Hi,
The abstract of the Will of James Lindow, Yeoman of Broughton Beck from 1796 that is in the National Archives helps here. The abstract mentions James's surviving brothers John and William. More particularly, it also mentioned his cousins Thomas, who lived with the testator, and James, Thomas's brother.
Also mentioned, but not identified as cousins, are Phoebe Coward of Knapperthaw, Anne Newton of Wellhouse in Kirkby, William Coward of Knapperthaw and Mary Simpson, wife of James Simpson, Blacksmith of Broughton Beck. I know from other research that Phoebe, William and Mary are siblings of the testator's cousins Thomas and James. Their parents are William Lindow of Hawkswell, d 1768, and his wife Anne, nee Postlethwaite. From the Will of the latter mentioned William Lindow, it is known that he had a daughter Anne alive in 1768. I can't see another Anne Newton in Kirkby round the same time, so it looks to me that the Ann who married William Newton in Blawith in 1784 was Anne Lindow, and that Linday is a typo/misreading. From her gravestone, she was 82 when she died in March 1839, so would be a reasonable match for the Anne, daughter of William Lindow of Flann, Mansriggs, baptised at Ulverston 22 Oct 1757.
Anne Postlethwaite, wife of William Lindow of Hawkswell, was daughter of Robert Postlethwaite of Hierlath/Higherlath Osmotherley, and his wife Ann, nee Higgin, daughter of William Higgin of Osmotherley and his wife Mary, nee Atkinson I have a copy of William Higgin's Will that mentions his son-in-law Robert Postlethwaite from 1715 that shows this.
The abstract of James Lindow Will from 1796 has 2 other items of interest: it mentions another cousin Isabel Muckelt and her daughter Hannah Yeats. I haven't fitted these 2 in yet. It also says that James Lindow, the cousin, doesn't get his inheritance until he takes a good and lawful wife and behaves properly toward her. I wonder what was the cause of this?
Best wishes,
Pete
