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    1. Re: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] ENG-WESTMORLAND Digest, Vol 3, Issue 267
    2. Audrey King
    3. Hi All Blands, I have an Agnes Bland, 1683 of Crosby Ravensworth who was the daughter of Thomas Bland (1650 Ravenstonedale), who in turn was the son of Edward Blande (16010 son of Richard Blande1576 of Crosby Garrett. These slightly predate the names mentioned, and unfortunately my descent is through Agnes, the female line. She married James Kitching of Crosby Ravensworth. However, I will be interested to see what emerges from the woodwork— up or down! Audrey , Blue Mts of NSW, Australia. On 30/12/2008, at 7:00 PM, eng-westmorland-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Richard Bland 1680-1737 (Ray Bland) > 2. Re: Richard Bland 1680-1737 (SarahReveley) > > > > End of ENG-WESTMORLAND Digest, Vol 3, Issue 267 > *********************************************** >

    12/30/2008 12:24:11
    1. Re: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Re : Glitches !
    2. Barb Baker
    3. For brunotigby@aol.com I "think" that you have to un-subscribe, using your old e-mail address. Then re-subscribe, using your new address. Someone will correct me, if I am wrong about this. Barb, Ontario, Canada.

    12/30/2008 01:54:46
    1. [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Re : Glitches !
    2. What do I do to give my new mail address ? I don't want to unsuscribe... New mail address : Brunotigby50@orange.fr ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WESTMORLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    12/29/2008 08:06:44
    1. Re: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Richard Bland 1680-1737
    2. SarahReveley
    3. Hi Ray, Small world. There is a Bland spotter on this list with relatives in Orton, who lives just down IH-10 from you. ;-) One of my very best internet friends in Australia researches those Blands, if anybody knows, Kate will! She is on the List too. My cousins were from neighboring Crosby Ravensworth, and George Williamson Reveley lived in Orton, back in the early 1800s. I've visited both places, and have a few photos of Orton, and also Reagill, the home of John Salkeld Bland who wrote The Vale of Lyvennet. Kate and I met when she transcribed the Vale for me. Every time I run across a Bland I send him to her. I've also got photos of the Bland graves at the parish church. Happy to share all the photos I have. BLAND. (N. urn on pedestal). Erected in m. John Bland, yeoman, of Reagill, who d. Nov. 30 1837 aged 74 y. also Elizabeth his wife who d. Jan. 22 1835 aged 68 y. also Jane wife of William Bland of Wyebourne, their son who d. Sep. 8, 1862, aged 62 y. BLAND. (N. coffin shaped tomb with painter's pallet and brushes). + Here rests the body of John Salkeld Bland, son of William Bland of Wyebourne, Yeoman, and Elizabeth his wife, who d. l. Jan. 4. 1867 in his 28 y. BLAND. (N. flat tomb, cross flory, pallets, brushes, hammer, compass). Here rests the body of Thomas Bland of Reagill, Yeoman, who d. l. Sep. 18, 1865 in his 68 y. BLAND. (N. coffin-shaped tomb with cross). + S. m. William Bland of Blandsgarth, Reagill, b. Feby. 27 1800, d.Nov 25 1882. Lancelot is an unusual name. There is a discussion of the name Lancelot in the area at http://www.edenlinks.co.uk/HISTORY/PATH1.HTM "......Sir Lancelot Threlkeld of Melmerby, Cumberland. Melmerby is to the north east of Penrith, but Sir Lancelot also had a hall at Threlkeld to the east of Keswick and perhaps more significantly he owned Crosby Hall in Crosby Ravensworth parish near Appleby and is in fact buried in Crosby Ravensworth church." Adios, Sarah in San Antonio sarahreveley@grandecom.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Ray Bland To: ENG-WESTMORLAND@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 10:50 AM Subject: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Richard Bland 1680-1737 My g-g-g-g-grandfather, Richard Bland, 1680-1737, may have been from Orton or nearby. My earliest information on Richard is in a special census in Barbados in 1715, when Robert Lowther of Maulds Meaburn was Governor of Barbados. Richard's first son was named Lancelot Bland, 1723-1777, a name that appears only in Orton Parish in Carlisle's History of the Ancient Family of Bland. I am speculating that my Richard Bland, a blacksmith in 1737 when he made his will, may have traveled to Barbados as a servant of Robert Lowther, and that his first born son was named for one of the two Lancelot Blands of Orton identified in Carlisle's History. One of the Lancelots could have been his grandfather, or alternatively, the other could have been his great-grandfather. Richard Bland received a land grant in South Carolina in 1735 and died there in 1737. Information on his descendants is good, but there is no information yet on his ancestors. Does anyone have information related to my hypothesis that my Richard Bland is descended from one of the Lancelot Blands from Orton or nearby? Thanks, Ray Bland The Woodlands, Texas, USA

