ðə fˈæmɪli ɪnˈɪʃəli tɹˈaɪd tə sˈeɪv ðɪ ᵻstˈeɪt baɪ sˈɜːtʃɪŋ fɔːɹ kˈoʊl: ðɪ ˈæpəlbi mˈæɡnə kˈɑːlɪɚɹi kˈʌmpəni wʌz fˈɔːɹmd ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z bˌʌt fˈeɪld tə fˈaɪnd ˌɛni wˈɜːkəbəl kˈoʊl sˈiːmz.
The family initially tried to save the estate by searching for coal: The Appleby Magna Colliery Company was formed in the 1870s but failed to find any workable coal seams.