The history of my family
Bridget SOMMERS
of Kendal, Westmorland
Alternative names
Bridget HURD (Married)
Ancestors
Show generations
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Thomas SOMMERS
~1703 - bur.1760
Yeoman of Lambrigg, Westmorland
Bridget SOMMERS
bap.1737 - ~1797
of Kendal, Westmorland
 
Agnes DIXON
bap.1712 - ~1786
of Kendal, Westmorland
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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Bridget SOMMERS
bap.1737 - ~1797
of Kendal, Westmorland
  m. Benjamin HURD (1733 - ~1796)
 
Narrative and Notes

Bridget married Bejamin HURD, a shearman in Kendal in 1760, aged 23.

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
6 Sep 1737
0
Baptism 
1
Kendal, Westmorland
18 Apr 1742
4
Burial of brother Thomas SOMMERS 
2
Kendal, Westmorland
aft 1758
21
Death 
 
aft 1758
21
Death of sister Sarah SOMMERS 
 
May 1760
22
Marriage to husband Benjamin HURD 
3
Kendal, Westmorland
5 Jun 1760
22
Burial of father Thomas SOMMERS 
45
Kendal, Westmorland
17 Feb 1761
23
Marriage of sister Mary SOMMERS and John MARR 
678
Kendal, Westmorland
aft Feb 1761
23
Death of mother Agnes DIXON 
 
26 Oct 1767
30
Marriage of sister Sarah SOMMERS and John ADLINGTON 
910
Kendal, Westmorland
12 Dec 1776
39
Burial of sister Mary SOMMERS 
11
Kendal, Westmorland
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - FamilySearch International Genealogical Index

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Author: LDS. Publishing Info: © IGI This information has been reproduced with permission of LDS

BRIDGET SUMMERS

Female

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Event(s):

Christening: 06 SEP 1737 Kendal, Westmorland, England

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Parents:

Father: THO SUMMERS

Mother: AGNES

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Source Information:

Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

C003112 1673 - 1749 0973138-0973139 Film 0820609 Film

Sheet: 00

2 - FamilySearch International Genealogical Index

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Thos. Sommers

England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

Name:

Thos. Sommers

Event Type:

Death

Event Date:

18 Apr 1742

Event Place:

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Event Place (Original):

Kendal, Westmoreland, England

Gender:

Male

Father's Name:

Thos. Sommers

Mother's Name:

Agnes

3 - Archdeaconry of Richmond

Lancashhire Archive

Reference number ARR 11

Title Marriage Bond

Date 07/05/1760

Description Groom surname: Hurd

Groom forename(s): Benjamin

Groom age: 22

Groom occupation/status: Shearman

Groom marital status: not given

Groom domicile:

Place 1: Kendal

Place 2: Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Bride surname: Sommers

Bride forename(s): Bridget

Bride age: 23

Bride marital status/occupation: Spinster

Bride domicile:

Place 1: Kendal

Place 2: Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Place of marriage:

Church: not given

Place 1: Kendal

Place 2: Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Notes: Bondsman William Hurd of Kendal, Shearman

4 - FamilySearch International Genealogical Index

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Thomas Somers

England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

Name:

Thomas Somers

Event Type:

Death

Event Date:

5 Jun 1760

Event Place:

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Event Place (Original):

Kendal, Westmoreland, England

Gender:

Male

5 - Archdeaconry of Richmond

Lancashhire Archive

Reference number WRW/K/R499/106

Title Probate records

Date 29 APR 1761

Description Testator's name: THOMAS SOMMERS

Occupation/status: YEOMAN

Minor place: Not given

Township: LAMBRIGG

Parish: KENDAL

County/Country: WESTMORLAND

Other information: None

Contents: W,

Where:

A = Administration bond

A with W annexed = Administration with Will annexed

AFF = Affidavit

AFFIRM = Affirmation

APP OF ADMIN = Appointment of Administrator

APP OF ATT = Appointment of Attorney

CERT = Certificate

COD = Codicil

COMM = Commission

COMM & RET = Commission and Return

CONF PRBT & ADMNR = Confirmation of Probate and Administrator

CUR = Curation bond

DEP = Deposition

I = Inventory

LETT = Letter

LTD = Limited Administration bond

MEMO = Memorandum

MON = Monition

NUNC W = Nuncupative will

PROXY OF REN = Proxy of Renunciation

REN = Renunciation

TUON = Tuition

W = Will

WRAP(PER) = Wrapper

6 - Email from Peter Fawcett

Joseph SCOTT of Kirkland Bachelor married Sarah MARR of Kendal spinster in Holy Trinity, Kendal on the 01 May 1786.

