Listing Of
Haresnapes
The purpose
of this section is to give details of the "family" which cannot be covered in
the preceding summarised history, nor which can adequately be included in a traditional
family tree.
The
individuals are arranged in order of generations, starting with the "first"
generation of those born in about 1520 and ending with the most recent
"sixteenth" generation. This does not imply that there were none before the
first! In general, for each generation the order reads as though we were scanning across a
conventional tree from left to right.
In the first
three generations, there is insufficient data to enable a good continuation and we have
made suggestions of possible parentage in order to provide linkage. For simplicity, the
many Haresnape girls born in these early years have not been included. Some of the various
spellings of our surnames in these years are shown here for illustration. They continued
to vary well into the 19th century.
The listing
may appear at first sight to be somewhat daunting. However, each individual has been given
a reference number, and this allows both forward and backward tracing of lineage. With the
internet, use of the edit "find" or "search" option is useful.
Nb. The
abbreviations following an individual's reference number and name are:
c =
christening/baptism
b = birth
First
Generation
1. Unknown
Parentage
100. Robert
Harsnep b. say 1520
Croston
110. Thomas
Horsnep b. say 1525 Croston
120. John
Haresnape b. say 1525
Aughton
Robert m. in
1542 at Croston to Margaret Tarlton. When he died in 1552 he was buried at Croston.
Thomas m. in
1548 at Croston to Alice Mawdsley.
John m. in
1548 at Aughton to Anne Cross.
Second
Generation
2. Children of
Robert 1520 / Thomas 1525 / John 1525 (100-120)
130. Thomas
Harsnep b. say 1545 Croston
140. William
Harsenappe c. 1555 Aughton
150. Robert
Haresnepe b. say 1568 Aughton
Parentage
uncertain.
Thomas m. in
1573 at Croston to Margaret Parke, also possibly m. in 1588 at Croston to Agnes Hudson.
William m.
in 1584 at Aughton to Ellen Lethers.
Robert m. in
1596 at Stalmine to Jane Batersby. They may have had a son George (190).
n.b.
1. Richard
Haresnape who is not identified here, married Jane Spencer. He died at Croston in 1616,
and Jane Haresnape then remarried in 1617 to Robert Hesketh of Rufford Old Hall. Robert
died in 1620 and Jane then remarried to Sir Richard Hoghton, knight and baronet of Hoghton
Tower near Blackburn. Richard Hoghton died in 1630 and therefore Jane outlived all three
of her husbands. Some of Jane`s children were reputedly illegitimate). She died in 1657.
2. Rufford
Old Hall near Preston dates from the 16th century. It is now a National Trust property and
is open to the public.
3. King
James 1st was entertained by Sir Richard Hoghton at Hoghton Tower in 1617 and apparently
it almost bankrupted Sir Richard. There is an old tradition that the King on being
delighted by a particularly fine cut of beef knighted it "Sirloin" and the name
still exists today. Hoghton Tower was damaged by the Roundheads in the Civil War and was
restored in the 1800s. It is situated between Preston and Blackburn and is open to the
public.
Third Generation
160. Robert
Harsnep b. say 1571
Croston
170. John
Harsnep b.
say 1573 Croston
Parentage
uncertain.
Robert m. in
1599 at Croston to Thomasin Sands.
John m. in
1590 (St.Valentines Day) to Marjery Whatton.
n.b. A will for Thomas Harsnepp, Yoeman of Mawdesley, Croston dated 1658 perhaps places him in this "3rd. generation".
n.b. Jane a
daughter of a John Haresnape died in Cockerham in 1602, this being our earliest record at
Cockerham.
3.Children of
Robert 1568 (150)
180. George
Haresnape b. say 1590 Stalmine
George m. in
1611 at Stalmine to Jennet Lancaster and moved soon to Cockerham (Thurnham) to take up
tenantship of Haresnape's Farm. He was therefore a farmer. Jennet died in July 1633 and
George possibly in 1643. A will written by him in 1638 referred to "John to have all
common rights in two tenements in Thurnham, but John must keep his brother Thomas in meat
drink and apparel. William, George and Robert to have one room in the house so long as
they were unmarried" etc. This suggests that John was eldest son and took over the
farm after his father's death. There were 8 children, (190) from George and Jennet.
Fourth
Generation
4.Children of
George 1590 and Jennet Lancaster (180)
190. John
Haresnape b.
say 1612 Thurnham
200.
