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Listing Of
Haresnapes
The purpose
of this section is to give details of the "family" which cannot be covered in
the preceding summarised history, nor which can adequately be included in a traditional
family tree.
The
individuals are arranged in order of generations, starting with the "first"
generation of those born in about 1520 and ending with the most recent
"sixteenth" generation. This does not imply that there were none before the
first! In general, for each generation the order reads as though we were scanning across a
conventional tree from left to right.
In the first
three generations, there is insufficient data to enable a good continuation and we have
made suggestions of possible parentage in order to provide linkage. For simplicity, the
many Haresnape girls born in these early years have not been included. Some of the various
spellings of our surnames in these years are shown here for illustration. They continued
to vary well into the 19th century.
The listing
may appear at first sight to be somewhat daunting. However, each individual has been given
a reference number, and this allows both forward and backward tracing of lineage. With the
internet, use of the edit "find" or "search" option is useful.
Nb. The
abbreviations following an individual's reference number and name are:
c =
christening/baptism
b = birth
Pre-1542 Records
First Generation
1. Unknown
Parentage
100. Robert
Harsnep b. say 1520
Croston
110. Thomas
Horsnep b. say 1525 Croston
120. John
Haresnape b. say 1525
Aughton
Robert m. in
1542 at Croston to Margaret Tarlton. When he died in 1552 he was buried at Croston.
Thomas married in
1548 at Croston to Alice Mawdsley.
John married in
1548 at Aughton to Anne Cross. The couple may have relocated to Cockerham?
Second
Generation
2. Children of
Robert 1520 / Thomas 1525 / John 1525 (100-120)
130. Thomas
Harsnep b. say 1545 Croston
140. William
Harsenappe c. 1555 Aughton
150. Robert
Haresnepe b. say 1568 Aughton
Parentage
uncertain.
Thomas m. in
1573 at Croston to Margaret Parke, also possibly m. in 1588 at Croston to Agnes Hudson.
William m.
in 1584 at Aughton to Ellen Lethers.
Robert m. in
1596 at Stalmine to Jane Batersby. They may have had a son George (190).
1. Richard Haresnape whose date nor location of birth is identified here, married Jane Spencer. He died at Croston in 1616, and Jane Haresnape then remarried in 1617 to Robert Hesketh of Rufford Old Hall.
2. Robert Hesketh was Member of Parliament for Lancashire in 1597 and also a High Sheriff in 1600. (see www.great-harwood.org.uk). Robert Hesketh had three wives, the second of whom was a Stanley and daughter of Sir George Stanley, "Marshall in Ireland sister and heir to Sir Henry Stanley". See http://www.great-harwood.org.uk/genealogy/hesketh/visitations/Hesketh%20of%20and%20Rufford%201664.htm
The title Earl of Derby was given to the Stanley family in 1485. Also see http://www.statelyhomes.com/areas/details.asp?HID=2303&ID=1356&path=12,16,123,1356.
The license for the marriage was granted 6 June 1617. Marriage Act Book Chester (also see "A History of the County of Lancaster Volume 8" by William Farrer and J.Brownhill).
Apparantly Jane bore Robert Hesketh a son before marriage. The marriage also produced another son, Cuthbert.
Robert Hesketh died in 1620 She may have lived at the Old Hall but must have left when she was married to Sir Richard Hoghton. Sir Richard Hoghton was knight and baronet of Hoghton Tower near Blackburn. He also possessed other properties and the dower to Jane apparantly included the manors of Harwood, Tottlesworth, Mawdesley and Wrightington with various lands.This dower was given to provide Jane with home and income in the event of Sir Richard dying before Jane. Which he did in 1630, and therefore Jane outlived all three of her husbands.
3. At the death of Sir Richard Hoghton, Jane presumably owned a range of properties and land. She was known to be a recusant and the property at Martholme was sequestered by the authorities (this was no doubt in the Commonwealth Period 1649 to 1660 when England was a Republic, and when the government of Oliver Cromwell could be severe in its treatment of Catholics and others). In 1658 following her death there was a discharge of two thirds of (presumably the value) of the property. I assume this discharge was to her heir(s). See DDB 4/5.
4.Perhaps Lady Jane Hoghton returned from Martholme to her old origins near Croston (Mawdesley) for she died in early 1657, and was buried at the parish church of St.Michael and All Angels, Croston, Lancashire.
5. Rufford Old Hall near Preston dates from the 16th century. It is now a National Trust property and is open to the public. see Rufford Old Hall
7. King James1st was entertained by Sir Richard Hoghton at Hoghton Tower in 1617 and apparently it almost bankrupted Sir Richard. There is an old tradition that the King, on being delighted by a particularly fine cut of beef knighted it "Sirloin" and the name still exists today. Hoghton Tower was damaged by the Roundheads in the Civil War and was restored in the 1800s. It is situated between Preston and Blackburn and is open to the public. see
8. There was some intermarriage of the Heskeths and the Houghtons, and in 1710 a marriage between the Daltons and the Hoghtons resulted in a Hoghton inheriting the Dalton family seat (Thurnham Hall) and taking the surname of Dalton to continue the family line.
Editor`s note:.
It may be asked how did the Haresnapes become associated with the
landed gentry. Well certainly in the early years of the 1400s, at least
one of them was employed in an important role by the head of the noble
Stanley family. There is some evidence too, of property ownership
by one Haresnape, but there is no evidence (so far) of any
significant wealth. There is an indirect link in about 1600, of one
Haresnape via marriage with the landed gentry i.e. Jane Haresnape as
above. There was a connection with the Dalton family at Thurnham (see
Haresnape`s farm). There is also
evidence of a later marriage into the armorial family of the Whiteheads
of Forton Hall in 1772 (see below), and also an important link to the
Gillow Family of Lancaster. There was
some intermarriage of the Heskeths and the Houghtons, and in 1710 a
marriage between the Daltons and the Hoghtons resulted in a Hoghton
inheriting the Dalton family seat (Thurnham Hall) and taking the
surname of Dalton to continue the family line. The common link between all of these families
appears to have been the observance of the Catholic faith. At
various times
over the centuries from 1530, it was
inconvenient or expensive to continue with the practice of the
Catholic faith. In some cases it was a death warrant. At times
the faithful would, by necessity, have been secretive regarding their
beliefs and such a situation would have created bonding and between
them. It could have also been beneficial to be a member of
such a society, and this may have been the case with
some of the Haresnapes. Readers may recognise similiarities
with certain
societies and clubs today. n.b. this is the editor`s opinion - it is not necessarily true. R.H.
Third Generation
160. Robert
Harsnep b. say 1571
Croston
170. John
Harsnep b.
say 1573 Croston
Parentage
uncertain.
Robert m. in
1599 at Croston to Thomasin Sands.
John m. in
1590 (St.Valentines Day) to Marjery Whatton.
n.b. A will for Thomas Harsnepp, Yoeman of Mawdesley, Croston dated 1658 perhaps places him in this "3rd. generation".
n.b. Jane a
daughter of a John Haresnape died in Cockerham in 1602, this being our earliest record at
Cockerham.
3.Children of
Robert 1568 (150)
180. George
Haresnape b. say 1590 Stalmine
George m. in
1611 at Stalmine to Jennet Lancaster and moved soon to Cockerham (Thurnham) to take up
tenantship of Haresnape's Farm. He was therefore a farmer. Jennet died in July 1633 and
George possibly in 1643. A will written by him in 1638 referred to "John to have all
common rights in two tenements in Thurnham, but John must keep his brother Thomas in meat
drink and apparel. William, George and Robert to have one room in the house so long as
they were unmarried" etc. This suggests that John was eldest son and took over the
farm after his father's death. There were 8 children, (190) from George and Jennet.
Fourth
Generation
4.Children of
George 1590 and Jennet Lancaster (180)
190. John
Haresnape b.
say 1612 Thurnham
200.
Margreta Harsnape c. 1614 Cockerham
210. William
Harsnape c. 1616 Cockerham
220. William
Haresnape c. 1618 Cockerham
230. Thomas
Harsnep c. 1619 Cockerham
240. George
Haresnape c. 1622 Cockerham
250. Thomas
Hairesnape c. 1625 Cockerham
260. Robert
Haresnape c. 1627 Cockerham
Quite
possible at this stage there was only one family at Cockerham, but note the death of Jane
here in 1602 and also the marriage of a Milisant Haresnape in 1607.
John m. in
1639 at Cockerham to Ales Richmond, 7 children (270). John would have been in charge of
the farm. He may have died in 1683. He had a son in law Edmund Walker (per non-cupative
will). He was listed as a Yoeman therefore possibly owning
property.
nb. this type of will would have been not written but given verbally towards the end of life. The farm may have passed to his eldest living brother William 1618.(not proven)
William 1616
died in infancy in 1618.
William 1618
probably married Anne, 4 children (340). William died in 1682 . Anne died in 1686 and her
will left all her possessions to Barbary, now married.
Thomas 1619
died in infancy, buried 1623.
George married
someone and had at least one child Elizabeth (380).
Thomas 1625
died in 1658 (will and inventory).
n.b.
Haresnape`s Farm was one of several in the locality which belonged to The Dalton Family.
Thurnham Hall, a half mile from the farm had been built by the Daltons and was their
family home for many centuries. It was subjected to a serious fire in 1959. It was then
carefully restored and eventually sold and by 1992 was a timeshare property.
