On Monday 12 January 2009 12:32:03 Barb Baker wrote: > STRANGE DEATH OF KIRKBYTHORE WOMAN. > > On Saturday evening last, an inquest was held at the house of MR. RICHARD > BURN, the Spread Eagle Inn, Kirkbythore, before GEORGE ROWLAND THOMPSON, > Esq., coroner, touching the death of a young woman named ANN ELIZABETH > DAVIDSON, 24 years of age, daughter of MR. JOHN DAVIDSON, shoemaker, > Skirwith, who died a week yesterday, after her confinement. > Richard BURN(E) b. 1842 was the son of Richard BURN who had been the publican at the Bridge Inn, Kirkby Thore and whose widow Mary nee WILSON had succeeded him to that position until her death in 1865. > The following gentlemen were sworn on the jury: JABEZ CROSBY (foreman), > ROBERT SINTON, HENRY BURN, There are a number of candidates for this Henry BURN(E), but it could possibly be Henry BURNE who farmed Blackleases which is right beside the railway line between Newbiggin and Kirkby Thore. > JOSEPH HORN, RICHARD BROWN, JOHN JEPSON, > MICHEL ION, JOHN MALLINSON, CARRICK SANDERS, THOMAS LANCASTER, ROBERT > PARKER, and JAMES WOOD. > > The first witness called was > > MARIA BURN, who said deceased was a single woman and 24 years of age. This is probably Maria BURN(E) b. 1838, the sister of Richard BURN(E) All these BURN(E)s are related and are descended from Richard BURN and Mary FARRER who were married at the now vanished parish of Addingham and moved to Temple Sowerby in the late 1750s. They were my gggg-grandparents. -- ==== Michael Lightfoot Canberra, Australia michael.lightfoot@pcug.org.au ====