Claire Rutigliano : The Males & Stuckeys of Bladon & Lower Burrow


A mixture of work with withies, glove-making, cider, sheep, and cattle was typical for the sources of family employment and income in the Parish. This post helps to illustrate this economy. It includes the premature death from pneumonia, of a family’s main breadwinner, worsened by the need to be working with withies……… on Westmoor.

The Males & Stuckeys : withies, apples, sheep and a tale of two dolls.

Claire, daughter and grandson.

Claire Rutigliano, nee Male, has traced her family roots in the Parish back to 24th February 1682 when her great, great, great, great, great great grandfather, Richard Male, was born in Kingsbury Episcopi.

In this post and film she relates some insights of her family’s work with withies.

Sydney Male left. and brother Arthur Male right, stacking withies at the family farm in Burrow Way.

William Jeanes Male at the family home Rose Villa in Burrow Way. Rose Villa, previously owned by the Ducks who moved to Pass Vale Farm – Burrow Hill. The withy stripping machine is under cover on the left in front of “The Tin Shed”.

Film : The Males & Stuckeys of Bladon & Lower Burrow