Fifth Generation
5.Children of
John 1612 and Ales Richmond (190)
270. George
Harsenop c. 1641 Lancaster St. Mary (why here?)
280. John
Haresnape c. 1643 Cockerham
290. Jennet
Haresnape c. 1645 Cockerham
300. Saray
Haresnape c. 1647 Cockerham
310. Anne
Haresnape c. 1652 Cockerham
320. John
Haresnape c. 1655 Cockerham
330. William
Hairesnepp c.?
John 1643 died in 1648.
William died
in 1656.
John 1655 married
at Cockerham in 1682 to Mary Smith, 12 children (390). It appears that John and his family
may have moved from Cockerham parish into Lancaster sometime after 1693. As perhaps the
eldest surviving son of George 1590's eldest son John 1612, he should have assumed tenancy
of the farm, but it seems it had passed to his cousin Robert 1655.
5.Children of
William 1618 and Anne Someone (220)
340. Barbary
Haresnip b. Thurnham?
350. Robert
Hairesnap b. say 1655
Cockerham
360. Thomas
Hairesnape b. say 1657 Cockerham
370. William
Hairesnape b. say 1660 Cockerham
The
difficulty in birth dates partly arises because of the Commonwealth Period (1648-1660).
The dates assigned are estimates.
Barbary m.
Richard Hodgson. She received her mother's possessions in her will.
Robert married at Cockerham in about 1697, wife unknown, 4 children (510). In 1716 he was "the holder of 12 acres at Thurnham (presumably the farm) for the lives of himself, his son William and his brother William from Robert Dalton deceased". Robert Dalton would have been the Lord of the Manor. Robert Hairesnape seems to have been a house carpenter. He also followed the Catholic faith (register of "papists" 1717).
He died in
1728 (an inventory of his estate is held). It is very likely that his
family shared the same faith, (see below his eldest son William (510)
who administered the will).
Thomas married at
Cockerham in 1684 to Ann Wade, 3 children (550). They lived at Hillam, a mile south of
Haresnape's Farm. Thomas died in 1695 aged 38. (inventory of his estate is held).
William married in 1688 at Cockerham to Alice Chatburn (b.Stoneyhurst, Lancs), 9 children (580). William died in 1720, his wife in 1735.
(William`s
will and an inventory is held).
5.Children of
George 1622 (240)
380.
Elizabeth Haresnape c. 1640 Cockerham
Her
baptismal date was 21 May 1640.
It is also
possible that Elizabeth was a child of George 1590 by a second marriage.
Sixth
Generation
6.Children of
John 1655 and Mary Smith (320)
390.
Elizabeth c. 1683 Cockerham
400. Mary c.
1685 Cockerham
410. George c. 1686 Cockerham
420. Sarah c. 1689
Cockerham
430.
Elizabeth c. 1691 Cockerham
450. John c.
1696 Lancaster St. Mary
460. William c. 1697 L.S.M.
470. Sarah c. 1698
L.S.M.
480. Robert c. 1699 L.S.M.
490. Joseph c. 1700 L.S.M.
500. Ruth c.
1702 L.S.M.
Elizabeth
1683 and Sarah 1689 presumably died in
infancy.
Mary 1685
was recorded in a marriage bond of 1721 to
marry a Robert Swardsbrick of Nateby.
Elizabeth
1691 may have married Thomas Wilson at St, Mary`s Lancaster in Sep 1716.
John 1696
was bondsman for the marriage of John Williamson of Ashton to Bridget Carous.
William m.
in 1723 at Lancaster St. Mary (see link)
to Mary Walker, 2 children (670).
Sarah
married in 1741 at L.S.M. to William Sanderson.
Robert
married in 1745 at L.S.M. to Alice Cortes of Saltcoates Brows by marriage bond, 3 children
(690). Robert's will in 1763 referred to him owning Long Moor estate in Upper Wyresdale.
Ruth married
at Stalmine in 1741 to William Thornton.
6.Children of
Robert 1655 and ? (350)
510. William born by 1695 Cockerham
520. Robert c. 1698 Cockerham
530. George c. 1701 Cockerham
540. Francis c. 1704 Cockerham
William was
a Catholic and an administrator of his father's will (William signs as Hearsnep). He married in
? at ? to ?, at least one child Anne (christened 1729/30). William
is also believed to have followed his father`s trade as a house
carpenter. He remained living at Thurnham, Cockerham but died aged
about 64 in 1759. He left a will and was described as a Yoeman.
Robert is
believed to have died in 1722, (buried Christmas Day), and he would have been aged 24. It
appears strange that a burial would have been carried out on such a day, but Christmas Day
Christenings were not uncommon and obviously customs have changed over the years. There is
a possibility (source Catholic Record Society Vol 5) that Robert had a son William
(Hearsnepp) (715).
George (530) died and possibly buried at Ellel in 27 Jan 1728/9. Note that there is a possiblity that this George was the one who became involved in cabinet-manufacture business with Robert Gillow. I have already given this arrangement for first cousin George (630), the son of William (370) as described below. The supporting information for these two Georges is:
1. Either one could have known Robert Gillow when he was living as a boy/young man at Clifton Hall, whch is near Cockerham.
2. George (530) was probably a Catholic, because his father Robert and his brother William (510) both were.
3. George (530) may have had a leaning towards being a carpenter because his father Robert and his brother (William) both were.
4. George (630) had a brother Robert (650). One of Robert`s daughters, Sarah (780) was married in 1761 to Richard Gillow, who was Robert Gillow`s son. Thus Richard Gillow would have been closely related to George (630). George Haresnape the cabinet maker would also have probably been in the Lancaster area around this time (see below).
5.Robert (650) had a son George (760) who was also a house carpenter.
Thus it is difficult to decide which George is which until we obtain further information.
6.Children of
Thomas 1657 and Ann Wade. (360)
550. Ann c. 1685
Cockerham
560. William c. 1686 Cockerham
570. John c. 1688 Cockerham
There was a will made for Elizabeth wife of John Haresnape of Thurnham, Cockerham. This was in 1726. No further details.
6.Children of
William 1660 and Alice Chatburn (370)
580. Anne c. 1689 Cockerham
590. John c. 1691
Cockerham
600.
Elizabeth c. 1694 Cockerham
610.
Elizabeth c. 1696 Cockerham
620. William c. 1699 L.S.M.?
630. George c. 1701 Cockerham
640. Alice c. 1704
Cockerham
650. Robert c. 1705 Cockerham
660. Mary c. 1709
Cockerham
Anne married
in 1713 at L.S.M. to James Beaumont
Elizabeth
1694 presumably d.i.i.
Elizabeth
1696 married in 1715 at Cockerham to James Lambe. (This was on St.Valentine`s Day).
James was born in 1683 in Pilling. Following the marriage, several
members of the Lamb family farmed in the Thurnham area, eg Cockersands
Abbey Farm, Norbrick farm etc. These would no doubt be tenant farmers
who paid rent to the Daltons. In 1830, a Lamb descendent, John, farmer
moved to Bolton Le Sands, further north near Lancaster and close to the
coast. (See note 6 and 7 below).
George was a Catholic. He became an apprentice in joinery at Lancaster, and in 1727/8 he and four other apprentices, all Catholics became freemen of Lancaster. One of the apprentices was Robert Gillow, who soon entered into a "joint business" with George. This lasted for about five years. Robert Gillow was later to found the world renowned Lancaster furniture manufacturing firm. George married in 1731 by marriage bond at either Lancaster, Preston or Warton to Sarah Coward, 4 children (720). It is likely that this was a Catholic wedding ceremony. George appeared in the 1767 Return of Papists for Lancaster as a cabinetmaker, resident for 40 years together with his two daughters Alice and Elizabeth. This would suggest either that his wife Sarah had died by this time, or that she was not a Catholic. George died in 1780 as a Free Burgess of Lancaster.
It
is claimed that George, (like Robert Gillow and his son Richard,
nephew of George Haresnape) were involved in the slave trade) see click
We
do not know the truth of this, but the use of the slave ship
"triangular" route to import mahogany from the Americas would seem the
type of commercial trade that was carried out. Note: also refer to his first cousin George (530) above.
Robert
married in 1737 at Cockerham to Anne Jackson, eleven children (740) born at Cockerham and
Bolton le Sands. Robert, Anne and their first
children moved in say 1753 to Bolton le Sands, on the coast where the remaining children
were born. Most of his adult children were married in the general
Lancaster area. Probably after 1760 Robert (and perhaps Anne?) moved to Heversham,
some 12 miles north in the county of Westmoreland. Robert died here in 1784 (perished in
the snow at Heversham Head). Perhaps he was a shepherd looking for lost sheep. He was 79
years old.
n.b.
1. It is believed that one of the above Johns, i.e. John Haresnape
1696, John Hairesnape 1688, or John Hairesnape 1691 moved to London where in 1717, a John
Hairsnape married at St.Stephen and St.Benet Sherehog to Ellenor Ion.
2. Heversham Head is an area of hilly moor close to Heversham . There is a view of the Head at www.heversham.org
3.
It may not be relevant to the death of Robert on Heversham Head, but
the English winter of 1783-4 was very severe. There is a theory that
this may have been caused by the Laki volcano in Iceland which had
erupted over an 8 month period June 1783 to Feb 1784. This released
enormous quantities of material into the atmosphere, and produced
increased death rates in Europe and elsewhere.
