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I would think it means that your ancestor was posthumously baptised by the Mormons. The practice of posthumous baptism has been part of the church’s theology almost since its founding.

As the film you refer to is an index, I think you now need to look again at the Parish Registers on microfilm and widen the search a few years before and after the possible baptism (these registers are not indexed on the IGI until the year 1813).  As I mentioned in my last posting you could carry this out at Preston Records Office as they have the PRs on microfilm. Kendal hold the Bishops Transcripts only (copies of the PRs sent to the Bishop yearly).

Another thing to consider is even if he was christened at Kirkby Lonsdale, he was illegitimate and his mother would possibly travel outside her parish to have him christened. It's also highly unlikely that you would find out who the father was unless there was a bastardy bond taken out to make the father responsible for the upkeep of the child. Possibly the best way forward is to trace Mary's parents and work back from there.

Sorry - my fault, these MIs were recorded way before your ancestor was buried

M.I.s for Brough were transcribed in Monumental Inscriptions of Westmorland by E. Bellasis 1888-89 and are available on Westmorland Papers.

I would have thought that it might be worth getting in touch with Kendal Council initially. Might also be worth contacting Kendal Records Office by email.

Graham came originally from Scotland, they were well known Border Reivers, so more likely to be Kirkandrews on Esk. Kirkoswald is known locally as KO.

One option is for you to order the microfilm of the parish registers you wish you look at through your local Latter Day Saints Library, which they will get for you for a small fee and I think you usually have about 3 months to look at the records. The LDS libraries are in most countries. including many in the UK. 

The following are early Wills/Admons of the Hugills which may be worth considering – from Carlisle Archive Service – I believe you can order these for a small fee.

Hugh Hugill, Morland (Thrimby) Wes, 1662 AI[81] (Administration and Inventory)
John yeo, Crosby Ravensworth (Barnskew) We 1662 WI [81] (Will and Inventory)
Joh, yeo, Crosby Ravensworth (Reagill) We 1696 W
Margaret, Crosby Ravensworth (Barnskew) We, 1662 AI [81]
Rob, yeo, Crosby Ravensworth (Reagill) We 1743 AI [124r]
Mary, wid, Crosby Ravensworth (Reagill) We, 1745 A [148r]

UNDER HEWGILL
PROB/1573/WINVX12
Inventory of Robert Hewgill, of Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland
Diocese of Carlisle probate records. Photocopies/digital copies of wills, administrations and other probate records can be obtained from the Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle. Please contact the Archive Centre for more information
1573

PROB/1587/WINVX/208
Will and inventory of Anthony Hewgill, the younger, of Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland.
Diocese of Carlisle probate records. Photocopies/digital copies of wills, administrations and other probate records can be obtained from the Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle. Please contact the Archive Centre for more information
1587

PROB/1589/WINVX/73
Will and inventory of Anthony Hewgill, of Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland
Diocese of Carlisle probate records. Photocopies/digital copies of wills, administrations and other probate records can be obtained from the Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle. Please contact the Archive Centre for more information

PROB/1595/WINVX/51
Will and inventory of Robert Hewgill, of Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland
Diocese of Carlisle probate records. Photocopies/digital copies of wills, administrations and other probate records can be obtained from the Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle. Please contact the Archive Centre for more information.

PROB/1627/WX37
Will of William Hewgill, yeoman, of Reagill, Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland
Diocese of Carlisle probate records. Photocopies/digital copies of wills, administrations and other probate records can be obtained from the Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle. Please contact the Archive Centre for more information

PROB/1637/WX67
Will of Hugh Hewgill, of Barnsceugh, Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland
Diocese of Carlisle probate records. Photocopies/digital copies of wills, administrations and other probate records can be obtained from the Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle. Please contact the Archive Centre for more information


Kendal Archives Ref: WPR 7/11/3/10/1
Alternative Ref WPR 7/8/2/12/1
Conveyance
Description
1 James Robinson of Reagill, yeoman
2. Thomas Whyte of Reagill, yeoman
Premises: 6 roods of customary lands within lordship of Reagill at a place called Seakeld, spring called Seakeld on the east and land of John Whyte on west, late in occupation of (1)
Rent: 6d; mylne rent: 4d payable to Philip, Lord Wharton
Consideration: £12
Witnesses: Hugh Hugill, Edward Walker, Robert Hugill, John Richardson
Date 31 Jan 1631

It may also be worth looking at Manorial Court Records for both Crosby Ravensworth and surrounds, which will give details of land transactions, etc. Any land whether passed on to the next of kin, or sold, mortgaged etc, had to have the permission of the Lord of the Manor, and so was recorded in the Manorial Court Records. There will also be Roll Calls of tenants.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/manorial-documents-register.htm

to search

http://apps.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/

Click on BASIC SEARCH and type in locality you wish to look at for records.

There are 33 records for Reagill and surrounds which include Crosby Ravensworth, all under the Lordship of the Lowther Family, Earls of Lonsdale and records start in 1560. The records are all held at Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle. These records are usually written in Court Shorthand and the early ones will be in Latin.

For what its worth - the person who filled in the census form had not got a very good grasp of the spelling of villages - the person above on the census page is down as born Laysonby - correct spelling Lazonby, so its probable that he did not know how to spell Cotehill, so nearest spelling Coathill.