieldnames 11
     JAMES Northage James
65  Oliver Croft
66  Horse Pasture
67  Deal Hazzle Close
70  Great Meadow
71  Neather Meadow
62  Over Fook?
     LITCHFIELD Alice
162 Gate Field Bottoms
164 Orchard
165 Middle Piece
     MART John
134 Wingley Close
135 Wingley Close
136 Blackwall Hill
137 Upper and Neather Meadow

12

          Fieldnames 12
     MOORE John
8   Homestead and Upper Meadow
9   Pingle
10  Nirey Gap Close
11  Neather Meadow
     NORTH William
1   Dare Cross and Ash Close
2   Homestead and Orchard
3   Potter Close and Square Yard
4   Wheat Flatt and Nether
    Lime Close
5   Wheat Close
6   Bean Close
7   Upper Lime Close
72  Middle and Neather
    Sherburn Closes
73  Upper Sherburn Close

13

          Fieldnames 13
     PICKERING Samuel
54  Homestead and Croft
74  Upper and Neather Townfield
75  Upper Townfield
     POYSER William
109 Rye Grass Close
110 Court Close
111 Little Meadow
112 Pasture Close
113 Near Pasture Close
114 Homestead and Great Meadow
     SMITH William
47  Garden or Paddock
     SMITH Thomas
48  Allsopps Croft
53  Homestead

14

          Fieldnames 14
133 Simpson Nr Hillside
14  Townland
     TAYLOR William
88  Great Meadow
89  Deaf Hazzles
90  Deaf Hazzles Bottoms
91  Deaf Hazzle Close
    and Homestead
92  Deaf Hazzle Piece
     WAYNE Robert
139 Long Meadow
140 Barley Half Acre

147 Holbrook Close
    Fish Pond North of Do
    Plantation adjoining Do (d)
       Do                   (e)

15

          Fieldnames 15
     WOODAS John
159 Briers Close
160 Briers Close
161 Briers Close
    Plantation adjoining Do marked k
     WHEELDON Sarah
155 Far Carr Meadow
156 Lovley Close
157 Broad Meadow
158 Briers Close
168 Sheep Hills
     WOOD James
95  Neather Wood Close
96  Far Wood Close
     WILLATT Joseph
29  Meadow and Rope Croft
49  Homestead
D1  Part of Ole Oak South
    Side next Iretonwood
D2  Hole Oak

16

          Fieldnames 16
     WALKER Samuel
115 Upper Rake Close
116 Wet Piece
117 Robins Close
118 Robins Close
119 Homestead and Orchard
120 Barn Close
121 Carr Meadow
122 Close below
     WALKER William
36  Silcott Lands
44  Bay Cliff
40  Mill Lands
41  Mill Lands

17

          Fieldnames 17
     WILCOCKSON John
93  Mill Field and Bottom
79  Town Field
80  Upper Barton Close
81  Neather Barton Close
85  Neather Deaf Hazzles
    Leys
86  Bottoms
87  Upper Deaf Hazzles
    Leys
84  Long Close
     WALKER Robert
24  Long Close
68  Homestead
82  Bridge Meadow

