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Originally Posted by z900guy
Hiya Ret
We have all the old paperwork with the house but as you say no positive proof the Halsteads built it , however the datestone has four sets of initials AH < WH and two more sets so its likely.
Very little remains of Lower Hey now except a gatepost with 17th century graffiti carved into it.
Lower Moor which is just above our place also had a datestone AH 1664 which my mate from school built into his fireplace at Rising Bridge I have been up there today and next to nothing left of that one either although I used to play in it as a lad.
Do you have any record of an Inn near Mitchells House above Lower Moor which was called The Black Lamb we think as there is some of that still visible
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I have just joined the forum as I may be able to shed some light on the date stone.
The initials AH WH may refer to Alice Holt and William Halstead who lived at "Mitchell's in Henheads" according to family records which were compiled by my Halstead ancestors. Curious the wife's initials appear first. They were married in Feb 1669 and William died in 1693. I believe they had three children, Richard and William, presumably twins, born in 1669 in Stonefold, and Robert, birth date not known. William was a Yeoman farmer in 1692 according to the Agrarian History of England and Wales. Family records also refer to the son William residing at "Moor in Henheads".
Could you post a picture of the date stone please if you are still on the forum?
I am interested in finding out more about the William Halstead who died in 1693 to see if I can get back further in my family tree.
John