RootsChat.Com

England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Westmorland => Topic started by: Gigi on Wednesday 28 February 07 12:56 GMT (UK)

Title: Lists of village residents
Post by: Gigi on Wednesday 28 February 07 12:56 GMT (UK)
Hello All,

Does anyone know if there any listings of Westmorland village residents that you are aware of, between the Hearth Tax of 1674 and the Window Tax list for 1777 (from genuki.org.uk)?

Thanks,

Gillian
Title: Re: Lists of village residents
Post by: Deborah Boss on Thursday 01 March 07 22:53 GMT (UK)
Gillian
Well not via genuki but ...

.. .there may be land tax records.  I have some for Crosby Ravensworth for 1765.  Also for around 1702-4 I have some poor relief stuff and rents for CR from the Lowther estate records.  Similar may exist for your parish.

There's also the 1669-72 hearth tax online which provides a bit more info than the 1674.

regards
Deborah
Title: Re: Lists of village residents
Post by: Gigi on Friday 02 March 07 10:56 GMT (UK)
Hi Deborah,

Thanks for your reply. A researcher friend rang Kendal Record's office & found that there are land tax records for the village of Dufton dated 1765 & 1773.

I have seen the 1666/72 hearth tax online thanks.

In Crosby Ravensworth land tax, would you mind looking to see if you have any Ellwoods/Elwoods or Dovers?

Thanks,

Gillian

Title: Re: Lists of village residents
Post by: Deborah Boss on Friday 02 March 07 11:46 GMT (UK)
Gillian
The CR 1765 land tax only lists the owners not occupiers and excludes Birkbeck Fells.  There are no Ellwoods nor Dovers.

There are Ellwoods in the CR 1809 land tax.  Any interest?
Deborah
Title: Re: Lists of village residents
Post by: Gigi on Friday 02 March 07 12:20 GMT (UK)
Yes Please,

Gillian
Title: Re: Lists of village residents
Post by: Deborah Boss on Friday 02 March 07 14:26 GMT (UK)
Gillian
1809 land tax for Crosby Ravensworth (but CR and Maulds Meaburn townships only covered):

In CR township - none

In Maulds Meaburn township for the year ended 5 April 1810:
William Ellwood occupying a property owned by Mr J Wilkinson assessed at 9s 3.25d
John Ellwood occupying a property owned by Mr Thomas Wilkinson assessed at £2 9s 4.5d
William Ellwood occupying a property owned by Mrs Thwaites assessed at £1 15s 9.5d
Collector: William Ellwood

Hope that helps.

Did you ever order any CR Ellwood wills?  If so, I would be very interested in any transcripts that you have.  (Well up until about the mid 19th century anyway.)
regards
Deborah

Title: Re: Lists of village residents
Post by: Gigi on Friday 02 March 07 14:32 GMT (UK)
Hi Deborah,

Thanks for that.

I have only one CR will for John Ellwood of Blasterfield dated 1884. John was born 1807 Bongate, son of William Ellwood (b Dufton) & Ann Simpson.

Gillian
Title: Re: Lists of village residents
Post by: Deborah Boss on Friday 02 March 07 14:37 GMT (UK)
You're welcome.

That will is probably outside my scope of interest.  Thanks for the input though.
Deborah
Title: Re: Lists of village residents
Post by: Half Pint on Wednesday 11 April 07 23:20 BST (UK)
Hi Gillian

Sorry to hi-jack your thread but I wondered if you had connections with the following:

John Ellwood b1800 in Cartmel married Eleanor Harrington b1800 during Dec 1825 at Bootle in  Whitehaven

Margaret Ellwood (dau of above) b1830 in Gosforth married William Harrison b1826 Elslack, Yorks during July 1853 at Gosforth

John and Eleanor were my 3x gr grandparents through my Harrison line.

Thank you for your time.

Regards

Half Pint
Title: Re: Lists of village residents
Post by: Jeffrey on Sunday 15 April 07 21:12 BST (UK)
Has any one got the web site address for the 1666 Hearth tax for Westmorland that some one mentioned please.

Judy
Title: Re: Lists of village residents
Post by: Gigi on Thursday 26 April 07 10:38 BST (UK)
Judy,

You can find the 1169-1672 Hearth Tax at:

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=43502

Regards,

Gillian
Title: Re: Lists of village residents
Post by: Gigi on Thursday 26 April 07 10:40 BST (UK)
Hi Half Pint,

Sorry don't have anything about those Ellwoods.

Regards,

Gillian
Title: Re: Lists of village residents
Post by: jregusci on Monday 30 June 08 00:41 BST (UK)
can anyone tell who william bell born11-4-1823 in westmorland parents are where they lived. he married margaret blades robinson she was born 4-19-1837 in cumberland. i do not have their marriage date but they were in usa in 1860
Title: Re: Lists of village residents
Post by: sillgen on Monday 30 June 08 18:11 BST (UK)
Hi jregusci
Welcome to rootschat.  You might be better starting a new thread for this on the Westmorland Look ups board.  Put the names in the title.  Unfortunately Bell and Robinson are very common names in that area - there are hundreds of them so give as much information as you can.   Westmoralnd is a large county too.  Have you looked at www.familysearch.org?  The combination of Blades and Robinson might be a very helpful clue.  How annoying that Margaret was born just before civil registration started.  Do you think they married in the UK?  Yes - they did.  Found it on FreeBMD.   William Bell and Margaret Blades Robinson Apr/Jun 1859 Ulverston 8e 839.  Your best bet will be to order that certificate as it will give the names and occupations of both fathers and then you might find them on the census for 1851.  Ulverston registration district covers quite a wide area.
Andrea
Title: Re: Lists of village residents
Post by: jregusci on Tuesday 01 July 08 12:28 BST (UK)
thank you so much janet