Cheakley of Appleby in Westmorland

[Binkie]

William & Ann Cheakley moved from Skipton to Appleby c1813 & then returned to Skipton about 1836 where most of them died of consumption.  The only family members  I can't trace may have remained in Westmorland

Elizabeth Cheakley baptised Holy Trinity, Skipton -16 August 1812
Thomas Cheakley baptised Saint Michael, Appleby -17 April 1814
William Cheakley baptised Saint Michael, Appleby - 25 December 1815

The name varies considerably from Chaikley to Chickely  but I should be grateful if anyone could find either marriages or burials for the above in Westmorland as I haven't been able to trace them in Yorkshire

[Gigi]

Hi Binkie,

In the familysearch website I found 4 baptisms at St Michael's Appleby, children of William & Ann:

John 12/6/1820
James 23/2/1823
Mary 13/7/1817
Mason 27/11/1825.

I found no deaths or marriages in Appleby.

Regards,

Gillian

[trish1120]

Hi Binkie,
Sorry I am going to post just bits and pieces I have found so you will have to sort it out!
You may already have this though.

William CHEAKLEY Married Ann MASON, 07 Nov 1810, Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire
(IGI Extracted)

From FreeBMD;
Death Reg;
Mason CHECKLEY, March 1843, Skipton, 23 432

JAMES Cheakley born c 1824, Appleby, Westmorland is a Mar, Barber/Hair who is living in Lancs in 1891.
(no Family with him though)
1901 he has a Wife Elizabeth 23 years younger! and is a Lodging House Keeper in Manchester.
RG13/9973/37/30 (Fyde Reg District)
1881 he is in Lancs, Wife Elizabeth, Son James born c 1862
RG11/4008/10/13
Probably died Sept 1908, Reg Fyde, 8e 394, Age 85 (born c 1823)

Trish

[trish1120]

This fits in also;
1861 Census
Hemp Gardens,
Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
RG9/3184/5/3
Mary MOORHOUSE, 33, Head, widow, Straw Bonnet maker, born Thhepsfield?,Yorkshire
Mary Elizabeth BROWN, 14, Neice, Unm, Cotton Winder, born Skipton, Yorkshire
ELEANOR Cheakley, 32, Lodger, Unm, Cotton, Warper, born Appleby, Westmorland

Eleanor was christened to WILLIAM/ANN, 15 May 1827, St Michaels, Appleby
She may have Married 1864 to either;
Joseph BAILEY or Greenwood WILKINSON
(EDIT she Married Greenwood Wilkinson)

She is with the Moorhouses in 1851 down as age 22mths
Mary is her Sister who married Currer Moorhouse 1842.

Makes me wonder if Mary Elizabeth BROWN is the Daughter of ELIZABETH Cheakley

I have had no luck with Thomas/William on census entries and I apologise if I have gone over everything yo already have.

Trish

[trish1120]

For others who may be able to help here is the living Family in 1841;
I cant find Elizabeth (probably Married by 1841))/Thomas/William.

1841 Census
Skipton, Yorkshire
HO107/1318/12/Skipton
John CHECKLEY, 20, Factory Man
Mary, 20
James, 15
Mason, 14
Ellin, 13 (Eleanor)
Geoe, 12 (George)
All born in County

[Binkie]

Thanks very much Gillian & Trish - at least I can now be certain that there are no deaths in Appleby.

I have been able to trace mariages, deaths & descendants for Mary Ann, John, James, Mason, Eleanor & George but must look again at Mary Elizabeth Brown in the 1861 census but think that she on the Moorhouse side & not a Cheakley/Checkley.

Once again I'm stuck with the problem of what happened to Elizabeth, Thomas & William (the older children of William & Ann)

I've also found that William Cheakley's younger brother Thomas Checkley born 1787 in Warwickshire & married to Elizabeth Wilkinson on 12 Mar 1808 in Hothfield, Kent moved to Appleby about 1810 & subsequently had a son Charles baptised 26 May 1811 at St Lawrence, Appleby but once again the trail goes cold.

Some of my early research on the Cheakley/Mason line is on Wharfegen.org.uk but I really would like to find out what happened to the others.  There are some trees on Ancestry which have picked up on these details since then but the original research is mine as I provided the details to Wharfegen.

The connection with Hothfield Kent, Appleby & Skipton Castles is that Lord Hothfield owned all properties  & although there are records at Kendal, I'm informed that there are at least 20 boxes & details of contents are unknown but maybe one day!!!!!!!

[Westmoreland]

Just a Little bit
William Cheakley was a Land Drainer until aprox 1829 when he appears as a Publican
1829 to 1832 he is in the Chequers pub in Appleby
I have no record of any death as yet

[Binkie]

Now that's interesting - where did you get the information about William Cheakley being a land drainer?  He was a bailiff in Skipton before they moved to Appleby.

The family moved back to Skipton ijust after 1832 where most of them died of consumption.

Thanks

[Westmoreland]

It seems William had a namesake in Appleby The first entry is 1814 for the baptism of his son Thomas This is from the BMD records for St Michaels Church Appleby aka Bongate