Birch Tree Cottage, Scarisbrick

[plimmerian]

Birch Tree Cottage in Scarisbrick was apparently built by the Marquis de Casteja in 1878 for his gamekeeper - looking on the 1881 census of Black Moss Lane I can't seem to find a game keeper or a property with that name!

Is there another way of finding out who the gamekeeper was or who first lived at the property?!?

Many thanks.

[simone]

Hi

sorry short on time, but I keyed in just Gamekeeper as keyword, lived in Scarisbrick for 1881, these came up

Burscough
Robert Gaskell b 1847
Class: RG11; Piece: 3754; Folio: 88; Page: 19

Down Holland
John Wright b 1810
Class: RG11; Piece: 3754; Folio: 44; Page: 32;

Scarisbrick
John Wright
Class: RG11; Piece: 3754; Folio: 32; Page: 7;

Simone

[Hilary]

Where did the information come from about the date of build and it's use as a a gamekeeper's house. I can find mention of a present Birch Tree Farm is that somewhere different.

The Scarisbrick Family archives are lodged at Lancashire Record Office so you may find information there.

[retiringtype]

It's Birch Tree House per this estate agent's description:

"A contemporary farmhouse situated in a beautiful setting in Scarisbrick. Originally built by the Marquis de Casteja in 1878 for his gamekeeper, "

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for ... 73048.html

[plimmerian]

sorry for the delay I keep forgetting to tick the notify me box in my posts

yes that's the one - being built so close to the 1881 census I thought it would have been easy to find - sadly properties not named on there

Mr Wright's address is given as Dam Wood!

Another ref to a gamekeeper states that one was living in Haskayne in the early 1900s

The cottage is by Black Moss Farm I believe!

[plimmerian]

I made an attempt to contact somebody on ancestry who had the Massam family of Black Moss Farm in their tree - had a reply from the tree owner and they have put a descendant of that family in touch with my friend, as he can tell her more about the history of the cottage (already supplied a picture of his grandmother outside the cottage) but he too is unaware of the game keeper connection.

Nice to have a little success here and there!

[MaryA]

Well done!