Farms: Spens

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Additional Notes

Images 2-4. The Miller family

Image 2. Edward Miller 1870-?

Edward Miller was born in Wray, and spent his early years as a gardener before becoming a farmer and then moving c. 1913 to Spens, where he farmed with his family for over two decades.

Image 3. Edward and Minnie Miller

Wedding photo 1899 of Edward Miller and Margaret (“Minnie”) Hall, who was born in Hornby.

Image 4. Edward and Minnie Miller’s grandchildren

Three of Edward and Minnie Miller’s grandchildren (Colin, Kathleen and Lucy) standing by the entrance gate at Spens in the 1930s. At that time the access track to the farm crossed the fields from Spen Lodge on Fairheath Road.

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Acknowledgments

1     Reproduced with kind permission of John Wilson
4   Reproduced with kind permission of Mrs. Lucy Ball
5-9   Reproduced with kind permission of Mary Staveley