4. The Catholic Record Society Volume 5 records that the Haresnapes appear in the rolls from 1591, and so it is certain that many of the Haresnapes listed in the previous generations were Catholics.
5. As can be seen below, Robert 1705 and his family were well connected in society, and the latter part of the 18th century perhaps was a highlight in the fortunes of this particular group.
6. Why Bolton Sands? It is now known that the Dalton family owned large tracts of land along the west coast of Lancashire, stretching from Preston up to Lancaster. Bolton, Lancaster is given as being one of the land parcels. Thus if Robert (as a younger son) wished to continue farming, he may have found that he could not do so in the Thurnham area, and the Lord of the manor (Dalton) may have had the Bolton farm available for rent at that particular year.
7. John Lamb a farmer, and descended from Elizabeth Haresnape(610),Robert`s older sister, also relocated to Bolton Le Sands in 1830. Was there a family connection involved? Or was it was just the fact that the Daltons owed such large tracts of land that there was not a lot of choice available for tenant farmers? Note that Elizabeth Haresnape (770), Robert Haresnape`s daughter married William Harrison in 1770 in the Bolton area and a their daughter Ann was there in 1849 so this would perhaps have provided the family connection.
Seventh Generation
7.Children of
William 1697 and Mary Walker (460)
670. Ann c. 1724 Lancaster St.Mary
680. Alice c. 1726 L.S.M.
An Elizabeth
Haresnape was married to a William Barrow in 1752. Another daughter of William perhaps?
7.Children of
Robert 1699 and Alice Cortes (480)
690. John c. 1746 L.S.M.
700. John c. 1748 L.S.M.
710. Mary c. 1752 L.S.M.
John 1746
presumably died in infancy.
Mary married
in 1781 at Lancaster St.Mary to James Jackson. Mary`s home was given as Skerton, Lancaster. They were both listed as aged 21 years. (her age does not match d.o.b.)
(n.b. Bonny
Prince Charlie and his army were given lodging at Lancaster Castle in 1745. He was on his
journey south on his ill-fated attempt to regain the throne of Scotland.)
An Elizabeth
Haresnape married a William Lund at Lancaster St. Mary`s in Feb 1768. Is this another
daughter of Robert 1699 ?
7. Children of
Robert 1698 (520) and ?
715. William born about 1720
William may
have produced a daughter Agnes Haresnape born say 1740. Agnes may have married a Richard
Gillow of Ellel Grange (this is about a mile from Haresnape`s farm) in 1759. (source
Catholic Record Society vol 5). Richard may have been the same Richard Gillow who was
later to marry Sarah Haresnape in 1761 (see below). We have no verification of this at
present.
n.b. Ellel
Grange the home of Richard and Sarah Gillow was rebuilt in an Italianate style in 1859. It
is now the international centre for Ellel Ministries, a Christian Mission Organisation. In
the grounds there is an older semi derelict chapel, (St. Mary's) now being restored. It
was presumably used by the Gillows for the celebrations of Mass.
7.Children of
George 1701 and Sarah Coward (630)
720. Isabel b.?
730. Robert b.?
732. Alice b.
about 1732 probably Lancaster area
734.
Elizabeth b. about 1741
ditto
Isabel died
in Lancaster 1737.
Robert died
in Lancaster 1740.
n.b. In 1767
in the Return of Papists, Alice and Elizabeth were listed with their father.
7.Children of
Robert 1705 and Anne Jackson (650)
740. William c. 1738 Cockerham
750. John c. 1740
Cockerham
760. George c. 1742 Cockerham
770. Joseph c. 1744 Cockerham
780. Sarah c. 1744
Cockerham
790. Francis c. 1747 Cockerham
800.
Elizabeth c. 1749 Cockerham
810. Robert c. 1752 Cockerham
820. Alice c. 1754
Bolton le Sands
830. Thomas c. 1756 Bolton le Sands
840. Francis c. 1760 B. le S.
William was
a shoemaker by trade. He was married in 1763 in Kendal area to Jane Nicholson (born Kendal
in 1742), 2 children (850). William died at Crossthwaite, in the Lake District in 1765,
aged 27. His death was before the birth of his second son. We are all quite lucky to be
here to read this! Jane later m. a Thomas Bell and had several more children.
n.b. If
William is buried in Crossthwaite churchyard, he is in good company for the Poet Laureate
and biographer Robert Southey is interred here.
John married in 1772 at Cockerham to Jane or Janet Whitehead (of Forton Hall), 2 children (870). Jane's family had a coat of arms, which indicated some status, and John appears on the Whitehead Pedigree. John was described as a husbandsman of Ellel aged 24, Jane of the same age. It seems that John Haresnape died in his thirtees, for his widow "Jennet" was married in 1779 at St.Mary`s Church, Lancaster to Robert Danson a shipwright. A Richard Whitehead and Mary Haresnape were witnesses. Forton Hall may be seen at click.
It
is not known at present, what Forton Hall consisted of, back in 1772.
The photo may represent the general layout of the house at that time.
It is now connected to the farm of the same name.
George was a House Carpenter by trade. He married in May 1766 at St.Oswald Church, Warton near Lancaster to Alice Nelson, 8 children (890). At the time of his wedding he was referred to as of the parish of Heversham. After the birth of their first child John, the family moved a few miles north to Heversham, Westmoreland, presumably to be near George's parents and family. George had an illegitimate child with Rebecae Stones. This child was christened two days before his next legitimate child and at the same church. 1784 was a sad year for this family as George's father died out in the snow on Heversham Head, and also his own two sons George and Thomas (aged 13 and 11) drowned in the same boating accident. In November 1786 he had some more misfortune when he was convicted of poaching salmon from the river Kent in nearby Levens Park (the estate of Lady Mary Howard).
George and
his family may have moved to Witherslack with George's brother Thomas's family. In later
years he returned to Heversham where he died in 1814 aged 72 (the Heversham burial entry
records him living at nearby Hincaster). His wife Alice seems to have gone to live with
eldest son John and wife at Arkholme, Gressingham where she died in 1840 at the ripe old
age of 99.
n.b. Warton
has links with the Washington family. George Washington's ancestors originated in the 12th
century at Washington village in the north east of England, later spreading in several
branches to various parts of the country. Although George's immediate ancestors were from
Sulgrave Manor in Northants, one branch settled in Warton in the 15th century and lived
there for some 300 years. They helped to build the local church (still standing), and left
their coat of arms (stars and stripes) on the church tower. Several of the Washingtons
were clergymen to the Warton parish, and of course many of the Warton family would have
been christened here. It is therefore reasonable to say that at least one of the
Haresnapes was christened at the same font as the Washingtons!
n.b. At the
time of her death, Alice Haresnape (nee Nelson) recalled an event in her life when she was
about five years old. The tale she told was entered into the Gressingham and Arkholme
parish registers. In November 1745 when the Jacobites were moving from Scotland towards
Lancaster, her father was waylaid by a Highlander who stripped him of his clothes and sent
him home wearing only his clogs. The parish register also records that in 1745 the ancient
church plate was stolen from Gressingham church. (Scots again perhaps?) The reverend Bagot
was allowed to borrow a cup whenever needed for the celebration of Holy Communion and to
retain an inscribed paten belonging to Arkholme church
Sarah
and
her sister Elizabeth had their names added to the Rosary Confraternity
Lists in 1755.
Sarah was married by marriage bond in 1761 at Lancaster St. Mary to
Richard Gillow of Clifton Hall, Forton. Clifton Hall may be seen at click. Sarah was aged 22 and Richard aged 24
years. (Sarah`s age here does not match her d.o.b.)
Richard was the
son of Robert Gillow, trained as an architect but continued with his father's cabinet
making firm. Richard was the inventor of the telescopic table and was responsible for the
development of the furniture company and making the Gillow name famous. He also designed
the Custom House in Lancaster, built 1765. See http://www.priory.lancaster.ac.uk/custom_h_2.html.Richard Gillow
was well respected in Lancaster and employed very fine craftsmen. It is uncertain where they lived for one of their
first children was born at Clifton in 1765 while a later child was christened in 1772 at
Yealand Conyers which is close to Heversham where Sarah's parents and family where living.
Richard seems to have died in 1811 and is interred at St. Mary`s in Lancaster with his
daughter Sarah and also his brother Robert. Richard`s wife Sarah seems to have died in
later years and is buried elsewhere.
n.b.
1. Richard
and Sarah produced a number of children.
One of these
was Richard Gillow who purchased Leighton Hall from a cousin in 1822. Today, the
descendants of the Gillow family continue to own Leighton Hall, which is open to the
public. It contains fine examples of Gillow furniture. Leighton Hall is close to both
Warton and Heversham where Haresnapes lived from 1770 onwards.
See http://leightonhall.co.uk/history.htm
showing
a painting of Richard Gillow the son of Richard and Sarah Gillow (nee Haresnape) dated
1822. This painting can also be seen on a
visit to the hall.
Another child
Agnes Gillow received the Holy Habit of Probation on 5th August 1800 in her 20th
year.
2. In 1801 a Sister Jane Frances Gillow was elected Mistress of the Novices (Franciscan Nuns).
3. Sarah Gillow, first daughter, born 1762 died aged 39 in 1801. Buried at St.Mary`s, Lancaster.
4. As mentioned above, both Robert and his son Richard Gillow (and George Haresnape, Sarah`s uncle) may have been involved in the slave trade, if indirectly, for the import of fine mahogany. click
Francis 1747
must have died quite young.
