Agriculture Archive

DATA BASE REF: A/F  1016   HAROLD ROBERT (BOB) LAW and JOAN MARY LAW nee BARRATT Bob and Joan live in a Milton house, 9 Walton Road Marholm, both having lived in the village as children.   Family:   John                 Fanny               John                 ???? Law                 Gathercoal        Lilley                Lilley   William Henry              … Read more »

DATA BASE REF: A/F 1013   SPEECHLEY FAMILY OF OF MANOR FARM, AILSWORTH nr PETERBOROUGH Julie Taylor nee Speechley and her husband John “JT” now live at the Old Smithy Peterborough Road Castor with their son Charles and Julie’s mother Mary Speechley. The family used to farm Manor Farm, Ailsworth.     Family Julie Taylor’s… Read more »

DATA BASE REF: A/F 1012   NICK AND BRIDGET VERGETTE  OF MANOR FARM, UPTON nr PETERBOROUGH Nick And Bridget Vegette  live at Manor Farm, Upton with their infant daughter Emma     Family Nick Vegette’s grandfather Geoffrey Vegette started farming in the family home farm at Newborough, and then farmed in his own right at… Read more »

DATA BASE REF: I A/F 1011   DARBY FARMING AT CASTOR – CHURCH VIEW   Monica Pollard nee Darby married to  Jim Pollard now of Clay Lane Castor, was the daughter of Gerald Darby (a farmer at Paston, see below) whose father was John Thomas Darby who farmed at Castor “Church View” Farm. Monica is… Read more »

DATA BASE REF: A/F 1010 JARVIS FAMILY FARMING OF BELSIZE FARM, MARHOLM nr PETERBOROUGH Although Belsize Farm is considered to be in Marholm, it is in fact both in Castor Ecclesiastical Parish and Castor Civil Parish. Trevor Jarvis and his wife Jane now farm it, Trevor’s father Dick(Cyril) having retired.   Family George Jarvis who… Read more »

DATA BASE REF: A/F 1009 JARVIS FAMILY FARMING AT HOME FARM, MARHOLM nr PETERBOROUGH Stan and Fay Jarvis live at Home Farm, having farmed there with Stan’s brothers, the late Toby Jarvis and Peter Jarvis Their grandfather George Jarvis after the First World War came to the village to Belsize Farm (considered to be in… Read more »

DATA BASE REF: A/F 1008   THEO AND MEENA HENSMAN OF VILLAGE FARM CASTOR Theo farmed Village Farm Castor, with his wife Meena. The first member of Theo’s family to be farming in the village was his grandfather George Wade.   Family:   George Hensman m Clara Warr                                                 George Wade m Mary Slack    … Read more »

DATA BASE REF: A/F 1007 JIM AND PATSY WOOD AND STUART WOOD OF THE HOLLIES FARM CASTOR Jim and Patsy Wood and Stuart Wood farm at The Hollies Farm Castor. The first member of Jim’s recent family to be in farming was his grandfather James? Wood, who started life as a stone-mason working on cathedrals… Read more »

DATA BASE REF: A/F 1006   HARRISON-SMITH FAMILY OF OF MANOR FARM, AILSWORTH nr PETERBOROUGH Chris Harrison-Smith used to farm Manor Farm, Ailsworth , now farmed by his son Andrew. Chris lives with his wife Anne at Midstone House Southorpe..     Family:   Percy Smith m Mary Harrison                                                                Joe Harrison bachelor farmer of Thorney… Read more »

DATA BASE REF: A/F 1005 ALAN AND JOYCE HERBERT, formerly of MANOR FARM, UPTON nr PETERBOROUGH Alan Herbert took over Manor Farm, Upton from his father, and farmed it until 1978. Alan and Joyce now live at 17 Peterborough Road Castor George Herbert – of Glebe Farm Godmanchester Edward farm manager of 3 different farms… Read more »