144 Sturton Grange. By J. C. Hodgson. 



at his death in 1828, aged 72 years intestate, his only sister 

 Margaret Appleby succeeded to Eastfield, Buston Barns, Causey 

 Park Bridge and Earsdon Hill as well as to his personal effects. 

 Miss Appleby who died in 1830 bequeathed Eastfield to her 

 maternal kinsman, Win. Johnson son of the Eev. Henry Johnson, 

 Vicar of the two Bywells, &c, by his wife, who was a daughter 

 of Edward Brown of East Chevington. Tn compliance with the 

 condition of the bequest ; Mr Johnsou took the name of 

 Appleby : he married first, Isabella Marshall sister of Dr. 

 Marshall of Chatton Park, secondly, Margaret widow of Ealph 

 Fenwick of Ulgham and daughter of the Rev. Ealph Errington 

 of Cowpen. His brother Captain Edward Johnson E.N., F.E.S. 

 was author of "Practical Illustrations of the Deviations of the 

 " Compass with explanatory diagrams." Another brother was 

 father to the late Walter Johnson, the well known Secretary of 

 the Northumberland Agricultural Society. 



Mr Wm. Appleby had no family, and in 1858 the estate 

 was sold by his Trustees to Mr Anthouy Strother of London, a 

 descendant of the family of Strother of Ku-knewton. Mr 

 Strother pulled down the unpretending, but comfortable and 

 appropriate mansion, and built the handsome Gothic residence 

 now owned by his widow. 



Sturton Grange South Side. 



The farm of South Side continued to be held by the Ord 

 family until 1796, when it was sold by Wm. Ord of Stone Croft 

 near Hexham, son and heir of Eichard Ord of Sturton Grange 

 to Thomas Dodd of Shoreswood. In 1804 we find Jos. Dodd a 

 Churchwarden for Sturton Grange South Side. In 1 820 it was 

 again sold by Nathaniel Dodd to Joseph Fenwick of Ellington. 

 Jos. Fenwick, who by industry and frugality had considerably 

 raised his position in life, died in 1830 aged 84 years, and be- 

 queathed his estate to his nephew and adopted son Wm. Jeffrey, 

 who then assumed the name of Fenwick. He married Frances, 

 daughter of Mr. John Tate of Bank House, but had no issue. 

 Dying in 1860, aged 74 years, he left South Side to his widow 

 for life, with remainder to his own nephew Mr. Jos. Jeffrey, and 

 his wife's nephew Mr. John Tate. Mr. Jeffrey, who had taken 

 the name of Fenwick, bought out Mrs. Fenwick and Mr. Tate. 

 He died at an early age and was succeeded in this estate and in 

 that of Shellacres on Tweedside by his son and heir, the present 

 owner, Mr. Wm. Fenwick of Templehall near Coldingham. 