Margreta Harsnape c. 1614 Cockerham
210. William
Harsnape c. 1616 Cockerham
220. William
Haresnape c. 1618 Cockerham
230. Thomas
Harsnep c. 1619 Cockerham
240. George
Haresnape c. 1622 Cockerham
250. Thomas
Hairesnape c. 1625 Cockerham
260. Robert
Haresnape c. 1627 Cockerham
Quite
possible at this stage there was only one family at Cockerham, but note the death of Jane
here in 1602 and also the marriage of a Milisant Haresnape in 1607.
John m. in
1639 at Cockerham to Ales Richmond, 7 children (270). John would have been in charge of
the farm. He may have died in the "Commonweath" years 1648 - 1660, seemingly
after 1655 and if so his sons may have not have been old enough to have taken over the
farm, in which case this would have passed to his eldest living brother William 1618.
William 1616
died in infancy in 1618.
William 1618
probably married Anne, 4 children (340). William died in 1682 . Anne died in 1686 and her
will left all her possessions to Barbary, now married.
Thomas 1619
died in infancy, buried 1623.
George m.
someone and had at least one child Elizabeth (380).
Thomas 1625
died in 1658 (will and inventory).
n.b.
Haresnape`s Farm was one of several in the locality which belonged to The Dalton Family.
Thurnham Hall, a half mile from the farm had been built by the Daltons and was their
family home for many centuries. It was subjected to a serious fire in 1959. It was then
carefully restored and eventually sold and by 1992 was a timeshare property.
Fifth Generation
5.Children of
John 1612 and Ales Richmond (190)
270. George
Harsenop c. 1641 Lancaster St. Mary
280. John
Haresnape c. 1643 Cockerham
290. Jennet
Haresnape c. 1645 Cockerham
300. Saray
Haresnape c. 1647 Cockerham
310. Anne
Haresnape c. 1652 Cockerham
320. John
Haresnape c. 1655 Cockerham
330. William
Hairesnepp c.?
John 1643
died in 1648.
John 1655
died possibly 1683. He had a son in law Edmund Walker (per non-cupative will).
William died
in 1656.
John 1655 m.
at Cockerham in 1682 to Mary Smith, 12 children (320). It appears that John and his family
may have moved from Cockerham parish into Lancaster sometime after 1693. As perhaps the
eldest surviving son of George 1590's eldest son John 1612, he should have assumed tenancy
of the farm, but it seems it had passed to his cousin Robert 1655.
5.Children of
William 1618 and Anne Someone (220)
340. Barbary
Haresnip b. Thurnham?
350. Robert
Hairesnap b. say 1655
Cockerham
360. Thomas
Hairesnape b. say 1657 Cockerham
370. William
Hairesnape b. say 1660 Cockerham
The
difficulty in birth dates partly arises because of the Commonwealth Period (1648-1660).
The dates assigned are estimates.
Barbary m.
Richard Hodgson. She received her mother's possessions in her will.
Robert m. at
Cockerham in say 1697, wife unknown, 4 children (510). In 1716 he was "the holder of
12 acres at Thurnham (presumably the farm) for the lives of himself, his son William and
his brother William from Robert Dalton deceased". Robert Dalton would have been the
Lord of the Manor. Robert Hairesnap died in 1728. (an inventory of his estate is held).
Thomas m. at
Cockerham in 1684 to Ann Wade, 3 children (550). They lived at Hillam, a mile south of
Haresnape's Farm. Thomas died in 1695 aged 38. (inventory of his estate is held).
William m.
in 1688 at Cockerham to Alice Chatburn (b.Stoneyhurst, Lancs), 9 children (580). William
is the common ancestor of all of us. William died in 1720, his wife in 1735. (William`s
will and an inventory is held).
5.Children of
George 1622 (240)
380.
Elizabeth Haresnape c. 1640 Cockerham
Her
baptismal date was 21 May 1640.
It is also
possible that Elizabeth was a child of George 1590 by a second marriage.
Sixth
Generation
6.Children of
John 1655 and Mary Smith (320)
390.
Elizabeth c. 1683 Cockerham
400. Mary c.
1685 Cockerham
410. George c. 1686 Cockerham
420. Sarah c. 1689
Cockerham
430.
Elizabeth c. 1691 Cockerham
450. John c.
1696 Lancaster St. Mary
460. William c. 1697 L.S.M.
470. Sarah c. 1698
L.S.M.
480. Robert c. 1699 L.S.M.
490. Joseph c. 1700 L.S.M.
500. Ruth c.
1702 L.S.M.
Elizabeth
1683 and Sarah 1689 presumably died in
infancy.
Mary 1685
was recorded in a marriage bond of 1721 to
marry a Robert Swardsbrick of Nateby.
