Graham of Wetheral

[CodyCockwill]

I'm pursuing some DNA matches in Ancestry with a Graham line at Wetheral so thought I'd post the info here in hopes someone may recognize it.  It may be connected to my own Graham line of Irthington
William Graham b. abt 1828 at Eden Brows, Wetheral (according to census records).  William married Isabella Nevins and lived in Durham
I had thought he was a possible son of John & Mary Graham living at Wheelbarrow Hall, Wetheral in 1841/1851.  But that William appears to remain in Wetheral.  I haven't been able to find another William.  Eden Brows is very close to Wallace Field.  My Graham line does have a connection there.  Margaret Graham b. 1778 Irthington, daughter of Robert Graham & Mary Henderson (my ancestors) married Richard Slack in 1808 at Wetheral.  Margaret and son Joseph are living at Wallace Field in 1841, also in the household are Mary Graham, age 65, James Graham age 40 and Richard Graham age 20.  In the 1861 there is a Graham family living at Eden Brown.  William Graham, age 68, b. Arthuret, Jane age 67 b. Kirklinton, Richard, 40 b. Kirklinton, George 37, b. Kirklinton, but I don't know if they're connected or not.
Any info appreciated.
Thanks,
Cody

[Kinsy]

Found William Graham b.1828 in the Wetheral parish records index.
He was baptised 1/6/1828 and his parents were William Graham and Mary Sanderson, who married in St Cuthberts, Carlisle, 18/6/1822, and had two other children baptised in Wetheral - Thomas 5/6/1836, and Emma 3/6/1838.

In the 1828 bapt, Wm (snr) was a farmer at High Stand, and in 1836 and 1838 he was a Labourer in Scotby.

Also in the Wetheral records are the burials of William and Mary Graham, who died 1877 and 1878 in Harraby Workhouse - but I don't know if this is the same William and Mary.
That William was 84 yrs when he died, so born c1793 - and Mary was 81y, so b.c1797.
The closest year I could find for a Wetheral bapt of any William Graham was 1790 - parents George Graham and Mary Lancaster. George was a Cooper at Warwick Bridge, and also at Wheelbarrow Hall.

I have quite a lot of BMD info for the Grahams in Wetheral - much of it unrelated to my branch, because there were so many of them !! and it's v.difficult untangling all the different families, many of whom, as far as I can gather, were unrelated.

[CodyCockwill]

Thanks very much!  Yes the number of Grahams creates a real tangle.

It's curious that Eden Brow wasn't listed as the residence.  He listed that as his birthplace on the 1861/1881 census but gave Scotby in 1871.  The gap in children is also curious.
I found Emma and Thomas living with their mother in Botchergate in 1851.  Mary is widowed, age 53 and born in Coathill.
I can't locate them in the 1841 census. I guess I'm stuck on this line for the moment!

I was curious if there is anymore information on the marriage of Margaret Graham to Richard Slack in 1808 such as witnesses?
I also have some other known Graham's at Wetheral so I'll detail them for you which may help with some of your sorting.

James Graham b. 1788 at Irthington s/o of my Robert & Mary married Eleanor Harkness in 1826 at Gretna Green.  Their eldest son, Robert, was baptised at Wetheral in 1827.  Their other children were baptised at Carlisle.  The family was living at St Cuthbert in 1841 and Botchergate in 1851.

On a different branch of my family Isabella Warwick bap 1793 Kirklinton, daughter of my ancestors Richard Warwick & Isabella Sinclair married Joseph Graham in 1811 at St Mary, Carlisle. Their early children were bap at Carlisle but they were living in Wetheral by about 1827 where son William was bap in 1827, Robert in 1827, John 1830, William 1833, William 1837 and Mary Jane 1840.  The family was living in Wetheral in 1841 and emigrated to the US in 1842.

[Kinsy]

Richard Slack was a widower when he married Margaret G, both of Wetheral parish and the witnesses were Jane Young and Thomas Dixon.

The gap in Wm/Mary's children is curious, but maybe some of their children were baptised in Carlisle.
And I'm glad that it wasn't that Wm/Mary who died in the workhouse

I've no idea whether any of the Grahams in the censuses were distant relations, because our G male ancestor moved from Wetheral in 1797. But the Wetheral connection continued for another century, because he inherited a lot of tenanted land and houses (copyhold/customary) in Wetheral, which were passed down to the eldest son in each succeeding generation.
There was also a family connection to Eden Brows/Froddle Crook, which belonged to one of our Graham ancestors (a g/g/g/g/uncle) and was inherited by his son, who was there in the 1841 and 1851 censuses, but died before 1861.