George Aislabie 1617/1618 – 1674/75

George was born the eldest son of Robert and Jane Aislabie of Osgodby, and baptised in Hemingbrough Church 30 January 1617/1618. He was apprenticed to William Turbutt the Registrar of the York Consistory Court, and had qualified as anotary by 1644, when he was appointed as Turbutt’s deputy. The church courts were suspended between 1641 and 1660, but he remained in William Turbutt’s household as his confidential clerk. William Turbutt died in 1648 and in his Will he left George £200. He supported William Turbett’s widow in defending legal actions against her husband’s estate, and it seems likely that they became close, as he continued to live with Mrs Turbutt until her death in 1662, and was her principal legatee. With the reopening of the church courts in 1660, he was appointed as Registrar, and he also became Receiver-General to the Archbishop of York. Both posts offered scope for lucrative fees and perquisites, and together with the legacies he received from the Turbutts, enabled him to buy the Treasurer’s House, York In 1663, George received a grant of arms and married Mary Mallory, the daughter of a somewhat impoverished local Royalist, Sir John Mallorie of Studley Royal. Four years later, her brother died unexpectedly, leaving Mary and her sisters Jane and Elizabeth as co-heirs to the estate.

After fighting off claims from other branches of the Mallory family, George paid off the mortgage on the estate and apparently bought out the interests of his sisters-in-law to establish his position as lord of the manor. In the early 1670s he commenced landscaping works at Studley Royal prior to building a new house, but the house itself was never begun. George was killed in a duel in January 1675 by John Jennings. The accepted story at the time was that Jennings, having escorted Jane Mallorie (who was staying with her brother-in-law at the Treasurer’s House) to a masque hosted by the Duke of Buckingham and returned later than expected, found the doors of the Treasurer’s House locked, requiring Jane to stay the night at the house of his brother. The following morning Jennings escorted her home, where strong words were exchanged, and when Jennings called Aislabie ‘the scum of the country’, Aislabie issued a challenge. The real reason may be that it was rumoured in York that Jennings was acting as a procurer for the Duke of Buckingham in taking Jane to the masque in the first place. Jennings himself claimed, twenty years later, that Jane had discovered that George had coerced her sister Elizabeth into parting with her share of the Studley estate without securing her expected marriage portion in exchange, and that the challenge was George’s attempt to silence him. George was buried in York Minster George Aislaby, Esqr., was slaine the 10th day of January, & buryed the 12th of the same, in the yeare of our Lord, 1674 (St Michael Le Belfrey Parish Records)

Stainton Family

Thomas Stainton was born in Kellington in 1750.  He married Ann Garlick in 1771 who died shortly after marriage.  He re-married Ann Wood at Kellington on 14 November 1775.  Ann died in Osgodby on 30 May 1804 in Osgodby.    Thomas died 8 November 1808 in Osgodby.

1798 Land Tax records has him both owning and renting land.

 In the 1807 Poll Book, Thomas is listed as a Yeoman.

Thomas and Ann Wood had the following family:

Ann Stainton               born 1778 in Eggborough

Hannah Stainton         born 1782 in Chapel Haddlese

Mary Stainton             born 1785 in Chapel Haddlesey

John Stainton              born 1788 In Osgodby

Sarah Stainton             born 1791 in Osgodby

William Stainton         born 1794 in Osgodby died 1795 in Osgodby

Research to date shows the following for their children:

Mary Stainton (1785 – 1870)

Mary married William Lund on 15 April 1805 and lived in Barlby.  Mary and William had six children.  William died in 1819 in Barlby.  Mary had a daughter Hannah Lund in 1821.  Mary re-married on 17 June 1823 in Barlby to Thomas Smith.  Mary and Thomas had three children.  Thomas died in Barlby  in 1845.  Mary died 1870 in Barlby

John Stainton  (1778 – unknown)

John Stainton married Mary Douglas of Osgodby on 11 December 1809.  Mary died in November 1832.  To date, a death record of John  Stainton has not been traced. 

