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CLARK 1379 Nicholaus Clerk (Armthorpe) [PTY] Swillington Subsidy Roll of 1545 - Clark Malhamdale Poll Tax 1379 - William Clerke (scriptor) paid 6d [more than the standard 4d] From "Origins of Yorkshire Names", extract supplied by Tana, Reference numbers are denoted by [..]'s and are listed at the end. 7. Robert Ingham, inkeeper of Barleysheaf (1821-1843), born 1788, Otley, Yorkshire.[1,3] Baptised 2/7/1788, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Robert, who was illiterate, worked as a cordwainer before he took over as the innkeeper at the BarleySheaf, shortly before his mother's death.[1] According to the baptism records for his children, Robert was still working as a cordwainer in 1819, but by 1821 he had become an innkeeper.[1] In 1841 Robert was living at the Barleysheaf with children Harriet, Henry, James his family and a servant, Sarah Curtis, age 20.[1] By 1847 the family had left the Barleysheaf, which was eventually bought by a local brewery.[1] After it was sold it became known as the Wheatsheaf and was eventually closed down at the end of the 19th century because of its notoriety as a gambling den.[1] The inn was then subdivided and today houses several shops including Mounseys, a stationary and book store. In 1851 Robert was living with his brother, William (the schoolmaster) in Paradise Square, Otley.[1] At the time he was running a shop on 14, Kirkgate.[1] He was listed in the 1851 census as a school teacher, although since he was illiterate, that seems unlikely.[1] Robert died of "old age", 9/6/1859, Paradise Square, Otley, Yorkshire.[1,3] Married Margaret Clark, 3/1/1809, All Saints Church, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Margaret was born c.1788, probably at Otley, Yorkshire, and died 7/11/1837, Otley, Yorkshire, of consumption (TB).[1-3] Children of Robert Ingham and Margaret Clark: i. William Ingham, a joiner & cabinet maker, born 4/12/1809, Otley, Yorkshire. Baptised 31/12/1809, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Married Hannah Almond, 19/8/1832, St Peter's Leeds, Yorkshire.[1] Hannah was baptised 26/3/1815, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, and died 1859.[1] William and his family settled at Dewsbury, Yorkshire.[1] Children: Elizabeth (1833), Michael (1834-1884), Frederick (1837), Charles (1838-1853), Margaret (1841), Benjamin (1844), James (1845-1917) and Joseph (1849-1862/1864) of Dewsbury, Yorkshire.[1] ii. Elizabeth Ingham, born 2/12/1811, Otley, Yorkshire. Baptised 22/12/1811, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Died 20/12/1879, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Married James Freeman, 22/9/1834, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] James, a stonemason, was baptised 22/4/1810, Otley, Yorkshire and died 27/7/1875, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Was living at 15 Cambridge Lane, Otley, Yorkshire in 1861 and 1871.[1] iii. James Ingham, a plumber & glazier, born 8/3/1814, Otley, Yorkshire.[1,3] Baptised 3/4/1814, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Died 1896, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Married Elizabeth Nunn, 14/4/1834, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Elizabeth was baptised 20/7/1813, Otley, Yorkshire,[1,3] and died 1885, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] In 1851 the family was living on Cross Green, Otley.[1] James and his family were living at the Barleysheaf in 1841.[1] Children: Henrietta (1836), Jane (1838) & William (1841) of Otley, Yorkshire.[1,3] iv. Robert Ingham, a tailor, born 1/10/1816, Otley, Yorkshire. Baptised 27/10/1816, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Died from an abscess of the liver, caused by an infection, possibly appendicitis, 22/3/1857, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Married Mary Ann Rawling, 10/4/1840, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Mary was born 24/2/1817, Otley, Yorkshire and died 2/5/1889, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] In 1841 Robert and his family were living at the "Weigh House"; the Weigh House was three doors east on Boroughgate and also doubled as Robert's tailor shop.[1] The family was still at the Weigh House in 1851.[1] In 1851 Robert was "Assistant overseer to the poor", an elected position which involved collecting tax to support the "Poor Union".[1] In addition he was also a master tailor.[1] Children: James Rawling (1840), Frederick Brumfitt (1842-1909), Charles (1846-1916), Margaret (1847), Ann (1850-1922), Mary Ann (1853-1908) and Harriet (1855) of Otley, Yorkshire.[1] v. John Ingham, a joiner, born 15/11/1818, Otley, Yorkshire. Baptised 7/2/1819, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Died 4/7/1855, Otley, Yorkshire, of consumption (TB).[1,3] Did not marry. Was not in Otley in 1841 or 1851 according to the census'.[1] vi. Henry Ingham, currier, born 31/3/1821, Otley, Yorkshire. [1,3] Baptised 29/7/1821, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Was living at the Barleysheaf in 1841.[1] In 1851 he was living on Cross Green, Otley, with his brother, James.[1] Died 12/6/1876, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Married Sarah Littlewood, 6/11/1853, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Sarah was baptised 13/8/1834, Otley, Yorkshire and drowned 6/9/1896, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Children: Jane (1854-1855), Jane Elizabeth (1856-1937), Robert (1858-1858), Robert (1859-1940), William Henry (1861-1861), William (1862/1863-1933), Harriet (1865), Margaret Hannah (1868-1948), James (1871-1941) and Alfred Henry (1873-1953) of Otley, Yorkshire.[1] vii. Jane Ingham, born 15/11/1823, Otley, Yorkshire. Baptised 10/12/1823, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] Died 25/7/1837, Otley, Yorkshire, of consumption (TB).[1,3] * viii. Harriet Ingham, born 29/3/1831, Otley, Yorkshire.[1,3] Baptised 27/4/1831, Otley, Yorkshire.[1] [1] Information sourced and supplied by Harold & Carole Ingham. Sourced from the IGI, parish records, wills, deeds etc. [2] Death certificate, Margaret Ingham nee Clark, copy provided by Harold & Carole Ingham. [3] Information from Paul & Beryl Thompson, . Sources: family records, 1841 UK census and gravestone inscriptions from All Saints, Otley.