    12/29/2008 04:53:22
    1. [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Richard Bland 1680-1737
    2. Ray Bland
    3. My g-g-g-g-grandfather, Richard Bland, 1680-1737, may have been from Orton or nearby. My earliest information on Richard is in a special census in Barbados in 1715, when Robert Lowther of Maulds Meaburn was Governor of Barbados. Richard's first son was named Lancelot Bland, 1723-1777, a name that appears only in Orton Parish in Carlisle's History of the Ancient Family of Bland. I am speculating that my Richard Bland, a blacksmith in 1737 when he made his will, may have traveled to Barbados as a servant of Robert Lowther, and that his first born son was named for one of the two Lancelot Blands of Orton identified in Carlisle's History. One of the Lancelots could have been his grandfather, or alternatively, the other could have been his great-grandfather. Richard Bland received a land grant in South Carolina in 1735 and died there in 1737. Information on his descendants is good, but there is no information yet on his ancestors. Does anyone have information related to my hypothesis that my Richard Bland is descended from one of the Lancelot Blands from Orton or nearby? Thanks, Ray Bland The Woodlands, Texas, USA

    12/29/2008 03:50:01
    1. [ENG-WESTMORLAND] THE NEWCASTLE COURANT Friday, May 28, 1880 / CENTURIAL STONES / WALL OF HADRIAN.
    2. Barb Baker
    3. CENTURIAL STONES FOUND ON THE WALL OF HADRIAN. At the monthly meeting of the Newcastle Society of Antiquaries, held on Wednesday night in the Old Castle, MR. JOHN CLAYTON, who was in the chair, read an interesting paper entitled "Observations on Centurial Stones found on the Wall of Hadrian." MR. CLAYTON said: Early in the month of March last, in removing from the south face of the Wall of Hadrian, a mass of soil and debris, the accumulation of centuries, there was found in the face of the wall in the third course of stone from its base, a centurial stone, a copy of the inscription of which was laid before our monthly meeting on the 31st day of that month. At that meeting, the writer of this article mentioned that erroneous opinions on the subject of centurial stones were entertained by some antiquaries outside of our society, and that as this centurial stone was probably the last that would be found in the Wall of Hadrian, he was collecting materials for a paper on this class of inscribed stones, which he probably might be able to submit to a future meeting of the society. The precise locality in which this discovery was made is about half a mile east of the station of Cilurnum, and within 30 yards of a turret in the wall, similar to those described by GORDON and HORSLEY, as existing early in the last century, and similar to that now existing on the farm of Blackcarts, between the stations of Cilurnum and Procolitia, described in the seventh volume of the "Archaeologia AElians", page 256. This newly-discovered turret had been partially exhumed more than a year before; and the operations of the spade which have produced to us this centurial stone in situ had the object of completing the exhumation of the turret and bringing to light the remains of the Wall of Hadrian existing in its vicinity. The letters are these....... COH - IX V PAN - APRI. The inscription, being expanded, is read Cohortis no**e Centurio Pauli Apri. The cohort to which the company of the Centurion Paulus Aper belonged was, without doubt, a legionary cohort. Had it been an auxiliary cohort, its nationality would have been expressed. Probably this cohort was a cohort of the sixth legion, one of the three legions employed by Hadrian in the construction of the Wall, which legion has left many traces of its presence in the neighbourhood. The centurial stones which have been found in the four northern counties - Northumberland, Durham, Cumberland, and Westmorland, up to the year 1875, are described in the "Lapidarium Septentrionale", published by this society in that year. Since that time, one more centurial stone has been found besides the stone above described; it was found amongst the debris on the south side of Hadrian's Wall, at a high elevation, near the Limestone Corner, between the stations of Cilurnum and Procolitia. The letters upon it are confined to the name of the centurion. It is inscribed: - C HELLENI Centuria Helleni. The name Helenus, spelt with a single "l" (as is the Helenus Priamides of Virgil), occurs frequently in GRUTER. The present seems a fitting occasion for placing on record the views of our society on the subject of centurial stones, found on the Wall of Hadrian. The centurial stones which have been found on the Roman Wall in Northumberland and Cumberland, according to our views, were placed in the courses of masonry both of the wall and the stations, on their original construction, under the direction of the centurion whose company was employed in that portion of the work. The object of the centurion was to record his own name, as that of an individual who had taken a part in the great work, hence the particular cohort to which the centurion belonged, or the extent of the work done, is very rarely recorded on the stone. In each of these inscriptions, the name of the centurion is preceded by the centurial mark, resembling an inverted "C", which represents a twig of vine, the official badge of a Roman centurion. The name of the centurion is for the most part in the genitive case, as in the two inscriptions before us. When in the genitive case, the centurial mark must be read "centuris". It sometimes happens that the name of the centurion is converted into an adjective, agreeing with and used as an epithet to centuria, as in O THRUPONIANA - the century of Thruponianus. According to HORSLEY, the name of the centurion is sometimes in the nominative case, and the centurial mark must be read 'centurio'. We have no reason to doubt the soundness of these our views; but they are not universally accepted; and other views are propounded by other antiquaries. We need not notice the twinkling of the "Minora sidera", but as the expression of erroneous opinions by men of high reputation may lead to the propagation of error, we must test the opinions of MR. CHARLES HENRY COOTE, and a learned and laborious fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and of DR. MCCAUL, the distinguished President of the University of Toronto, who each of them differs from the other, and both differ from us. In 1867, MR. COOTE communicated to the Society of Antiquaries of London a very comprehensive essay, under the title of "The Centuriation of Roman Britain". The learned writer gives in detail an account of the Roman system of colonisation on the continent, and tells us that in the vocabulary of the Roman Agrimensores, the word "centuria" means a fundus or farm of one hundred acres, and that centurial stones are land marks which the writer divides into three categories. We need not notice the first and second categories, but confine ourselves to the third, which MR. COOTE expressly applies to the centurial stones on the Wall of Hadrian. MR. CLAYTON quoted from MR. COOTES's essay to show that the gentleman asserted that the centurial stones found in the Wall of Hadrian, were land marks and MR. CLAYTON went on to say : - We cheerfully acknowledge the learning and industry of MR. COOTE, and do not question his knowledge of the centuriation of the Roman colonies and agricultural districts, but he must excuse us when we say that we cannot consider his authority on any questions of Roman military