A-Z of people in and around Thixendale
This section is about the people associated with the village in the past.
| Surname | Forename | Links | Detail |
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| Adams | David ( – 1896) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Adams | Eliza ( – 1886) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Adams | Eliza ( – 1893) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Adams | May Jane ( – 1891) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Adamson | Alice ( – 1876) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Adamson | Charlotte Annie ( – 1871) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Adamson | Mary Jane ( – 1873) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Andrew | Hannah ( – 1885) | Buried in the churchyard. Hannah’s father was the Station Master at Wharram le Street. | |
| Andrew | Tom | Tailor and Church Organist. Parents John and Amy buried at Wharram le Street. | |
| Andrews | John | Leader and trainer of the brass band (cornet) 1890s. Church organist. | |
| Atkinson | Henry ( – 1956) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Atkinson | Kate ( – 1956) | Wife of Henry? Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Baker | Phoebe ( – 1957) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Banks | Jane ( – 1882) | Wife of Robert? Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Banks | Robert ( – 1885) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Barlow | Charles ( – 1886) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Barlow | Harriet ( – 1887) | Wife of Charles? Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bell | Ann (1806 – ) | Wife of Anthony. Born in 1806 in Ancaster, Yorkshire. Listed in the 1841 & 1851 Census reports for Thixendale. Mother of William. Thanks to Del Cunningham. | |
| Bell | Anthony (1807 – ) | Husband of Ann. Born in 1807 in Langton, Yorkshire. Listed in the 1841 & 1851 Census reports for Thixendale. Father of William. Thanks to Del Cunningham. | |
| Bell | Charles Edward ( – 1871) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bell | George (1892 -) | At the school circa 1898. Nephew of Mary (Bell)/Wood. | |
| Bell | Harry ( – 1874) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bell | Richard William ( – 1892) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bell | Margaret (1839 – 1899) | Wife of William. Born in 1839 in Youlthorpe, Yorkshire. Parents Robert and Sarah Holliday, who resided in Youlthorpe (farmer) and Fangfoss (Agric. Labourer). Moved to Fangfoss with her parents in 1850 ca. Died age 62. Buried in the churchyard. Mother of Robert Bell. Thanks to Del Cunningham. 
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| Bell | Mary (1876 – 1936) | Daughter of William/Margaret Bell. Later Mary Wood. | |
| Bell | Polly | Daughter of William | |
| Bell | Robert Arthur (1856 – 1914) | Born in 1856 in Thixendale to William and Margaret Bell as Robert Anthony Bell. Robert joined the British Army Medical Corps in 1876 at which point at which point he changed his middle name to ‘Arthur’. He saw active service during the Zulu War (1879); the First Boer War, in particular at Bronckhorst Spruit (December 1880); and in Sudan (mid-1880s). He was honorably discharged in 1896. His wife was Emma Doughty (Gosport) and together they had 5 children. The family moved to Canada in 1909 and settled in British Columbia. Thanks to Del Cunningham.  |
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| Bell | Sarah Ann ( – 1963) | See Sarah Ann Lacy | |
| Bell | Thomas William ( – 1956) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bell | William (1835 – 1896) | Foreman (or ‘hind’) at Manor Farm. Born in 1835, parents Anthony and Ann Bell. Buried in the churchyard. Father of Robert Bell. Married Margaret Holliday in December 1855, at Wharram le Street, Malton, Yorkshire. Thanks to Del Cunningham. 
