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Title: Maryport families
Post by: anywilkinsons on Friday 25 February 11 17:35 GMT (UK)
I am the very proud owner of a scrapbook - compiled by my grandmother - that has 40+ pages of newspaper cuttings featuring many people of Maryport from 1913 - 1950s.
I'd be happy to transcribe these snippets - so if you think you have a connection to any of the following, get in touch...
ANDERSON - Jane (Jennie); BANKS - Peter; BELL - James; BAILEY - John B.; BYRCE - Sarah Jane; COOPER - Charles; CARTMER - Jennie; CLARKE - Elizabeth Ethel; COULTHARD - Robert; COULTHARD - Ada; CAREY - Thomas 'Grand Old Man';DAWSON - Martha A.; DORE - Capt; FORD - Mrs; FAWCETT - William; FRANK - Mr M.; GRAHAM - Twentyman; HENDERSON - Lnce Cpl Joseph; JOHNSTON - John Dalrymple; IRVING - Dr George; NIXON - Herbert Sydney; O'DONNELL - Mrs.; OVER - John; PENRICE - Frank; PALMER - Mrs J.; POWELL - Anna; POWELL - William; PENN - Hannah; ROBINSON - Muriel; ROBINSON - Wedgewood; ROWNTREE - John; SCOTT - SGT George; SCOTT - Martin; SKELTON - John H; TAYLOR - Rev Fred Herbert; TEMPLE - Ann Elizabeth; WALTER - Mr HJC.;
Title: Re: Maryport families
Post by: Mrs Aky on Monday 28 March 11 14:04 BST (UK)
Hi
Thank you for your kind offer

My Mam was from Maryport and still has family there.  I am interested in John Scott and Sgt George Scott.

Thank you
Catherine
Title: Re: Maryport families
Post by: HilaryW on Sunday 03 April 11 23:24 BST (UK)
Hi

What a generous offer.

I would be very interested in the information on Peter Banks.

My grandmother's maternal line were the Banks family from Maryport and quite a few were tailors/upholsterers, back as far as Jonathan Banks born about 1780.

Many thanks
Hilary
Title: Re: Maryport families
Post by: anywilkinsons on Monday 04 April 11 13:12 BST (UK)
Dear Mrs AKY

When I look more closely at the cuttings relating to Sgt GEORGE SCOTT, it seems he was part of a double wedding ceremony at Maryport on 28th Feb 1918. He married Miss Jane Anderson whilst her sister, Elizabeth married Lance corporal Joseph Henderson.
The Anderson girls came from Hutton House and were given away by their brother, Percy. Two other sisters, Mollie and Ethel were bridesmaids.
MARTIN SCOTT was a younger brother to George and was married to Mary Alice Powell in 1920 - he was an engineer officer with the Blue Funnel Line. The parents of George and Martin lived at 16 Wood Street, Maryport.

(I will send full transcript by private mail.)
Title: Re: Maryport families
Post by: anywilkinsons on Monday 04 April 11 13:28 BST (UK)
Dear HilaryW

The cutting I have that features Peter Banks is as a mention in a report of a wedding between John Dalrymple Johnston and Mary Cort Hewetson (not dated).
The piece describes this society wedding and says:
'...The path from the Netherhall Gateway and the church aisles were carpeted with red cloth, this work being undertaken by Mr Peter Banks, High Street.'

So, it sounds like your tailor/upholsterer ancestors were very much part of society at that time.

Sorry there is not more!
Title: Re: Maryport families
Post by: Mrs Aky on Monday 04 April 11 15:24 BST (UK)
Thank you so much for the transcript, unfortunatly I don't have a connection but strangely enough my grandad was born on the same street at 66 and his youngest son (my uncle)  lives in 61.

Thank you for all your help, its just a shame I can't place them

Regards
Catherine
Title: Re: Maryport families
Post by: meowkat on Monday 18 July 11 22:01 BST (UK)
Hello!

What a wonderful resource. I would be very grateful for any information on the Cartmer family.

Kind regards,

Kat xx
Title: Re: Maryport families
Post by: anywilkinsons on Monday 10 October 11 17:59 BST (UK)
Sorry for the delay.