centuration of any weight. His theory must, therefore, rest solely on its own merits, and we must proceed to consider whether it be probable or possible that the centurial stones found on the face of the Wall at Hadrian and of its fortresses, are land marks of farms of one hundred acres, that the names inscribed on them are the names of the possessors of those farms, and in every case in which numerals are added, they represent the number of the roads which divide one centuria or farm of one hundred acres from another. MR. COOTE must excuse our taking the liberty of observing, that it would have been prudent on his part to have placed some reliance upon the researches of other learned men, as well as himself; if he had consulted SMITH's "Dictionary of Roman Antiquities", he would have been aware of the difference between the military and the civil centuria of the Romans. And, if he had referred to the first volume, published in 1863 of the great German work "Corpus Inscriptionum Latinerum", he would have discovered how totally different the stones used by the Romans as landmarks in Italy are from the centurial stones on the Wall of Hadrian. The locality described by HORSLEY as having been the most productive of centurial stones, has continued to be so up to the present time, probably arising from the exceptionally heavy character of the works, which would lead to the employment of a larger force than was required for other portions of the line. It is described by HORSLEY as extending between Walwick and Carrabrough, a distance of about two miles, for one-half of this space the lines of fortification, the Murus and the Vallum, are within ten yards of each other, and for the rest of the distance they are not more than one hundred yards apart, and within this space, at least twenty centurial stones can be traced to have been found, the whole space between the lines of fortification would be required for military purposes, the lands north of the lines of fortification would be open to the raids of the Caledonians, and the lands south, of the half-subdued Britions. If, then, (according to MR. COOTE), the names inscribed on the centurial stones are the names of the possessors of farms of one hundred acres each, where are those farms to be found ? and if these stones were landmarks, is it not probable that the possessor of the land would have placed them on the land, and not in the face of the wall of a fortress ? DR. MCCAUL has for many years been in the habit of communicating to the Canadian public, through the "Canadian Journal", articles under the designation of "Notes on Latin Inscriptions found in Britain". In the year 1863, these notes, with many more which had not previously appeared in print, were collected and published in one volume, under the title of "Britanno-Roman Inscriptions, with Critical Notes". Through this publication DR. MCCAUL's views, which were for the most part very creditable to him as a man of sense and a scholar, were first circulated in Europe. DR. MCCAUL's views on the subject of centurial inscriptions on the Wall of Hadrian, as enunciated in this publication, must, however, be admitted to have no other merit than that of originality. On this subject the learned president of the University of Toronto expresses himself in the following terms:- "For my part I have no doubt there was not one of these inscriptions that was in honour or memory of any one, and that the meaning of the centurial mark under other circumstances used for centurio, stands in all such inscriptions for century". ......... "The true explanation of such inscriptions is, I think, that they were intended to mark the space set apart for quarters in an encampment, id est, to define the pedatura, not in the sense in which it is used by VEGETIUS in the passage cited by HORSLEY, but as that in which HYGINUS employs it." We have before us one of the stones, which is inscribed Centuria Heleni, the name of the centurion being in the genitive case. This stone does not record to what cohort the century belonged; was obviously placed in the Wall in honour or memory of the centurion Helenus, and as a record of the fact that the centurion Helenus had taken a part in so great a work as the Wall of Hadrian. This is the sole purpose of the inscription, and there is no mention of the number of "passus" or "pedes" of the work which had been executed under command of centurion Helenus. Hundreds of centurions have along the whole length of the Wall sought in the same form to commemorate their names, and if any oracular sage of their time had - like DR. MCCAUL - pronounced the dictum - "For my part I have no doubt there was not one of those inscriptions that was in honour or in memory of any one," not one of these officers would have lost a particle of his self-esteem, or lost any confidence in the permanency of the memorial of himself inserted in the wall. DR. MCCAUL having told us what these inscriptions are not , proceeds to tell us what they are: He says - "That the true nature of these inscriptions is to mark the space for quarters in an encampment." If such were the case, the quarters of the centurion Helenus must have been the reverse of comfortable - his foot would be on the bare heath, his couch would be rocked by the winds and sheltered by the snow drift. Helenus has placed his stone where he has done his work on the wall, which happens to be at a very high point - more than one thousand feet above the level of the sea, and more than a mile distant from any station or permanent encampment. It is somewhat remarkable that the space in which the greatest number of centurial stones has been found is a high ridge of land distant from station or encampment. The soldiers' quarters on the Wall are not on these stormy heights, but in comfortable camps or fortresses, in which all possible care has been taken to mitigate the severities of a Northumbrian climate; the floors of the rooms are laid on pillars, and under those floors are hot air passages communicating with the rooms. On the grounds which have been stated, we arrive at the inevitable conclusion that the theories of MR. HENRY CHARLES COOTE and DR. MCCAUL, with respect to the centurial stones found on Hadrian's Wall, are equally untenable. Both these theories have been extant for more than a dozen years, and we do not find that they have been retracted or qualified by their authors - on the contrary (at least in the case of MR. COOTE), there has been an expressed persistence in error. Antiquaries in general have regarded both theories with indifference, relying on the authorities of GRUTER, HORSLEY, HODGSON, BRUCE, AND HUBNER, and undisturbed by the dicta of COOTE and MCCAUL. It may be deemed presumptuous on the part of an individual holding no position in antiquarian lore to have dealt so freely with the opinions of professed and acknowledged antiquaries; but that individual has one advantage over those learned men - he has passed a long life on the Wall of Hadrian, and in close proximity to that part of it where the greatest number of centurial stones has been found, and who has in his possession the largest collection of those stones that anywhere exist, and who is satisfied that if MR. COOTE and DR. MCCAUL had spent one day on the Wall of Hadrian, they would not have remained for one hour unconvinced of the error into which they have respectively fallen. On the motion of MR. W. H. D. LONGSTAFFE, seconded by the REV. DR. BRUCH, a vote of thanks was passed to MR. CLAYTON for his paper. ===========================================