Elizabeth
1691 may have married Thomas Wilson at St, Mary`s Lancaster in Sep 1716.
John 1696
was bondsman for the marriage of John Williamson of Ashton to Bridget Carous.
William m.
in 1723 at Lancaster St. Mary (see link)
to Mary Walker, 2 children (670).
Sarah
married in 1741 at L.S.M. to William Sanderson.
Robert
married in 1745 at L.S.M. to Alice Cortes of Saltcoates Brows by marriage bond, 3 children
(690). Robert's will in 1763 referred to him owning Long Moor estate in Upper Wyresdale.
Ruth married
at Stalmine in 1741 to William Thornton.
6.Children of
Robert 1655 and ? (350)
510. William b. by 1695 Cockerham
520. Robert c. 1698 Cockerham
530. George c. 1701 Cockerham
540. Francis c. 1704 Cockerham
William was
a Catholic and an administrator of his father's will (William signs as Hearsnep). He m. in
? at ? to ?, at least one child Anne (christened 1729/30).
Robert is
believed to have died in 1722, (buried Christmas Day), and he would have been aged 24. It
appears strange that a burial would have been carried out on such a day, but Christmas Day
Christenings were not uncommon and obviously customs have changed over the years. There is
a possibility (source Catholic Record Society Vol 5) that Robert had a son William
(Hearsnepp) (715).
George died
and possibly buried at Ellel in 27 Jan 1728/9
6.Children of
Thomas 1657 and Ann Wade. (360)
550. Ann c. 1685
Cockerham
560. William c. 1686 Cockerham
570. John c. 1688 Cockerham
6.Children of
William 1660 and Alice Chatburn (370)
580. Anne c. 1689 Cockerham
590. John c. 1691
Cockerham
600.
Elizabeth c. 1694 Cockerham
610.
Elizabeth c. 1696 Cockerham
620. William c. 1699 L.S.M.?
630. George c. 1701 Cockerham
640. Alice c. 1704
Cockerham
650. Robert c. 1705 Cockerham
660. Mary c. 1709
Cockerham
Anne married
in 1713 at L.S.M. to James Beaumont
Elizabeth
1694 presumably d.i.i.
Elizabeth
1696 married in 1716 at Cockerham to James Lambe.
George was a
Catholic. He became an apprentice in joinery at Lancaster, and in 1727/8 he and four other
apprentices, all Catholics became freemen of Lancaster. One of the apprentices was Robert
Gillow, who soon entered into a "joint business" with George. This lasted for
about five years. Robert Gillow was later to found the world renowned Lancaster furniture
manufacturing firm. George m. in 1731 by
marriage bond at either Lancaster, Preston or Warton to Sarah Coward, 4 children (720). It
is likely that this was a Catholic wedding ceremony. George appeared in the 1767 Return of
Papists for Lancaster as a cabinetmaker, resident for 40 years together with his two
daughters Alice and Elizabeth. This would suggest either that his wife Sarah had died by
this time, or that she was not a Catholic. George died in 1780 as a Free Burgess of
Lancaster.
Robert
married in 1737 at Cockerham to Anne Jackson, eleven children (740) born at Cockerham and
Bolton le Sands. Robert, Anne and their first
children moved in say 1753 to Bolton le Sands, on the coast where the remaining children
were born. Most of his adult children were married in the general
Lancaster area. Probably after 1760 Robert (and perhaps Anne?) moved to Heversham,
some 12 miles north in the county of Westmoreland. Robert died here in 1784 (perished in
the snow at Heversham Head). Perhaps he was a shepherd looking for lost sheep. He was 79
years old.
n.b.
1. It is believed that one of the above Johns, i.e. John Haresnape
1696, John Hairesnape 1688, or John Hairesnape 1691 moved to London where in 1717, a John
Hairsnape married at St.Stephen and St.Benet Sherehog to Ellenor Ion.
2. Heversham Head is an area of hilly moor close to Heversham . There is a view of the Head at www.heversham.org
3.
It may not be relevant to the death of Robert on Heversham Head, but
the English winter of 1783-4 was very severe. There is a theory that
this may have been caused by the Laki volcano in Iceland which had
erupted over an 8 month period June 1783 to Feb 1784. This released
enormous quantities of material into the atmosphere, and produced
increased death rates in Europe and elsewhere.
4. The Catholic Record Society Volume 5 records that the Haresnapes appear in the rolls from 1591, and so it is certain that many of the Haresnapes listed in the previous generations were Catholics.