The cutting tells of the marriage of Miss Jennie Cartmer (second daughter of Mr and Mrs John Cartmer, Crosby Street) to James Palmer (Wood Street) at the Primitive Methodist Church, Maryport.
It says: "The bridegroom, who is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs James Palmer, served in the Border Regiment and the intelligence Corps in France during the great war, his knowledge of languages being particularly useful in his secret service work."
Sounds interesting...
From another cutting relating to the Palmers, I understand that they were local fishmongers.
(Full transcript sent via personal message.)
Hope this is your family.
Title: Re: Maryport families
Post by: gillj on Sunday 05 February 12 10:59 GMT (UK)
hi,

I'm interested in Hannah Penn and would be very grateful for any information you have.
thanks in anticipation.

Gill
Title: Re: Maryport families
Post by: anywilkinsons on Monday 06 February 12 16:55 GMT (UK)
Hello!
The scrapbook includes a clipping detailing the death (and life) of Miss Hannah Penn.  It is undated, but looking at the other snippets on the same page, I am guessing it comes from c.1944/45.
The piece is entitled, 'Death of Maryport Headmistress'.
It says there was 'a large attendance of school teaching and local friends at the service in St Mary's Church, Maryport, on Wednesday preceding the internment of Miss Hannah Penn, headmistress of Christ Church Infants School for nearly 25 years.  She died a few days before her 60th birthday and three days after her last day in charge of the school.'

The piece goes on, to say that Miss Penn lived in Curzon Street and her brother was Robert Penn who was remembered as a fullback in the Maryport AFC Shield team that had been beaten by Distington in the final in 1920.  She also had sisters; Mrs Moore (Manchester); Mrs Postlethwaite (Chorley and Mrs Whitsitt of Northern Ireland.

Should this Miss Penn be your 'MisS Penn' I will happily transcribe the whole piece and send via PM.

Title: Re: Maryport families
Post by: Inicky on Monday 27 February 12 15:53 GMT (UK)
hello,

im interested in the coopers, would be wonderful to have any information thank you
Title: Re: Maryport families
Post by: anywilkinsons on Monday 27 February 12 16:52 GMT (UK)
The cutting is dated 23 July 1918 - and headed, 'Marriage at Maryport'
The marriage of Mr Charles Cooper M.Sc, eldest son of Mrs and the late Mr A Cooper, 98 Cranbourne Road, Ashton Under Lyne to Frances Scott.
The cutting goes on to say that Mr Cooper was 'formerly analytical chemist at the West Cumberland By-Products Works...'.
It sounds like this Cooper family was not from the Maryport area.
(If these are your Coopers, I'll happily transcribe the remainder of the cutting and send to you via PM.)
Title: Re: Maryport families
Post by: Inicky on Monday 27 February 12 20:25 GMT (UK)
Thank-you for the information,

I haven't sussed it all out yet but i believe my coopers may have come from the Gloucestershire area then moved to Maryport, however that was in the 1700's. i need to dig out more info on this side of my family.

thank you once again for your time
Title: Re: Maryport families
Post by: RosyBlakesley on Thursday 12 August 21 19:54 BST (UK)
Hello!
The scrapbook includes a clipping detailing the death (and life) of Miss Hannah Penn.  It is undated, but looking at the other snippets on the same page, I am guessing it comes from c.1944/45.
The piece is entitled, 'Death of Maryport Headmistress'.
It says there was 'a large attendance of school teaching and local friends at the service in St Mary's Church, Maryport, on Wednesday preceding the internment of Miss Hannah Penn, headmistress of Christ Church Infants School for nearly 25 years.  She died a few days before her 60th birthday and three days after her last day in charge of the school.'

The piece goes on, to say that Miss Penn lived in Curzon Street and her brother was Robert Penn who was remembered as a fullback in the Maryport AFC Shield team that had been beaten by Distington in the final in 1920.  She also had sisters; Mrs Moore (Manchester); Mrs Postlethwaite (Chorley and Mrs Whitsitt of Northern Ireland.

Should this Miss Penn be your 'MisS Penn' I will happily transcribe the whole piece and send via PM.

This is fantastic! Hannah was my great grandmother Jane Moore's -nee Penn sister.My Dad had told me she died very soon after retiring.I recently visited Maryport to take pictures of Hannah's house. Didn't know her brother was a footballer, very interesting thank you.I'm a teacher too!