ll(^ '^ rotherwick. By J. C Hodgson. 



Tenant Farmers. 



The call rolls of 1667-8 yield the names of Matthew Allinson 

 and Heni-y James as tenants or lessees.^^ In 1687 and 1693 

 Robt. Davison occurs.'^^ 



The history of the family of Davison of Warkworth has 

 been only partially worked out. In 1658 Robt. Davison, 

 apparently an official of the earl of Northumberland, was 

 engaged in building himself a new house in the park of 

 Warkworth, for which purpose he had cut down ten or eleven 

 oaks, whereas he only had a warrant for three.^ This new 

 house may be identified with the long low timbered house, 

 which formerly stood at Warkworth Old Barns, which is 

 within the demesne. John Davison of Warkworth Barns 

 (probably son of Robert) died in 1734, aged 73, and preserved 

 the traditional account of the demolition of the Castle. He 

 voted for a freehold in Warkworth in 1722, and left two 

 daughters — Margaret, who married, in 1730, Thomas Watson 

 of Newton-by-the-Sea, whose descendants remained as tenants 

 of Warkworth Barns until about 1876; and Elizabeth, who 

 married, first in 1713, Wm. Smith of Togston; and, secondly 

 in 1717, Joseph Cook of Newton-on-the-Moor— she had issue 

 to both husbands. 



Probably of same family was Thomas Davison, who farmed 

 Brotherwick and Barnhill, to whom, in respect of his tenancy 

 of Brotherwick, a pew in Warkworth Church was appropriated 

 in 1719. He voted, in 1722, for a freehold in Warkworth, 

 and on the 12th August 1736 administration to his effect 

 was granted, at Durham, to Margaret Cook, widow.''* 



He was followed by the Tomlin family. Henry Tomlin 



'' The James's were also tenants in Acklington. 



22 cf. Border Holds, Bates, Vol. i., p. 419. 



23 New History of Northumberland, Bateson, Vol. ii., p. 434. 



^* Will of Thos. Davison of Barnhill, yeoman, dated 2nd December 

 1735, proved at Durham 1736. To Margaret Cook, daughter of Thomas 

 Forster, late of Shieldfield, deceased, my house in Warkworth, formerly 

 belonging to Geo. James — my stock and crop at Barnhill and Brotherwick 

 to said Margaret Cook, she sole executor. 



1786, 30th August, died at Barnhill, near Warkworth, Mr Henry 

 Tomling, farmer, of a disorder in the throat, aged of 1. — Nicholas 

 Brown Diary, 



