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The GREEN and ADAMTHWAITE families

Earlier Adamthwaites: please note that some of this information is pretty speculative!

Fifth generation – 4 x Great Grandparents

James Adamthwaite (father of John Adamthwaite)

Born about 1767, bap 18 mar 1767 at Ravonstonedale, Westmorland, father John mother Isabel Keasley(source Ravenstonedale parish records SoG).

Married to Sarah Fothergill on 23 nov 1789 at Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland.  James was a singleman age 23 of Ravenstonedale, Sarah a singlewoman age 22.  Witnesses were Joseph Bell and John Thompson. (source Kirkby Stephen parish records SoG)

At the time of his son John’s baptisms, James’ occupation was a carpenter.

Sarah Fothergill

Baptised in Mar 1767 in Kirkby Stephen, father Thomas Fothergill (source Kirkby Stephen parish records SoG

Married to James in 1789.

A Sarah Adamthwaite died [1838 dec east ward 25 276]   [wrong one - keep looking]

Known children of James and Sarah Adamthwaite:

John Adamthwaite, bap 19 jun 1791 at Kirkby Stephen (source parish records)

Did they also have two more children, who were baptised in Kendal (source IGI)? (check Kendal records)

Ann Adamthwaite, born 6 sep 1793, bap 3 jul 1796 Kendal

Thomas Adamthwaite, born 25 jun 1796, bap 3 jul 1796 Kendal

 

William Robinson (father of Hannah Robinson)

A William Robinson was chr 19 mar 1738 at Brough, father Thos Robinson (source Brough parish records SoG)

He married Margaret Thwaites on 3 mar 1767 at Brough under Stainmore (source Brough parish records, SoG)

According to his daughter’s baptism record, William was a husbandman of Duckintree.

Margaret Thwaites

Born before 1750

Known children of William and Margaret Robinson:

Joseph Robinson, bap 5 may 1770 at 1770 at Stainmore Chapel, son of Wm Robinson of Stricegill and Margaret (source parish records)

Margaret Robinson, bap 4 mar 1777 at Brough under Stainmore

Hannah Robinson, bap 8 dec 1790 at Kirkby Stephen, d. William Robinson of Duckintree, husbandman and Margaret (late Thwaites) (source parish records) – married to John Adamthwaite (see above)

Parents of George Mason

Keep looking to find correct birth

 

Thomas Hunter

Acc to marriage info, he would have been born about 1754.  IGI has three possible births:

  • Chr 28 nov 1753 Ravonstondale, father William

  • Chr 25 apr 1756 Shap father Thomas

  • Chr 20 ct 1753 St Nicholas, Whitehaven, father Daniel

Thomas Hunter married Rachel Clark on 12 nov 1777 at Skelton, Cumberland – at the time of marriage he was aged 23 yrs and she was aged 24 years (source IGI)

Rachel Clark

Chr 1 nov 1753 at Skelton, Cumberland father George Clarke, mother Ann Hudson

In the 1787 census, the Hunter family were living in Milburn:

  • Thomas Hunter, head, yeoman, husbandman

  • Rachal, wife, housekeeper

  • Henrey, son, scholar

  • Mary, dau, scholar

  • Elizabeth, dau, scholar

  • Ane Jackson, maidservant

 

Children of Thomas and Rachel Hunter:

Anne Hunter, chr 16 dec 1778 at Milburn

Mary Hunter, chr 16 jun 1780 at Milburn

Henry Hunter, chr 18 jul 1782 at Milburn

Elizabeth Hunter, chr 3 sep 1784 at Milburn

Barbara Hunter, chr 15 jun 1788 at Morland

Two other Hunter families were living in Milburn in the 1787 census, were they brothers of Thomas?  (check Parish Records)

William Hunter, head, yeoman and husbandman and his children Henery, Thos, Barbey, Margret and Marey (and another Thomas Hunter was a lodger with this family.

