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FLAILCROFT
TODMORDEN
EDGE
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This
is a splendid house located at the end of a track at Edge End in
Todmorden. It is an ancient farm, once a Quaker stronghold. It overlooks
the countryside on the opposite side of the Burnley valley and boasts
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The
early occupiers were clothiers - men who combined the rigors of
small time hill farming with buying bulk loads of wool for preparing,
spinning and weaving at home. Many of them subcontracted to other
farmers, paying them by the number of finished pieces they returned
ready for market. |
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was a small house, with two rooms downstairs and two upstairs and
a long corridor running the length of the house leading to a kitchen
and other service rooms. The entrance was through a porch in the
gable end, leading straight in to the living area, and was typical
of these early homes. |
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One
early resident was Samuel Fielden with his wife Elizabeth. They
were Quakers who moved there about 1707 from Todmorden Hall, which
was owned by Samuel's brother John. Samuel and John had a successful
clothier business at Todmorden Hall. Their stories can be read through
the link below. |
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Samuel's
second son, Joshua, was born at Flailcroft in 1708. Samuel and
Elizabeth remained at Flailcroft until about 1714 at which time
they moved a short distance to Edge End Farm. The farm was taken
over by a William Sutcliffe.
In
1891 and 1901, Samuel Uttley and his family were farming at Flailcroft.
Samuel's wife was Elizabeth Ellen Mainwaring.
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The
Uttley family, captured on camera outside their home at Flailcroft
around the early 1900's. Pictured on the right (as you look) is
Emma Mainwaring who was Elizabeth's mother. Presumably the people
also in the photograph are Samuel Uttley and his family, but it
isn't certain and any help with identification would be welcome.
It is interesting
to see the tree, which was still there 100 years later (see above
photo)
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photo
kindly sent in by a Mainwaring descendent
Elizabeth Laidlaw |
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FLAILCROFT
LINKS
COMPLETE
CENSUS TRANSCRIPTION FOR FLAILCROFT 1841 TO 1901
THE
QUAKER FIELDENS
COTTAGE
INDUSTRY IN TODMORDEN
BACK
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