Dear Listers, Thanks to all who replied to my query re Robert. It was pointed out that Martha Thompson had a son Robert baptised at Kirkby Stephen on 9th Jan. 1842. I checked deaths and found 2 Marthas, one Sept qt. Kendal in 1844, and one in W. Ward in Dec.qt. 1849. If either are Robert's mother that might explain why Robert was with his uncle in 1851. Could anyone check where Martha, born 1820 at Bampton was in 1841 and if possible if there is any sign of her in 1851. Best wishes and thanks, Mary

Mary The only Martha born c.1820 in Bampton I can find is in the 1861 Census living in Penrith married to Joseph Livick with children Edward and John (and later in the 1871 Census with husband Joseph and children John and Martha). The IGI shows Martha Thomspon, daughter of Agnes Thompson, baptised at Bampton 22 May 1820. My earlier email showed Joseph to be the son of Agnes Thompson baptised at Bampton 12 Apr 1817 so that would tie in with Joseph being the uncle of Robert. Regards, Christopher Darvill Reseaching Patterdale -----Original Message----- From: eng-westmorland-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-westmorland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mary Sent: 03 January 2009 13:17 To: eng-westmorland@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Martha Thompson Dear Listers, Thanks to all who replied to my query re Robert. It was pointed out that Martha Thompson had a son Robert baptised at Kirkby Stephen on 9th Jan. 1842. I checked deaths and found 2 Marthas, one Sept qt. Kendal in 1844, and one in W. Ward in Dec.qt. 1849. If either are Robert's mother that might explain why Robert was with his uncle in 1851. Could anyone check where Martha, born 1820 at Bampton was in 1841 and if possible if there is any sign of her in 1851. Best wishes and thanks, Mary ------------------------------- 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