Farms: Thwaite Moss

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Additional Notes

Image 1. Dowbiggin family at Leck c. 1894

William Dowbiggin (b. Spen Bottom Tatham c. 1857) and Sarah with their family at Over Leck farm in c. 1894

Image 2. Dowbiggin family at Robert Hall c. 1904

This is same family plus William’s mother Mary Dowbiggin (nee Shuttleworth). I believe she originally lived at Oak bank or Oak head.
Photograph is taken at Robert Hall around 1904.
William’s wife Sarah Dowbiggin is missing as she died
during childbirth (twins – neither survived) in 1897.

Image 3. Mary Jane Carr and unknown girl at Thwaite Moss

The woman in this picture is Mary Jane Carr, born Mary Jane Dowbiggin. She was the first daughter of Alice Dowbiggin and William Carr, born 12 years before their marriage in 1880. The identity of the girl is unknown but she has the white streak of hair that is a characteristic of the Dowbiggin family. The location is Thwaite Moss. After their marriage in 1880, Alice and William had three more children: John (see Tunstall House section), Thomas and Isabel.

Image 4. Dowbiggin-Carr family gathering

Standing, from L: John Dowbiggin, Isabella Carr, William Dowbiggin, William Carr, [girl with baby not known with certainty], Mary Jane Carr, [unknown woman].
Seated, from L: Alice Carr (nee Dowbiggin), [possibly] Alice Carr’s sister, Elizabeth Wilson. Girl at front not known with certainty.
Additional information about this photograph would be greatly appreciated

Image 5. Carr family at Thwaite Moss

William (1852-1927) and Alice (1852-1927, nee Dowbiggin) Carr with their children Mary Jane (b. 1868), John (b. 1883), Isabella (b. 1882) and Thomas (1889-1967), at Thwaite Moss. Photos of John and Thomas in later life can be found in the Tunstall House gallery.

Image 6. Dowbiggin family at Thwaite Moss

William and Alice Carr farmed at Thwaite Moss from the 1890s. Alice was born Dowbiggin, at Lower Stock Bridge (half a mile from Thwaite Moss) where her family continued to farm until the first decade of the 20th century.

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