Elizabeth
married in 1770 at Bolton le Sands to William Harrison.
Robert
married in 1777 at Heversham to Jane Audland or Audlam, 3 children (970). Jane's father
was a Blacksmith in Lancaster. This may have prompted the move back to Lancaster of some
of Robert's children and grandchildren.
Thomas, a
farmer married in ? at ? to Agnes Someone and it is thought that the couple had at least 2
children (1000). Thomas later married on 26 Aug 1786 to Jane Wright, 7 children (1020),
and the family lived in Heversham area. They later moved to Witherslack.
Francis 1760
married in 1782 at Heversham, Westmoreland to Ann Walker.
n.b. A will of a Francis Haresnape, Victualler of Liverpool was proven in the year 1809. May be Francis 1760?
Eighth Generation
8.Children of
William 1738 and Jane Nicholson (740)
850. Richard c.1764 Kendal, Westmoreland
860. William c.1766 Kendal
Both of
these freeholders may have been the first Haresnapes to enjoy the voting franchise
following electoral reform. They voted in both the 1820 and 1826 elections for the county
members of parliament.
Richard may
have been the first Haresnape to settle in Kendal town proper. Richard was described as a
farm labourer, weaver, and Bobbin turner, and therefore he may have been the first of the
family to enter into the trade of bobbin making. He m.in 1781 (aged 17) at Kendal (town)
to Isobella Wildman (b.1760), 7 children 1090. In 1786 -1792 they were living in Wildman
St. (see photo) in
Kendal. (photo is from the Margaret Duff Collection and reproduced by permission of
P.S.Duff). Isabella died in 1813 aged 53. Richard seems to have remarried to Sarah Fisher
in 1819. The 1829 directory has him as a shopkeeper/flourdealer. He died at Crossbank, Scalthwaiterigg near Kendal in 1839 aged 75, his son Robert being present at the death. Richard`s widow Sarah was living in Scalthwaiterigg
according to the 1841 census with her stepson Richard and his wife and daughter. She was
described as being of independent means. She was also there in 1851 living alone at the
age of 82 and trading as a grocer at Far Cross Bank. (this would have been a continuance
of her late husband's trade). She died there in 1852 aged 83, her stepson Richard being
present at her death.
William
married Elizabeth Warriner in Kendal in 1786. Elizabeth died in 1814. William remarried to
Sarah Nixon, a 33-year-old widow in 1815 at Kendal Holy Trinity (see photo). He died in 1833 in
Kendal, and Sarah seems to have fallen on hard times in her later years, as she died in
Milnthorpe workhouse in 1860 at the age of 78.
n.b. 1. A
map of Kendal of 1600 shows the existence of Wildmans Gate, from which the street later
took its name. The meaning of Wildman perhaps refers to the fact that the gate was at the
northern entrance to the town, and was subject to raids from Scotland i.e. from wild men.
n.b. 2. A
famous person lived in Kendal from 1781 to 1793. He was John Dalton son of a local weaver.
Here he taught at a nearby Quaker school. In 1793 he went to Manchester and became world
famous as a scientist, interested in meteorology, colour and most notably for his theories
on the atomic weights of the elements.
n.b.3. A
report in 1800 (LCRS vol. 1868/9) states that no nettles were seen on a walk from
Seathwaite to Kendal as all had been eaten "to counter starvation which had been
threatening people for so long."
8.Children of
John 1740 and Jane Whitehead (750)
870. Robert c. 1773 Ellel, Lancs
880.
Alexander c. 1775 Cockerham
Robert was a Coachsmith. He may have m. Bella Someone in Lancaster, 2 children (1170) and then to Jane
Someone, 2 children (1190). The couple seem to have moved to Lichfield in Staffordshire,
the dates of Robert and Jane's children's births being sequential. Later it is possible
the family moved again to the London area, for several of the children married in that
area.
Alexander
seems to have died before 1776.
8.Children of
George 1742 and Alice Nelson (760)
890. John c. 1767 Warton near Lancaster
900. John c. say 1768 Warton
910. George c. 1771
Heversham, Westmoreland
920. Thomas
c. 1773 Heversham
930. Robert c. 1775
Heversham
940. Brian c. 1775 Heversham
950. William c. 1778
Heversham
960. Anne c. 1781 Heversham
John 1767
appears to have died in infancy.
John 1768,
like his father was a carpenter, but also named as a joiner and wheelwright. In 1829 (aged
about 61) he was recorded as a wheelwright living in Witherslack, Cumberland. He married
Margaret Someone and they lived at Alkholme, Gressingham in Lancashire (probably in later
years also with his mother Alice). Margaret died in May 1838, at Gressingham aged 72, two
years before Alice. In 1841 John was therefore living alone in Gressingham. In 1851, at
the age of 83 and described as a widowed joiner he was living with a Henry Herst. John
died of old age at Gressingham in January 1852 aged 84.
George and
Thomas died in the same boating accident in 1784. It is considered that this was on the
infamous tidal sections of Morecambe Bay.
Robert and
Brian were twins.
Robert
married in 1800 at Kendal Holy Trinity to Ann/Jane Atkinson, a minor. She was listed as from Troutbeck, Windermere. By 1812 they had moved
to Lancaster where he was employed as a "tailer". Unable to support his wife and
daughter Alice from his earnings, they were forcibly moved (under the terms of the
Settlement Act) back to Hincaster (Heversham). An Alice died in Lancaster in 1840 and may
have been their daughter. There were 2 more children from this marriage (1210). It
seems likely that Robert`s wife died and he remarried in 1822 at
St.Mary`s parish church in Manchester, to Elizabeth Jackson, a widow.
William
married in 1804 at Bentham, Yorkshire (just a few miles away) to Mary Hancock, 3 children
(1240). He is thought to have worked as a joiner.
Anne married
in Nov 1801 at Heversham to Edward Fisher of Hincaster, one child (it is possible that the Anne identified in this
marriage is a daughter of Thomas (830), and vice versa.
8.Children of
George 1742 and Rebecae Stones (760)
965. Jane b. 1771 Heversham
Jane
(Stones) was baptised Feb 1771 at Heversham.
8.Children of
Robert 1752 and Jane Audland (810)
970.
Elleanor c. 1778 Heversham, Westmoreland
980. Robert c. 1780 Heversham
990. John c. 1783 Heversham
Elleanor
died in 1779
Robert
married in ? at Heversham to Mary Someone of Blackburn. The couple moved to Blackburn, a
major cotton town in Lancashire where they they made their home. Robert died in 1854, aged
74 and his wife in 1856 aged 78. Robert and Mary were named in the Hairsnape surname form at their deaths.
John married
Susannah Someone in presumably Lancaster, 5 children (1270), all christened at L.S.M. Some
of his descendants were living at Blackburn in the late 1800's. Whether or not John was
there at the same time as his brother Robert is unknown (but does seem likely). John was a
twine spinner. (also known as a ropemaker at his daughter Mary Ann`s wedding)
8.Children of
Thomas 1756 and Agnes Someone (830)
1000. Miles b. 1782 somewhere
1010.
Frances c. 1787 Helsington, Westmoreland
Miles moved
to Sussex, for he is known to have been resident at Nuthurst in that county in 1827. He
may have started a family group in that county for there were a number of Haresnape
marriages there around the 1820s and 30s. At present we have no evidence for this
Haresnape line continuing in Sussex after that date.
Frances
lived at Heversham area until she was 14 then went with her parents to live at Witherslack
in the Lake District. She married in 1805 (aged 20) to Anthony Hewitson. Anthony was a
charcoal burner, this being one of the traditional woodland industries.
There may
have also been a daughter Ann born here who was married in Witherslack in 1799 to Michael
Jackson. It is possible that this Ann is the Anne (960) above and vice versa.
n.b. This
particular method of obtaining charcoal used the wood from coppiced trees, the wood
stacked in forest sited ovens and allowed to burn slowly. The charcoal was to be used in
bloomeries for the making of iron, in the manner used for centuries by the monks of
Furness Abbey.
8.Children of
Thomas 1756 and Jane Wright (830)
1020. Thomas c. 1789 Helsington, Westmoreland
1030.
Elizabeth c. 1792 Helsington
1040. Jane c. 1795
Helsington
1050. Mary c. 1798
Helsington
1060.
Margaret c. 1801 Witherslack, Westmoreland
1070. John c. 1803
Witherslack
1080. Agnes c. 1806 Witherslack
Thomas moved
away from the area, marrying Elizabeth Muncaster in 1813 at Irton, Cumberland. (This is
closer to the West Coast and near Eskdale). They had a child (1307). Here in 1829 Thomas
was recorded as a victualler. He may have been in partnership with William Jackson as
carriers between Ulpha and Whitehaven every Tuesday. Thomas also ran a boarding house
"Bower House" at Irton with Santon.
Jane was
christened on Christmas Day 1795.
John was
baptised at the age of 17 perhaps at or near his death. John was a carter. He died in 1820
at Witherslack aged 17.
Agnes may
have given birth to a child Thomas Haresnape (1305) c. at Hugil in 1831, father not
recorded, therefore Thomas probably illegitimate. The mother and child seemed to have then
gone to Liverpool and here she was married at St.Nicholas Church in 1839 to Robert Benson. At themarriage
both were recorded as living in Drinkwater Gardens. Although Robert was
a labourer he signed his name on the certificate (Agnes madeher mark). Robert, Agnes and
Thomas were living at 30 Duckinfield St., Liverpool in 1851.( one child 1305).
