Amanda Owen has said she made a gruesome and “morbid” discovery at the family home.
The Channel 5 star, who first shot to fame when appearing on Our Yorkshire Farm, said that things had taken a turn for the worse as work was being carried out on their farm. She also revealed that some of the former occupants of the house she lives in are still there.
Viewers sat down to watch the latest instalment of her new show Our Farm Next Door on Monday night (October 21). In the episode, Amanda decides to delve deep into the history of her new abode Anty Johns, but found some disturbing details of the site she now calls home.
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While taking a day off from her work on the farm, TV star Amanda headed to the County Records Office to find out more on who used to live at the property. There, worker Derek discovered that a diary had been discovered from one of Anty Johns’ previous owners, and revealed that the man had died in the home itself.
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Speaking to producers, clerk Derek said: “The intention today is to go through as many documents as I can with Amanda to point out who was at Anty John’s, who was born there, who died, and what the backstory of the actual house is. Hopefully, back to the 1600s.”
Amanda was intrigued by the history the house and asked Derek to help chart the owners of the property to help uncover its own family tree. However, the historian soon found something a diary belonging to one former resident, and it appeared rather bleak.
Looking at the records, it was revealed that the house was owned by a man, aged around 81 years old, named John Clarkson. Doing further digging, it turned out that the house was covered in the details of the inquest of his death.
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“The body of the man, aged about 81, is lying dead at Smithy Home,” referring to the previous name for Anty John’s. “Time of death: 6am, 5th December 1900.”
The revelations continued: “At about 9am on Tuesday, the housekeeper, Anne, proposed to send for the doctor, but the deceased would not hear of it.” A stunned Amanda read on: “And said, ‘I shall soon better and about.'”
Reflecting the discovery, Amanda said she was shocked to learn about the dark history of the house, but admitted she was happy as it gave the house a story. “I know it’s kind of morbid, but it sort of humanises people when you hear about them,” she said.
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This was not the only detail Amanda found out about her house, as she learned about the man whom Anty Johns was named after. Historian Derek pointed out that Antony married a woman in 1818 and settled with their four children at the house.
While information on Antony’s first wife remained a mystery, Antony would get married for a second time, and would sadly pass away due to angina. However, the mum-of-nine said that her family would find the information about the history of the house about interesting.
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