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I'm stuck on John Parkinson of Ellel who married Hannah Lamb at Lancaster St. Mary's on 24 August 1812.  I have not found his baptism or his burial.  He and Hannah had three children, William 1814, Robert 1816 and Hannah 1820.
Hannah died 1823 and was buried at Cockerham, and then John disappears.
I have found Hannah's baptism 1789 at Cockerham, and she is mentioned as the wife of John Parkinson of Ellel on her parents (John and Hannah Lamb) large tomb in the churchyard at Cockerham.  I have also seen the probate papers for John Lamb at the Lancs Record Office.
John is sometimes called joiner or sawyer or wheelwright.  His son William was later employed as such at Glasson Dock (died 1877).
Parkinson is a common name in Cockerham, Thurnham, Ellel etc which makes research somewhat difficult. Is anyone else researching this family?  I'd be glad to hear from you.
Thank you.
frian

The Birkby Wood who moved to Carnforth was my gt gt grandfather.  He died 1902; his wife Barbara died 1918 whilst at staying at Burnley with one of the family.  My grandmother could remember her, but not Birkby, though she did remember that he once kept the Cross Keys pub in Carnforth (it still exists and is still open as a pub).
Both Birkby and Barbara are buried at Warton (which was the graveyard for Carnforth at that time).  Somewhere I have a photo of their gravestone, but I've just moved so can't at present lay my hands on it.

Birkby was born 1844 (mother Sarah Caton, Matthew's second wife).  Rather confusingly Matthew Wood had two sons called Birkby, one by his first wife Ann Gunson.  I have traced at least 15 children from these two marriages!

Sarah Caton was from Milnthorpe (1808) already said.  There was one of her brothers (either Richard or John) also in Egremont (I forget which, but see the census) and I find myself wondering if it was through him that she went to Egremont in the first place.  Their father Richard Caton (born 1776 Sedgwick), was the son of John and Mary Caton of Sedgwick.  And there the trail ran cold until I discovered the will of John Caton of Sedgwick (died 1762) who appears to be the uncle of John (the will provides for John to be apprenticed to Thomas Crewdson, hosier of Kendal).  No more yet.... 

Birkby Wood married Barbara Tyson at Muncaster in 1867.  She already had a child Henry (the Family Bible which one of my cousins has shows Henry Tyson born 1867 - and the Tyson afterwards changed to Wood).   I have the Tysons back into the 18th century in Nether Wasdale, but since every other person up there seems to be called Tyson tracing them has not been easy!

I have the Wood line back to Isaac and Christobel  Wood with their son Birkby 1745 (the first Birkby Wood - the last Birkby Wood I know of was my great uncle who died in the 1980s). 

I also have something on the Wilsons of Ravenglass and Gosforth and the Hartleys who are also part of this family.

frian