A following owner, Sir John Gibson, High Sheriff of Yorkshire (1630–31), built a substantial stone addition to the original building.

The Hall again passed to new owners by way of Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Thomas Robinson Esquire of Welburn who married Rev.

[4] Mrs. Wrangham held the manor in 1857 followed by William Ernest Duncombe, the Earl of Feversham, in 1872.

[5] During the 19th century, Welburn Hall, originally a fine specimen of Elizabethan architecture, was in a state of decay[5] having remained unoccupied from about 1850 to 1880 when Joseph Heads, a brick and tile maker, became the occupant.

[6] "In 1890, the derelict hall was sold, the west wing was demolished and the present house and stables were built.

The Hall's new coach house was occupied by the coachman, William Scholey, and his wife, Elizabeth.

[8] "In 1931, the house was badly damaged by a fire and was subsequently rebuilt in a less ostentatious style".

Welburn Hall now caters for children and young people aged eight to 19 who have a range of special educational needs.

[12] He worked as a cartwright and in 1861, he was lodging with another carpenter, John Clarke, who was employing 3 apprentices.

[18] The Parker, Foxton and Snowdon families became intertwined by marriage during the 1800s, producing many descendants who contributed to the growth and prosperity of Yorkshire and beyond.

By 1861, he occupied Welburn Grange with his wife, Elizabeth, farming 210 acres and employing six servants.

[22] Jack Parker is also noted as the legendary huntsman who "blooded" the Viscount of Helmsley.

West Ings, a 234-acre farm, adjacent to Welburn Hall, was the birthplace of Frederick's former wife, Jane Snowdon.

In 1881, West Ings was occupied by her brother, William Snowdon and his wife, Hannah.

By 1860, they had arrived in Port Chalmers, New Zealand aboard the Ocean Chief and soon after headed to the gold diggings at Gabriel's Gully.

[28] Like many before them, Thomas and Joseph must have found slim pickings because they eventually returned to farming, this time on New Zealand's South Island.