Rookery Farm, Crayke, Yorkshire

Intrigued by the 1881 British Census record showing Daniel JACKLIN living in Crayke, and going with my hunch that Rookery house or farm might provide a clue, I Googled 'rookery house crayke'. I was amazed to find this in the 'Family Quest' section of 'The Dalesman ' magazine: EARNSHAW, request for information.

The information provided in this request matches the information from 1881 Census records. Though I have no evidence of any family link to the EARNSHAWs or WRIGHTs, it is still very satisfying to discover a few more tie-ins.

So why did the teenage Daniel JACKLIN move north from Orwell, Cambridgeshire and and find employment at Rookery Farm in North Yorkshire?

In November 2004 we spent a few days in a holiday cottage on the edge of the North York Moors at Cropton near Pickering. Cropton is situated about 20 miles north-east of Crayke, and due to the fact I took the scenic route through the vale of York, we passed through many of the beautiful villages to be found in this region. This is a most beautiful part of England, agricultural and mainly undeveloped.