Seventh Generation
7.Children of
William 1697 and Mary Walker (460)
670. Ann c. 1724 Lancaster St.Mary
680. Alice c. 1726 L.S.M.
An Elizabeth
Haresnape was married to a William Barrow in 1752. Another daughter of William perhaps?
7.Children of
Robert 1699 and Alice Cortes (480)
690. John c. 1746 L.S.M.
700. John c. 1748 L.S.M.
710. Mary c. 1752 L.S.M.
John 1746
presumably died in infancy.
Mary married
in 1781 at Lancaster St.Mary to James Jackson.
(n.b. Bonny
Prince Charlie and his army were given lodging at Lancaster Castle in 1745. He was on his
journey south on his ill-fated attempt to regain the throne of Scotland.)
An Elizabeth
Haresnape married a William Lund at Lancaster St. Mary`s in Feb 1768. Is this another
daughter of Robert 1699 ?
7. Children of
Robert 1698 (520) and ?
715. William born about 1720
William may
have produced a daughter Agnes Haresnape born say 1740. Agnes may have married a Richard
Gillow of Ellel Grange (this is about a mile from Haresnape`s farm) in 1759. (source
Catholic Record Society vol 5). Richard may have been the same Richard Gillow who was
later to marry Sarah Haresnape in 1761 (see below). We have no verification of this at
present.
n.b. Ellel
Grange the home of Richard and Sarah Gillow was rebuilt in an Italianate style in 1859. It
is now the international centre for Ellel Ministries, a Christian Mission Organisation. In
the grounds there is an older semi derelict chapel, (St. Mary's) now being restored. It
was presumably used by the Gillows for the celebrations of Mass.
7.Children of
George 1701 and Sarah Coward (630)
720. Isabel b.?
730. Robert b.?
732. Alice b.
about 1732 probably Lancaster area
734.
Elizabeth b. about 1741
ditto
Isabel died
in Lancaster 1737.
Robert died
in Lancaster 1740.
n.b. In 1767
in the Return of Papists, Alice and Elizabeth were listed with their father.
7.Children of
Robert 1705 and Anne Jackson (650)
740. William c. 1738 Cockerham
750. John c. 1740
Cockerham
760. George c. 1742 Cockerham
770. Joseph c. 1744 Cockerham
780. Sarah c. 1744
Cockerham
790. Francis c. 1747 Cockerham
800.
Elizabeth c. 1749 Cockerham
810. Robert c. 1752 Cockerham
820. Alice c. 1754
Bolton le Sands
830. Thomas c. 1756 Bolton le Sands
840. Francis c. 1760 B. le S.
William was
a shoemaker by trade. He was married in 1763 in Kendal area to Jane Nicholson (born Kendal
in 1742), 2 children (850). William died at Crossthwaite, in the Lake District in 1765,
aged 27. His death was before the birth of his second son. We are all quite lucky to be
here to read this! Jane later m. a Thomas Bell and had several more children.
n.b. If
William is buried in Crossthwaite churchyard, he is in good company for the Poet Laureate
and biographer Robert Southey is interred here.
John married
in 1772 at Cockerham to Jane or Janet Whitehead (of Forton Hall), 2 children (870). Jane's
family had a coat of arms, which indicated some status, and John appears on the Whitehead
Pedigree.
George was a House Carpenter by trade. He married in May 1766 at St.Oswald Church, Warton near Lancaster to Alice Nelson, 8 children (890). At the time of his wedding he was referred to as of the parish of Heversham. After the birth of their first child John, the family moved a few miles north to Heversham, Westmoreland, presumably to be near George's parents and family. George had an illegitimate child with Rebecae Stones. This child was christened two days before his next legitimate child and at the same church. 1784 was a sad year for this family as George's father died out in the snow on Heversham Head, and also his own two sons George and Thomas (aged 13 and 11) drowned in the same boating accident. In November 1786 he had some more misfortune when he was convicted of poaching salmon from the river Kent in nearby Levens Park (the estate of Lady Mary Howard).
