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Mary BIRKETT
of Kendal, Westmorland
Alternative names
Mary SHARP (Married)
Ancestors
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John BIRKETT
~1653 - ~1728
of Windermere, Westmorland
George BIRKETT
~1684 - bur.1731
Husbandman and farmer of Windermere, Westmorland
 
Agnes SATTERTHWAITE
~1643 - ~1723
of Hawkshead, Lancashire
Thomas BIRKETT
~1706 - bur.1756
Husbandman and farmer of Lambrigg, Westmorland
 
Isabel COOKSON
~1684 - ~1759
of Kendal, Westmorland
Mary BIRKETT
bap.1755 - ~1813
of Kendal, Westmorland
 
Abigail FAWCETT
~1706 - ~1791
of Kendal, Westmorland
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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Mary BIRKETT
bap.1755 - ~1813
of Kendal, Westmorland
  m. Thomas SHARP (~1748 - ~1811)
 
Narrative and Notes

Mary was given £30 is her father's will of 1756, who died when she was just three years old.

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
btw 1753 and 1754
0
Birth 
 
1 Jun 1755
2
Baptism 
1
Kendal, Westmorland
19 Jun 1756
3
Burial of father Thomas BIRKETT 
23
Kendal, Westmorland
20 Jun 1760
7
Marriage of sister Isabell BIRKETT and Nicholas GIBSON 
4
Kendal Parish, Westmorland
23 Apr 1763
10
Marriage of brother George BIRKETT and Agnes SAWREY 
5
Kendal, Westmorland
26 Apr 1766
13
Marriage of sister Ann BIRKETT and Edward MACHELL 
67
Kendal, Westmorland
24 Dec 1772
19
Marriage to husband Thomas SHARP 
8
Kendal Parish, Westmorland
14 Jun 1817
64
Burial of sister Ann BIRKETT 
9
Grayrigg Churchyard, Grayrigg, Westmorland, England
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - FamilySearch International Genealogical Index

Reprinted by permission. Copyright © 1999-2002 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc

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

Mary Birkett

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name:

Mary Birkett

Event Type:

Christening

Event Date:

1 Jun 1755

Event Place:

Westmorland, England, United Kingdom

Event Place (Original):

Kendal, Westmoreland, England

Gender:

Female

Father's Name:

Thos Birkett

Mother's Name:

2 - FamilySearch International Genealogical Index

Reprinted by permission. Copyright © 1999-2002 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc

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

Thomas Birkett

England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

Name:

Thomas Birkett

Event Type:

Death

Event Date:

19 Jun 1756

Event Place:

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Event Place (Original):

Kendal, Westmoreland, England

Gender:

Male

3 - Archdeaconry of Richmond

Lancashhire Archive

Reference number WRW/K/R493/58

Title Probate records

Date 18 SEP 1756

Description Testator's name: THOMAS BIRKETT

Occupation/status: HUSBAND OF ABIGAIL

Minor place: LAMBRIGG PARK

Township: LAMBRIGG

Parish: KENDAL

County/Country: WESTMORLAND

Other information: None

Contents: W, I, A,

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

4 - Archdeaconry of Richmond

Lancashhire Archive

Reference number ARR 11

Title Marriage Bond

Date 20/06/1760

Description Groom surname: Gibson

Groom forename(s): Nicholas

Groom age: 24

Groom occupation/status: Husbandman

Groom marital status: not given

Groom domicile:

Place 1: Lambrigg

Place 2: Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Bride surname: Birkett

Bride forename(s): Isabel

Bride age: 19

Bride marital status/occupation: Spinster & Minor

Bride domicile:

Place 1: Lambrigg

Place 2: Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Place of marriage:

Church: not given

Place 1: Kendal

Place 2: Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Notes: Bondsman John Rook of Dillicar, Kendal, Carpenter

5 - Archdeaconry of Richmond

Lancashhire Archive

Title Marriage Bond

Date 23/04/1763

Description Groom surname: Birkett

Groom forename(s): George

Groom age: 31

Groom occupation/status: Husbandman

Groom marital status: not given

Groom domicile:

Place 1: Preston Patrick

Place 2: Burton in Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Bride surname: Sawrey

Bride forename(s): Agnes

Bride age: 24

Bride marital status/occupation: Spinster

Bride domicile:

Place 1: Preston Patrick

Place 2: Burton in Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Place of marriage:

Church: not given

Place 1: Kendal

Place 2: Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Notes: Bondsman Thomas Barker of Kirkland, parish of Kendal, Inn-holder.

6 - Archdeaconry of Richmond

Lancashhire Archive

Know all Men by these presents , that we Edward Machell of Whinfell in the Parish of Kendal in the County of Westmorland Husbandman, and John Rook of Lambrigg in the Parish aforesaid House Carpenter

are held and firmly bound unto the Right Reverend Father in God Edward by divine permission Lord Bishop of Chester, in two hundred Pounds of good and lawful Money of Great Britain, to be paid to the said Right Reverend Father, or to his certain Attorney, his Executors, Administrators or Assigns to which Payment well and truly to be made, We oblige ourselves and each of us, by himself for the whole, Our and each of our Heirs, Executors and Administrators firmly by these Presents, Sealed with our seals, dated the Twenmty sixth Day of April in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six.

The COnsition of this Obligation is such, that if there shall not hereafter appear any Lawful Let or Impediment, by Reason of any Pre-contract, Consanguinity, Affinity or any other just Cause whatsoever, but that

the above bound Edward Machell and Anne Birkett of Lambrigg in the Parish of Kendal spinster (a minor with the consent of her mother Abigail Birkett, widow

may Lawfully Marry together, and that there is not any suit depending before any judge ecclesiastical or civil for or concerning any such pre-contract and that the consent of the parents or others the governors of the said parties, be thereunto first had and obtained, and that they cause their said marriage to be openly Solemnised in the Face of the Parish Church of Kendal between the hours of Eight and Twelve in the Forenoon, and do and shall save harmless and keep indemnified the above named Lord Bishop his Commissary, his Surrogates and all other his Officers and Successors in Office for and concerning the Premises, then this obligation to be void or else in Force.

Sealed and delivered in the presence of

Thomas Symond

George Birkett

Edward Machell [seal]

John Rook [seal]

----

The 26th Day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty six The within-named Edward Machell aged 25 years and upwards appeared Personally abd alledged that he intended to marry woth Anne Birkett within named aged 20 years, and that he knoweth of no lawful Let or Impediment by Reason of any Pre-contract, Consanguinity, Affinity or any other Lawful Cause whatsoever to hinder the said intended Marriage, of the Truth of which he made Oath, and that the usual place of abode of the said Party for four weeks [?] past have been in the Parish of Kendal

Sworn before me Thomas Symonds, Surr

7 - Machells in Kendal Family Tree
Author: Bridget Machell
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8 - Archdeaconry of Richmond

Lancashhire Archive

Reference number ARR 11

Title Marriage Bond

Date 24/12/1772

Description Groom surname: Sharp

Groom forename(s): Thomas

Groom age: 24

Groom occupation/status: Husbandman

Groom marital status: not given

Groom domicile:

Place 1: Firbank

Place 2: Kirkby Lonsdale

Place 3: Westmorland

Bride surname: Birkett

Bride forename(s): Mary

Bride age: 19

Bride marital status/occupation: not given

Bride domicile:

Place 1: Lambrigg Park

Place 2: Kendal

Place 3: Westmorland

Place of marriage:

Church: not given

Place 1: not given

Place 2: not given

Place 3: not given

Notes:

9 - Machells in Kendal Family Tree
Author: Bridget Machell
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