Items in Yorkshire taken from Ancestral Homes of Noted Americans (1915)

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Pictures from English Ancestral Homes of Noted Americans by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton, Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott and Company, MCMXV [1915].

Anne Hollingsworth Wharton was born on 15th December 1845 and died on 29th July 1928, more than 70 years ago, so that this work is out of copyright. She was a descendent of Joseph Wharton and hence related to Thomas Wharton Jr. (1735-1778), the first President of Pennsylvania.

The Manor House, Austerfield

Ancestral Homes of Noted Americans (1915)

Where Governor William Bradford was born. The picture is marked By permission of E. L. Scrivens whom I take to be the occupant portrayed. William Bradford (born 1588) was the second governor of Plymou [...]

Keywords: buildings, people, houses

Places shown: Austerfield; South Riding; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2004-03-30

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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Methley Hall, Yorkshire

Ancestral Homes of Noted Americans (1915)

This building was demolished in 1963, and there is nothing left of it. I find no mention of this Hall in the book, unfortunately. Methley Hall was the country house of the Savile family, Earls of Mex [...]

Keywords: manors, animals, sheep, trees

Places shown: Mickletown; West Riding; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2005-04-02

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Austerfield Church

Ancestral Homes of Noted Americans (1915)

“Austerfield is a typical north country village. Less picturesque than such midland and southern hamlets as Brington, Ecton and Penshurst, these northern villages, with their steep-roofed, narrow-gabl [...]

Keywords: churches, graveyards, gravestones, churchyards

Places shown: Austerfield; South Riding; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2006-02-19

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