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COLLY FARM was built in the C17th and formed part of the estate that the Savage family acquired. It is situated on the North side of the town midway between Cherrington and Tetbury, and was at the centre of the Savage's estate. In 1841 two young ladies Sarah Fry and Harriet Lord were living at the farm with a servant, Ann Luckner and three agricultural labourers - William Fletcher, Henry Glastonbury and William Wall. It is not clear in the census what Sarah and Harriets roles were. In 1851 George Cave, wife Eliza [Deane], daughter and three sons were living and working there - the farm was of 305 acres and George employed 10 labourers. By 1861 he had increased the farm size to 335 acres, but was only employing 5 men and 3 boys. The family may have been in occupation from 1848 as their youngest son was born in Tetbury. Between 1868 and 1870 Joseph Emmanuel Maggs was farming there. In the 1871 census it was unoccupied. By 1876 Edward Knight was farming the land and is listed in 1881 as farming 235 acres, with his sister (housekeeper) and brother (assistant). He remained there until at least 1885. In 1889 Edward Kellow Percy Wood was listed as resident. By 1891 George Vaisey from Sopworth, WIL was farm bailiff and living in the farmhouse with his wife, Mary. 1897 lists Richard Hitchings as resident. Frederick Edwin Bryant, wife Clara and their four young children were living and working the farm inbetween at least 1901-1910. Trade directories list William Bryant as farmer inbetween 1902-10. |
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SOURCES & RESOURCES:Images of England website link to Colly Farm VCH Gloucestershire Vol 11 available online Gloucestershire Archives: D1388/SL/6/29; 8/6a - date: 1876, 1894 Colly Farm and land (Plan) Map reproduced with permission of Gloucestershire Archives. |
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