Darfield

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She married Thomas Bosville, of Ardsley, Yorks., who was born about 1562.</div> <div> <><><></div> <div> <IMG SRC="3c6be7b0.jpg" border=0 width="190" height="123" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Bugden Place, Hunts.; is this linked to them?</div> <div> <IMG SRC="3c8be830.jpg" border=0 width="190" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=140 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0418dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Drax, Dracas, Dracass & Drakes</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Drax, Dracas, Dracass Drakes"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Research"><U>Research</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="British racial origins"><U>British racial origins</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DNA"><U>DNA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My DNA"><U>My DNA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="YDNA Project"><U>Y-DNA Project</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id68.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Basques"><U>Basques</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="When where"><U>When & where</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Old maps"><U>Old maps</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Births"><U>Births</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marriages"><U>Marriages</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Deaths"><U>Deaths</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="In Loving Memory"><U>In Loving Memory</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Relationships"><U>Relationships</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Trees"><U>Trees</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Drax"><U>Drax</U></A>   |   <B>Darfield</B>   |   <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ellerton, Charborough Olantigh"><U>Ellerton, Charborough & Olantigh</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dracas(s)"><U>Dracas(s)</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tealby"><U>Tealby</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bayons Manor"><U>Bayons Manor</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Morton Grange"><U>Morton Grange</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thurlby Hall"><U>Thurlby Hall</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ludford"><U>Ludford</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stainton Hall"><U>Stainton Hall</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gunthorpe Hall"><U>Gunthorpe Hall</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos"><U>Photos</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mum"><U>Mum</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rick"><U>Rick</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jeremy"><U>Jeremy</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ian"><U>Ian</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mark"><U>Mark</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Martyr"><U>Martyr</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Waterman"><U>Waterman</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sailors life"><U>Sailor's life</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Worth Matravers"><U>Worth Matravers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Woolbridge"><U>Woolbridge</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="W. 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In the 15th century Woodhall Manor was occupied by the Drax and Bosville families. By a settlement charter of December 1420 (<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://homepages.tesco.net/~neil.thornton/charter1420.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://homepages.tesco.net/~neil.thornto"><U><B>Charter1420</B></U></A></FONT>) John and Margaret Drax were granted the rights of the manor from John Bosville and his eldest son William. John Bosville had inherited the manor, together with Ardsley, probably on his first marriage to Mary Drax. The Drax family continued to occupy Woodhall until the early 17th century. In 1516 the Court of the Star Chamber at Westminster reported the 'Siege of Woodhall Manor' (<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://homepages.tesco.net/~neil.thornton/siege1516.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://homepages.tesco.net/~neil.thornto"><U><B>Siege1516</B></U></A></FONT>) involving Thomas Drax, a local priest. In 1601 the Darfield parish register records the burial of Thomas Drax of Netherwood Hall, esquire. In 1603 a Ralphe Woodcock occupied 'Nether Woodhall', but by 1605 the Bosville family were once again in residence. (<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://homepages.tesco.net/~neil.thornton/netherwood.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://homepages.tesco.net/~neil.thornto"><U><B>Netherwood Hall</B></U></A></FONT>). [See my location notes under, <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Trees"><U><B>Trees</B></U></A></FONT>]</div> <bR> <div> There are marriage links between the Drax, Woodhall, Bosville & FitzWilliam families, all of which held lands in the Darfield area.</div> <bR> <div> This Drax family is the same line as that shown under my 'Trees' and 'Charborough & OIantigh' in this website; please click the links above.</div> <bR> <div> Modern Darfield is a former coal mining community that is gradually improving in atmosphere, and the local residents are getting more interested in their heritage and are making good efforts to understand and preserve their local history. They are currently trying to raise money to restore the Community Hall and repair the church roof.</div> <bR> <div> The Darfield Area Amenity Society Limited and The Maurice Dobson Heritage & Amenity Centre, 2, Vicar Road, Darfield, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S73 8PL; tel: 01226 754593; email: <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="mailto:mdmuseum@ukonline.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:mdmuseum@ukonline.co.uk"><U><B>mdmuseum@ukonline.co.uk</B></U></A></FONT>; website: <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://www.darfield.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.darfield.co.uk/"><U><B>Darfield Museum</B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Times New Roman" >. </FONT>This is a voluntary village civic society, who are also the organisers of a good local Museum and local history archive. <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Times New Roman" >If you get a chance to visit them, they have a brilliant Tea Room with lovely homemade cakes and good Yorkshire tea, and its all at very reasonable prices served by wonderful voluntary staff. There is free on-street parking in the adjacent streets.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> If your very hungry, there is a brilliant pub between the Museum and the Parish Church; they serve excellent food at very reasonable prices, and the staff are very friendly. There is a great community atmosphere during lunchtime dining and I was made to feel very welcome by all.</div> <bR> <div> The Parish Church has a medieval 'Bosville' tomb with two well preserved figures on the top. This is a church with a lot of history and the list of incumbents on display includes three 'Drax' Rectors: Robert Drax (1470); Thomas Drax (1520); Sir John Drax, knight (1554). <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/historyofdarfield/newpage3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/historyofdarf"><U><B>The History of All Saints Church, Darfield</B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> There is also an active <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >Darfield History Group</FONT>; contact information can be obtained from the Museum or the local libraries.</div> <bR> <div> The Local Libraries are open weekdays, 9-5 or 9-7 (closed 1-2 for lunch); Wednesdays: closed all day; Saturdays: open am only: </div> <div> Darfield Library, Church Street, Darfield, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S73 9LG; tel: 01226 752548. </div> <div> Wombwell Library, Station Road, Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S73 0BA; tel: 01226 753846. </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>