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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Westmorland => Topic started by: BridgetM on Friday 16 November 12 02:39 GMT (UK)
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Does anyone know where Asthwaite is/was? Thanks! Bridget
Thomas Carus, b. 1545, Asthwaite, Westmorland, England.
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All I could find, nothing related to the Carus Family but a much earlier spelling of the place name ?
Westmorland; and of an acre of land, £4 12d. of rent, and a moiety of a knight's ... Uluethewayt [Ulfthwaite], AST THEWAYT [Asthwaite], and Stirkeland Randolph, co.
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There is also an "Esthwaite" Green near Kendal (Westmorland) and another in Washington, County Durham.
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Never heard of Asthwaite & I lived in Kendal for over 20 years.
however in Kendal there´s a place called Carus Green.
Might be worth investigating why it is called that
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My best guess would be Esthwaite, not much more than a hefty stones-throw from where I'm sitting right now.
Mike
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Thanks for the responses. I posted this question on the Cumbria History Site, and had this response:
Asthwaite was short for the name of a building, Asthwaite Hall. Thomas Carus occupied "a capital messuage called Asthwaite Hall in Nether Staveley" (between Kendal and Windermere).
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Thanks for the responses. I posted this question on the Cumbria History Site, and had this response:
Asthwaite was short for the name of a building, Asthwaite Hall. Thomas Carus occupied "a capital messuage called Asthwaite Hall in Nether Staveley" (between Kendal and Windermere).
Excellent. I've just gone over the 1:10,000 map for the Stavely area and can't see any placenames that seem to be derived from Asthwaite. Did the Cumbria History site give any clues as to whereabouts the hall was?
Mike
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Lots more information here (pages 2-4):
http://www.sdhs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/01-New-hall.pdf
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My best guess would be Esthwaite, not much more than a hefty stones-throw from where I'm sitting right now.
Mike
I'd go with Esthwaite too. Mike, you are plainly not much more than a stone's throw from me as well then! ;D
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My best guess would be Esthwaite, not much more than a hefty stones-throw from where I'm sitting right now.
Mike
I'd go with Esthwaite too. Mike, you are plainly not much more than a stone's throw from me as well then! ;D
Well we'd better be careful where we throw stones then!
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Lots more information here (pages 2-4):
http://www.sdhs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/01-New-hall.pdf
Excellent. The remains of the hall are in woodland now. If this place has some family significance for you, would you like me to visit the site and send you a photo?
Mike
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Thanks, Mike. I'm not sure that I'm that interested in the Caruses except very indirectly. They connected with my family in the late 1400s, early 1500s.
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Hi BridgetM
the map on the link from mike above has a place called Carus Hill on it which is near new hall at Staveley. Asthwaite is also mentioned in the book"Records of Kentdale" by W Farrer.The Carus family are also mentioned in "a lakeland valley through time" by SDHS as living at Asthwaite (old hall)
Carus Green at Kendal is probably about 4 miles away from Asthwaite
Cheers Fellsman