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    1. [[Hawks]] Saddlewood
    2. paadair
    3. Hello Anne, I don't know a great deal about Saddlewood though I do know that Daniel ISLES farmed 513 acres there in 1851. My ancestor Francis FRANKCOM was one of 18 labourers and lived in a thatched house with his family quite close to the main house. I believe it was built around 1691. A Canadian member of the family visited the farm in 1963 (I have photos from the turn of the century and at that time) and the house was still there but when I visited in 1996 it had gone and had been replaced by a new one where the housekeeper of the present owner of the big house lived. While the owner was away in London at the time he kindly arranged for his housekeeper to show us around the house and farm. Francis FRANKCOM's children were all born at Saddlewood between 1843 and 1866 and his daughter Mary (my great-grandmother)was 'of Saddlewood' at the time of her marriage to William POOLE in 1871. Three children were born at Tresham and Winterbourne then in 1879 my grandmother Elizabeth was born at Saddlewood. Whether the family were still living in the original house, I don't know. By 1887 when Francis FRANKCOM died he was living at Tresham where generations before him had lived. If you can tell me anything about Saddlewood Anne, I would be very grateful. Regards, Pat Adair

    09/07/2000 04:42:54