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Westmorland Lookup Requests / Re: Ellwood fo Crosby Ravensworth
« on: Sunday 19 June 16 17:19 BST (UK) »
Hi Gillian ... thanks for quick response!
According to my records, Mary Ellwood was the daughter of Thomas Ellwood and Mary Ellwood (snr. born about 1805 in Cumwhitton as per 1861 census, Cumberland). Thomas was a farmer according to 1841, 1851, 1861 censuses.
Perhaps, as you pointed out in the discussion above, Mary Snr's father was John???
If you read the article posted on the Orton/Tebay History Society website, you'll see a pic of Mary Ellwood (jnr) and her daughter, Mary Wilson in front of the wine and spirit retailer that they ran. Right underneath that photo is info that I helped complete as the initial posting had some inaccuracies. Info about Thomas Wilson and family is about our South African branch of the Wilson family.
I don't have much more info about the Ellwoods. I know that William and Mary Wilson lived with them for a while when first married and William carved Thomas Ellwood's gravestone.
Of interest to me is the 1841 census (family recorded as resident Maulds Meaburn):
Thomas (35) farmer
Mary snr (35)
William (55)
??
Frances (
Sarah (6)
Margaret (4)
Mary (2)
I wondered who the William was ... originally thought it might be a father.
Another fact that I do know is that (as noted by a cousin who visited CR and Orton a few years ago), the Ellwood daughters all died comparatively young ...
I found this website quite helpful when sourcing info about Westmorland: http://www.northofthesands.org.uk/westmoreland/surname/329/ellwood
Please let me know if you think I've made a mistake in my recording of the info.
Thanks again
Cherie
According to my records, Mary Ellwood was the daughter of Thomas Ellwood and Mary Ellwood (snr. born about 1805 in Cumwhitton as per 1861 census, Cumberland). Thomas was a farmer according to 1841, 1851, 1861 censuses.
Perhaps, as you pointed out in the discussion above, Mary Snr's father was John???
If you read the article posted on the Orton/Tebay History Society website, you'll see a pic of Mary Ellwood (jnr) and her daughter, Mary Wilson in front of the wine and spirit retailer that they ran. Right underneath that photo is info that I helped complete as the initial posting had some inaccuracies. Info about Thomas Wilson and family is about our South African branch of the Wilson family.
I don't have much more info about the Ellwoods. I know that William and Mary Wilson lived with them for a while when first married and William carved Thomas Ellwood's gravestone.
Of interest to me is the 1841 census (family recorded as resident Maulds Meaburn):
Thomas (35) farmer
Mary snr (35)
William (55)
??Frances (
Sarah (6)
Margaret (4)
Mary (2)
I wondered who the William was ... originally thought it might be a father.Another fact that I do know is that (as noted by a cousin who visited CR and Orton a few years ago), the Ellwood daughters all died comparatively young ...
I found this website quite helpful when sourcing info about Westmorland: http://www.northofthesands.org.uk/westmoreland/surname/329/ellwood
Please let me know if you think I've made a mistake in my recording of the info.
Thanks again
Cherie