Thurcroft Hall, Rotherham
A Country house, built in 1699, for the Beckwith's is located in a park; raised and refronted mid/late 18th century, contains a date stone with the Beckwith motto take joy in good (joir en bien).
There is a late 17th/18th century garden house.
Francis Hurt Sitwell was at the Hall in 1803.
The Beckwiths were at Thurcroft Hall until 1838.
Thomas Marrian Senior, and his wife were there until his death in 1833.
Thurcroft Manor Estate, which included the Hall, was put up for auction in 1833. In 1879 the owner was Thomas Marrian who resided at Sharrow Hall, Sheffield, apparently he purchased the estate.
He was living at the Hall in 1901 with his wife Fanny.
The 1901 census also records details of the Gamekeeper and two Gardeners living in cottages at Thurcroft Hall.
Willian Swan, age 33 from Manchester, the Gardener was living in a cottage with his wife Florrence, age 30 from Retford and 2 children, Alice age 2 and William aged 8 months.
In another cottage, a second Gardener, John Greenfield, age 47 from Revesby, Lincs. and his wife Betsy, age 43 from Huttoft, Lincs. Their children: Florence (18), Elsie (15) and Prudence (14).
Thomas Roddis, age 40 from Brampton-en-le-Morthen was a Gamekeeper living at the Lodge with his wife Elizabeth age 37 from Laughton-en-le-Morthen. They had 4 children: George (18), a Masons Clerk , Mary(12), Lily(10) and John(7).
Captain Thomas Butler - described as of Thurcroft Hall and Barberwood, was at Thurcroft in 1817. He died in August, 1847 at Brightside Bank, Sheffield, aged 78. Recorded in his obituary in the Gentleman's Magazine - 'he was a midshipman on the Warrior, of 64 guns, on the 12th April, 1782, in the memorable victory of Lord Rodney over Count de Grasse, in the West Indies, and afterwards distinguished himself as a navigator in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and Chinese Seas. His tracks are marked in the modern globes.
Thomas Butler married the daughter of Joseph Priestley Esq. of White Windows near Halifax. She died age 24 in September 1813.
In September, 1857, Charles Frederick Younge Esq. a Governor of The Deakin Institution of Great Britain, was said to own Thurcroft Hall.
Captain Robert Clarke father of William and Charles was at sometime of Thurcroft Hall.