According to this newsletter that I had already viewed online -http://www.derwentfells.com/pdfs/wanderer/wanderermay18.pdf
Loweswater wills and other probate
records for: Ann Nutt d 1704, Henry Fisher
d 1634, John Nutt d 1697, John Nutt d
1748, Isaac Nutt d 1763, John Nutt d 1785.
(Whitehaven Archive Centre).
John Nutt (1705 - 1784),, of Sosgill, would
appear to have been the most successful of
the Nutt family.
His will of 1785 shows there were no surviving children.
The Sosgill property was divided three
ways, equally between his sisters Dinah
Hudson of Waterend, Deborah Fearon of
Deanscales and nephew Isaac Tiffin. This
division was still apparent in the Tithe Map
schedule of 1840, showing that John Nutt,
at his death owned 100 acres, and that of
the four farmhouses in Sosgill at the time
John’s was on the west side, nearest to
Sosgill Beck. A 1/16th part of the Brigg
Unity, Master Henry Piper, was bequeathed
to nephews Jonathan and Isaac Fearon.
Thus ended 150 years of the name
Nutt in Loweswater. Regarding the name
Askill, or Ask Hill, the usual early rendering
Askell would seem to be consistent with the
derivation being ON ‘ask keld’, i.e. a spring
with ash trees (ref 2). The name of the
nearby, now ruinous ‘Spout House’ would
seem to reinforce this by also referring to
the water supply.
Thanks for your last post- I need to look at it in detail, but I hope to tie up some more of the Nutt loose ends with your information!
Thanks once again.