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| Benson | Frederick ( – 1951) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Benson | Jane | School | One time teacher at the school |
| Benson | Jennie ( – 1979) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bilbrough | Ann (30 Jan 1803 – 1880) | Born in York. Father Thomas Bilbrough (born 1780 approx), mother Sarah Howard (born 1780 approx). Married Thomas Dale 29 December 1828, St Mary Bishophill Junior, York. Witnesses William Bilbrough and Sarah Dalby. According to Tim Owston of York: An interesting women who ended up in York Prison for the suspicious disposal of her baby grandchild, the child of her daughter Catherine . Ann’s husband Thomas Dale/Dales was a bit of an alcoholic. | |
| Bishop | Dorothy Margaret ( – 1933) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bishop | Greta ( – 1936) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Boyes | Alice ( – 1893) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Boyes | Ann Elizanee Pudsey ( – 1943) | Ash Tree Farm | Married to Tom. Buried in the churchyard. |
| Boyes | George (1903 – 1970) | Ash Tree Farm | At the school circa 1909. Son of Tom and Annie. Buried in the churchyard. |
| Boyes | Harry (1892 – 1947?) | At the school circa 1898. Later parson at North Grimston and Wharram. | |
| Boyes | Jimmy | Ash Tree Farm | Lived in Cottage Farm in the 1930s. Shown on the far right in this photo.  |
| Boyes | Joseph | Carpenter circa 1892 | |
| Boyes | Joshua | Wheelwrights | Occupant of the wheelwright and joiner’s shop until 1898. Member of the brass band in the 1890s (euphonium). |
| Boyes | Kate (1899 -) | Ash Tree FarmVillage Pump | At the school circa 1906,1909. Daughter of Tom and Annie. |
| Boyes | Polly ( – 1958) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Boyes | Robert Banks (1897 – 1975) | Ash Tree Farm | At the school circa 1906,1909? Son of Tom and Annie. Buried in the churchyard. |
| Boyes | Tom ( – 1942) | Ash Tree Farm Cottage Farm | Member of the brass band (cornet) 1890s. Buried in churchyard. |
| Boyes | Wilfred ( – 1896) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Boyes | William Hodgson ( – 1903) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bradley Family | Beamer View Cottages | Family lived in Beamer View Cottages (Little Garth) in the early 1900s. | |
| Bradley | Elizabeth ( – 1918) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bradley | George ( – 1886) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bradley | Isaac | At the school circa 1906. | |
| Bradley | John ( – 1939) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bradley | Mary Jane ( – 1886) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bradley | Rufus ( – 1930) | At the school circa 1906,1909. Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bradley | William ( – 1896) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bradley | William ( – 1904) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Bradley | William (1890 – 1945) | At the school circa 1898. Home Guard 1940. Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Braithwaite | Enoch (1837?- 1915) | Manor Farm | Blacksmith to about 1905. His shop was next to the village pump, shown here in the 1880s.  Also registered as grocer in 1892. Buried in the churchyard. |
| Braithwaite | Robert Henry | Manor Farm | Tenant at Manor Farm from 1910 |
| Braithwaite | Madge | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Braithwaite | Mary Elizabeth (1841?- 1931) | Wife of Enoch. Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Braithwaite | Maurice | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Braithwaite | Mona | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Braithwaite | William Percy ( – 1874) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Brayshaw | Edward ( – 1965) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Brayshaw | John (1944 -) | See under Eyre Coates | |
| Brent | Fred ( – 1969) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Brent | Mary Evelyn ( – 1960) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Briggs | Albert | Cross Keys | Cross Keys landlord in 1901 |
