No Matthew and Mary Wilson in St Andrews churchyard at Thursby, Sorry. But there are the following gravestones for Wilsons at that time which may be related?
"In Memory of John Wilson of Eveninghill who died July the 6th 1781 aged 78 years. Also Tamer his wife who died Sptr. 30th 1785 aged 75 years."
Evening Hill is in Thursby.
"Erected In Memory Of John Wilson of Brackenthwaite late of HOLE HOUSE in this parish, who died June 22nd 1835, aged 71 years. Also of Sarah his wife, who died July 20th 1841, aged 66 years. Also of John Wilson Thompson, Grandson of the above, and son of John and Mary Thompson, of Slack, who died -May 4th 1890 aged 59 years. Also of Margaret, wife of the above John Wilson Thompson, who died August 28th 1926, aged 82 years. Also of Annie, daughter of the above John Wilson and Margaret Thompson who died April 5th 1965, aged 91 years."
Brackenthwaite is a hamlet a few miles West of Thursby in Westward parish, and Hole House was in Thursby village but now demolished. The Slack is a property in Westward parish, a few miles west of Thursby.
"In Memory of John Wilson, son of Robert and Jane Wilson of Thursby who died March 6th 1858 aged 39 years. Also, the above named Robert Wilson, who died Sept. 2nd 1859, aged 81 years. Also Jane the wife of the above named Robert Wilson, who died March 26th 1867, aged 75 years. Also, Jane their daughter who died April 17th 1881 aged ?? years. Also , Robert their son who died at Swarthwaite ....May 19th ....aged ?? years."
Robert and Jane Wilson may well have been in Thursby in 1806 when your James was born?
I don't know where Swarthwaite is, but that part of the stone is badly worn so it might say Curthwaite which is the next village south of Thursby (or any other -thwaite, of which there are many in Cumbria!)
I see from your James Wilson's census of 1861 in Cardew that his daughters were both born in Curthwaite. In his 1851 census he is in Woodside, Westward parish. Because of the distance to Westward Church, many residents of Curthwaite and Woodside were christened, married and buried in Thursby church before a new parish of Rosley was created with its own church in the 19th century. Woodside and Westward are very rural agricultural areas without a particular centre of population.
Cardew, where James lived in 1861, is the area just on the East side of Thursby parish on the way to Dalston.
Don't know if any of that helps?
Jo