    12/28/2008 09:01:59
    1. [ENG-WESTMORLAND] THE PRESTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, November 6, 1880 / EDITORIAL NOTICES.
    2. Barb Baker
    3. EDITORIAL NOTICES. The judicial division, termed the Northern Circuit, embraces Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, and the assizes thereof are held at Carlisle, Appleby, Lancaster, Manchester, and Liverpool. ____________________ MR. R. PALMER, Town Clerk of Preston, died in December 1852. ____________________ A married woman who, with and in the presence of her husband, commits an ordinary felony, cannot be imprisoned. The law in such case holds that she was acting under the control of her husband. ____________________ The Order of St. Michael and St. George relates to colonial performances, and is conferred upon officeres who have, in any of our colonies, meritoriously distinguished themselves. ____________________ The first Mayor of Preston, after the passing of the Municipal Reform Act, in 1835, was Alderman THOMAS MILLER, father of the late Alderman THOMAS MILLER. ____________________ There is no special qualification for the office of churchwarden, except in some cases where the consecration deeds make particular stipulations. Generally speaking, any parishioner is eligible for the office. ____________________ The ratepayers of any town or district, whatever be the population thereof, can, if they are willing to support a free library, adopt the Free Libraries' Act. ____________________ MR. HANSOM was the designer of St. Walburge's Catholic Church, Preston.

