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Margaret KENDAL
of Sedbergh, Yorkshire
Alternative names
Margaret JAMES (Married)
Ancestors
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Robert KENDAL
~1733 - 1812
Husbandman of Sedbergh, Yorkshire
Robert KENDAL
1770 - 1835
Husbandman of Sedbergh, Yorkshire
 
Jane [KENDAL]
~1740 - ~1833
Margaret KENDAL
bap.1814 - ~1897
of Sedbergh, Yorkshire
 
Thomas DICKENSON
~1741 - ~1816
of Cartmel, Lancashire
Nancy DICKENSON
1790 - 1870
Farmer of Cartmel, Lancashire
 
Agnes PRESTON
~1751 - bur.1842
of Cartmel Fell, Lancashire
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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Margaret KENDAL
bap.1814 - ~1897
of Sedbergh, Yorkshire
  m. Thomas JAMES (~1807 - ~1894)
 
Hannah JAMES
1847 - ~1914
of Hutton Le Hay, Westmorland
Tommy JAMES
1847 - ~1914
of Hutton Le Hay, Westmorland
 
John T JAMES
1873 - ~1927
of Old Hutton, Kendal, Westmorland
Narrative and Notes
Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
27 Mar 1814
0
Baptism 
1
Sedbergh, Yorkshire
Mar 1826
11
Death of sister Agnes KENDAL 
23
Marthwaite, Sedbergh, Yorkshire
14 Sep 1833
19
Death of sister Mary KENDAL 
 
4 Jul 1834
20
Marriage of sister Jane KENDAL and John MACHELL 
4
Sedbergh, Yorkshire
15 Jun 1835
21
Death of father Robert KENDAL 
56
Marthwaite, Sedbergh, Yorkshire
1 May 1836
22
Marriage of brother Robert KENDAL and Elizabeth 'Betty' FAWCETT 
7
Killington, Westmorland
20 Oct 1836
22
Marriage to husband Thomas JAMES 
8
Sedbergh, Yorkshire
4 Oct 1841
27
Marriage of sister Jane KENDAL and Edward THEXTON 
9
Kendal, Westmorland
c. 1847
33
Birth of daughter Hannah JAMES 
Hutton Le Hay, Westmorland
c. 1847
33
Birth of son Tommy JAMES 
Hutton Le Hay, Westmorland
26 Feb 1849
34
Death of sister Jane KENDAL 
10
Finkle Street, Kendal, Westmorland
31 Dec 1850/51
37
Marriage of brother William KENDAL and Jane BRAITHWAITE 
11
Sedbergh, Yorkshire
1860
46
Death of sister Nancy KENDAL 
 
22 Dec 1867
53
Burial of brother John KENDAL 
12
Killington, Westmorland
8 Jul 1870
56
Death of mother Nancy DICKENSON 
13
Sedbergh, Yorkshire
15 Dec 1874
60
Marriage of sister Agnes KENDAL and Charles 'Charley' BRAGG 
14
St Catherine's, Edge Hill, West Derby, Lancashire
1876
62
Death of brother Thomas KENDAL 
North America
3 Apr 1881
67
Census 
15
Craig Walk, Undermilbeck, Westmorland
Jan 1892
77
Death of sister Agnes KENDAL 
 
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

MARGARET KENDAL

Female

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Event(s):

Christening: 27 MAR 1814 Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

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Parents:

Father: ROBERT KENDAL

Mother: NANCY

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Source Information:

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

C009243 1813 - 1821 0207577 Film 6909714 Film

C009243 1821 - 1837 0207578 Film NONE

C009243 1839 - 1847 0207576 Film NONE

Sheet: 00

2 - Family tree from Judith Robinson

A family tree of descendents of Robert and Mary KENDAL of Sedbergh covering 6 generations from mid C18th to late C19th.

Agnes 1812-1826

3 - Westmorland Gazette

At Marthwaite, near Sedbergh, very suddenly, Agnes, daughter of Mr Robert Kendal, farmer, aged 13.

