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- "I n August 1737 a catastrophic fire swept through part of the village of Marrick destroying houses and farm buildings...""Another widow, Barbary Moor, made a much more modest claim for £18 13s 9d, plus another £18 0s 2d for rebuilding. Her possessions ranged from over £4 worth of clothes, linen and shoes, down to 2s for trenchers but she also lost £5 in cash. In Barbary’s case we are actually in touch with one of her descendants and have been able to find out quite a bit about her family. By coincidence the same correspondent is also descended from Bartholomew Blenkiron who claimed £6 6s and 10d to rebuild his house but was presumably renting it out as he didn’t lose any personal property."
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