Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - willgen

Pages: [1] 2 3 4
1
Westmorland / Re: DUFTON DIARY-1869-1899
« on: Monday 07 January 19 15:36 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Tom
Sissons extracts:- Died at Dufton on 19th May 1873 Ann wife of John Sissons Blacksmith.Ages 49 yrs;  Robert Sissons married 19th May 1877;  Thomas Birkbeck came from Milburn to Dufton on Tuesday 14th June 1881 Blacksmith. (David Sissons) leaving his smithy;  David & John Sissons left Dufton on Friday evening 9th Nov. 1883 for Australia; John Sissons Dufton sale on Friday 12th June 1896;  John Sissons removed from Dufton to Coney Garth 11 th Mar 1897.
Hope these are of interest.
Regards W

2
Westmorland / Re: DUFTON DIARY-1869-1899
« on: Monday 07 January 19 15:14 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Tom
Chambers extracts:- R. Gardener esq, Mr Phiilipson of Alston,John Chambers & I,William Fleming were on Dufton Fell looking for iron ore on the 31st July 1872; A very tall tree stood beside John Chambers was blown down on the morning of 28th Oct 1880; Hodgeson Clarkson & Mary Chambers of Knock were married at Dufton Church on Thurs 21st May 1885; Thomas Chambers late of Dufton died on the 15th Feby 1896 aged 76.
The London Lead Company were quite influential in shaping Dufton as it is today. They had the ethos of benevolence that other Quaker Companies held (eg Cadburys). They provided housing,schools & other facilities such as water supplies well in advance of the times.
Regards W

3
Westmorland / Re: DUFTON DIARY-1869-1899
« on: Sunday 06 January 19 21:41 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Tom
Will have a look for entries for Sissons and Chambers & send them on in a day or so.
In my experience of farm sales I believe that the normal procedure would be to have a sale of 'live stock' -all the animals on the farm on one day. At a later date all the equipment would be sold also possibly the land & buildings, if auctioned (not sold by private treaty). They may of course have been tenants in which case the second sale would have just been equipment.
William Fleming was a man who took a great interest in the area using his notebook for his trips round the various mines he was responsible for as well as recording any happenings of interest in Dufton village.
Have you ever been to Dufton?
Will be in touch , W.

4
Westmorland / Re: DUFTON DIARY-1869-1899
« on: Saturday 05 January 19 21:49 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Tom
Items from the Diary :-
Mrs Robson of Greenhow died 21st June 1875 aged 85 years;Robsons 2nd sale at Greenhow 17th Feby 1876; Mathew Robson and Mary Sissons married 25th April 1877; John Chambers and Mathew Robson 1st sale 1st Feby 1884; John Chambers and Mathew Robson 2nd sale on 5th March 1884 and left on the 6th for Warwickshire.
There are refs to the following Chambers:- Edward;John;Mary;Thomas. Let me know which,if any, are of interest.
As Mathew Robson married a Sissons are you interested in the entries for them?
Regards W.

5
Lancashire / Re: Fleming family Liverpool
« on: Wednesday 25 November 15 22:07 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Joe
Thanks for your prompt reply. Mine had moved about a bit seem to have originated in Coniston.
Regards
Wendy

6
Lancashire / Re: Fleming family Liverpool
« on: Wednesday 25 November 15 17:30 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Joe
I too have FLEMINGS who moved from Westmorland (Dufton) to Liverpool late 19thC. William FLEMING b. 30 May 1861 Dufton. His wife Margaret (ne DALTON) b 16 Oct 1861 Dufton. They had six children.
Moved to Bootle. William died there in 1935 & was buried in Kirkdale Cemetery.
Any connection?
Regards
Wendy

7
The Common Room / Re: Register of birth/death of infant
« on: Monday 24 August 15 23:47 BST (UK)  »
I am fairly sure the birth was at Balliol? Nursing Home in Bootle (my sister was born there).
Thanks for the info re: still birth register I will give them a call.

8
The Common Room / Re: Register of birth/death of infant
« on: Monday 24 August 15 20:38 BST (UK)  »
Hi
Am pretty positive (knowing my mother) that she wasn't pregnant before marraige. Probably not even likely to have been at marraige. Parents married at St Phillips Church, Litherland in September 1933.

9
The Common Room / Re: Register of birth/death of infant
« on: Monday 24 August 15 20:33 BST (UK)  »
Hi
I am fairly sure he was full term as he weighed over 10 lb - the cause of the difficult birth- my mothers first child.

Pages: [1] 2 3 4