Ivan Gregory writes: <snip> >Robert ASKEW died in Dublin in 1746, occupation founder and >intestate. Robert's wife Mary and three children, Elizabeth, >Thomas and Robert, moved to Dunningwell, parish of Millom in >Cumberland. I have obtained a children's bond dated 1747 which >appoints his widow as administrator and the other signatories to >the bond are John PONSONBY and William PATRICKSON. <snip> >I suspect he was probably a manager of the foundry. Or owner. This is just before the Industrial Revolution sets in - foundries would have been smaller and easier to establish. >Does anyone know anything about the Ponsonby or Patrickson >families and whether they owned businesses in Dublin at this >time? Both surnames are distinguished, though these may not be relatives! According to Cumberland Families and Heraldry, Sir John Ponsonby, 1608-78, Lord of the Manor of Haile, acquired estates in Ireland. He had a son John, who had a son John who had a son John, all of whom were High Sheriffs of Cumberland. According to CFH, there was also a John Ponsonby (died 1783, aged 45), a Whitehaven attorney, who later on married into the Gale family (formerly Irish, but then Whitehaven's top tobacco merchants). So lots of Ponsonby connections with Ireland. The famous Patrickson family had controlled Ennerdale, but by this period had largely fallen on hard times. There were many Lamplugh/Ennerdale families with connections in Ireland ... I seem to remember some Patrickson Irish connection, but can't think what offhand. >There are several relevant entries on the IGI but they are >entries submitted by members of the LDS and therefore >cannot be further investigated. These are for a marriage >of Robert Askew to Mary Rogers in Dublin in 1734, Mary >Rogers birth in 1713 and the birth of Robert Askew in >Dublin in 1700. Presumably there must have been some >source for these submissions but I cannot locate them. >Anyone got any suggestions? The SOG in London has bound volumes of all Dublin church transcripts for this period - I would look Askew up for you, but can't see myself being there for at least a month. If you haven't had any success before then, remind me in about a month's time. Chris chris@dickinson.uk.net