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Hi Stow, Thanks for that info. I am actually going to the National Library today and will have a look at the Tyson estate papers that they hold. They also have the family history books compiled by Rita Shiel.

Geoff-E, I had actually seen the Nether Wasdale parish register ...And had even made a tentative family tree of William Tyson based on it, but like I said, wasn't willing to say for sure that it was correct until further confirmation.

Hi,

I am a descendant of William and Isabella Tyson. I have that his parents were Henry Tyson and Margaret Porter also, but I can't quite match the dates of births, deaths and marriages up correctly and am unwilling to say for certain that Henry and Margaret were in fact the correct parents, especially as most of the stories about James Tyson's history say only that Henry and Margaret were "reputedly" William's parents. I am doing futher research, and perhaps William's military record will have his next-of-kin listed which might provide a clue as to his parentage. There appears to be some confusion as to whether William Tyson was born in Whitehaven or Whitesyke. I'm not quite convinced that he is one of the Nether Wasdale region Tysons - need more evidence.

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