The 1819 Enclosure Map and Schedule shows John owning the House & Garth  that is now known as “Crescent Farm” together with land and allotments                       .

Subsequent Directories and records do not indicate if John Stainton continued with ownership of the house or if he “farmed”.  The 1841 Census lists his occupation as “Brickmaker” and living with him were his married daughters Elizabeth (Calvert) and Ann (Burgess).

The 1840 White’s Directory shows he was also running a Beerhouse. 

John Stainton and his wife Mary (Douglas) had the following children, all born Osgodby. 

Thomas Stainton (1810 – 1869)

Thomas married Mary Drewery on 2 January 1836.  They lived at Breighton and had two sons John (born 1838) and William (born 1840).  Mary died in 1845 and Thomas re-married in 1848 to Ann Dreuery and they had four children.  Thomas farmed in Riccall until his death on  8 March 1869

John Stainton (1813 – 1891)

John married Reisha Ask of South Duffield on 3 December 1834.   They had no children.  John continued to live in Osgodby but moved to Barlby between 1861/1871.  He worked as a Shoemaker.  Reisha died in 1885 in Barlby and John in 1891 in Barlby. 

Elizabeth Stainton (1855 – 1877)   Elizabeth married William Calvert.  The family  emigrated to Canada in the early 1840s.  Elizabeth and William had six children.

Ann Stainton (1824 – 1857)

In 1835 Ann had an illegitimate son James who emigrated with his family to Australia in 1863.  Ann married James Burgess in 1840   in Harrogate and  had four children.  She died in Harrogate in 1856.

Tindall Family

A newspaper article in the Selby Times dated 1917, indicates that George Tindall, from Tolthorpe, Easingwold became the occupier of Tindall’s Farm on 6 April 1817. George was born 1776 in Tholthorpe, Easingwold and was a Butcher on marriage to Dorothy Bell at Alne on 21 December 1802. Children baptised in Alne John 1803; Jane 1805; Dorothy 1810; twins Eliza and Letitia in 1815. George was recorded as a Farmer on baptism records. Hemingbrough Parish Records for Barlby record the baptism of Ann Tindall on 24 February 1822 the daughter of George Tindall, Farmer of Osgodby, and his wife Dorothy. The 1823 Baines Directory has a George Tindall and William Tindall as Farmers in Osgodby. By the 1841/1851 Census, George and Dorothy were farming in Ryther. 1841 Tithe records show George and Dorothy’s son John Tindall was farming at “Tindall’s Farm” John was baptised 28 November 1803 in Tholthorpe. and continued his occupancy of the Farm until 1880. John continued to live in Osgodby with his wife Ann (nee Trees) until his death. He was buried in Barlby Churchyard on 13 March 1887. John’s only child, George was born in 1845 in Osgodby. He married Emily Lewis 13 November 1867 at Drax, and by 1871 was living with his young family in Wilberfoss. By 1881, George was farming in Osgodby, and had been appointed Assistant Overseer of the Poor. According to the 1917 newspaper article, George took occupancy of Tindall’s Farm in 1880, and this is confirmed by the birth of his daughter Julia at Osgodby in 1880. George died 2 November 1917 and is buried in Barlby Churchyard.

John Tindall (1869 – 18 February 1947). The 1901 Census shows John living and farming with his father at Tindall’s Farm. From 1911, John occupied Rose Cottage (part of Osgodby Estate up to 1919) and was running his own business as a threshing machine owner. John married Rose Pacey in 1905 and had one son John William Tindall born 1908 Following Rose’s death in 1915, and in the same year, John remarried Rose’s cousin Ann Elizabeth Owen (nee Pacey) and their daughter Doris A Tindall was born 1 September 1918. Doris lived in the “Railway Carriage” in Osgodby and died in the Selby area in 1997 Ann died in Osgodby on 17 October 1925, John re-marrying on 11 February 1928 in Leeds to Clare Collins (nee Hewison). Clare died 19 January 1958 in Osgodby. John Tindall died at Rose Cottage, Osgodby on 18 February 1947.