    12/28/2008 05:49:41
    1. [ENG-WESTMORLAND] THE PRESTON GUARDIAN, Saturday, June 18, 1881 / STRAY NOTES.
    2. Barb Baker
    3. STRAY NOTES. Broadly speaking, it may be quite true, as TENNYSON says, that "through the ages one increasing purpose runs," and that "the thoughts of men are widened with the process of the suns," but in Cumberland the old narrow guage of the great grandfatherly era is still adhered to. The other week there should have been a grand cock-fight in Westmorland, but the police were too near the promoters, and they had to take refuge in the adjoining county of Cumberland where the main was fought. Cumberland likes this sort of refined recreation. The superintendent of police for that county says that "one half of the time of his men is taken up in preventing cock-fighting."

    12/28/2008 05:46:56
    1. [ENG-WESTMORLAND] THE PALL MALL GAZETTE, Monday, March 8, 1880 / DEATHS
    2. Barb Baker
    3. 1880 DEATHS. CRITCHLEY, Mr. Herbert A., of Milnthorpe, Westmorland, at Cannes, aged 23, Feb. 29 WELLS, Elizabeth, widow of Surgeon Fletcher, 23rd Light Dragoons, at Highmoor, Wigton, Cumberland, aged 97, Feb. 24

    12/28/2008 05:27:33
    1. [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Seasons Greetings
    2. My Compliments of the Season to Each and Everyone of You. AudreyM nee Miskelly In Cumbria

    12/24/2008 09:21:50
    1. Re: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Searching Blenkinships
    2. John Steel Genealogy
    3. Margaret James Eaden married Harriet Jackson in Sedbergh in the Apl-Jun Quarter 1902 (Ref Vol 9a page 1) you will be able to obtain this marriage certificate for further details. They must have moved after 1902, but when will probably be difficult to trace. John -----Original Message----- From: marge70111@aol.com [mailto:marge70111@aol.com] Sent: 23 December 2008 23:55 To: ENG-WESTMORLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Searching Blenkinships I have been using this site for numerous years and have found lots of information and help from like minded persons searching their ancestors. I have found myself at a brick wall and wondered if anyone on this site is searching the Blenkinship family from Selside. My great grandmother was Harriet Matilda Blenkinship born 1859 in Selside. She was a domestic servant at Ashes Farm , Staveley in 1881. From there she moved to Sedbergh which was in West Riding of Yorkshire. She married my great grandfather James Jackson in 1889. They live4d at Wilkinstyle in the Dowbiggin area of Sedbergh. He died there in 1890 in?and she moved into Settlebeck cottages, Sedbergh. She remarried a man called James Eaden, who was working at Sedbergh School as gardener.?They moved to Ruecrofts Farm in Howgill area. I am trying to find their marriage date. >From there they moved to live and farm in .Lancashire?. I would also like to find when they moved to Lancashire. Any help on any other Blenkinship family would be helpful if you are searching this family too. Margaret Evans Marge70111@aol.com ________________________________________________________________________ AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on the move. Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited storage today. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WESTMORLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    12/23/2008 05:43:48
    1. Re: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Searching Blenkinships
    2. Barb Baker
    3. Hello again, Margaret: There is an interesting entry on the 1891 British Census, showing a James JACKSON, age 62, Gameskeeper, born Sedbergh, Yorkshire, along with his wife Harriet M. age 32, born Kendal, Westmorland, and their daughters...Elizabeth, age 4 and Jane, age 1, both born Sedbergh, Yorkshire. Maybe your James did not die in 1890 (?). I could send you the image of the census page if you would like to have it. I'll have a look on the FreeBMD and see what I can find. Barb, Ontario, Canada.