George and
his family may have moved to Witherslack with George's brother Thomas's family. In later
years he returned to Heversham where he died in 1814 aged 72 (the Heversham burial entry
records him living at nearby Hincaster). His wife Alice seems to have gone to live with
eldest son John and wife at Arkholme, Gressingham where she died in 1840 at the ripe old
age of 99.
n.b. Warton
has links with the Washington family. George Washington's ancestors originated in the 12th
century at Washington village in the north east of England, later spreading in several
branches to various parts of the country. Although George's immediate ancestors were from
Sulgrave Manor in Northants, one branch settled in Warton in the 15th century and lived
there for some 300 years. They helped to build the local church (still standing), and left
their coat of arms (stars and stripes) on the church tower. Several of the Washingtons
were clergymen to the Warton parish, and of course many of the Warton family would have
been christened here. It is therefore reasonable to say that at least one of the
Haresnapes was christened at the same font as the Washingtons!
n.b. At the
time of her death, Alice Haresnape (nee Nelson) recalled an event in her life when she was
about five years old. The tale she told was entered into the Gressingham and Arkholme
parish registers. In November 1745 when the Jacobites were moving from Scotland towards
Lancaster, her father was waylaid by a Highlander who stripped him of his clothes and sent
him home wearing only his clogs. The parish register also records that in 1745 the ancient
church plate was stolen from Gressingham church. (Scots again perhaps?) The reverend Bagot
was allowed to borrow a cup whenever needed for the celebration of Holy Communion and to
retain an inscribed paten belonging to Arkholme church
Sarah and
her sister Elizabeth had their names added to the Rosary Confraternity Lists in 1755.
Sarah was married in 1761 at Lancaster St. Mary to Richard Gillow of Clifton Hall, Forton.
Richard was the
son of Robert Gillow, trained as an architect but continued with his father's cabinet
making firm. Richard was the inventor of the telescopic table and was responsible for the
development of the furniture company and making the Gillow name famous. He also designed
the Custom House in Lancaster, built 1765. See http://www.priory.lancaster.ac.uk/custom_h_2.html.Richard Gillow
was well respected in Lancaster and employed very fine craftsmen. It is uncertain where they lived for one of their
first children was born at Clifton in 1765 while a later child was christened in 1772 at
Yealand Conyers which is close to Heversham where Sarah's parents and family where living.
Richard seems to have died in 1811 and is interred at St. Mary`s in Lancaster with his
daughter Sarah and also his brother Robert. Richard`s wife Sarah seems to have died in
later years and is buried elsewhere.
n.b.
1. Richard
and Sarah produced a number of children.
One of these
was Richard Gillow who purchased Leighton Hall from a cousin in 1822. Today, the
descendants of the Gillow family continue to own Leighton Hall, which is open to the
public. It contains fine examples of Gillow furniture. Leighton Hall is close to both
Warton and Heversham where Haresnapes lived from 1770 onwards.
See http://leightonhall.co.uk/history.htm
showing
a painting of Richard Gillow the son of Richard and Sarah Gillow (nee Haresnape) dated
1822. This painting can also be seen on a
visit to the hall.
Another child
Agnes Gillow received the Holy Habit of Probation on 5th August 1800 in her 20th
year.
2. In 1801 a
Sister Jane Frances Gillow was elected Mistress of the Novices (Franciscan Nuns).
3. It should be
appreciated that in this period the Catholic faith was not fully accepted by the state and
this was before the Emancipation Act of 1829.
Francis 1747
must have died quite young.
Elizabeth
married in 1770 at Bolton le Sands to William Harrison.
Robert
married in 1777 at Heversham to Jane Audland or Audlam, 3 children (970). Jane's father
was a Blacksmith in Lancaster. This may have prompted the move back to Lancaster of some
of Robert's children and grandchildren.
Thomas, a
farmer married in ? at ? to Agnes Someone and it is thought that the couple had at least 2
children (1000). Thomas later married on 26 Aug 1786 to Jane Wright, 7 children (1020),
and the family lived in Heversham area. They later moved to Witherslack.
Francis 1760
married in 1782 at Heversham, Westmoreland to Ann Walker.
n.b. A will of a Francis Haresnape, Victualler of Liverpool was proven in the year 1809. May be Francis 1760?
Eighth Generation
8.Children of
William 1738 and Jane Nicholson (740)
850. Richard c.1764 Kendal, Westmoreland
860. William c.1766 Kendal
Both of
these freeholders may have been the first Haresnapes to enjoy the voting franchise
following electoral reform. They voted in both the 1820 and 1826 elections for the county
members of parliament.