| Brown | Arthur ( – 1944) | Cross Keys | Succeeded father William as pub landlord. Buried in churchyard. |
| Brown | Arthur Collings ( – 1974) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Brown | Catherine ( – 1937) | Wife of William? Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Brown | William ( – 1924?) | Cross Keys | Pub landlord in 1913. Buried in the churchyard. |
| Bulmer | Wyn (1929 -) | My name is Wyn Bulmer I was born in Thixendale in 1929 in Jewison Row. My maiden name was Welburn and we lived in the village for several years then moved to a cottage at the Grange. I have a brother, an uncle and aunt buried in the churchyard. I love the village and try to get back as often as possible. I now live near Doncaster. |
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| Burgess | Edith Ellen ( – 1918) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Burgess | Eveline ( – 1890) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Burgess | Florrie | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Burgess | George | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Burgess | Robert | circa 1930. | |
| Burgess | Tom ( – 1946) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Burgess | William ( – 1925) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Butterick | Mary Elizabeth ( – 1874) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Butterick | Robert ( – 1880) | Was wheelwright and joiner in 1857. Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Buxton | Robert Edward ( – 1905) | Buried in the churchyard. | |
| Byass | Robert | Gritts Farm | Gritts (Greets) farm 1892 |
| Chambers | Con (?) | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Chambers | George | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Cartwright | Norman | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Clarke | Richard (circa 1881) | Help | Thought to be stationmaster at Burdale in 1881. He lived then at the station house with his daughters Amelia and Matilda (aged 31 and 19 respectively) and his son Francis M (Frank) aged 21 (his other children had left home by then). Richard may have been a widower at that time as his wife Jane is not mentioned in the 1881 census of the area. |
| Coates | Bridget Louise (nee Cooper) | School | Schoolteacher |
| Coates | Eyre | 47 in 1911. Owned blacksmith’s shop on north side of village pond, seen here in 1906.  This was originally Dennison’s Cottage. Married to Martha. After his death, 2 of his sons , Fred and Harry (better known as Ken) carried on the blacksmith’s business.From John Brayshaw: Eyre & Martha had 13 children. All are now deceased without a male offspring to carry on the Coates name. Most are named below (Not in order of appearance). |
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| Coates | Francis | At the school circa 1909. | |
| Coates | Fred | At the school circa 1919. Son of Eyre and Martha Coates. Left Thixendale in the early 1940s to set up on his own as the blacksmith in Sheriff Hutton and lived in the village of Whenby. He died of cancer in the early 1960s. | |
| Coates | Harry (Ken) ( – 1992) | Son of Eyre and Martha Coates. Carried on the blacksmith’s business, spending one day each week at Kirby Underdale and one day at Bugthorpe, the rest at Thixendale, until he retired as the last blacksmith in Thixendale. Home Guard 1940. Died suddenly in 1992. | |
| Coates | Jack | circa 1930 married schoolteacher Miss Cooper. | |
| Coates | Lilian (1903 – ) | At the school circa 1909. | |
| Coates | Madge | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Coates | Martha | Wife of Eyre Coates.  |
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| Coates | MatthewMatthew | At the school circa 1909. | |
| Coates | Rosie | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Coates | Sarah | At the school circa 1909. (SARAH?) | |
| Cook | Francis | Manor Farm | Tenant at Manor Farm in 1857? |
| Cook | Manor Farm Thixendale Grange | Tenant at Manor Farm from 1890s to 1910. Also referenced at Thixendale Grange in 1892. | |
| Cook | Jonathon | Riggs Farm | Referenced at Riggs Farm in 1892. |
