Five Lords Farm
Five Lords Farm stands on the road from Dilton Marsh to Frome. My Jackson ancestors lived and worked the farm in the middle of the 19th century.
When myself and my mother visited Dilton Marsh we were lucky enough to meet the present owners who were happy to let us have a look around and take these photographs. They told us that they have many people coming looking at the farm and asking about the Jackson family! I left my contact details and have since got in touch with other researchers (distant cousins!) through our connection to this farm.
Below is some of the research I have done centered around this farm and my family's time there.
Five
Lords Farm - Westbury Tithe Award 1842
Owner - Henry Gaisford Gibbs Ludlow
Occupier - Thomas Jackson
| Ref | Name | Type | Acres | Roods | Perches |
| 1527 | Allotment | Arable | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 1528 | Five Lords Piece | Pasture | 11 | 3 | 17 |
| 1529 | Homeground | Pasture | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 1530/31 | Five Lords Farmhouse and Garden | 2 | 55 | ||
| 1532 | Young Orchard | Arable | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 1533/34 | Five Lords Wood | Pasture | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 1535 | Five Lords Ground | Arable | 11 | 0 | 32 |
| 1536 | Five Lords Allotment | Pasture | 6 | 0 | 28 |
| 1537 | Allotment | Arable | 2 | 3 | 2 |
1841 Census - Chapelry of Dilton, Parish of Westbury: ref: HO 107/1188
| Place | Names | Age and Sex | Trade | Where born | ||
| male | female | same county | foreign parts | |||
| Five Lord Farm | Thomas Jackson | 60 | Y | |||
| Ann Jackson | 62 | Y | ||||
| Jacob Jackson | 20 | Y | ||||
| George Jackson | 18 | Y | ||||
| Ann Jackson | 15 | Y | ||||
1851 Census - Ecclesiastical District of Dilton Marsh, Parish of Westbury: ref: HO 107/1841 F. 257
| Place | Names | Relation to head | Condition | Age of | Trade | Where Born | |
| males | females | ||||||
| Standerwick, Five Lords Farm | Ann Jackson | head | Widow | 71 | Farmer of round 60 acres | Wilts, Westbury | |
| James Jackson | son | Married | 45 | farmer's son | Wilts, Westbury | ||
| Hannah Doughty | daughter | Married | 40 | Wilts, Dilton Marsh | |||
| Eliza Hunt | grand daughter | 11 | Wilts, Dilton Marsh | ||||
| Eliza Doughty | grand daughter | 1 | Middlesex, Marylebone | ||||
Ann Jackson died at Five Lords farm on the 27th November 1858, the cause of death was given as influenza.
1861
Census - Ecclesiastical District of Diltons Marsh, Parish of Westbury: ref:
RG 9/1302 F.13 P.7
| Place | Names | Relation to head | Condition | Age of | Trade | Where Born | |
| males | females | ||||||
| Diltons Marsh * | George Jackson | head | married | 38 | Farmer of 63 acres, employing 1 man, 1 boy | Wilts, Westbury | |
| Charlotte Jackson | wife | married | 39 | Middx, St Pancras | |||
| Elizabeth Jackson | daughter | 7 | Scholar | Wilts, Westbury | |||
| Oliver Jackson | son | 6 | Scholar | Wilts, Westbury | |||
| Sarah Jackson | daughter | 7 months | Wilts, Westbury | ||||
| Mary Young | servant | unmarried | 20 | Dairy maid | Wilts, Westbury | ||
* Five Lords Farm is not mentioned in the 1861 census place name, but the amount of land and area are correct, also there is no mention of anyone else farming the land at this time. James Jackson, the son mentioned in the 1851 census is now living with his wife down the road at Stormore.
Kelly's Directory: Dilton Marsh 1880:
JACKSON, Joseph George, farmer, Five Lords Farm
Kelly's Directory: Dilton Marsh 1898:
JONES, Elias, Five Lords Farm
Kelly's Directory of Wiltshire 1903:
JONES, Elias, farmer, Five Lords Farm
National Farm Survey: Dilton Marsh ref: MAF32 35 317
Five Lords Farm: Recorded 17/5/1943
Owned by P.J. JONES
Address: Five Lords Farm, Standerwick, Frome
Classified A
Held farm for 37 years
There is more information on the JACKSON and related families here.
