« Reply #9 on: Friday 24 June 05 17:01 BST (UK) »
RuthieB, Thanks, your answer warms my heart and reminds me of the people I met recently in Cumberland. If you want, send me a personal message. That way we won't take up space here. Although the others may enjoy hearing what you have to say.
Since there seems to be several interested in Skelton, I would guess they would like to hear more about the history of the area. I hope to get there, so I know I would.
I was intrigued by the geography of the area when I really looked at a map. Although I imagine that mining played a big part of things when my families lived in the area.
BTW, I mentioned Richard Bawden Dawe still living in 1901. I didn't mention that he had remarried and his wife, Emma, was also in that census. Her maiden name was Smeeth or Smerth. It's possible they visited family elsewhere. RedFox
CUMLD: Davidson, Robson, Atkinson, Blackburn, Wilkinson, Mumberson, Milburn
CRNWL: Dawe, Bawden, Leming
CHES: Heginbotham
YRK: Dawe, Jackson, Ranson, Leming
LANC: Dawe, Harris, Thomas, Bellamy or Billany, Bayliff, Madsen
EAST SSX: Etchingham - Woolgar
SCT: RXB-Robson, REN & LNK-Lisle/Lyle/Leill, Taylor, Masson
WALES: Dawe
USA: MI - Dawe, Stringer, Lisle, Robson, Davidson, Mills, Handy, Betzner, Leeper, Fankboner, Ross, Lyle
IRE: Bell, Prestley/Priestley
GER: Wuerttemberg - Betz