4 - Machells in Kendal Family Tree
Author: Bridget Machell
Citation image
5 - Sedbergh Parish Records

Robert KENDAL on 15 June 1835, age 65, of Marthwaite

6 - Archdeaconry of Richmond

Lancashhire Archive

Reference number WRW/L/R642/5

Title Probate records

Date 20 SEP 1835

Description Testator's name: ROBERT KENDAL

Occupation/status: FARMER

Minor place: OAKES

Township: MARTHWAITE

Parish: SEDBERGH

County/Country: YORKSHIRE

Other information: None

Contents: 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

7 - Killington Parish Records

1 May 1836

Robert KENDAL bach. husbandman of Sedbergh

married Elizabeth FAWCETT spinster of Killington by licence with consent

8 - 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

MARGARET KENDAL

Female

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Marriages:

Spouse: THOMAS JAMES

Marriage: 20 OCT 1836 Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

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Source Information:

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

009241 1594 - 1623 1426037, 1426045 Film 6909715 Film

M009241 1633 - 1800 1426037, 1426045 Film NONE

M009241 1813 - 1843 0207576-578 Film NONE

Sheet: 00

9 - Thexton - Machell 1841
Citation image

1841 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Kendal in the County of Westmorland

No: 400

When married - 4th of October

Name and Surname - Age - Condition - Rank or Profession - Residence at the time of marriage - Father's name and surname - Rank or Profession of father

Edward Thexton - Of full age - Bachelor - Farm Servant - Kendal Parks - John Thexton (Deceased) - Husbandman

Jane Machell - Of full age - Widow - Farmer - Kendal Parks - Robert Kendal (Deceased) - Husbandman

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church by license by me J Irving, Curate

This marriage was solemnized between us: The mark of X Edward Thexton, Jane Machell in the Presence of us, Elizabeth Simm, Thomas James

10 - UK General Registry Office Death Certificate
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Certified Copy of an Entry of Death

Registration District Kendal

1849 Death in the Sub-District of Kendal in the County of Westmorland

No - When and where died - Sex - Age - Occupation - Cause of death - Signature, description and residence of informant - When registered - Signature of registrar

468 - Twenty sixth February 1849 Finkle Street Kendal - Jane Thexton - 37 years - Wife of Edward Thexton (Labourer) - Gastro Enteritis 4 days Certified - X The Mark of Mary Warwick Present at the death Finkle Street Kendal - Twenty eighth February 1849 - Joseph Wilson Registrar

11 - Sedbergh Parish Records

Sedbergh Parish Register:

William KENDAL 30 bach husbandman of Marthwaite s.o. Robert KENDAL farmer and Jane BRAITHWAITE 27 spinster of Frostrow d.o. Thomas BRAITHWAITE

by licence

The date was 31 December but I seem to have lost the year -

sorry. It must have been c.1850 or 1851.

12 - Email from Judith Robinson

and the Killington Registers have

Robert s.o. John & Elizabeth KENDAL of Dentsfoot baptised 17 Jun. 1849

and John KENDAL aged 43 buried 22 Dec 1867

and as I mentioned before:Sedbergh register: 11 May 1873 Thomas SHEPHERD

full age wdwr fmr s o. John SHEPHERD frmr & Elizabeth KENDAL full age widow

d of Thomas MORPHET fmr

13 - UK General Registry Office Death Certificate
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Certified Copy of an Entry of Death

1870 Death in the Sub-District of Sedbergh in the County of York

No - When and where died - Sex - Age - Occupation - Cause of death - Signature, description and residence of informant - When registered - Signature of registrar

406 - Fifth July 1870 Sedbergh - Nancy Kendal - Female - 80 years - Widow of Robert Kendal Yeoman deceased - Paralysis About 2 years Certified - Agnes Kendal, Present at death, Sedbergh - Twenty July 1870 - Wm Bramley Registrar

14 - Bragg - Kendal 1874
15 - UK 1881 Census - 3rd April 1881

Thomas JAMES Head M Male 73 Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England Farm Labourer

Margaret JAMES Wife M Female 67 Sedbergh, Westmorland, England

Hannah JAMES Daur U Female 35 Hutton Le Hay, Westmorland, England Dressmaker

Thomas JAMES Son U Male 33 Hutton Le Hay, Westmorland, England Farm Labourer

John T. JAMES Grandson Male 7 Old Hutton, Westmorland, England Scholar