Ninth
Generation
1100.
William c. 1784 Kendal
1120.
Agnes c. 1786 Kendal
1130.
Betsy c. 1788 Kendal
1140.
Nancy c. 1791 Kendal
1150.
Richard born about 1792 Kendal
1160.
Robert c. 1796 Kendal
nb. A useful website for Kendal is at http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/kendal.htm
Jane died in
1788 aged 6 (smallpox).
William,
like his father had various trades e.g.bobbin maker, cardmaker and
weaver (trades all
associated with the woollen industry). He was also recorded as a
Wire-Drawer. There is a family tradition that he served in the
British Cavalry and had a leg amputated, but this has not been
verified. He was married in
1803 at Kendal to Sarah Kershaw (both of Wildman Street,Kendal). They raised a family of 10 children (1330). Sarah died aged 45
in Oct. 1830 of
influenza, and William remarried in 1836 at Kendal to Anne Banks, a
widow. She was born as
Anne Pickthall, and thus was probably related to Agnes Pickthall who
married William's
son, Richard 1812. There were two children born, Mary and John (1430).
William died
of "water on the chest" (nb. pneumonia?) in Highgate (street) Kendal in January
1841, at the age of 56. A Robert Haresnape, probably his son was present at his death. At
census time later that year, his widow Anne was seen as living in Windmill Yard off
Highgate with her baby son John ( there used to be a windmill here at on time, perhaps
when the family were living here). Also in this house lived Sarah Banks, clearly a
daughter of Anne`s by her first marriage, and John Pickthall aged 70, no doubt Anne`s
father. It is thought that Anne put her older child Mary Haresnape into the care of
William 1784's sister Betsy, for a Mary Haresnape aged 13 was living with "aunt"
Betsy in 1851. Ann died aged 64? at Highgate, Kendal in 1852.
Also in 1841
in Kendal, William's daughter Jane from his first marriage and aged 22 was living with
Sarah Haresnape aged 60 in Captain French (Lane). Also in this house there was another
family – George Todd aged 33, Susan Todd aged 8 and Sarah Todd aged 6. George Todd
seems to have been Jane`s brother in law, her sister Mary(1330) having died in 1838. Sarah
Haresnape was probably the widow of William`s uncle, William (860), who had died in 1833.
In effect, Sarah was Jane`s great aunt. Sarah was later on relief at Milnthorpe in 1845 of
2/6d per week. She died in Milnthorpe workhouse from an ulcerated leg.
Agnes was
married in 1810 at Kendal to Robert Hawarth.
Betsy
(Elizabeth) was married in 1814 at Kendal to Robert Greenwood. They must have moved to
Haslingden near Blackburn for in 1851 she was a grocer there aged 62. Her niece Mary
Haresnape aged 13 was living with her.
Nancy died
in 1794 aged two, buried Kendal Holy Trinity.
Richard, (no
record of his birth or baptism has been found to date), a weaver of poor cloth was married
in 1818 at Kendal Holy Trinity to Elizabeth
Clemmet (b.1791), 2 children (1450). In the 1829 directory he is recorded as a shoemaker
at Scalthwaiterigg (Far Cross Bank). He seems to have moved home with his parents. In the
1841 census Richard, his wife and daughter Agnes, together with his stepmother Sarah were
living in Scalthwaiterigg near Kendal (his father having died there two years earlier.) At
that date, Richard`s son Thomas aged 22 was back in
Kendal town living with Ann Lee and her two children.
In 1847 work must have been difficult for Richard and Elizabeth, as they received
out - relief from the parish. (he may have been experiencing competition from the mills at
this time). In 1851 Richard and Elizabeth had returned to Kendal and were living in Pump
Yard, off Highgate Kendal. Richard died in Kendal in 1867, buried in Parkside cemetery.
His wife died in 1874 aged 83.
Robert, like his elder brother William was a bobbin maker. He was married in 1814 (aged 18) at Kendal to Ann Someone, born Ecclerigg, five children (1470). They lived at many locations. In 1815 they were at Hugill, near Staveley in a house called Whasdike on a footpath leading to Ings. In 1822 the family were at Gatefoot, also being in the parish of Staveley. There were at least six bobbin mills in the area., William working at Gatefoot Mill. In 1826 they were recorded at Martindale in the fells overlooking the south shore of Lake Ullswater, Howtown being a bobbin mill here. For a few years they lived and worked at Garnett Bridge, about 4 miles North of Kendal. (A typical rental cottage in the area may be seen at Cottage Photo . this could possibly be Robert`s house, but not verified). In 1829 Robert was a bobbin manufacturer at Strickland Roger (some mill ruins are visible today).
Around
that time he seemed to have had an accident, resulting in blindness. He
gave up bobbin-making and took his family to Kendal, becoming Tenant of
the Friendly Inn in the town. In the 1841 census Robert is shown visiting his married daughter Isobella.
By 1861 he and his wife Anne had moved over the county boundary to Warton near Lancaster,
living in Main St. The 1871 census records him here too, as blind, and the couple still living in Main Street, Warton. Ann died there in May
1873 (aged 77), and was buried at St.Oswald Church, Warton. Robert moved to be near
his son Richard and family at Hebblethwaite Hall, Sedbergh, in Yorkshire and there he died
in 1874 aged 78.
nb.(Gatefoot
Mill no longer exists but the woodstore and drying store have been converted to a private
residence, complete with integral artist`s studio and a small recording/broadcasting unit
where programs are prepared for transmission to some religious stations in the U.S.A.)
n.b.
while
living at Martindale, Robert would have been just a few miles from the
spot where
Wordsworth on a walk by Ullswater 25 years earlier first saw the golden
daffodils that he
recorded forever in his famous
poem.
9.Children of
Robert 1773 and Isa(bella) Someone (870)
1170. Mary
Ann c. 1809 Lancaster St. Mary
1180. Jane c.
1811 L.S.M.
Mary Ann was
married in 1836 at Westbourne, Sussex to Joseph Bishop.
9.Children of
Robert 1773 and Jane Someone (870)
1190.
William c. 1812 Lancaster St.Mary
1200. George c. 1815 Lichfield, Staffordshire
William was a mariner. He was married in 1839 at the Parish Church in Poplar, London to Susannah White Edgecombe, one child (1511).
Susan`s father was a Sawyer. At this date William`s father was noted as a Coachsmith. Both William and Susan signed the marriage register. The marriage may have been at All Saint`s in Poplar click
Susannah
was born in 1818 in Devenport, an historic naval town in Devon. She was
apparantly baptised in an independent chapel, her father was William
Edgecombe, her mother Jane White.
William would have found work as a seaman easier to find in the port of London than in Lancaster.
The area where they lived, Poplar was in the East End of London. The area was being developed with homes as people moved in to make a living from work created by the adjacent docklands. The homes, as is well known would have been overcrowded and lacking in sanitation.
In 1839, William and Susannah had a baby, William Robert. The boy died in the same year.
note that in 1839 in the district of Poplar lived James Hearsnep the Catholic Priest. His chapel would have been close to the home of William and Susannah. I can find no close family connection between William Haresnape and James Hearsnep.
In 1844, Susannah gave birth to another child, Frederick Edward Tildesley. The birth was at a house in Castor Street in Poplar. However the father was not given as William Haresnape, but Frederick Tildesley. Susannah`s surname was given as Tildesley, formerly White Edgecombe. This is such a rare combination of surnames that she must have been the same woman who had been married to William. In 1849, Frederick and Susannah were married in the nearby district of Bethnal Green, at St.Matthews Church after banns. Her father was again given as Robert, and a sawyer. Fred`s father was given as a gamekeeper.
In 1851 this young family again appear in the Tower Hamlets borough in the parish of St.George in the East, the building`s name not clear. Fred was by this time a stoker on a steam boat and aged 33. Susannah was a dressmaker and aged 32. They had two young children. including Frederick Edward now aged 6.
Now, what happened to William Haresnape born 1812 Lancaster. Did he die? There are no known records for this as yet. If he was lost at sea, why did Susannah retain her old maiden name and marry as a spinster? Did William sail away and never return to London? Was he the elusive William Hearsnep born in Lancashire in 1811, who settled down in Canada and thus made a new life for himself? Perhaps we will never know for certain.
9.Children of
Robert 1775 and Jane Atkinson (930)
1210. Ann c. 1803 Kendal
1220. George
c. 1804 Kendal
1230. Alice c. 1807 Kendal
George was
christened on Christmas Day.
A removal
order for Robert, Jane and Alice to Hincaster was given in March 1812 and was carried out
in May of that year (this was a legal action under the enforcement of the Poor Acts).
9.Children of
William 1778 and Mary Hancock (950)
1240. Betty c. 1805 Ingleton, Yorkshire
1250. Alice c. 1806 Ingleton
1260. Agnes c. 1809 Ingleton
As there
were no sons born to William this was the end of the Haresnapes in this branch.
Betty (as
Elizabeth) was married in 1846 at Thornton in Lonsdale, Yorks to John Clark.
Alice was
married in 1839 at Lancaster St. Mary to Thomas Burton. Her
sister Betty seems to have been a witness. Thomas was a gardener at
thistime and was living at Lowfields Burton, whereas Alice lived at 28
Castle Park. Thomas`s father was a butcher.The 1861 census shows Alice
as a
widow and a grocer at Lowfields, Burton in
Lonsdale. Her son aged 14 was a grocersboy.