| Craven | Francis ( – 1915) | Son of Thomas Craven. Lived in cottage next to Wheelwrights circa 1910.  Married to Rachel Craven. Agricultural Labourer aged 63 in 1901 census. |
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| Craven | George (1807? – ) | Agricultural labourer aged 53 in 1861 census. Married to Margaret. | |
| Craven | John (1833? – ) | Unmarried carter aged 28 in 1861 census working for George Wright? Son of Thomas Craven? | |
| Craven | John (1847? – ) | Scholar aged 14 in 1861 census. | |
| Craven | Mary (1852? – ) | Scholar aged 9 in 1861 census (living with mother Mary Ann?). | |
| Craven | Mary Ann (1800?- 1872) | Wife of Thomas Craven. Registered as ‘Absent’ Labourers Wife in 1861 census. | |
| Craven | Rachel (nee Crow) (1843 – 1917) | Wife of Francis Craven. Dressmaker. In 1901 and 1911 census. | |
| Craven | Thomas (1799 -20 Jan 1864) | Father of William Craven, Elizabeth Towse and Francis Craven. Also other children? John? Married to Mary Ann. (Info ~flhueys~) Registered as unmarried shepherd in 1861 census working for George Wright? | |
| Craven | William | Son of Thomas Craven. Emigrated to Unites States in October 1853 with his wife Mary and 3 children. (Info ~flhueys~) | |
| Cundell | Martha | Wife of Thomas (below). 1881 census | |
| Cundell | Thomas (1829 – 1896) | Also Cundill. Farmer at grange. 1881 census Possibly son of Wm. Cundall, farmer in 1840. | |
| Cundell | Thomas | Also Cundall. Farmer at grange after father’s (above) death. 1901 census | |
| Cundall | Henry | Son of Thomas (above) 1901 census | |
| Cundall | Lydia | Wife of Thomas (above) 1901 census | |
| Cundall | Martha | Daughter of Thomas (above) 1901 census | |
| Cundall | Nellie | Daughter of Thomas (above) 1901 census | |
| Dale | Ann (19 Apr 1845 -) | Daughter of Thomas and Ann Dale. | |
| Dale | Bessie (17 Sept 1842 -) | Daughter of Thomas and Ann Dale. | |
| Dale | Catharine (1 June 1834 -) | Daughter of Thomas and Ann Dale. Married William Dale (b1825) (possibly fictitious). Son Ingram Dale (b 8 Jan 1854). See also reference under Ann Bilbrough. | |
| Dale | David ( – 1899) | Buried in St Mary’s | |
| Dale | Francis William (1 Sep 1839 – 1890) | Buried in St Mary’s. Son of Thomas and Ann Dale. Francis grew up and became a shoemaker, married a girl from Garton-in-the-Wolds and is recorded in the 1881 census as living in Thixendale. | |
| Dale | Francis ( – 1898) | Buried in St Mary’s | |
| Dale | Henry ( – 1901) | Buried in St Mary’s | |
| Dale | Jack | At the school circa 1906, 1909. | |
| Dale | Jane (3 June 1832 -) | Daughter of Thomas and Ann Dale. | |
| Dale | Jane ( – 1916) | Buried in St Mary’s | |
| Dale | Jane Ann ( – 1932) | Buried in St Mary’s | |
| Dale | John ( – 1938) | Buried in St Mary’s. Member of the brass band 1890s (baritone). | |
| Dale | John ( – 1874) | Buried in St Mary’s | |
| Dale | John Dale ( – 1887) | Buried in St Mary’s | |
| Dale | Lily | At the school circa 1906. | |
| Dale | Mary (2 Mar 1830 -) | Daughter of Thomas and Ann Dale. | |
| Dale | Miriam ( – 1893) | Buried in St Mary’s | |
| Dale | Sarah (12 June 1836 -) | Daughter of Thomas and Ann Dale. | |
| Dale | Thomas (1805 approx – 1872) | Born in Wilberfoss, Thomas Dale married Ann Bilbrough in 1828 and settled in Thixendale. He was a shoemaker 1828 – 1834, then a Publican for a couple of years, then back to shoemaking in 1839. A labourer from 1842 onwards. They had six daughters (Mary, Jane, Catharine, Sarah Bessie, Ann) and one son Francis. Thomas and Ann both died in the 1870’s in Thixendale. | |
| Dale | William Taylor ( – 1885) | Buried in St Mary’s | |
| Dennison | Jane ( – 1905) | Seen in this photo taken in the 1890s.  The cottage was located on the north side of the village pond. It was converted to a blacksmith’s shop in about 1905 by Eyre Coates. |
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| Dennison | Tom ( – 1905) | Son of Jane Dennison. Both seen photo above. | |
| Derbyshire | James | School | Teacher from 1891 until 1901. |
| Fairbank | William Henry | Referenced at Pluckham Farm in 1892. | |
| Fawcett | John Creaker | Referenced at Broadholme Farm in 1892. | |
| Found | Rachel | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Fox | Elizabeth (Bessie) ( – 1916) | Died 1916, aged 74. | |
