Cumberland Pacquet, 30 Sep 1777 - BMD

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Tuesday 30 Sep 1777   (p. 2, col. 4)

 

Last week were married at Keswick John GRAVE, aged 80, to Mary WILSON, aged 60; they are both inmates of the Poor-house there, the master of which readily consented to a match of convenience, as one bed is gained by it, and there is no fear of the parish being saddled with any additional expence on account of their union.

[According to the Parish Register Transcript, John GRAVE and Agnes WATSON (not Mary WILSON) married on 21 Sep 1777 at Crosthwaite, Cumberland.]

 

MARRIED

 

Last week at Penrith, Mr. David YOWART of London, to Miss FINLEY, daughter of Mr. John FINLEY, merchant in this town.

[According to the Parish Register Transcript, David EWART of Brampton parish, Gentleman & Batch., and Ann FINLAY of this parish, minor, with the consent of her father John FINLAY, married on 22 Sep 1777 at St. Andrew, Penrith.]

 

Last week at Lancaster, David GASKELL, Esq. of Manchester, to Miss NOBLE of Lancaster.

[According to the marriage bond, they were Daniel (not David) GASKELL and Hannah NOBLE, daughter of James NOBLE, Merchant. According to the Parish Register, they were married on 25 Sep 1777 at St. Mary, Lancaster.]

 

Last week at Ennerdale, Mr. Jonathan SIMPSON, to Miss Ruth JENKINSON, both of that place.

[According to the Copeland Registers Index, they married on 22 Sep 1777.]

 

Saturday in this town, Mr. John HARRISON, mariner, to Mrs. GIBSON of Parton.

[According to the Copeland Registers Index, John HARRISON and Catherine GIBSON of Parton married on 27 Sep 1777 at St. James, Whitehaven.]

 

DIED

 

lately at Carlisle, Mrs. RAILTON, relict of the late Mr. J. RAILTON of that city.

 

Saturday se'ennight, near Berwick, the Hon. George HOME, uncle to the present Earl of Home.

 

At St. Nicholas near Carlisle, Miss Betty CREIGHTON, a maiden-lady, aged 70,--------A few days before her death, she deputed six old servants in town to convey her body to the church, and ordered their dress at her expense, which was every article new. She has left 20 l. a-year for the maintenance of a little horse, which she rode, during its life, which is to be spent without any further labour.

 

Suddenly on Friday last at Bootle, where he was attending the fair, Mr. John SINGLETON of Bank in Corney, an industrious, honest man, beloved while living by all his acquaintances, and now sincerely lamented by them and his disconsolate widow and ten children.

[According to the Copeland Registers Index, he was buried on 29 Sep 1777 at Corney.]