Descendants of Isaac Dewhurst Sr. of Kildwick, Yorkshire

Submitted by Robyn Lynn and David Freeman

Family of Isaac Dewhurst and Sarah Sawley
(Isaac is the son of Thomas Dewhurst and Ellen Thornber/Thornbor in the line of Isaac Sr.)

NAME BIRTH LOCATION DEATH LOCATION MARRIAGE LOCATION SPOUSE
Isaac Dewhurst Chr. 14 August 1791 East Marton in Craven, Yorkshire, England 22 February 1866 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, England 13 May 1816 Gisburn (skipton in Craven), Yorkshire, England Sarah Sawley [1]
Mary Ann Dewhurst b. 14 April 1817 Chr. 26 May 1817 b. Gargrave, Skipton, Yorkshire, England; Chr. Thornton in Craven , Yorkshire, England 14 January 1886 Carlton in Craven, Yorkshire, England 27 April 1843 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, England William Slingsby [2]
John Sawley Dewhurst 29 April 1819 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, UK 1876 Lancashire, England 1859 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England Emily Blackburn
Thomas Dewhurst 04 October 1820 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, UK          
Eleanor Dewhurst 15 March 1823 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, UK 23 December 1887 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, UK      
Isaac Dewhurst 21 December 1824 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, UK Bur. 27 January 1833 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, UK      
James Dewhurst 30 June 1826 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, UK 1842 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, UK      
Henry Dewhurst [3] 02 March 1828 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, UK          
Sarah Dewhurst Chr. 10 March 1830 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, UK     1858 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, UK Allan Brown [4]
Isaac William Dewhurst Chr. 28 February 1835 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, UK     1865   Lydia Kemp [5]

[1] Sarah Sawley was b. 2 December 1797 Gisburn. She was the second child of John Sawley and Nancy (Brown).

[2] William Slingsby was b: 1818 in Bell Busk, Yorkshire, England and d: December 1897 in Carleton in Craven, Yorkshire, England. This couple had four children; Sarah Eleanor Slingsby b. abt 1847 Carleton in Craven, Yorkshire, England (m. Herbert Todd [4 September 1833 - 23 Ocober 1880]), seven children; William Cecil Slingsby b. abt June 1849 at Bell Busk, Yorkshire, England, d. 23 August 1929 Hurstpiperpoint, Sussex (m. Alizon Ecroyd [B. 21 June 1882, Nelson, Lancashire D. after October 1929]), five children; Frank Edwin Slingsby b. abt 1853 at Bell Busk D? (m. 1884 Kate Crowther [b. abt 1852 - 1900]), three children; and Edith Annie Slingsby b. abt 1857 Bell Busk, Yorkshire, England D. 4 May 1935 Sedbergh. Never married - no children.

[3] Family legend for Henry Dewhurst says he was a bachelor and emigrated from England. One branch believes he went to Australia and became a policeman another says he went to Canada and became a Mountie!

[4] Sarah Dewhurst and Allan Brown had 2 children: Helena B Brown and Florence E Brown.

[5] Isaac William Dewhurst and Lydia Kemp had 4 children: Marian Dewhurst B. 1866 Middlesex; Emily Eliza Dewhurst abt 1868 Depford, Kent; William Dewhurst B. abt 1870 Greenwich, Kent; Henry Dewhurst B. abt Dec 1871 Mitcham Surrey.

Family of John Sawley Dewhurst and Emily Blackburn

NAME BIRTH LOCATION DEATH LOCATION MARRIAGE LOCATION SPOUSE
John Sawley Dewhurst 29 April 1819 Skipton in Craven, Yorkshire, UK 1876 Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England 1859 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England Emily Blackburn [1]
Sarah Elizabeth Dewhurst 1860 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England     1) 1885
2) ?
  1) Alban Ramsbottom
2) James Leach Taylor
John Dewhurst 1861 Sandal, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England   Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England 1900   Bridget Geldart
Emily Dewhurst 16 Oct 1862 Sandal, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England 18 Apr 1934 Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England 1 Jan 1901 St Mark's, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England Walter Cooper
Eleanor Dewhurst 1866 Sandal, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England   Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England ~ ~ ~
Frances Blackburn Dewhurst abt June 1876 Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England   Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England ~ ~ ~

[1] Emily Blackburn was Chr. 7 July 1838 and d. 3 January 1915 at Barrow in Furness, Lancashire. She was the 2nd child of Benjamin Blackburn and Elizabeth - nee Wright.

[2] Alban Ramsbottom was b. 1858 at Accricton, Lancashire and d. 1892 in Lancashire. This couple had three children: Wilfred Dewhurst Ramsbottom (1887 - 1945) who m. Hilda Hines in 1915; Margaret E Ramsbottom b. abt 1889; and Mary Frances E Ramsbottom b. 1990. James Leach Taylor, a widower, b.1849 in Oldham, Lancashire. This couple had 1 child: James Dewhurst Taylor, b. 1900 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.

[3] Bridget Geldart was b. 1870 and d. 1905. This couple had two children: Margaret Dewhurst b. 1902 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire and d. before 2000; and John Dewhurst b.1904 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, d. 20 Sep 1982 in Hawkshead, Cumbria. He m. Freda ??.

[4] Walter Cooper was b. 14 June 1854 in North Muskham, Nottinghamshire and d. 3 Oct 1929 at Barrow in Furness Lancashire. Walter, a widower at the time of his marriage to Emily, was the 6th child of John Cooper and Jane (nee Beard). This couple had two children: Walter Dewhurst Cooper b. 2 Jan 1902, d. Apr 1992, and Eric Gordon Cooper b. 6 Oct 1906 and d. 1 Apr 1989.