| Fox | Rev. William (7th April 1832 – 1911) | St. Mary’s Church Sledmere | The Rev. William Henry Fox was the first vicar of St. Mary’s from 1871 to 1911. Born at his parents’ home in Stamford, Lincolnshire. Awarded his Bachelors degree in 1854 and ordained as a deacon at Lincoln the following year. Ordained as a priest in 1856 and received his Masters degree in 1857. First post was as Curate of Beeston, Nottinghamshire from 1858 to1859 and from there to Whitton in Lincolnshire 1859; Radcliffe-on-Trent 1859-1865 and Shelford in Nottinghamshire 1867-1870 before moving north to become the vicar of the village of Thixendale where he remained for the rest of his life. Buried in churchyard.  |
| Galtrey | George | Gills Farm | Referenced at Gills Farm in 1892. |
| Grantham | – | Beamer View Cottages | Family lived in Beamer View in the early 1900s. (Peter Grantham was a tenant in 1919) |
| Grantham | Bertha | At the school circa 1919. Her parents were Peter and Emma Grantham. Emma’s Father was William Williamson, the village tailor who married Sarah Ann Ireland. | |
| Grice | Peter/Petre | Referenced at Fotherdale in 1892 and again in the 1901 census and aged 71 in the 1911 census. | |
| Harben | Edward ( – 1934) | Member of the brass band (tenor horn) 1890s. Buried in churchyard. | |
| Harben | Frank (1862 – 1953) | Village Pump | Member of the brass band (F flat bass, bombardon) 1890s. Buried in churchyard. |
| Harben | Hannah nee Smith. ( – 1957) | Married to Frank Harben. See entry under Hannah Smith. | |
| Harben | Maria ( – 1965) | ||
| Hayton | Ernest | At the school circa 1909. Had only half of his right arm. | |
| Hayton | George | At the school circa 1909. | |
| Hayton | Jack | At the school circa 1909. | |
| Hepton | David | At the school circa 1909. Home Guard 1940. | |
| Hepton | Ted | At the school circa 1919. From John Hebden: The two Heptons are almost certainly descended from the marriage of William Hepton at Westow c1795. He was born Hebden son of Christopher in 1775 and is Hebden on his marriage allegation and bond held at the Borthwick. A descendant of this family, Maree, is in Canberra. All Heptons and Hebdons that I have found so far become Hebden when you go back. |
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| Hesslewood | Thomas ( – 1944) | Cross Keys | Pub landlord in 1929. Buried in churchyard. |
| Hesslewood | William Nicholson ( – 1943) | Cross Keys | Pub landlord in 1930s. Buried in churchyard. |
| Home | Rev. Herbert Congreve | St. Mary’s Church | The Rev. Herbert Congreve Home was vicar from 1912 to 1921. |
| Jewison | Elizabeth ( – Aug 1877) | Of Raisthorpe. Played the original harmonium at St. Mary’s. | |
| Jewison | John | In 1837, John Jewison of Raisthorpe built a terrace of 8 brick cottages between the Cross Keys and what is now the cricket pitch. These became known as Jewison’s row. They were built to house farm labourers.  |
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| Knapton | William | Thixendale Grange | Tenant of Thixendale Grange in 1919. |
| Lacy | Doris | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Lacy | Robert | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Lacy | Sarah Ann (nee Bell) (1874 – 1963) |  Sarah lived in the end of the terrace of four cottages which used to stand where Elm View now stands. Buried in churchyard. Daughter of William/Margaret Bell |
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| Lacy | Will | At the school circa 1919. Home Guard 1940. | |
| Marson | Dick ( – 1931) | Manor Farm | Labourer at ‘Manor Farm’. |
| Marson | Harold ( – 1918) | Blind son of Dick Marson. At the school circa 1906. | |
| Marson | Mary ( – 1904) | Wife of Dick Marson. | |
| Marson | Thomas ( – 1903) | ||
| Midgely | Ada (nee Plummer) 1890 – | Ada Plummer (nee Midgley/Midgely), born in 1890, was in service for a while. There is an old photo postcard, unfortunately partly missing, showing her in her uniform at the place she worked.  It is dated 1911 and is postmarked ‘Wharram’.  It also looks as if the place she worked was [Something] House, Wharram. |