9. Children of Anne 1781 and Edward Fisher (960)
1265. George
(Fisher) c. 1802 Heversham
9.Children of
John 1783 and Susannah Someone (990)
1270. Robert c. 1807 Lancaster St. Mary
1275. Ann c. 1808
1280. John c. 1809 L.S.M.
1290. Thomas c. 1811 L.S.M.
1290a. Mary Ann born before 1822 presumably Lancaster
1290b. Jane born before 1825 presumably Lancaster
1290c. Margaret born before 1831 presumably Lancaster
1300. Edward
c. 1829 Lancaster
1301. Susannah c. 1832 Lancaster
There is a curious gap between the births of Thomas (1290) and Edward (1300). This suggests that their parents were somehow separated from each other during that time. (nb. this gap is steadily filling in with potential children)
Ann
was
married in 1839 at Lancaster St. Mary to Samuel Loine. Here Anne`s
surname was spelled in the Haresnape form.It appears that Anne`s sister
in law (Mary, wife of Edward Hairsnape) was a witness. Samuel Loine, a
weaver is described as a Minor (i.e less than 21years?). He lived at
no. 86 Moor Lane, she at no.84. When married they lived at no.86 then
at no.89
Moor Lane.
Mary Ann was a servant when she was wed to James Johnson in 1842 at the Parochial Chapel in Walton le Dale, Blackburn. James was described as a musician. Both Mary and John were living in Walton le Dale. Both signed the registry, Mary in the Hairsnape form.
Jane Hairsnape gave birth to a girl, also named Jane at Lancaster, in 1841.
Margaret was married to Henry Hogg at Lancaster St.Mary in 1847.
Edward Hairsnape, born 29 July 1828 was married in 1848 in Lancaster to Mary Ann Young, (possibly the daughter of Elizabeth Young and born in Lancaster ?). Edward, a labourer, was living at Moor Lane, and Mary Ann at Spring Garden Street, both in Lancaster. Edward and Mary had four children (1520).
Mary may have been claiming that she was younger than her actual age. At the marriage date, Edward's father John was known as a
twinespinner, and Edward was a labourer. Edward and his wife Mary moved from Lancaster to
Blackburn sometime between 1853 and 1855 and here they lived in the attic of Mary's
mother's house in Bottom Gate, Edward being employed as a stoker in a cotton factory. In
1857 he was living at 13 Milton St. Bolton? and was employed as an engine feeder at a
cotton factory, (also see 1320 below). Edward spelled his
name as Hairsnape and some of his descendants have retained
this spelling. Mary
Anne died in 28th January 1905 at the home of Elizabeth, 30 Union Road
Oswaldtwistle. Edward lived until 29th March 1906 and died in the
Workhouse in Blackburn. Both are buried in the cemetery at New Lane in
Oswaldtwistle.
9. Children of
Robert Benson and Agnes Haresnape (1080)
1305. Thomas
b. 1831 Hugil
Thomas
retained the surname Haresnape. He became a teacher but sadly died at
the early age of 21, at the family home in Duckenfield Street,
Liverpool, his
mother being present at his death
9. Children of
Thomas (1020) and Elizabeth Muncaster
1307. John c 1815 Irton, Cumberland
Tenth
Generation
10.Children of
Unknown Parents
1310. William Haresnape
c. 1823 possibly Kendal town
William 1823
was unlikely to have been a son of William 1784. Perhaps he was illegitimate. William an
L.P. was listed in 1841 as aged 18 and living alone in Kendal town (no exact address.) He
was not there in 1851.
10.Children of
William 1784 and Sarah Kershaw (1100)
1330. Mary c.
1804 Kendal
1340.
William c. 1808
Kendal
1350.
Richard c. 1812
Kendal
1360. Robert c. 1814 Kendal
1370. Sarah c.
1816 Kendal
1380. Jane
c. 1819 Kendal
1390. Thomas c. 1820 Kendal
1400. Agnes c. 1823
Kendal
1410.
Elizabeth c. 1826 Kendal
1420. George c. 1829 Kendal
This is a
very extended family, 26 years between the youngest and the eldest child.
Mary may
have had an illegitimate child William (1540) b. 1830. She probably wed George Todd but
would have appeared to have died before 1841.(she is probably the Maria Todd who died 1838
in Kendal).
William 1808
was a bobbin turner, then later a bobbin maker, employing sons in his business. He was
first recorded as a bobbin turner in 1830 at Strickland Roger, and it appears that he was
working for his Uncle Robert 1796. He then moved down to Staveley with his younger cousin
William 1815 (Robert 1796's son), also a bobbin turner.
William was married in 1830 at Melling (Lonsdale) to Mary Thompson (born 1809), 9
children (1540). In the early years (1831) of their marriage they lived somewhere in the
Kendal area, but were definitely at Staveley between 1833 and 1835. The family moved to
Tatham Fells, Lancs. but following the death of William's father in 1841 returned to
Kendal town and by early 1842 were living at Castle St. near to first cousins William 1815
and Richard 1822. It was perhaps here that these three decided upon setting themselves up
in business. To do this they would have had to move away from the town of Kendal. By 1844
William's family had gone back to the village of Tatham (near Wray) to the east of Lancaster,
where William's wife died in 1849 at the age of 37 (possibly in childbirth).
nb. There is
evidence today, visible on a good map, of Willam`s site at Tatham.
William
remarried in June 1850 at Lancaster Parish Church to Jane Nickal (b. 1819 Lancaster). The certificate
shows William of Tatham and Jane of Cable Street, Lancaster?. He would have been 42 and
she 31 years of age. Both signed the register. In 1851 the family resided at one of the Tatham Mill cottages. There
were a further two sons (1630) born at Bradford in Yorkshire where William must have
worked for a few years making bobbins for the Woollen Industry. However the family did not
remain there for we find them again in 1861 living at Rumbell Row Cottage in Caton, a few
miles south of Lancaster. Finally, after this tour of the north of England, William
settled in Wigan. At least one of his sons died here of smallpox in 1872, but William
lived on here and was living at 5 Hardybulls in 1872. (this is perhaps a transcription error-may be Hardybutts Street)
He died in Wigan in 1887. William was the progenitor of the Liverpool, South
African and one of the Derby groups.
Jane Haresnape (nee Nickel) lived on for a number of years, and appears in the 1901 census living with her stepdaughter Margaret, husband John and family in the town of Hindley near Wigan.
Jane died in
1904, her stepdaughter Margaret (1610) being her main beneficiary.
n.b. On his
various travels, some of his children would have stayed and offshoots of these may have
arisen.
Richard 1812 was also a bobbin turner. He was married (age 38) in 1850 at Preston Parish Church to Agnes Pickthall (age 36), 4 children (1650). Agnes was described as a dressmaker. Both Richard and Agnes were living at Chapel Yard, Friargate at the date of their marriage.
Shortly after their marriage the couple were living in 1851
at Catterall, Garstang at or near a house called Pickerings. By 1861 they had moved to 8
Mintcake Row, Catterall, this may have been younger brother Robert's previous house. It
would appear that he worked in Robert's bobbin making business. Richard and family must
have then gone to live in Preston (also brother Robert and family and perhaps with Thomas
1819's children). It is clear that the cotton famine was having an effect upon their
occupation. Richard died in Preston in 1862, but Agnes lived on to die a few days before
Christmas 1890, at Peel St. East in Preston.
Robert
1814
a bobbin turner then later a bobbin maker, was married in 1844 at
Lancaster Register
Office to Agnes Taylor (b. 1824 Tatham Fell, Lancs.). The residence of
Robert was given as in the Parish of Halton, whereas Agnes was from the
township of Ellel. Robert`s address suggeststhat he and brother
William 1808 were living in the same general area of the country east
of Lancaster at that time. Agnes's father was a blacksmith. Robert
and Agnes had 5 children (1690). They lived at Halton, Lancs. for a few years but by 1851
they were at Mintcake Row at Catterall, and in 1861 at 1 Bobbin Cottage, Catterall. At
this date he was known as a bobbin maker employing 7 men and 3 boys (many of these being
his close relatives). They would have been supplying wooden bobbins to the large cotton
mill at Catterall. The general area at that time including some of
the locations such as Mintcake Row and the cotton factory (possibly the Pyrmont) may be seen at Old Maps.
It appears that Robert and family moved to Preston some time after 1861. At the birth of one daughter in 1856, they were shown as resident in Claughton, Preston, and Robert is listed as a Manager in a Bobbin Mill.
In the 1871
Preston census they were living at 31 Clover Street in Preston, Robert still listed as a
bobbin turner aged 56, the three eldest daughters all cotton weavers (the surviving son
having married). In 1882 a directory shows them at St. George`s Rd., Preston. In 1874 at
his daughter Mary`s wedding Robert was given as an overlooker., presumably at a cotton
mill. Robert's wife Agnes died in 1895 aged 71, and Robert in 1896 aged 81, both being buried in the Aspden
family grave at Preston (daughter Sarah married an Aspden).
Sarah 1816
died a young girl in 1820, buried Kendal Holy Trinity.
