Descendants of Isaac Dewhurst Sr. of Kildwick, Yorkshire

Submitted by Robyn Lynn and David Freeman

Family of Isaac Dewhurst and Susannah ?

[1] The name "Susannah" as wife of Isaac is certain. It is possible that this is Susanna Shackleton m. in 1727. The IGI puts this marriage as being at Saxton in Elmet which is a long way from the area in which we are looking, but the Isaac/Susanna name combination is too unusual to dismiss without much further research. The same marriage seems to appear at Keighley which is close to the correct area. Isaac Dewhurst was a tennant farmer and moved around probably as bigger and/or better farms became available. His will was made 16 Jan 1769 and proved at York 6 Jan 1770. Susanna must have already passed on as she doesn't appear on the will - in fact there is no wife mentioned.

[2] Children of Mary Dewhurst and John Roberts, all Chr. at Bracewell, Yorkshire, England; Susanna, Chr 28 May 1758; William, Chr 30 Sep 1759; Richard, Chr 9 May 1762; Mary, Chr 4 Sep 1768; Marthy, Chr 19 May 1771. There is also a Sarah Dewhurst marrying a William Roberts at Bracewell in 1765. This looks like 2 brothers marrying 2 sisters. There is no Sarah on Isaac's will. She could have died by 1769 or possibly she is a cousin of my Dewhursts. Sarah and William have 2 chiuldren Chr at Bracewell - Richard, Chr 1766 and Mary, Chr 1770 at Bracewell.

[3] John may be the John B. 12 Jan and Chr 13 Feb 1732 at Keighley OR may be b. about 1743 as given age at the time of marriage suggests. John took over the lease of Varley Field and died there in 1798. His will was made 6 Oct 1794 and proved Oct 1798 at York. He has no children but leaves money and his lease on a Farm at Newsholm to his wife, Mary, then small amounts to his brother, William, Robert (the son of Betty Malham) and Joseph (the son of John 'Brasha') - (John Brayshire - probably Brayshaw - is one of the witnesses to the will). The rest is to be divided amongst the children of his siblings - Mary, Isaac and Thomas. Mary Malham possibly b. abt 1745. Mary Dewhurst of Newsholme dies before August 1800.

[4] Hannah is known only from her father's will - she is a minor child - i.e., under 21 as of 16 Jan 1769 and should be younger than Thomas.

Family of Thomas Dewhurst and Ellen Thornber/Thornbor

[1] Thomas was a tenant farmer until about 1800 when he purchased his own farm - "Pickhill." Pickhill still exists today. Pickhill was located near Elslack near Skipton where Thomas had a mill and worked as a Cotton Tradesman/Manufacturer. This mill was managed by Thomas's nephew, Isaac, son of Isaac Jr. and Catherione. Old account books in possession of Messers John Dewhurst & Sons, Limited relate that previous to 1785, Mr Thomas Dewhurst, of Marton, grandfather of the senior partners of Messers John Dewhurst & Sons, Limited was, in addition to farming, carrying on a trade in wool, and buying twist from Darlington and other places, presumably for the use of handloom weavers. Thomas always farmed alongside building up his cotton business and running his mills - he never lost contact with the land. Ellen/Eleanor Thornber/Thornbor was Chr. 16 May 1756 in Long Preston, Yorkshire into an old Gisburn farming family. She was the fourth child of Henry Thornber and his wife Ellen nee Bulcock. The Thornber's were yeomen at Gisburn at least from the mid - 1600s. The family was described as being of Hellifield, Gisburn on her Christening records. There are various Thornber descent marriages of varying degree of cousinship. Thomas and Ellen lived at Marton in Craven whilst their children were being born. NOTE: Ellen is always documented with the name Ellen or Ellin on all records except the Christening of her last child - then she is recorded as Eleanor. Ellen died in 1839 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England. The farm wasn't sold by Isaac's eldest son, John, until after Ellen died.

[2] Nancy Dewhurst and Storey Watkinson had nine children.

[3] James Dewhurst and Elizabeth Shiers had three children: Benjamin Shiers Dewhurst b: 10 November 1817 in Skipton, Yorkshire, UK; Eleanor Dewhurst b: 19 August 1819 in Skipton, Yorkshire, UK and James Dewhurst b: 13 April 1821 in Skipton, Yorkshire, UK.

[4] Eleanor Dewhurst and Henry Wilson had four children.

John Dewhurst and Alice Bonney (wife #2)

[1] Ann Atkinson was b: Abt. 1791 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England and d: 03 August 1815 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. Children of John Dewhurst and Ann Atkinson are: Thomas Atkinson Dewhurst Chr: 21 July 1811 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England d: in Skipton, Yorkshire, England and Sarah Ann Dewhurst b: 07 July 1815 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England d: 27 July 1815 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England.

