Hi Craig, Well, it just goes to show that we all depend on each other in our research - your note on Rootsweb helped Rob to find the right abode of the diary writer. Thank you for the obituary of Gibson Warwick. It is nice to put some more details to a mere name that appears in the diary! And while I am at it, many thanks to everybody who has made comments about the diary or its writer. It is nice to get responses and feedback! I am still wondering whether anyone related to the THOMPSON family will come forward? It looks as if neither Richard Bovil nor his siblings had any descendants, but he must have had cousins who procreated! Petra ----- Original Message ----- From: "craig simpson" <simpson_489@hotmail.com> To: <eng-westmorland@rootsweb.com>; <genealogy-cumberland@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-WESTMORLAND] 1889 Cumbrian Diary Update 2 - Rob isthe Cumbrian Master Sleuth of the Month! > > Hi Petra, > > I have been looking at your quiz with interest and read the diary the other day. I cannot lay claim to being a Master Sleuth but yeserday before going to work I noticed in the Diary reference to both Warwick & Gibson having something to do with what sounded like joinery repair work. I felt it could have been a reference to my ancestors who I knew worked on the Stobars Estate for many years but I did not know who lived at the house in 1889.............guess I should have had a stab at it. > > Congratulations Rob for doing such a good piece of investigation !!!!!!!!!!!! > > I was the researcher who posted the note about Gibson Warwick having worked at Stobars Hall, Gibsons father Thomas Warwick was my 3rd Great Grand Uncle. > > Just to confirm the family worked at Stobars Hall here is the obituary for Gibson Warwick 1876-1934 as reported in the Westmorland Gazette on Friday March 17th 1934. > > "Death of Mr. Gibson Warwick-Kirkby Stephen people received a shock on Tuesday on hearing of the sudden death that morning of Mr.Gibson Warwick, Market Street, a much respected inhabitant. The cause of death was heart failure. Mr. Warwick had been employed as joiner on the Stobars Hall estate all his working life-over 40 years. > > He was a regular attender at the Fletcher Hill Methodist Church, being a devoted member and faithful official. He was Senior Trustee of Kirkby Stephen branch of Rechabites. In sport he was a keen cricketer, and during his long association with the Club was one of the opening batsmen. He leaves a widow and married daughter. The funeral takes place at Kirkby Stephen today (Friday)." > > > > Gibson Warwick who died Tuesday 14th March 1934 at Kirkby Stephen. >