Richard may
have been the first Haresnape to settle in Kendal town proper. Richard was described as a
farm labourer, weaver, and Bobbin turner, and therefore he may have been the first of the
family to enter into the trade of bobbin making. He m.in 1781 (aged 17) at Kendal (town)
to Isobella Wildman (b.1760), 7 children 1090. In 1786 -1792 they were living in Wildman
St. (see photo) in
Kendal. (photo is from the Margaret Duff Collection and reproduced by permission of
P.S.Duff). Isabella died in 1813 aged 53. Richard seems to have remarried to Sarah Fisher
in 1819. The 1829 directory has him as a shopkeeper/flourdealer. He died at Crossbank, Scalthwaiterigg near Kendal in 1839 aged 75, his son Robert being present at the death. Richard`s widow Sarah was living in Scalthwaiterigg
according to the 1841 census with her stepson Richard and his wife and daughter. She was
described as being of independent means. She was also there in 1851 living alone at the
age of 82 and trading as a grocer at Far Cross Bank. (this would have been a continuance
of her late husband's trade). She died there in 1852 aged 83, her stepson Richard being
present at her death.
William
married Elizabeth Warriner in Kendal in 1786. Elizabeth died in 1814. William remarried to
Sarah Nixon, a 33-year-old widow in 1815 at Kendal Holy Trinity (see photo). He died in 1833 in
Kendal, and Sarah seems to have fallen on hard times in her later years, as she died in
Milnthorpe workhouse in 1860 at the age of 78.
n.b. 1. A
map of Kendal of 1600 shows the existence of Wildmans Gate, from which the street later
took its name. The meaning of Wildman perhaps refers to the fact that the gate was at the
northern entrance to the town, and was subject to raids from Scotland i.e. from wild men.
n.b. 2. A
famous person lived in Kendal from 1781 to 1793. He was John Dalton son of a local weaver.
Here he taught at a nearby Quaker school. In 1793 he went to Manchester and became world
famous as a scientist, interested in meteorology, colour and most notably for his theories
on the atomic weights of the elements.
n.b.3. A
report in 1800 (LCRS vol. 1868/9) states that no nettles were seen on a walk from
Seathwaite to Kendal as all had been eaten "to counter starvation which had been
threatening people for so long."
8.Children of
John 1740 and Jane Whitehead (750)
870. Robert c. 1773 Ellel, Lancs
880.
Alexander c. 1775 Cockerham
Robert was a Coachsmith. He may have m. Bella Someone in Lancaster, 2 children (1170) and then to Jane
Someone, 2 children (1190). The couple seem to have moved to Lichfield in Staffordshire,
the dates of Robert and Jane's children's births being sequential. Later it is possible
the family moved again to the London area, for several of the children married in that
area.
Alexander
seems to have died before 1776.
8.Children of
George 1742 and Alice Nelson (760)
890. John c. 1767 Warton near Lancaster
900. John c. say 1768 Warton
910. George c. 1771
Heversham, Westmoreland
920. Thomas
c. 1773 Heversham
930. Robert c. 1775
Heversham
940. Brian c. 1775 Heversham
950. William c. 1778
Heversham
960. Anne c. 1781 Heversham
John 1767
appears to have died in infancy.
John 1768,
like his father was a carpenter, but also named as a joiner and wheelwright. In 1829 (aged
about 61) he was recorded as a wheelwright living in Witherslack, Cumberland. He married
Margaret Someone and they lived at Alkholme, Gressingham in Lancashire (probably in later
years also with his mother Alice). Margaret died in May 1838, at Gressingham aged 72, two
years before Alice. In 1841 John was therefore living alone in Gressingham. In 1851, at
the age of 83 and described as a widowed joiner he was living with a Henry Herst. John
died of old age at Gressingham in January 1852 aged 84.
George and
Thomas died in the same boating accident in 1784. It is considered that this was on the
infamous tidal sections of Morecambe Bay.
Robert and
Brian were twins.
Robert
married in 1800 at Kendal Holy Trinity to Jane Atkinson, a minor. By 1812 they had moved
to Lancaster where he was employed as a "tailer". Unable to support his wife and
daughter Alice from his earnings, they were forcibly moved (under the terms of the
Settlement Act) back to Hincaster (Heversham). An Alice died in Lancaster in 1840 and may
have been their daughter. There were 2 more children from this marriage (1210). It
seems likely that Robert`s wife died and he remarried in 1822 at
St.Mary`s parish church in Manchester, to Elizabeth Jackson, a widow.
William
married in 1804 at Bentham, Yorkshire (just a few miles away) to Mary Hancock, 3 children
(1240). He is thought to have worked as a joiner.
Anne married
in Nov 1801 at Heversham to Edward Fisher of Hincaster, one child (it is possible that the Anne identified in this
marriage is a daughter of Thomas (830), and vice versa.
8.Children of
George 1742 and Rebecae Stones (760)
965. Jane b. 1771 Heversham
Jane
(Stones) was baptised Feb 1771 at Heversham.