Robert William Tindall (4 April 1870 – 29 April 1959) Farmed and died in Wetherby

Albert Tindall (23 October 1871 – 24 November 1952) In 1891, Albert was living as a farm servant at Haller’s Farm, Osgodby. By 1901, Albert was living and farming in Osgodby. From the Census record of the birth of his children, he had lived at Sherburn-in-Elmet. He had married Matilda Tindall in 1895. In 1911 he was living at Osgodby Bridge Farm. From his son’s WW1 service records, by 1916 Albert was farming at Newhay, Cliffe. By 1939, Albert and Matilda had retired and living at Linton Bungalow, Wistow. At the time of his death on 24 November 1952, Albert was living with his daughter Emily Lee at Tindall’s Farm, Osgodby.

SMITH FAMILY

Thomas Smith (1846 – 1913) was born in Barlby in 1846 and married Maria Clark of Riccall in 1868.  By the 1871 Census they were living in Osgodby, Thomas working as an agricultural labourer. By 1881, Thomas was a Farmer of 13 acres.

Thomas farmed as a tenant of Crescent Farm in Osgodby, and upon his death in 1913, his wife, Maria, continued to farm.  At the 1919 sale of the Osgodby Estate, Maria purchased the farm. 

Thomas and Maria had five sons.

  • Fred Smith (1874 – 1944) who became a wholesale fruitier in Leeds
  • Herbert Smith (1877 – 1949) Herbert married Grace Annie Brownbridge in Riccall in 1898, and by 1900 he was working as a Joiner at the York Corporation.  The family had returned to Osgodby and in 1905 Herbert became the landlord of the Wadkin Arms.  He was also a wheelwright and undertaker.  He died in 1949 in Dewsbury, although still resident at the Wadkin Arms.  Herbert and Grace had five daughters and one son. 
  • His son, Stanley Smith (1905 – 1984), later became the licensee of the Wadkin Arms
  • Samuel Walter Smith (1881 – 1960) was born in Osgodby in 1881 and married Annie Jane Tilburn at Barlby Church on 3 July 1909.  He worked on the Osgodby Estate as a farm labourer, and moved in to Corner Farm in 1917.  At the sale of the Osgodby Estate in 1919, Sam bought the farm and land.

Samuel became Assistant Overseer, and also served as Clerk to Osgodby Parish Council. 

Samuel and Annie had two daughters and a son.  The family continued to work and live at Corner Farm until the early 2000’s

  • George Smith (1884 – 1976) was born in Osgodby in 1884, and married Evelyn Livesey in 1912.  They had 10 surviving children into adulthood, eight daughters and three sons.  George was a Farm Labourer, and in 1921 was working with his mother Maria on her farm.  George died in 1976.

It is from George and Evelyn’s family that many of their descendants continue to live in Osgodby

  • Aaron Smith (1888 – 1911)

Falkingham Family

On the 1939 Register living at Laburnum House, Osgodby was Robert W and Alice M Falkingham with daughter-in-law Norah. Their son, Oswald Falkingham was serving in the RAF. In 1911, Robert and Alice were living at Red House in Barlby. On 20 September 1920, Robert purchased Laburnum House from Francis Tindall of Stockbridge Farm, Cawood for £475. The house remained in the family for 79 years until the death of Oswald in 1999. In 2019, some of the descendants of Oswald and Norah Falkingham continue to live in Osgodby and the surrounding area. Alice Maud Falkingham died 7 January 1955. Robert Wiles Falkingham died at Longwood Hospital, Selby on 29 September 1960. Robert and Alice are buried, along with their son Horace, in Barlby churchyard. Robert and Alice’s youngest son Oswald Falkingham was born 13 August 1914 and died 16 February 1999 at Laburnum House. He married in 1939 to Norah Mary Wilson (born 18 May 1918 died 1984). Oswald had a distinguished RAF career during World War II and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) on 7 March 1941. Oswald “Ossie” Falkingham was a well known character in the village. He enjoyed sharing his stories from his service during WW2 and his experiences as a prisoner of war.