    12/23/2008 11:07:29
    1. Re: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Searching Blenkinships
    2. Jeremy Bishop
    3. Margaret, FreeBMD has index entries for the June quarter of 1902: Eaden James Sedbergh 9a 1 Scan available - click to view Jackson Harriet Matilda Sedbergh 9a 1 Scan available - click to view You would have to obtain the certificate (or find the relevant parish register) to get the actual marriage date. Regards, Jeremy marge70111@aol.com wrote: > I have been using this site for numerous years and have found lots of information and help from like minded persons searching their ancestors. > I have found myself at a brick wall and wondered if anyone on this site is searching the Blenkinship family from Selside. > My great grandmother was Harriet Matilda Blenkinship born 1859 in Selside. > She was a domestic servant at Ashes Farm , Staveley in 1881. From there she moved to Sedbergh which was in West Riding of Yorkshire. > She married my great grandfather James Jackson in 1889. They live4d at Wilkinstyle in the Dowbiggin area of Sedbergh. He died there in 1890 in?and she moved into Settlebeck cottages, Sedbergh. She remarried a man called James Eaden, who was working at Sedbergh School as gardener.?They moved to Ruecrofts Farm in Howgill area. > I am trying to find their marriage date. > >From there they moved to live and farm in .Lancashire?. > I would also like to find when they moved to Lancashire. > Any help on any other Blenkinship family would be helpful if you are searching this family too. > Margaret Evans > Marge70111@aol.com > > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on the move. Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited storage today. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WESTMORLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

    12/23/2008 10:58:57
    1. Re: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Searching Blenkinships
    2. Barb Baker
    3. Hello Margaret: The FreeBMD Index shows that James EADEN married Harriet Matilda JACKSON in 1902, sometime in the second quarter of that year, in Sedburgh, Yorshire - West Riding, Volume 9a Page 1 Pity that they wouldn't be listed on the 1901 British Census ! Barb, Ontario, Canada.

    12/23/2008 10:51:01
    1. [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Searching Blenkinships
    2. I have been using this site for numerous years and have found lots of information and help from like minded persons searching their ancestors. I have found myself at a brick wall and wondered if anyone on this site is searching the Blenkinship family from Selside. My great grandmother was Harriet Matilda Blenkinship born 1859 in Selside. She was a domestic servant at Ashes Farm , Staveley in 1881. From there she moved to Sedbergh which was in West Riding of Yorkshire. She married my great grandfather James Jackson in 1889. They live4d at Wilkinstyle in the Dowbiggin area of Sedbergh. He died there in 1890 in?and she moved into Settlebeck cottages, Sedbergh. She remarried a man called James Eaden, who was working at Sedbergh School as gardener.?They moved to Ruecrofts Farm in Howgill area. I am trying to find their marriage date. >From there they moved to live and farm in .Lancashire?. I would also like to find when they moved to Lancashire. Any help on any other Blenkinship family would be helpful if you are searching this family too. Margaret Evans Marge70111@aol.com ________________________________________________________________________ AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on the move. Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited storage today.