Jane 1819 stayed in Kendal with her parents. In 1841 aged 22 she was living with a Sarah Haresnape (aged 60) at Captain French (Lane). Also in the same house were her brother in law George Todd and his children (George`s wife Mary having died). Jane may have married in 1863 at Manchester (St. John Parish Church) to George Davis. Jane gave her father`s occupation as gardener and the certificate does not show that he was deceased (but William 1784 died in 1841). George Davis, a widower, was employed as a miller. Both Jane and George lived in Stretford, Manchester.
Thomas 1820
was not listed in Kendal in 1841. He is now known to have served 12 years in the British
Cavalry ( the Second Dragoon Guards, otherwise known as the Queen`s Bays). In 1849 he was
stationed as a soldier at Piershill Barracks in the parish of South Leith in Edinburgh,
Scotland. Here he was married to Christian Murray b. 1826 Edinburgh (daughter of John
Murray and Elizabeth his wife, nee Paterson). Christian was clearly given this name in
celebration of being born on Christmas Day. Although John Murray was a pensioner at
the time of his daughter`s wedding, he had previously been a spirit dealer (Scotch Whisky
no doubt ) with his premises in Shoemaker Close, off Canongate in Edinburgh. This is in
the historic street now known as the Royal Mile, and Canongate is at the lower end towards
Holyrood Palace. Christian is later referred to as Christina. Thomas and
Christina produced nine children (1750). They lived after their marriage at Hamilton near
Glasgow, Scotland, and following the birth of their first child Sarah Elizabeth in 1850,
Thomas was probably relocated to York Barracks in England. By this time he had achieved
the rank of Corporal but decided to end his army service and purchased his discharge in
March 1851. Soon after this date, Thomas his wife and baby travelled across to Catterall
in Lancashire and gained work as a bobbin maker with his brother Robert. It appears
Thomas`s family were living in one of a group of five cottages called Moor End. In 1861
the family had increased in size and was living next door to elder brother Robert at 2
Bobbin Cottage. The children at this time were too young to work. The next year saw this
family back in Edinburgh, (the cotton famine resulting from the American Civil War was at
this time and probably played a part in the lives of the family, business being poor at
Catterall). By1866 they were living in the city of Dundee. In 1868 Thomas (aged 48) and his eldest son
Robert took the big step of emigrating to America. This was just three years after the end
of the Civil War. They settled at Chicago at first, and must have found plenty of work as
carpenters in this expanding centre of the American cattle trade.
There was a
great fire in Chicago lasting for two days on Oct 8th and 9th 1871. This fire swept
through the city leaving 300 dead and 90,000 homeless. A great need therefore existed for
the construction of both temporary and permanent homes for these people, and Thomas and
his son must have been kept busy.
The rest of
Thomas's family followed in 1872 but all relocated to the plains of Kansas, settling at
Logan Township (Smith County) in 1874. This was only two years after the establishment of
Smith County. The Homestead Act of 1860 allowed settlers to claim land of up to 160 acres.
If they remained on the land for six months, on payment of $ 1.25 per acre, they could
file ownership to the land. To obtain the land for free would require staying and working
the land for a full five years. Thus Thomas became a farmer and as a carpenter he would
have been well equipped to build his own house and farm buildings. It must have been a
strange contrast between the cobbled gas-lit streets of Britain and the wide-open plains
of Kansas. We can imagine how the young children must have loved it.
The farm was
largely arable dry land (not irrigated) but a large part was used to make feed for cattle
which themselves provided a good proportion of the farm income. Thomas's descendants also
continued with farming, and eventually several farming corporations were formed involving
both owned and rented land.
Thomas died in Oct 1889 aged 69 and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery. Christina lived on until her death in 1916 aged 89 and was buried at the side of her husband.
In 1874, this
was still frontier country and with the great cattle drives, the rough and ready cowtowns
of Kansas were at their height e.g. Dodge City, Abilene, Ellsworth etc. Many of the tales
of the American West come from that period and the famous and infamous were alive in
Kansas i.e. Wyatt Earp at Dodge, Wild Bill Hickock at Abilene, and many notorious outlaws
passed through the state. The Haresnapes may have read of some of the troubles, including
the attempt by the Dalton Gang to rob two banks at Coffeeville, Kansas in the same day
(Oct. 1892). The Dalton Gang who met their end here were apparently related to the same
Daltons who were Lords of the Manor at Thurnham, Lancashire in the 1600 and 1700s. Small
world!
However, Kansas
was such a big state that Thomas's family probably saw none of this lawlessness and their
problems were more concerned with how to adapt to a totally new way of life in a strange
land. There were droughts ahead, even plagues. These were undoubtedly difficult beginnings
but by the time the last of Thomas's children had died, the United States had become the
richest and most powerful country in the world.
n.b. The
internationally known song "Home on the Range" originated in Smith County. Smith
Center, the County Seat is also the geographical mid point of the 48 contiguous states.
Agnes 1823 died as a child and was buried in 1826 at Kendal Holy Trinity.
Elizabeth may have married a Mr. Mathell?
George 1829 died at the age of about six months and was buried
in 1830 at Kendal Holy Trinity.
10.Children of
William 1784 and Ann Banks(nee Pickthall) (1100)
1430. Mary b. 1837 Kendal
1440. John b. 1840 Kendal
Mary
was born in Highgate, Kendal, presumably at the family home. When her
father died in Kendal in 1841, Mary was put into the care of her
father's sister Betsey
(Greenwood). Her mother would have found it difficult trying to support
two young
children. Mary was listed in the 1851 census as an apprentice
dressmaker aged 13, and
living with her aunt Betsey at Haslingden, Blackburn. Mary married aged
19, in 1857 at St.James
Chapel, (Roman Catholic), Rawtonstall, Lancashire to James Parkinson
Wilcock. He was 26 years old and an
overlooker in a calico mill. Mary was a milliner at that date and
living at Deardon Gate, Haslingden. James`s father had been an attorney.
John who was
born at Windmill Yard, Highgate was thought to have died in Kendal in 1843.
10.Children of
Richard 1792 and Elizabeth Clemmet (1150)
1450. Thomas
c. 1819 Kendal
1460. Agnes c. 1821 Kendal
Both
baptised at Kendal Holy Trinity.
Thomas, a
bobbin turner married Ann Lee 11 May 1841 at the parish church, Kendal. Ann was a servant
and a spinster. Her father John Lee was described as a Waller i.e a Mason (It is
believed a family business). Ann signed her certificate whereas Thomas made his mark. In
June 1841, census time the couple including Ann Lee`s two children were living in
Highgate, Kendal town. The couple produced five children (1840). It isnow understood that
between 1843 and 1847 they were at Kirkland (not Kirkdale) in Kendal. Kirkland is merely
the continuation of the HighgateRoad (or its immediate area) through the town. This
location would place them near the other Haresnapes in Kendal in those years. Thomas and
family joined their cousins Thomas, Robert and Richard at Catterall by 1851 and were
living at 1 Calder Place with their five children and Anne's two other children. Sadly
Thomas died at Catterall in 1853 aged 34 and his wife a few years later in 1856. They are
buried in St. Helens Churchyard near Garstang. At the time of Anne's death, the children
would have been quite young with ages ranging from 15 down to 5. Although the eldest was
at work locally, these must have been hard times and it is hoped that their relations
rallied round with help. It is thought that the children may have left for Blackburn or
Preston sometime after 1856.
Agnes, a
wool sorter was married in Autumn 1846 at Kendal Holy Trinity to John Betts. The 1881
census shows them at Far Cross Bank. (her parents and grandparents once lived here). John
Betts was recorded at the age of 62 as a railway track worker.
10.Children of
Robert 1796 and Ann Someone (1160)
1470.
William c. 1815 Hugil (also known as Ings)
1480.
Isobella c. 1817 Staveley
1490.
Richard c. 1822 Staveley
1500. Robert c. 1824 Staveley
1510. Robert c. 1826 Martindale
William,
like his father, brothers and cousins was a bobbin turner. He was married in 1835 at
Kendal to Jeanette Mary Airey (b. 1815 in
Kentmere, Westmoreland) 4 children (1900). In 1841 William and his wife and first children
were living at Ann Street in Kendal, near brother Richard. In 1851 they had moved (as had
Richard) back to his birthplace Hugil but by 1861 were at Hebblethwaite Hall in Sedbergh,
Yorkshire, where William was listed as a bobbin maker. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1865
his eldest son having emigrated in 1863. He sailed on the Ida Ziegler. William's wife
Jeanette died in ? at Auckland. William remarried in 1884 at Auckland to Mary McColl (b
1826 Scotland), no children. He was 69 and she 62 when they married. Mary died in 1904.
n.b. There
is a letter written about a voyage in 1865 of the Ida Zeigler out to New Zealand. This was
William's passage. The ship left England on 19th July. After passing the Cape
of Good Hope, there was a terrific gale lasting for 36 hours in which most things on deck
were washed overboard including the quarter boat. Later the ship encountered another
severe storm of hurricane force during which tremendous seas broke on board, severely
damaging the lifeboat and filling the cabins with water. When there was another heavy sea
the same day the boat was further damaged, and washed the second mate and two men from the
wheel. The ship must have come close to sinking and it would have been somewhat of a
relief for the 85 passengers and the crew to reach dry land (Auckland 12 October). In 1867
the ship was wrecked off New Zealand.
Isobella was married in 1835 at Manchester Cathedral to Thomas Kennedy. Thomas was a wood turner born 1811 in Kendal. (It seems natural that he would have known the Haresnape bobbin makers in Kendal). Thomas and Isobella had 8 children (1932). In the early years they lived in Manchester, but later in Huddersfield in Yorkshire. Isobella died in 1875 and Thomas in 1880.
