FEMALE BROWNIES

As folklorists will know, the Brownie is a diminutive humanoid found in Scotland and northern England, who, by night, cleans the house and keeps it tidy.  But there are also female Brownies called Silkies.

     A Silkie was said to be active at Denton Hall, near Newcastle, England, when it was occupied by two old ladies named Hoyle.  Due to the size of the house, which was too big for them to manage,  they claimed they had the aid of a Silkie.  They said her presence was a necessity: she would, for example, light the fires in the morning.  

    Silkies sometimes lived in trees outside the house.