8.Children of
Robert 1752 and Jane Audland (810)
970.
Elleanor c. 1778 Heversham, Westmoreland
980. Robert c. 1780 Heversham
990. John c. 1783 Heversham
Elleanor
died in 1779
Robert
married in ? at Heversham to Mary Someone of Blackburn. The couple moved to Blackburn, a
major cotton town in Lancashire where they they made their home. Robert died in 1854, aged
74 and his wife in 1856 aged 78. Robert and Mary were named in the Hairsnape surname form at their deaths.
John married
Susannah Someone in presumably Lancaster, 5 children (1270), all christened at L.S.M. Some
of his descendants were living at Blackburn in the late 1800's. Whether or not John was
there at the same time as his brother Robert is unknown (but does seem likely). John was a
twine spinner. (also known as a ropemaker at his daughter Mary Ann`s wedding)
8.Children of
Thomas 1756 and Agnes Someone (830)
1000. Miles b. 1782 somewhere
1010.
Frances c. 1787 Helsington, Westmoreland
Miles moved
to Sussex, for he is known to have been resident at Nuthurst in that county in 1827. He
may have started a family group in that county for there were a number of Haresnape
marriages there around the 1820s and 30s. At present we have no evidence for this
Haresnape line continuing in Sussex after that date.
Frances
lived at Heversham area until she was 14 then went with her parents to live at Witherslack
in the Lake District. She married in 1805 (aged 20) to Anthony Hewitson. Anthony was a
charcoal burner, this being one of the traditional woodland industries.
There may
have also been a daughter Ann born here who was married in Witherslack in 1799 to Michael
Jackson. It is possible that this Ann is the Anne (960) above and vice versa.
n.b. This
particular method of obtaining charcoal used the wood from coppiced trees, the wood
stacked in forest sited ovens and allowed to burn slowly. The charcoal was to be used in
bloomeries for the making of iron, in the manner used for centuries by the monks of
Furness Abbey.
8.Children of
Thomas 1756 and Jane Wright (830)
1020. Thomas c. 1789 Helsington, Westmoreland
1030.
Elizabeth c. 1792 Helsington
1040. Jane c. 1795
Helsington
1050. Mary c. 1798
Helsington
1060.
Margaret c. 1801 Witherslack, Westmoreland
1070. John c. 1803
Witherslack
1080. Agnes c. 1806 Witherslack
Thomas moved
away from the area, marrying Elizabeth Muncaster in 1813 at Irton, Cumberland. (This is
closer to the West Coast and near Eskdale). They had a child (1307). Here in 1829 Thomas
was recorded as a victualler. He may have been in partnership with William Jackson as
carriers between Ulpha and Whitehaven every Tuesday. Thomas also ran a boarding house
"Bower House" at Irton with Santon.
Jane was
christened on Christmas Day 1795.
John was
baptised at the age of 17 perhaps at or near his death. John was a carter. He died in 1820
at Witherslack aged 17.
Agnes may
have given birth to a child Thomas Haresnape (1305) c. at Hugil in 1831, father not
recorded, therefore Thomas probably illegitimate. The mother and child seemed to have then
gone to Liverpool and here she was married at St.Nicholas Church in 1839 to Robert Benson. At the marriage
both were recorded as living in Drinkwater Gardens. Although Robert was
a labourer he signed his name on the certificate (Agnes made her mark). Robert, Agnes and
Thomas were living at 30 Duckinfield St., Liverpool in 1851.( one child 1305).
Ninth
Generation
1100.
William c. 1784 Kendal
1120.
Agnes c. 1786 Kendal
1130.
Betsy c. 1788 Kendal
1140.
Nancy c. 1791 Kendal
1150.
Richard born about 1792 Kendal
1160.
Robert c. 1796 Kendal
nb. A useful website for Kendal is at http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/kendal.htm
Jane died in
1788 aged 6 (smallpox).
William,
like his father had various trades e.g.bobbin maker, cardmaker and weaver (trades all
associated with the woollen industry). He was also recorded as a Wire-Drawer. There is a family tradition that he served in the
British Cavalry and had a leg amputated, but this has not been verified. He was married in
1803 at Kendal to Sarah Kershaw, 10 children 1330. Sarah died aged 45 in Oct. 1830 of
influenza, and William remarried in 1836 at Kendal to Anne Banks, a widow. She was born as
Anne Pickthall, and thus was probably related to Agnes Pickthall who married William's
son, Richard 1812. There were two children born, Mary and John (1430).