    12/23/2008 09:55:05
    1. [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Kindness of a look up please
    2. David Hughlock
    3. Hello All, Would some kind person do a look up for me. I have the children/siblings listed below. So I looked for the parents marriage and the only one which makes sense is:- Marriage 11 October 1815 Crosby Garrett Westmorland between Thomas Taylor and Mary Hall - extracted (Batch No M003191) Could someone do a look up of the original to see if the transposition is correct, alternatively could anyone suggest the link to the ULLOCK and KIRST. Could you suggest the parents to the couple also. Many thanks David in Tewkesbury Children/siblings Jane TAYLOR christened 24 December 1815 Staveley Westmorland father Thomas TAYLOR mother Mary - extracted (Batch No P004701) Margaret TAYLOR christened 23 March 1817 Staveley Westmorland father Thomas TAYLOR mother Mary - extracted (Batch No P004701) Charlotte TAYLOR christened 23 August 1818 Staveley Westmorland father Thomas TAYLOR mother Mary - extracted (Batch No P004701) John Kirst TAYLOR christened 18 June 1820 Staveley Westmorland father Thomas TAYLOR mother Mary - extracted (Batch No P004701) Rebecca TAYLOR christened 4 March 1822 Staveley Westmorland father Thomas TAYLOR mother Mary - extracted (Batch No P004701) Ann TAYLOR christened 2 Feb 1823 Staveley Westmorland death 6 May 1833 Father Thomas TAYLOR mother Mary - extracted (Batch No P004701) Thomas Ullock TAYLOR christened 30 October 1824 Staveley Westmorland death 19 July 1825 father Thomas TAYLOR mother Mary - extracted (Batch No P004701) Dorothy TAYLOR christened 4 April 1827 Staveley Westmorland father Thomas TAYLOR mother Mary - extracted (Batch No P004701) Thomas Ullock TAYLOR christened 29 June 1829 Staveley Westmorland father Thomas TAYLOR mother Mary - extracted (Batch No P004701)

    12/22/2008 12:15:17
    1. Re: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Ambleside Herald & Lakes News - Deaths 1880 toend of 1885 - R
    2. Jenny Williams
    3. Hello David, I'd be interested in more details on the ROBINSON's on your list i.e. Jeremiah ROBINSON 7th inst 74 the Cottage Elterwater 10 Aug 1883 4 John ROBINSON 30th ult 75 Windermere 6 July 1883 4 Thank you in advance, Merry Christmas, Jenny Williams AUS ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Leverton" <ulpha@telus.net> To: <eng-westmorland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 1:01 AM Subject: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Ambleside Herald & Lakes News - Deaths 1880 toend of 1885 - R > Deaths recorded in the Ambleside Herald and Lakes News from March 1880 > (issue No.1) to the end of 1885. Surnames > beginning with the letter R > > Name of Deceased Date of death Age Where died Issue Page > Raven, Agnes 4th inst 69 Ambleside 08-Sep-1882 4 > Raven, Joseph 30th ult 78 Lingmoor View,Langdale 05-Feb-1881 4 > Rawes, Jane 21st inst 37 Post Office, Elterwater 28-Nov-1884 4 > Rawes, William 21st inst 51 Rydal 27-Feb-1885 4 > Rawlandson, John 31st ult 77 Outgate 16-Jun-1882 4 > > Rawlinson, Lieut. Col. Great Malvern 25-Sep-1880 4 > Redhead, Thomas Burns 14th inst 17 Coniston 19-Dec-1884 4 > Redmayne, Eliza 16th inst 56 Brathay Hall 19-Mar-1881 4 > Redmond, Eleanor 21st inst 89 Cat Bank, Coniston 25-Jun-1881 4 > Redwood, Ellen 1st inst 73 Windermere 07-Aug-1885 4&5 > > Reynolds, Morris 19th inst 78 Ambleside 26-Nov-1881 4 > Richards, Thomas 9th inst 41 Bowness 14-Jan-1882 4 > Richardson, Edith 3rd inst 14 Haws Bank, Coniston 09-Jul-1881 4 > Richardson, Mary 17th inst 78 Lancrigg, Grasmere 23-Oct-1880 4 > Riddle, Freda Mary 24th inst 8m near Birmingham 30-Oct-1885 4 > > Rider, Mary 29th ult 44 Lancaster 15-May-1885 4 > Rigg, George 19th inst 12 High Park, Skelwith 21-Jul-1882 4 > Rigg, George 19th inst 12 Little Langdale 04-Aug-1882 1 > Rigg, Hannah 24th inst 33 Ambleside 28-Mar-1884 4 > Rigg, Henry 3rd inst 2 Langdale 05-May-1882 4 > > Rigg, Jesse Selina 26th ult 11 Bowness 04-Sep-1880 4 > Rigg, John 28th ult 69 Outgate 06-Oct-1882 4 > Rigg, Lucy 3rd inst 8m Grange-over-Sands 11-Apr-1884 4 > Roberston, Charles 11th inst infant Isell Grange 17-Aug-1883 4 > Roberts, Christopher 25th ult 89 03-Mar-1882 4 > > Robinson, Ann 10th inst 35 Great Harwood 24-Sep-1881 4 dau. of Mrs. Woof, > Ambleside > Robinson, Ann 5th inst 74 Ambleside 06-Oct-1882 4 > Robinson, Edith Mary 18th inst 14m Sunny Bank, Ambleside 23-Oct-1885 4 > Robinson, Fanny 24th ult 18 Ambleside 01-Dec-1882 4 > Robinson, James 19th inst 54 Black BeckPowder Wrks26-Mar-1881 4 explosion > > Robinson, James Saturday abt 60 Birdhouse, River Rothay 26-Jan-1883 4 > Obituary > Robinson, Jeremiah 7th inst 74 the Cottage, Elterwater 10-Aug-1883 4 > Robinson, John 30th ult 75 Windermere 06-Jul-1883 4 > Robinson, Joseph 6th inst 74 Southey Street, Keswick 12-Jun-1880 5 > Robinson, Joshua 14th inst 70 Lower Wood Farm 21-Apr-1882 4 > > Robinson, Joshua Friday 70 14-Apr-1882 4 Inquest > Robinson, Sarah Margaret16th inst 8y 8m Bank Cottages, Bowness 23-Jun-1882 > 4 > Rogerson, Agnes 22nd inst 82 Lowfold, Staveley 28-Aug-1885 5 > Rollinshaw, Jane 21st inst 73 Manchester 23-Nov-1883 4 > Rotheray, Joseph 4th inst 65 Loughrigg 07-Apr-1882 4 > > Routledge, Joseph 28th inst 1 Ambleside 07-Jan-1882 4 > Routledge, Sarah Margaret 11m Blue Hill, Ambleside 27-Mar-1885 4 > Rowlands, Mary 21st inst 79 Ambleside 27-Jul-1883 4 > Russell, Mrs. 5th inst 75 Ambleside 12-Jun-1880 5 > > David Leverton > Leverton, Stevens, Clibborn, Dodgson, Hird, Stalker > ulpha@telus.net > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WESTMORLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