Given that John and Agnes MARR were living with Joseph & Sarah SCOTT in Stricklandgate at the time of the 1787 census, I would assume that this is the correct marriage, especially as they appear to be Sarah's siblings.

A Sarah MARR was chr. 12 May 1765 in Holy Trinity, Kendal, the d/o John & Mary MARR of Stricklandgate. I haven't checked the registers for her siblings, yet the IGI lists William (chr.30 Jan 1763), John (chr. 30 Nov 1766), Agnes (chr. 25 Dec 1768) and Thomas (chr. 14 Jul 1771).

John MARR maried Mary SUMERS, both of Kendal, in Holy Trinity, Kendal on the 17 Feb 1761.

The two Joseph SCOTTs baptised in Kendal that you mention were

Joseph s/o William & Elizabeth SCOTT of Kirkland, chr. 13 Jan 1765 Holy Trinity, Kendal

Joseph s/o John & Jane SCOTT of Stricklandgate, chr. 31 Aug 1766 Holy Trinity, Kendal

The family of John & Jane SCOTT appear to have lived on Stricklandgate from at least 1766 (Joseph's baptism) until the time of the 1787 census. Therefore, given that the Joseph who married Sarah was of Kirkland at the time of his marriage (1786), I suspect that he is more likely the son of William & Elizabeth. If this is the case, then the naming of Joseph & Sarah's children (Mary, Wm, John,..,Betty) after their parents seems quite plausible.

If the above is correct, then Joseph's parents appear to be

W[illia]m SCOTT of Kendal & Eliz[abe]th BUSHER of Kirkland who married in Holy Trinity, Kendal on the 30 Sep 1759.

7 - FamilySearch International Genealogical Index

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John Marr

Male

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Marriages:

Spouse: Mary Summers

Marriage: 17 FEB 1761 Kendal, Westmorland, England

8 - Archdeaconry of Richmond

Lancashhire Archive

Level Item

Reference number ARR 11

Title Marriage Bond

Date 16/02/1761

Description Groom surname: Marr

Groom forename(s): John

Groom age: 21

Groom occupation/status: Currier

Groom marital status: Bachelor

Groom domicile:

Place 1: Kendal

Place 2: Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Bride surname: Sommers

Bride forename(s): Mary

Bride age: 20

Bride marital status/occupation: Spinster & a Minor

Bride domicile:

Place 1: Kendal

Place 2: Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Place of marriage:

Church: not given

Place 1: Kendal

Place 2: Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Notes: Bondsman Benjamin Hurd of Kendal, Shearman. With consent of Agnes Sommers, widow & mother of the bride.

9 - Archdeaconry of Richmond

Lancashhire Archive

Title Marriage Bond

Date 25/10/1767

Description Groom surname: Adlington

Groom forename(s): John

Groom age: 28

Groom occupation/status: Woolcomber

Groom marital status: not given

Groom domicile:

Place 1: Kendal

Place 2: Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Bride surname: Sommers

Bride forename(s): Sarah

Bride age: 23

Bride marital status/occupation: Spinster

Bride domicile:

Place 1: not given

Place 2: Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Place of marriage:

Church: not given

Place 1: Kendal

Place 2: not given

Place 3: Westmorland

10 - FamilySearch International Genealogical Index

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First name(s) Sarah

Last name Summers

Name note -

Marriage year 1767

Marriage date 26 Oct 1767

Marriage place Kendal

Spouse's first name(s) Jhn

Spouse's last name Adlington

Spouse's age -

Residence Kendal, Westmoreland, England

County Westmorland

Country England

Record set England Marriages 1538-1973

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Parish Marriages

Collections from England, Great Britain

11 - FamilySearch International Genealogical Index

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Mary Marr

England, Cumbria Parish Registers, 1538-1990

Name:

Mary Marr

Event Type:

Burial

Event Date:

12 Dec 1776

Event Place:

Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Gender:

Female

Age:

36

Birth Year (Estimated):

1740