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| Midgely | Annie | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Midgely | Edith Ann ( – 1887) | ||
| Midgely | Ethel | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Midgely | George | At the school circa 1906, 1909. | |
| Midgely | Jack | Ash Tree Farm | At the school circa 1906,1909. |
| Midgely | John | Member of the brass band 1890s (baritone). | |
| Midgely | Martha (nee Pudsey) | Ash Tree FarmVillage Pump | |
| Midgely | Norah | At the school circa 1906, 1909. | |
| Midgely | Robert | At the school circa 1919. Home Guard 1940. | |
| Midgely | Robert | Member of the brass band 1890s (tenor horn). | |
| Midgely | Wilfred | At the school circa 1909. | |
| Milburn | Eva | At the school circa 1906. | |
| Mooring | Ellen (1881 – ) | Born in Thixendale in 1881, daughter of Elizabeth Towse. Married William Petch in 1899 | |
| Mudd | Thomas | Gritts Farm | Tenant of Gritts Farm in 1919. |
| Nelson | Lily | School | At the school circa 1906, 1909 as infants teacher. |
| Noble | Charles (1845? – ) | Joiner’s apprentice aged 16 in 1861 census. Son of James/Mary. | |
| Noble | Doris | At the school circa 1906. | |
| Noble | James (1822? – ) | Groom aged 39 in 1861 census. | |
| Noble | Mary (1810? – ) | Wife of John Noble. Aged 51 in 1861 census. | |
| Noble | Mary Ann (1847? – ) | Scholar aged 14 in 1861 census. Daughter of James/Mary. | |
| Noble | Sarah | At the school circa 1909. | |
| Palfreyman | Smith (1863 – ) | Palfreyman’s Cottage | Labourer and rabbit catcher at Raisthorpe. |
| Pearson | Robert | (1832-) | Born in Thixendale. Shepherd in Driffield by 1881. Married to Frances |
| Pickard | John | School | Teacher 1901 – 1904? |
| Piercy | Mark ( – ) | Farmers hind working at Raisthorpe Manor with his wife Annie Dodson about 1905/1906. Mark Piercy’s father William Piercy was born at Raisthorpe 18 December 1814. | |
| Piercy | Alice (1886 – ) | Daughter of Annie/Mark | |
| Piercy | Agnes (1889 – ) | Daughter of Annie/Mark | |
| Piercy | Ethel (1891 – ) | Daughter of Annie/Mark, born at Enthorpe. At the school circa 1906. | |
| Piercy | Kate (1893 – ) | Daughter of Annie/Mark | |
| Piercy | Alf (1896 – ) | Son of Annie/Mark | |
| Piercy | Elsie (1899 – ) | Daughter of Annie/Mark. At the school circa 1906. | |
| Piercy | Edith (1901 – ) | Daughter of Annie/Mark | |
| Pudsey | Alfred (1893 -) | Ash Tree Farm | At the school circa 1898, 1906. |
| Pudsey | Annie | See under Annie Boyes. | |
| Pudsey | Katie | Ash Tree Farm | |
| Pudsey | Martha | See under Martha Midgely. | |
| Repton | George | circa 1930 | |
| Sawdon / Sawden | Thomas (1817 – 1890) | Born in North Burton 1817 married Ann Vessey at Wharram le Street 6th June 1858. Thomas Sawden lived and worked at Painsthorpe Wold & Raisthorpe during his life. He died in Thixendale 18th July 1890. Ann died in Thixendale July 1897. The Registrar on both occasions was the village butcher, Robert Martin. From Walter Townsend: Thos. Sawden, baptised 1817 at North Burton, was my g.g.grandmother’s brother (my g.g.granduncle?). She was Adah Sawden baptised 1819 at North Burton. I can provide a family tree back as far as Thomas Sawden (b. abt. 1671 at North Burton) |
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| Sawdon / Sawden | Ann (Vessey) (1820 – 1897) | Dress Maker aged 41 in 1861 census and living with James & Mary Noble. Sister of one of them? | |
| Sawdon | Elizabeth | Daughter of Ann. Aged 7 in 1861 census. | |
| Sawdon / Sawden | Thomas (1859 – 1855) | Son of Ann. Aged 1 in 1861 census. Birth registered in July 1859., Thought to be buried 1st Jan. 1865, with name shown as Seden. | |
| Sawdon | Richard (1858 -) | From Trevor Barton: Son of Thomas and Ann, Richard was bap. at Wharram Percy on 1st August 1858. This son became my wife’s G.Grandfather, when by this time his name had become SAWDON. |
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| Sawdon | David | At the school circa 1906. | |
| Sawdon | William | At the school circa 1906, 1909. | |
| Schofield | John | Son of The Rev. Wilfred Armitage Schofield | |
| Schofield | Rev. Wilfred Armitage | St. Mary’s Church | The Rev. Wilfred Armitage Schofield was vicar from 1921 to ? |