[2] Alice Bonney was b: 12 November 1788 in Bispham, Lancashire, England and d: 27 Aug 1864. She was the daughter of John Bonny and Jenny nee Bickerstaffe. She was Chr at Bispham 12 Nov 1788 and Died 25 Feb 1865, in Skipton, Burial at Zion Chapel, Skipton. Most of their children were actually b. at Mill Holme, Nr Skipton but some records say Mill Holme whilst others referring to the same given person say Embsay or Skipton.

[3] ?? Roberts, husband of Jane was a worsted Manufacturer. They had one child before she died in 1850.

[4] Recorded as Helen rather than Ellen on the second Christening. This is the only time the name appears as Helen. James Milne (b. abt 1805 Swinton nr Manchester Lancashire - d. 1866). Seven children were born to this couple. Children of this couple are: Alice Milne B abt 1846 Manchester - D 1895 married William Thornber Smith; John Dewhurst Milne B. abt 1847 and D. 1910 Manchester married Lucy Midwood; Sidney Milne B. abt 1849 Manchester D?; James Herbert Milne B. abt 1859 Manchester - 1908 Cheadle Cheshire Married Emily Hodgskinson; Jane Milne abt 1852 Manchester- D? married Thomas Mellor; Ellen Elizabeth Milne B.1857 Cheadle Cheshire - D?; Clifford Donald Milne B abt 1862 Married Kate Gertrude Mitchel

[5] John Hopkinson was b: abt 1823 -Manchester, Lancashire and d: 1902. Alice Dewhurst and John Hopkinson had thirteen children: John Hopkinson B. 27 Jul 1849 Manchester - 27 Aug 1898 Mount Petite Dent de Veisivi, Switzerland. Married Evelyn Oldenbourg; Alfred Hopkinson B. 28 June 1851 - D. 11 Nov 1939 Bovington Hertfordshire. Married Esther Wells; Ellen Hopkinson B. abt 1954 Manchester - D. 1875 Manchester; Charles Hopkinson B. 1855 Manchester - D. 1920 Cambridge. Married Mabel; Alice Hopkinson B. 1856 - D 1858 Manchester; Mary Jane Hopkinson B. 16 Aug 1857 Manchester - D.1951; Edward Hopkinson B. May 1859 Manchester - D. 15 Jan 1922 Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Married Minnie Campbell; Elizabeth Lilian Hopkinson B. 1860 - D 18 Feb 1940 Dartmouth Devonshire. Married Wilberforce Newton Tribe; Gertrude Hopkinson B.1862 Manchester - D.1895; Albert Hopkinson b. 1863 Manchester D? Married Olga Cunliffe-Owen; Mabel Hopkinson B. 1864 Manchester - D? Married George Anson; William Henry Hopkinson B1866 - D. 1868 Manchester; Henry Dewhurst Hopkinson B. abt 1868 - D. 1877 Manchester

[6] Dr. William Harrison was b. abt 1830 in Gargrave and d. Derbyshire - no known issue for this couple.

[7] Click on Thomas to see charts for his descendants.

Family of John Bonny Dewhurst and Frances England

[1] Frances England was b: Abt. 1824 in Colne, Lancashire, England, daughter of Nicholas England, Esq. and Ellen nee Thornber of Colne, Lancaster, England. By 1901, John Bonny Dewhurst has retired as a Cotton Spinner. John Bonny Dewhirst and Frances were quite likely 2nd cousins.

[2] By 1901, Algernon and Harold are still single and living at home. Algernon works as a "Sewing Cotton Manufacturer" and Harold is the "Sewing Cotton Manufacturer Cashier."

[3] Elinor Tunstill was b: 1858 in Reelyford, Nelson-in-Marsden, Lancashire, 5th child of William and Mary Tunstill, of Reelyford, Nelson-in-Marsden. In 1901, she is enumerated living with Mary Frances at the Hotel Metropole in St. Martin in the Fields, London England. Elinor d. 3 September 1911 in Maloja, Engadine, Switzerland. Child of Lionel Dewhurst and Elinor Tunstill are: Cyril Dewhurst, b. abt. 1889 (shows up in 1901 as a student/boarder at Arnold House Prep School in Llanddulas, Denbighshire, Wales). Cyril as heir to the Skipton mills, sold the business in about 1978. NOTE: Cyril and his cousin Edgar live adjacent to each other in the 1891 census.

[4] Arthur Stanley Wills d: 1935. This couple had three sons; Ronald Dewhurst Wills (23 June Plaistow, Kent. Chr Zion Chapel Skipton 18 September 1891 - Died Hill House, Corston Nr Bath, Somerset, Bur. 24 September at Corston Nr Bath); Wilfred Dewhurst Wills ( 15 October 1898, Died Hamswell Nr Bath, Somerset. It is not yet known where he was buried however his funeral was on 23 April 1854 at Cold Ashton, Gloucestershire); and Theodore Dewhurst Wills B. 1894 Kent - Died 1894 Kent - Family legend says he lived for only 8 days.