November 2022 - Cumbrian Characters

Thomas Watman – daddy?

Posted on November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 by HarrietP

Thomas Watman of Newton Holme had three daughters called Mary, and one Gretna Green marriage, so for sure qualifies as a Cumbrian Character. In my book, Port Carlisle, a history built on hope there ar... Read More

Thursby war memorial

Posted on November 11, 2022November 7, 2022 by HarrietP

Somewhere in a foreign field: Joseph Percy Lawson and John William Salkeld Thursby war memorial The village of Thursby must have counted itself ‘lucky’ that there are just two names on Thursby war... Read More

Joseph Dalton

Posted on November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 by HarrietP

The grave of Joseph Dalton and his wife Ann Dalton stands out a little among the thousands in Beacon Edge Cemetery, above Penrith. The stone is black and there is a white, circular plaque inset at the... Read More

Cumbrian Characters

Family history is so much more than names and dates

Month: November 2022

Thomas Watman – daddy?

Thursby war memorial

Joseph Dalton