| Sedman | William Hazlewood | Martinholme | Referenced at Martinholme in 1892, and in 1919 the tenancy is assigned to W. H. Sedman & Sons. |
| Sharp | Thomas | Shepherd in Thixendale probably in early 1745 (Gregorian calendar). His baptism was at Wharram Percy on 2 Feb 1744/5 and states: “Baptised Thomas son of John Sharp Thixendale Labourer Feb 2nd”. His parents, John and Elizabeth SHARP nee KIRK married at Wharram Percy 14 Nov 1741. (5g grandfather of Graham Jaunay) | |
| Shipley | Elizabeth ( – 1906) | Cross Keys | Pub landlord until 1906. Buried in churchyard. No headstone. |
| Simpson | (Miss) | School | At the school circa 1919. Presumed to be teacher. |
| Smith | Eliza | Tenant of ‘A Cottage and Garden near the Manor Farm’ in 1919. This refers to the land adjacent to the track up Beamer Hill. Details here. | |
| Smith | Eva (Elizabeth?) | At the school circa 1909. | |
| Smith | Hannah (1868 – 1957) | Married Frank Harben. Shown here in 1880s.  Buried in churchyard. |
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| Smith | James | (1907 – ) | At the school circa 1919. Born Thixendale Grange. |
| Smith | Thomas ( – 1871) | Help | Buried in St Mary’s 1871 – ‘late of Burdale Station’. |
| Spaven/Spavin | Freda | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Spaven | Leslie Verdun (4/12/1916 – 24/12/2005) | (Info ~pam.bardy~) | |
| Spaven | William ( – 1918) | (Info ~pam.bardy~):My Father (Leslie) was born in Thixendale on4th/12/1916 to Francis Oldfield Spaven and William Spaven. William died in the Flu epidemic in 1918. I am told they lived in the cottage next door to the village pub. Other children were Freda , Phylis, my grandmother Francis had a nickname ( I am told ) the petticoat poacher ? |
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| Spencely | Annie | Wife of Thomas Spencely. | |
| Spencely | Thomas | Lived in third cottage from Wheelwrights circa 1910. |
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| Stainthorpe | Francis | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Street | George Edmund (1824-1881) | School St. Mary’s Church | Architect responsible for St Mary’s Church and the School. |
| Sykes | Sir Christopher ( – 1801) |
17th/18th Century Sledmere | Sir Christopher Sykes inherited the Sledmere Estate in 1782. He started to accumulate land in and around Thixendale from 1786, and by 1793 was the major landowner. He created Gritts Farm, Gills Farm, and Manor Farm in 1795. |
| Sykes | E | School | Registered as schoolmaster in 1892. |
| Sykes | Sir Mark Masterman | 17th/18th Century Sledmere | Son of Sir Christopher. Inherited Sledmere Estate in 1801. |
| Sykes | Sir Mark Tatton Richard | Son of Sir Tatton Mark. | |
| Sykes | Richard | High Sheriff of York, inherited the Sledmere estate in 1752 | |
| Sykes | Sir Tatton (1826 – May 4th, 1913) |
St. Mary’s Church Sledmere | Son of Sir Christopher. 5th Bt. Inherited estate from his brother Sir Mark Masterman in 1823. Sir Tatton Sykes made major improvements to the village in the 1870s.   |
| Sykes | Sir Tatton Mark ( – 1919) | Son of Sir Tatton. Died of influenza in Paris aged 39, while attending the 1919 peace conference. | |
| Taylor | ? | Manor Farm | Tenant at Manor Farm from 1890s to early 1900s. Also referenced at Thixendale Grange in 1892. |
| Thompson | Betty | Wife of Thomas Thompson. Worked the village pump. | |
| Thompson | Freddy | At the school circa 1906,1909. | |
| Thompson | Thomas | Lived in middle cottage next to Wheelwrights circa 1910. |
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| Thornton | Bill | At the school circa 1906, 1909. | |
| Thornton | Lily (1889 -) | At the school circa 1898. | |
| Thornton | Rosie | At the school circa 1909. | |
| Towse | Ann (1855 -) | Daughter of David/Elizabeth. Scholar aged 6 in 1861 census. Married John Rennard and had 11 children | |
| Towse | David (1820 – 1889) | Cross Keys | Pub landlord for 30 years. Buried in churchyard. Married to Elizabeth (below). 7 children. Brother to John. |
| Towse | David ( – 1923) | Son of John Craven Towse. He had 3 sons John Herbert, Harold and Ernest (father of Sylvia Coupland) daughters Dorothy and Joan. | |
| Towse | Dick | At the school circa 1906,1909. | |
