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An explanation of the colour coding system
used to identify the nine Adamthwaite family lines
In the first stages of development of the BMD and
census spreadsheets, information on UK Adamthwaites was collected from a variety
of sources:
- details of family composition of members of
the Adamthwaite mailing list on Rootsweb, much of which is the result of
decades of research
- all Adamthwaites found in the 1841 to 1901
censuses - this became much easier with the availability of on-line indexes,
but there are still some individuals that we have been unable to find,
possibly due to the imaginative ways in which the surname has been
transcribed for indexing
- all Adamthwaites found on the GRO Index of
Births, Marriages and Deaths - these were accessed at the Family Records
Centre and on-line from 1837 to 2004 (though recent details are not
published on the website)
- all Adamthwaites found on Parish Registers -
accessed at various County Records Offices and the Society of Genealogists
by members of the mailing list. Also details from IGI have been used
with caution - where possible all these entries have been double checked on
original parish registers
- names of family members mentioned in
Adamthwaite Wills and Letters of Administration - these have been invaluable
in building up a picture of the early Adamthwaite families
In order to work out how the different family
groups were composed, a cross analysis was undertaken of all census data with
the birth, marriage and death details found in parish records and on the GRO
index to establish parentage of each individual, and rough family tree diagrams
were drawn up. To avoid any individual being allocated to more than one
tree a colour coding system was developed and gradually a picture began to
emerge of the different lines. The period between the start of general
registration in 1837 and the 1901 census was the most straightforward, and also
the period after 1912 when the mother's maiden name was added to the birth
index.
The Birth spreadsheets from 1700 onwards are the most
informative - and should be used as the starting point for discovering what we
know about any particular person. For most individuals, as well as details
of their parents, and (if known) their place and date of christening, you will
also find their date of death and marriage and the name of their spouse.
This cross-indexing also serves to ensure that each event is only associated
with one individual! In order to identify death records of adult female
Adamthwaites, we have also included the births of female spouses, though there
is very little information about their parentage and frequently their year of
birth is estimated from either census information or age at death.
Armed with the information about an individual
found on the Birth spreadsheets, you can then look up their entries on the Death
and Marriage spreadsheets. If you look at the far right-hand columns of the
Birth spreadsheets from 1750 onwards, you will also see an indication of the
censuses where each individual has been found. You can then go to the relevant
Census page to see the address where that person was living, their place of
birth, status, age, occupation and other members of the household. Where
we have any more information, a will, or photos for an individual, you will also
see notes in the third column of the Birth spreadsheets directing you to the
relevant section of the website.
We have bought a considerable number of certificates
to confirm our hypotheses. As more and more people have joined the
mailing list and contributed details from BMD certificates they hold, the
percentage of individuals allocated to one of the nine family lines has grown
substantially. The final column of each of the BMD tables indicates if an
actual certificate is held by one of the mailing list members. There are still some entries which are mere speculation,
but our mailing list members regularly submit corrections and additions.
The lines are as follows:
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ADAMTHWAITE/McEVER
- violet line
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We can trace this line back with some degree of certainty to William
Adamthwaite of Holebeck in Frostrow, Sedbergh largely because of the
very helpful wills left by a whole dynasty of Sedbergh Adamthwaites.
This William would have been born before 1619 |
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ADAMTHWAITE/STEPHENSON -
yellow line
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We believe this line is descended from Thomas Adamthwaite of Adamthwaite
(1678-1745) whose son William (1706-1756) married first a Dorothy ? and
second Agnes Metcalf in 1742. Their son William (1744 - ?) married
Jane Stephenson in Ravenstonedale in 1767, but after 1800 all members of
this line appear in and around London after their two sons Edward and
Matthew walked to London (though nothing more is known about Matthew). |
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ADAMTHWAITE/VIPOND - orange line (a branch of the
violet line) |
The discovery of the will of one of the violet line Adamthwaites
(William of Branthwaite) established that the Vipond Adamthwaites were
in fact a branch of that line - but they are so interesting that we have
kept them separate! Thomas Adamthwaite (1748-1816) married Lucy
Vipond and he moved to London where he was a Notary Public. As far
as we are aware, there are no surviving Adamthwaites of this line in the
UK but we are in contact with some in the USA. |
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ADAMTHWAITE/KEASLEY
- olive green line
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this John Adamthwaite was born in about 1730 and married Isabel Keasley
in Ravenstonedale in 1753, when they were both described as 'of this
parish' - but we can't find a birth for him. It is possible that
he was a Quaker. A number of members of this line emigrated to
Australia. |
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ADAMTHWAITE/STEEL
- grey line
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this line is headed by a William Adamthwaite, born before 1750 who
married a Jane Devis in Brough under Stainmore in 1769. His grandson
John Adamthwaite was married to Sarah Steel and they ran the Punchbowl
Inn in Stainmore - a number of their descendants now live in Canada. |
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ADAMTHWAITE/HUNTER
- light green line
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this line originates with John Adamthwaite who was born in about 1776
and married Margaret Hunter in 1803 in Hurworth on tees. We know
that John was a teacher in the Adamthwaite Academy in Bowes and on his
memorial he was described as 'a native of Adamthwaite in Westmorland',
but to date we have not found his birth and have been unable to work out
how he is related to the other Adamthwaites who were also involved in
the schools at Bowes and Winton |
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ADAMTHWAITE/WHITESMITH
- blue line
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We know that William Adamthwaite 'of Appleby' married Hannah Whitesmith
in Tynemouth in 1791 and that William was a farmer. From his age
at death, he would have been born in about 1774 but we have been unable
to find a birth record for him in any of the villages around Appleby or
Shap where he died. Two of his sons (William and Edward) are
believed to have walked to London. |
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ADAMTHWAITE/KNEWSTUBB - turquoise line
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This is the most recently identified line and appears to be the only
group whose descendants have remained in Cumbria. William
Adamthwaite (1777-1828) married Mary Knewstubb in 1802 in Ravenstonedale. |
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ADAMTHWAITE/GARLICK - pink line (a branch of the olive
line) |
This highly successful branch of the olive green line is headed up by
John Adamthwaite (1780-1843). He was the illegitimate son of
Elizabeth Adamthwaite, who we believe was a daughter of John and Isabel
(Keasley). He married Mary Garlick at Manchester Cathedral in
1807. By 1811 John he was listed in Manchester Trade Directories as a
coal merchant, a few years later he appeared as a brewer. At some
point he and William Lupton owned Lupton and Adamthwaite Brewery.
Some of John and Mary's descendants lived in Ireland for a time and
later some emigrated to Australia. |
This colour coding is used on all the UK Birth,
Marriage and Death spreadsheets and also the Census spreadsheets, the photo
gallery pages and various lists of individuals such as 'Adamthwaites in Uniform'
and 'Adamthwaites in the Press'.
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