1881 Thomas Wheeldon

Thomas Wheeldon's signature

Thomas WHEELDON

                    1776            1783
                    John    1810?   Hannah
                    HEAPY=====V=====X
                    1847      |     1866
                              |
                       |------|----|
                       |           |
   1816               1816        1811
   Edwin      1843    Mary        John
   WHEELDON=====v=====HEAPY       1887
   1866         |     1897
                |
 |------|-------|----------|
 |      |       |          |
1847   1852    1854       1858
John   Edwin   Thomas     Richard
Heapy  1914    WHEELDON   1917
1859           1933
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1911 Census for Lower Biggin, Derbyshire
Thomas  WHEELDON  Head  Single  M  57  1854  Derby Ireton Wood  Farm Labourer
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1901 Census
#74---Biggin, Cottage---[Biggin]---
Bg24a Thomas WHEELDON Head S 47  M  Ordinary ag labourer  Ireton Wood
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1891 Census
#19------(4 rooms)---[Biggin]---
Bg19a Mary   WHEELDON  Head  W 75  F  Living on own means   Ireton Wood
Bg19b Thomas WHEELDON  Son   S 37  M                        Ireton Wood
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1881 Census
#20---Ireton Wood---[Ireton Wood]---(RG11-3420-12-p4)
Iw20a  Mary    WHEELDON  Head W 65  F  Farmer of 5.5 acres   Ireton Wood
Iw20b  Edwin   WHEELDON  Son  U 29  M  Ag lab                Ireton Wood
Iw20c  Thomas  WHEELDON  Son  U 27  M  Ag lab                Ireton Wood
Iw20d  John    HEAPY     Bro  U 70  M                        Ireton Wood   blind for 37 years
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1871 Census
#12---Ireton Wood Village---[Ireton Wood]---
Iw12a  Mary     WHEELDON  Head  W 55  F  Farmer of 55 acres    Ireton Wood
Iw12b  John     HEAPY     Bro   U 60  M  Annuitant             Ireton Wood  blind
Iw12c  Edwin    WHEELDON  Son   U 19  M  Farmers son           Ireton Wood
Iw12d  Thomas   WHEELDON  Son   U 17  M  Farmers son           Ireton Wood
Iw12e  Richard  WHEELDON  Son     13  M  Farmers son           Ireton Wood
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1861 Census
#27-------[Ireton Wood]---
Iw27a  Edwin    WHEELDON  Head    M 45  M  Farmer of 56 acres    Ireton Wood
Iw27b  Mary     WHEELDON  Wife    M 45  F  Farmers wife          Ireton Wood 
Iw27c  Edwin    WHEELDON  Son       9   M  Scholar               Ireton Wood
Iw27d  Thomas   WHEELDON  Son       7   M  Scholar               Ireton Wood
Iw27e  Richard  WHEELDON  Son       3   M                        Ireton Wood
Iw27f  Hannah   HEAPY     Moth iL W 78  F  Retired farmer        Kirk Ireton
Iw27g  John     HEAPY     Bro iL  U 50  M                        Ireton Wood  Blind
Iw27h  Stephen  PICKERING Servant U 18  M  Carter                Kirk Ireton
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1851 Census
#007------[Ireton Wood]---
Iw07a  Hannah  HEAPY     Head   W  68  F   Farmer of 30 acres  Kirk Ireton   Empl 1 lab
Iw07b  John    HEAPY     Son    U  40  M   Farmers son         Ireton Wood
Iw07c  Mary    WHEELDON  Dau    M  35  F   Farmers dau empl at Ireton Wood   Home
Iw07d  Edwin   WHEELDON  Son iL M  32  M   Employed on farm    Ireton Wood
Iw07e  John H  WHEELDON  Gson      4   M                       Ireton Wood
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1841 Census
------[Ireton Wood]---(p4, Ireton Wood, district 12, HO 107/198/2)---
Iw18a  John    HEAPY  65  m  Y  Farmer
Iw18b  Hannah  HEAPY  55  f  Y
Iw18c  John    HEAPY  30  m  Y
Iw18d  Mary    HEAPY  25  f  Y
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1885 Emigration Timeline

APRIL---------------------------------------------
22 Sailed from Liverpool on SS Helvetia
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MAY-----------------------------------------------
01
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10 Arrived at New York
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14 Arrived Winnipeg, Manitoba
14 Letter to mother
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27 Came to Nortens at $17 a month wages
Part payment $2 for board & lodging
$6 owing
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JUNE----------------------------------------------
01 Letter to mother
Letter to Richard
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07 Letter to Edwin
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12 Norton Sowed oats
13 Set potatoes
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JULY----------------------------------------------
01
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21 by rail from Winipeg
Winipeg-Liverpool $46
22 by rail from St Pauls
23 by rail from Chicago
24 by rail from Toronto
by rail from Montreal Junction
25 Arrive Quebec
Sailed from Quebec on Parisian
26 326 miles
27 323 miles
28 333 miles
29 322 miles
30 328 miles
31 320 miles
AUGUST--------------------------------------------
01 318 miles
Arrived Liverpool

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