The Remingtons at Wildboarclough.

Sometime between 1891 and 1901 William Robert, Isabella, HenryLeech and his wife Esther moved to Wildboarclough.

I would love to know the reason behind the move. Any suggestions would be most welcome. Perhaps William Robert got the offer of the gamekeeper job, I seem to remember reading that they preferred to employ 'non locals' as they would be less likely to turn a blindeye to locals poaching. It seems to me (at the moment) more probable that the area of Wildboarclough was an area in decline and the Earl of Derby wanted to encourage anyone to come into the area. I think the Earl had land in Lancashire, perhaps the offer of a job came through the Abbeystead estate. Perhaps there were no empty farms in Over Wyresdale or perhaps there was a sense of adventure. On the other hand moving about as farmers seemed to be quite common. As William Robert was unmarried perhaps Isabella went along to do the womans work on the farm and Henry Leech and Esther went along to help run the farm. Looking at the 1901 census they are not listed as visitors, I have looked at all the pages in their 'district' and there is one visitor noted so I think if they had just been visiting from Wyresdale that would have been written on the census. There are a few empty properties at that time including a farm. I also wonder how they learned the job of gamekeeping : did they just improvise as they went along? did the head gamekeeper or another gamekeeper show them the ropes? what did the work of a gamekeeper involve?

Anyway, sorry for rambling on, to return to the 1901 census the details are as follows :-

Wildboarclough, Dry knowl
Wm Remington Head 31 Gamekeeper Farmer born Yorks. Twislton
Isabel sister 23 born Wiradale
Henry L. brother 25 Farmer born Wiradale
Harriet s-in law 31 born Southport
Frederick Gardiner servant 15 Shep. born Wildboarclough

On ancestry they are mistranscribed as Rimington.
(Ref: RG13 piece 3315 folio 51 page 1 Macclesfield, Sutton District 11)

Rene told me that Esther was called Ettie.

Two marriages took place,
Jun 1904 Isabella Remington and Arthur Wheelton Lancaster 8e 1435

Arthur Wheelton was a local man from Wildboarclough in 1901 he was listed at his fathers farm Lower Nabbs.

Dec 1905 William Robert Remington and Isabella Annie Briscoe Settle 9a 15