William died
of "water on the chest" (nb. pneumonia?) in Highgate (street) Kendal in January
1841, at the age of 56. A Robert Haresnape, probably his son was present at his death. At
census time later that year, his widow Anne was seen as living in Windmill Yard off
Highgate with her baby son John ( there used to be a windmill here at on time, perhaps
when the family were living here). Also in this house lived Sarah Banks, clearly a
daughter of Anne`s by her first marriage, and John Pickthall aged 70, no doubt Anne`s
father. It is thought that Anne put her older child Mary Haresnape into the care of
William 1784's sister Betsy, for a Mary Haresnape aged 13 was living with "aunt"
Betsy in 1851. Ann died aged 64? at Highgate, Kendal in 1852.
Also in 1841
in Kendal, William's daughter Jane from his first marriage and aged 22 was living with
Sarah Haresnape aged 60 in Captain French (Lane). Also in this house there was another
family – George Todd aged 33, Susan Todd aged 8 and Sarah Todd aged 6. George Todd
seems to have been Jane`s brother in law, her sister Mary(1330) having died in 1838. Sarah
Haresnape was probably the widow of William`s uncle, William (860), who had died in 1833.
In effect, Sarah was Jane`s great aunt. Sarah was later on relief at Milnthorpe in 1845 of
2/6d per week. She died in Milnthorpe workhouse from an ulcerated leg.
Agnes was
married in 1810 at Kendal to Robert Hawarth.
Betsy
(Elizabeth) was married in 1814 at Kendal to Robert Greenwood. They must have moved to
Haslingden near Blackburn for in 1851 she was a grocer there aged 62. Her niece Mary
Haresnape aged 13 was living with her.
Nancy died
in 1794 aged two, buried Kendal Holy Trinity.
Richard, (no
record of his birth or baptism has been found to date), a weaver of poor cloth was married
in 1818 at Kendal Holy Trinity to Elizabeth
Clemmet (b.1791), 2 children (1450). In the 1829 directory he is recorded as a shoemaker
at Scalthwaiterigg (Far Cross Bank). He seems to have moved home with his parents. In the
1841 census Richard, his wife and daughter Agnes, together with his stepmother Sarah were
living in Scalthwaiterigg near Kendal (his father having died there two years earlier.) At
that date, Richard`s son Thomas aged 22 was back in
Kendal town living with Ann Lee and her two children.
In 1847 work must have been difficult for Richard and Elizabeth, as they received
out - relief from the parish. (he may have been experiencing competition from the mills at
this time). In 1851 Richard and Elizabeth had returned to Kendal and were living in Pump
Yard, off Highgate Kendal. Richard died in Kendal in 1867, buried in Parkside cemetery.
His wife died in 1874 aged 83.
Robert, like his elder brother William was a bobbin maker. He was married in 1814 (aged 18) at Kendal to Ann Someone, born Ecclerigg, five children (1470). They lived at many locations. In 1815 they were at Hugill, near Staveley in a house called Whasdike on a footpath leading to Ings. In 1822 the family were at Gatefoot, also being in the parish of Staveley. There were at least six bobbin mills in the area., William working at Gatefoot Mill. In 1826 they were recorded at Martindale in the fells overlooking the south shore of Lake Ullswater, Howtown being a bobbin mill here. For a few years they lived and worked at Garnett Bridge, about 4 miles North of Kendal. (A typical rental cottage in the area may be seen at Cottage Photo . this could possibly be Robert`s house, but not verified). In 1829 Robert was a bobbin manufacturer at Strickland Roger (some mill ruins are visible today).
Around
that time he seemed to have had an accident, resulting in blindness. He
gave up bobbin-making and took his family to Kendal, becoming Tenant of
the Friendly Inn in the town. In the 1841 census Robert is shown visiting his married daughter Isobella.
By 1861 he and his wife Anne had moved over the county boundary to Warton near Lancaster,
living in Main St. The 1871 census records him here too, as blind, and the couple still living in Main Street, Warton. Ann died there in May
1873 (aged 77), and was buried at St.Oswald Church, Warton. Robert moved to be near
his son Richard and family at Hebblethwaite Hall, Sedbergh, in Yorkshire and there he died
in 1874 aged 78.
nb.(Gatefoot
Mill no longer exists but the woodstore and drying store have been converted to a private
residence, complete with integral artist`s studio and a small recording/broadcasting unit
where programs are prepared for transmission to some religious stations in the U.S.A.)
n.b. while living at Martindale, Robert would have been just a few miles from the spot where Wordsworth on a walk by Ullswater 25 years earlier first saw the golden daffodils that he recorded forever in his famous poem. &n