| Towse | Elizabeth (nee Craven) (1830?- 1900) | Married to David (above) in 1851 at the church in Wharram Percy | |
| Towse | Elizabeth (1862 -) | Daughter of David/Elizabeth. Married William Mooring in 1881 in Thixendale and had 10 children. One of whom was Ellen Mooring | |
| Towse | Ellen (1864 – 2/10/1938) | Daughter of David/Elizabeth. Died in Glossop, Derbyshire. 1881 census lists her as a general servant working for John Askwith at Farm House, Etton. Married George Broadley on 25/12/1883 at Thixendale Parish Church. Had 6 children. | |
| Towse | Ellen (1890 -) | Daughter of John Craven Towse/Hannah. | |
| Towse | John (1821 – | Cross Keys | Pub landlord and labourer at Gills farm. Brother to David. |
| Towse | John Craven (1860 – 1936) | Cross Keys | Son of David/Elizabeth. Aged 8 months in 1861 census. Pub landlord to around 1900. He married Hannah Rooks and had 7 children, one of which was David above. |
| Towse | Joyce | At the school circa 1906. | |
| Towse | Mary / Maria (1856 -) | Daughter of David/Elizabeth. Scholar aged 4 in 1861 census. Born Kennythorpe. Married Charles S Scholes and had 7 children | |
| Towse | Maria (1866 -) | Daughter of David/Elizabeth. Married Charles Thornton and had 4 children | |
| Towse | Norah | At the school circa 1906,1909. | |
| Towse | Robert (1853 – 1915) | Cross Keys | Son of David/Elizabeth. Scholar aged 8 in 1861 census. He married Mary Ann Dales and had one daughter Lily. On 1891 census he is shown as Innkeeper at the Cross Keys and also Shoemaker which was his calling – maybe he was helping out after the death of his father! |
| Towse | Sarah (1868 -) | Daughter of David/Elizabeth. Married George Levitt and had 4 children | |
| Warters | Ernest | At the school circa 1919. 4 in 1911 census. | |
| Warters | Lily | At the school circa 1906. 9 in 1911 census. | |
| Welburn | Sarah (nee Coates) (1893 – ) | Methodist Chapel | Daughter of Eyre Coates. Lived in the cottages where “Elm View” is now. Ashes in church yard with her late husband William (Bill) Welburn. |
| Whitehead | Elizabeth | School | Teacher from 1904 to at least 1919. |
| Williamson | – | School | The earliest known headmaster in the school was a Mr. Williamson, who retired in January 1888 after teaching in Thixendale for nearly 40 years. Possibly the William Williamson below. |
| Williamson | George (1884 – 1957) | Son of Bill Williamson and Sarah Ann Ireland. Living in Beamer View in 1941. | |
| Williamson | Herbert | Cross Keys | Pub landlord post 1906. |
| Williamson | William ( – 1889) | School | Buried in churchyard. Village Schoolmaster. Married to Elizabeth (nee Adams from High Towthorpe). |
| Williamson | Bill (1843 – 1913) | Member of the brass band (bass drum) 1890s. The village tailor. Lived in a cottage next to Little Garth – demolished pre 1910. Son of William and Elizabeth Williamson above. Married to Sarah Ann Ireland. Daughter Emma married gamekeeper Peter Grantham and was living in Holly Lodge (North Plantation?) in 1939. | |
| Wood | Bill | At the school circa 1906,1909. Known still to be in the village in the early 1930s | |
| Wood | Charles (1895 -) | Son of Mary Wood. At the school circa 1906, 1909. Killed in WW1. | |
| Wood | Emma | At the school circa 1919.vv | |
| Wood | George (1874?-) | Member of the brass band (cornet) 1890s. | |
| Wood | H.G. | Gills Farm | Tenant of Gills Farm in 1919. |
| Wood | Mary (nee Bell) | Daughter of William Bell (see above) | |
| Wood | Nellie | At the school circa 1906. | |
| Wood | Robert | October Barn | At the school circa 1906,1909. Tenant of October Barn in 1919. |
| Wood | Sarah Ellen (1893 -) | Daughter of Mary Wood. Domestic servant at Martinholme in 1911. | |
| Woodliffe | Selina | At the school circa 1919. | |
| Youngson | George Benjamin (1857 – ) | Wheelwrights | Wheelwright 1910s. Carpentered his own wooden leg. |
| Youngson | George | At the school circa 1906,1909. | |
| Youngson | John ( – 1911?) | Wheelwrights | Occupant of the wheelwright and joiner’s shop post 1898. Retired Butcher. Buried in the churchyard? |
| Youngson | John/Jack | At the school circa 1906, 1909. | |
| Youngson | Edie | In service in Harrogate in 1907. | |