    12/22/2008 03:38:00
    1. Re: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Ambleside Herald & Lakes News 30 Mar 1883 Death of Thomas Walker
    2. Terry King
    3. David, Do you have any DODD entries ? Thanks Terry.

    12/22/2008 03:26:41
    1. [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Dodd
    2. David Leverton
    3. Terry, The only Dodd entry I have comes from Whitehaven: 83.4 Suicide of a Whitehaven Tradesman On Saturday, great consternation prevailed at Gilsland in the report that Mr. DODD, tobacconist of Whitehaven had committed suicide. It appears he had been staying at the Shaw's Hotel, with his wife and on Friday he jumped from one of the windows about 14 feet, ran to the river where he plunged in. The river was in high flood, and he was drowned. It is said that it is an obvious case of temporary insanity. Issue 83 was published 22-Oct-1881 David. On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:26:41 -0000, you wrote: > >David, > Do you have any DODD entries ? Thanks Terry. >

    12/22/2008 01:18:29
    1. Re: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Ambleside Herald & Lakes News - Deaths 1880 toend of 1885 - R
    2. David Leverton
    3. Hi Jenny, Here are the entries. For Jeremiah Robinson, the summary says it all, no further details. 172.4 On the 30th ult at Windermere, Mr. John Robinson, aged 75 years. Deceased, who was a man of considerable natural abilities, will be remembered by many as having been for a long series of years contractor for the repairs of the turnpike road between Low Wood and Windermere. 177.4 On the 7th inst at the Cottage, Elterwater, Jeremiah Robinson, aged 74 years The numbers out in front are the newspaper issue number and page reference. David. On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:38:00 +1000, you wrote: > >Hello David, > >I'd be interested in more details on the ROBINSON's on your list i.e. >Jeremiah ROBINSON 7th inst 74 the Cottage Elterwater 10 Aug 1883 4 >John ROBINSON 30th ult 75 Windermere 6 July 1883 4 > >Thank you in advance, >Merry Christmas, >Jenny Williams >AUS > >

    12/21/2008 01:40:14