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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Westmorland => Topic started by: Jeffrey on Friday 01 March 24 11:09 GMT (UK)
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Can anyone tell me the website for the 1787 Constables Census of Westmorland.
I just can't seem to find it today. Am I missing something ???
Thank you
Judy
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So pleased to have found it as it's a good website
https://www.edenlinks.co.uk
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Hi All
The Edenlinks site doesn't seem to be working anymore. Does anyone know where the census can be seen?
Best regards
Gigi
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I have a copy of Vital Statistics The Westmorland Census of 1787 by Curwen Archive Trust. Not all parishes returned the information. Is there a particular area you are interested in?
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Apologies for jumping onto this thread.
Is the parish of St Martins,Windermere included in those returned?
Eric
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Unfortunately, there were no returns from Windermere. It looks as though the parishes in the south of Westmorland were not very good at completing their returns. I do have a copy of The Disappearing Yeomen, Windermere 1640-1841 by Pauline Wharton. The information you are looking for might be in that book.
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I think this is what you are looking for - I had the same issue initially.
https://www.cumbriafhs.com/parishes/westmorland-parishes/edenlinks
Lewis
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Hi
Thanks, yes the link works :)
I didn't need any lookups, thanks. I needed the link for my sources on Wikitrees as the old one no longer works.
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Susan,
I have a copy of Pauline's book however it is in a storage unit with a lot of my possessions since a i became a couch surfer.Nothing of help therein.
I corresponded with Pauline just after the release of her book,she had come across my GGGrandfather,William Wain Butcher, in her research but could not connect him directly to Windermere
as he was from Walney Island.
William married Alice Barton,daughter of William,rector of St Martins.
Thanks,
Eric
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Eric,
You may already have the following information.
I had a look at Pauline's Book and found reference (p23) to the marriage of the Rev. Barton to Jane Sharpe in 1743 daughter of the Sharpe family of builders who settled in the area in 1676. There are references to Captain Butcher (p69) who was a churchwarden and involved in providing answers for the 1834 Poor Law Commission Report. I also found (p97) residing in Bowness 1831 Allis Butcher widow landed prop, and also in 1841 Allis Butcher independent. There is a question mark over the dates if the following information found in the newspapers on view Findmypast.co.uk is correct.
3/3/1838 Kendal Mercury
On the 20th ult at his father's residence, Windermere of consumption, brought on by too close application to study at the Royal Naval, Camberwell, John Butcher aged 18 years, eldest surviving son of William W Butcher Esq and grandson of the late Rev W Barton, Rector of Windermere, Westmorland.
Westmorland Gazette 29/9/1832
On Wednesday the 26th inst at Windermere the wife of William Wain Butcher Master in the Royal Navy of a son her thirteenth child.
Cumberland Pacquet and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser 8/1/1839
After a short illness on New Years Day in Cecil Street, London, William Wain Butcher Esq of Bowness Windermere aged 60 years.
I would assume that there must be naval records for William.
Susan
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Susan,
Thanks for the extra information supplied.
I had previously used Cumbria Family History website (which seems to have disappeared or been changed) for transcriptions of newspaper articles,also for my Sutton line in Carlisle,but the one i missed was the birth of Alice's thirteenth child.
My sister had supplied the list of children when she volunteered at an LDS centre in Maryborough in Queensland but obviously missed a couple.
Your assistance is appreciated.
Eric