Richard came to Kendal with his parents and siblings in about 1830. He went to school in the town, and in those days his basic education had to be paid for. At the age of about 10 he started to learn weaving in Kendal, but soon became an apprentice in Kendal in a bobbin mill. It appears that this was situated in Ann Street. If this was the case, it doesn`t seem likely that it was driven by water, as this street is away from the river.
Richard 1822
was married in 1839 at Kendal to Mary Eccles (b. 1819 Whitehaven), 6 children (1940). The
marriage is thought to have been in a registrar`s office. In 1841 they were living at Back
Lane, Kendal close by brother William 1815 and cousin William 1808. From 1842 to 1846 they
were at Crossthwaite (Stornthwaite?), and Richard by this time was a journeyman bobbin-maker. They had moved to Staveley with his elder brother William by 1848 staying
there until 1855, and by 1861 had joined William at Hebblethwaite Hall in Sedbergh,
Yorkshire. Here Richard was known as a bobbin manufacturer. It appears that bobbin making
business continued there until he retired at the age of 45. This would have beenshortly after his brother William had emigrated to New Zealand. Richard left the business in the
hands of his sons and between 1881 and 1886 returned with his wife and youngest daughter
Margaret Jane to Kendal where he lived at 2 Castle Park Terrace as a "well off
gentleman". His wife died in Kendal aged 70 in 1888, the 1891
census showing Richard still in the same residence together
with his daughter and her husband John Brooks. Richard died aged 91 in 1913,
and was buried in the same grave as his wife. Richard was the last Haresnape to live in
Kendal Town.
n.b. see Memories giving
Richard's recollections of his life in the Kendal area. Also see Richard`s photo in old age. This inclusion
of this data and photo has been kindly permitted by the "Westmoreland
Gazette".
Robert 1824
died in infancy, unbaptised and buried at Kendal Holy Trinity in 1824.
Robert 1826,
also a bobbin turner did not go to Sedbergh with his brothers but settled south in the
county of Derbyshire, at New Brampton. He was married in 1853 at Brampton Parish Church, Chesterfield to Hannah Rodgers, 6 children
(2020). Hannah who was born at Brampton in about 1837, was underage but married by a
registrar`s certificate. They seem to have lived at Brampton
then later at Fritchley then at Derby town and finally at Holymoorside. (Holymoorside,
Brampton near Chesterfield in Derbyshire is just a few miles from the first water -
powered cotton mill of the inventor Richard Arkwright at Cromford). In the 1871 census for Middleton, Derbyshire
their home was in an un-numbered cottage, with Robert listed as a wood turner. In
the 1881 census for Brampton, Robert was listed as a Head Wood Turner and Farmer of five
acres, and Hannah as a Farmer`s wife. Robert died in 1899 aged 71 at Holymoorside. Hannah
is shown in the 1901 census as a farmer. She died 1913 at Holymoorside aged 76. Both Robert and Hannah were buried at St. John
Church, Brampton.
10. Children of
William 1811 and Susannah White Edgecombe (1190)
1511.
William Robert
b. 1839 Poplar (London)
William
Robert died in infancy.
10.Children of
Edward Hairsnape 1824 and Mary Ann Young (1300)
1515.
Elizabeth Hairsnape
b. 1848
1520.
Susannah Hairsnape
b. 1851 Blackburn
1525 John Hairsnape
b. 1853 Lancaster
1530. Robert
Edward Hairsnape b. 1855 Blackburn
1532 Thomas Hairsnape
b. 1857 Blackburn
1533 Agnes Hairsnape
b. 1860 Blackburn
1537 Rebecca Hairsnape b. 1861 Blackburn
Elizabeth
was born at 36 Upper Bulk Street in Lancaster 18th Dec 1848. She was
married to Joseph Kenyon at the Parish Church of St.Thomas, Blackburn
in 1868.
Susannah,
possibly named after her grandmother, died in infancy, in 1852 in Lancaster.
John was tallish with white curly hair. He talked of a possible French connection in the family. At one time he lived with his sister and they helped to raise motherless children. He was renowned for his stoicism. When an accident with some machinery cost him an arm, he walked to the hospital. Whist walking on Whalley Nab, he fell and broke a leg, but undeterred he hopped down the hill, got a lift on a coal wagon to his home before seeking treatment.
John married
in 1879 to Nancy Alice Haworth (aged 22) at Langho St.Leonard Parish Church, Blackburn. Thomas
was living in the parish of St.Thomas, Blackburn at this date. Nancy`s
father William was described as an Overlooker (this would be at a
mill). John`s sister Rebecca was a witness at the wedding. There were
five children (2062) from this marriage.
Robert
Edward was married in 1881 at the parish church of St.Thomas Blackburn, to Margaret Eddleston,(born 1859) and they had
6 children (2070). Robert and Margaret lived at Audley Range in Blackburn. This was
also in the same locality as his parent`s home. In the 1901 census, the family name was
spelled as Haresnape. They lived at Canal House, Eanam, Blackburn and Robert may have been
employed as a canal worker, although this is not clear. Elizabeth died in 1930 and Robert
in Blackburn in 1948 aged 93. Robert and his wife have a prominent gravestone in Blackburn cemetery.
Thomas died in 1862 aged 4 at Blackburn.
Agnes died in infancy at Blackburn in 1860.
Rebecca was
married in 1881 in the parish church of St.Thomas Blackburn, to Richard Redhead.
10.John William Raymond 1826
John,
although not a Haresnape is an ancestor of many of the New Zealand Haresnapes and is well
worth a mention. Born in Lewes, Sussex in England he at first took to a life at sea, and
being a good student obtained his master's certificate by the age of 19 and was chief
officer aboard the "Honduras" trading across the Atlantic. At 22 years of age he
was chief officer on board the "Anna Maria" and in 1849 sailed to Melbourne
where he decided to be paid off. A few years were then spent as Captain of several ships
taking animals between Australia and New Zealand.
During these
years he gained the idea of sheep farming in New Zealand and when the chance came in 1856,
he took a cargo of sheep to Southland (South Island) to become one of the area's first
pioneers. The sheep had to be landed by boat or simply swam ashore. There were no roads
then and ahead lay a long journey across rough land. The area where they settled was
swampy and the water table had to be lowered by several feet. By 1857 John had established
himself and took a 16 year old girl Mary Ann Paulin as his wife. Mary bore him a child but
sadly Mary died aged 17. John had to place the baby temporarily in the care of a local
woman in order to continue with his life of sheep farming. Eventually after hard work his
sheep run was well settled and his homestead contained 23 rooms. John also planted exotic
trees around the area and today these are amongst the finest specimens in the country.
He married
for a second time to Anne Nichol from Tasmania and she bore him a further five sons and
four daughters. By 1866 John had a fine home set in broad lawns. Unfortunately, the land
was under tenancy and the freehold was sold to a third person, and as a result John was
forced to leave his homestead. In order to establish some permanency, he purchased some
80,000 acres nearby at Avondale. Starting again from "scratch", he built up a
good sheepholding, and his home, like his first was a fine building, containing some 21
rooms with a "statesroom" on the ground floor. In the drawing room was a grand
piano imported possibly from England. There were household staff and a tutor for the
children. Both John and his wife were good horse-riders and John also had a four-horse
coach imported from England. They also were fond of entertaining and so it appeared at
this time that John was a wealthy and successful man, his land containing some 25,000
sheep and 500 cattle. By the year of 1873 he could have sold out for over 30,000 pounds,
no small sum for those days.
Unfortunately
for many farmers including John, the number of rabbits in the area proved to be a
significant problem. Introduced by whalers, the rabbits at first seemed to be no trouble,
but being rabbits they soon made their presence known. A plague of them hit John's
holdings in 1874 and his sheep stock was reduced to a third. He had an ensuing battle with
the rabbits and at one time employed hundreds of dogs to kill the long eared animals.
However besides disposing of the rabbits, the dogs seem to have spent part of their time
in shortening the lives of the sheep. John also tried poisons and he developed his own
mixture, which was a success. However, this came too late to save him, and due also to a
fire which destroyed his home he was forced to sell his estate, and this left him more or
less penniless.
He continued
with his battle, and tried to promote his poisonous mixture both in New Zealand and in
Australia. Travelling from area to area, fate struck him a further blow, when visiting an
infested farm, he walked into a tree branch and as a result permanently lost the use of an
eye. His poison was apparently a success, but he made only a little money out of it.
Seeking to gain some compensation from the Australian Government for his efforts he was
partly successful, and returned to New Zealand. Here he worked as a marine surveyor and a
sheep inspector, i.e. combining his knowledge and experiences from both his walks of life.
He managed to pay off his debts, and then as an old man in the early years of this
century, decided to visit his old home in England. On his return he found that his wife
had sold the property and had moved to live with her two youngest sons, where she died in
1911.
John
subsequently lived in Auckland in lodgings at Auckland Harbour, and later with his
daughter Ann, where he died in 1912 aged 87.
John's
pedigree has been researched by Bill Haresnape of Auckland, and this shows that John was a
direct descendant via various intermarriages to William the Conqueror, and also via
another lineage to earlier Kings of Scotland. Therefore, as for the South African branch,
the Haresnapes in New Zealand can claim lineage back to the Royal Families of Europe.
At this point because the content is increasing it has been decided to split the family history into a third section