Help with Catherine Kendall Morland

[Jeffrey]

Has any one any ideas on this one please?

I have a Catherine Kendall who was baptised in Morland 26th July 1750.
She married William Smith 1774 in Morland and had two children Margaret & Isabel.

On Family Search it says her father was John Kendall.

The likely contender was John Kendall and his wife Grace Brown but after much research I have ruled them out. I now have his will  dated 1761 and it mentions all his 6 children Isabel, Grace,Matthew, William, Christian and Richard. No Catherine.

Can anyone find any other likely John Kendall  and his wife who could be her parents?

Any help or ideas gratefully received.

Thank you.

Judy

[..claire..]

Hi

Can't really help but there was a census taken in 1787, and there were a few Kendal(l) families in Morland. There were three John Kendalls, two whose families could be ruled out as they had young children, the other an innholder with wife Mary. That is if he was still alive by this point.

Here is a link to the census

www.edenlinks.co.uk/RECORDS/CC/MORL.HTM

claire

[Jeffrey]

Thank you for that.
I had forgotten to look there but you would think that she would still have relatives in Morland.
Maybe either Mary who looks like a widow or John the Innkeeper who you mentioned.

As you can see John was a VERY popular Kendall name.

Thank you.

Judy

[Jeffrey]

From  the 1787 Constable Census which you directed me to Claire I have made a tenuous link to my Catherine Kendall.

I know she married William Smith who farmed at a farm called 'Hesley' near Morland. He died there in 1824. Now when looking for John Kendall the Innkeeper on Google then I came up with this, amongst other docs.

  Conveyance  WSMB/K7/1/T10  29 June 1802
These documents are held at Cumbria Record Office, Kendal

Contents:
1. John Kendal of Morland, innkeeper, son and heir of John Kendal, late of Hasley, Morland parish, yeoman, deceased, who was eldest brother and heir of Thomas Kendal late of Kendal, blacksmith, deceased.

So looking at that, then 'Hasley' could very easily be 'Hesley'. This would make sense if William Smith and his wife Catherine nee Kendall took over the farm of Hesley from John Kendall, her father.

I also found a precis of the above Thomas Kendalls will which names his wife as Barbary, a brother John, a brother Edmund and sister Isabel Hugill amongst others. He also had a son John but he seems to be lost at sea.
Any help with these would be gratefully received. I now believe that John Kendall the Innkeeper could have been my Catherine's brother.

Now I am trying to find out when John Kendall of Hesley died and if there was a farm name after his death. I will post a 'look-up' and see if anyone is going to the Kendal Archives to look that up in the Morland deaths.
Then I need to get in touch with the Kendal Archives to buy a copy of this document.

However I need to research a little further to see if there are any other documents I should order at the same time as it is cheaper that way.

It looks like I may be getting somewhere - thanks Claire.

Judy

[..claire..]

Hi

Not sure if this is coincidence or not but the 1802 conveyance document dated 29 JUNE 1802 is a month after the burial of

John Kendal aged 64 yrs ( late of Penrith ) died 16 May 1802, buried St Lawrence Church Morland, husband of GRACE KENDAL ( 1745 - 4 Apr. 1824 ). A daughter Mary Hartley (wife of Daniel) is also mentioned.

So ~ this man could be a brother of Catherine ?

This could well be his marriage ~ John Kendal bn. c 1740 married Grace Chamley 15 August 1772 Morland

The burial info is from www.findagrave.com , there are a few Kendall/Kendal burials on there from Morland (St Lawrence)

claire

[..claire..]

Hi....again !

There is a Hesley farm in Morland today, here is the address

Hesley Farm
CA10 3BH Morland
Cumbria

Found it on G**gle maps, a poultry farm!! Looks quite old.

claire

[Jeffrey]

Thank you very much for your replies.

I am looking through some of my research about John Kendall died May 1802 and found that the John in the conveyance is mentioned again on 29th June  1802 so may not be the same as John Kendall who married Grace and died  May 1802. In fact I have the Will of John who died 1802.

Research for John Kendal
Bond in £200  WSMB/K7/1/T11  29 June 1802

Contents:
John Kendal of Morland, innkeeper, Joseph Abbot of Little Strickland, Morland, yeoman and John Kitching of same, slater; to
John Brecklebank of Kendal, innkeeper.
Recitals:- will of Thomas Kendal, late of Kendal blacksmith made 6 October 1764 devising premises in Market Place, Kendal to William Townson, clerk, Thomas Elleray, grocer and Edward Cumming, hosier upon trust to sell and share proceeds between brothers John Kendal and Edmond Kendal etc.

So don't think they are the same John Kendall - at the moment.

Claire,
Yes, I have visited Hesley Farm and taken photos - that was when I knew William Smith had lived there with his wife - Catherine Kendall. But before I learned about John Kendall of 'Hasley' Morland.

Thank you both very much as sometimes a small hint can trigger something that connects.

Judy

[Westmoreland]

Hi
Dont think thease are the right line but its better to have them than not
John Kendall married Ann Shepherd in Milburn 1778
Thomas Kendall was acollector for the window tax in Crackenthorpe 1777
Margaret left a will and inventory Cliburn 1562
sorry no more in Appleby
regards
Westmorland

[Jeffrey]

Thank you for the reply.
No connections at the moment but will put it into my research for 'just in case'.

Judy