Living at Orgate in 1911 is James Chapman Brown, 48, farmer. He had lived at Green House, Marrick at the time of his marriage in 1886 to Mary Jane Peacock (daughter of George Peacock of Healaugh, lead miner). Mary Jane was living at Bushy Park, Marske at the time of marriage, possibly as a servant. In 1891 they were living at Greenhurst, Marrick.
In a story about Orgate in the Marske Millennium book called ‘In the Palm of a Dale’ there is this picture with the caption “Orgate Farm in 1908 with Edward and Alice Brown, children of the tennants, James Chapman Brown and his wife Mary.”
The 1911 census shows James and Mary Chapman at Orgate Farm with 4 children, 3 born at Hurst between 1887 and 1892 and 1 born at Marske in 1904. They appear in the 1901 census in Marrick Village, So, they must have moved to Orgate sometime between 1901 and 1904.
At some point prior to James’ death in 1934, he had moved from Orgate, and was living at Home Farm, Marske.
Interestingly, James had a brother Thomas William Brown who married as a second wife in 1939, Alice Ward, daughter of John Thomas Ward, post master at Reeth and a descendant of Simon Ward b.1639 at Orgate!! Can’t help but wonder if James Chapman Brown was aware at the time that his brother was marrying a descendant of one of the earliest occupants of his house, my 8th great grandparents, Ralph and Eden (Coates) Ward.