Also John Hunter, yeoman husbandman and his wife Jane.

Sixth generation – 5x great Grandparents

John Adamthwaite (father of James Adamthwaite)

Born abt 1730 Ravonstonedale

Married to Isabel Keasley on 20 may 1753 at Ravonstonedale, both were ‘of this parish’. (source Ravenstonedale parish records SoG

Isabel Keasley

Born about 1733, father George Keasley, mother Mary Knoslop

Known children of John and Isabel Adamthwaite (all born or baptised at Ravonstonedale – source parish records SoG): baptised at Ravonstonedale – source IGI):

Thomas Adamthwaite, born on 30 apr 1754, and listed in Ravenstonedale parish register as a ‘dissenters child’, son of John and Isabel Adamthwaite (source parish register SoG – Thomas Adamthwaite married Mary Pearson in Kirkby Stephen on 27 Feb 1774 Thomas and Mary had a number of children, including Edmund (who married Ann Stout and three of their sons emigrated to Australia) and three other sons, Joseph, William and John – all of whom were ordained as CofE ministers. (source EA)

Anne Adamthwaite, born 24 jun 1757, and listed as a ‘dissenters child’.

Mary Adamthwaite, bap 28 feb 1760 (this Mary must have died)

Elis or Elr Adamthwaite, bap 8 oct 1764

James Adamthwaite, bap 18 mar 1767 – married to Sarah Fothergill (see above)

Mary Adamthwaite, bap 27 may 1772

In Rev. W Nicholls' 1877 book 'History & Traditions of Ravenstonedale, Westmorland' there is a translation (dated 1723) of  the 1541 conveyance of the farms and tenements of Ravenstonedale by King Henry VIII, in the 32nd year of his reign - first of all to the Archbishop of York, and six years subsequently, after the death of the Archbishop, to Sir Thomas Lord Wharton. It gives a list of land-holders of the dale (about 194 names) and the number of acres they possessed. The list includes the surnames ADAMTHWAITE, FUTHERGILL, HUNTER and ROBINSON.  (source MY)

In a 1734 list of a valuation of lands and tenements at Ravenstonedale there are two ADAMTHWAITE's listed at Fell End Angle - Thomas ADAMTHWAIT value  £1 . 0 . 0, and William ADAMTHWAIT value £8.16 .0 (source MY)

According to IGI, there have been Adamthwaites, Carters, Dobsons, Masons and Robinsons  in  this part of Westmorland since the 1570s.

 

 Adamthwaite Farm, near Ravenstonedale (photo courtesy of MY)

According to IGI, there have been Adamthwaites, Carters, Dobsons, Masons and Robinsons  in  this part of Westmorland since the 1570s. It seems likely that all the Adamthwaites found across the world originate from a small farm in Ravonstonedale, Westmorland – the Pipe Roll of Cumbria (1278) mentions an AdamThwayt (source EA)

In 1777 the following householders paid window tax:

  • John Adamthwaite of Ravonstonedale

  • William Adamthwaite of Ravonstonedale

  • Thomas Adamthwaite of Winton

  • William Adamthwaite of Stainmoredale

  • John Carter of Kirkby Lonsdale

  • Robert Carter of Kirkland (and he was also the assessor for Kirkland Parish)

  • John Carter of Middleton

  • James Carter of Preston Richard

  • William Dobson of Bampton

  • Joseph Dobson of Cliburn

  • John Dobson of Hartsop and Patterdale

  • Mary Dobson of Kirkby Thore

  • John Dobson of Newbiggin by Appleby

  • Christopher Dobson of Newby

  • William Dobson of Yanwath Bridge

  • William Mason of Asby

  • Elizabeth Mason of Great Musgrave

  • Thomas Mason of Great Musgrave

  • John Mason of Kirkby Stephen

  • Thomas Mason of Kirkby Stephen

  • Miles Mason of Kirkby Stephen

  • John Mason of Naitby

  

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