Marriages from the Longtown area
From the Carlisle Journal (CJ) and Carlisle Patriot (CP)
1848-1850
January 22nd 1848 CP
At Mount Pleasant, Gretna, by the Rev J Roddick, Mr William Johnston Birrell Weal, merchant, Browhouses, to Miss Christina Waugh, eldest daughter of the late Mr J Waugh, surgeon.
January 29th 1848 CP
At St Nicolas Church, Whitehaven, on the 26th inst, by the Rev Thomas Dalton, incumbent of Holy Trinity of the same place, the Rev George Bell, rector of Kirklinton in this county, to Isabella, eldest daughter of the late James Murray Esq of London.
March 4th 1848 CP
At Boreland on the 22nd ult, by the Rev Patrick Borrowman, Free Church, Glencairn, Mr William Graham, farmer, West Linton, Cumberland, to Miss Mary Irvine, daughter of the late Mr William Irvine, farmer, Bardennoch.
April 22nd 1848 CP
At Arthuret on the 13th inst, Mr John Irving of Owlet Hirst in the parish of Stapelton, to Miss Tinning of Chapel Town near Longtown.
May 13th 1848 CP
At the Registrars Office, Longtown on the 10th inst, Mr David Turner, husbandman, to Miss Fanny Ivison, daughter of Mr Thomas Ivison, farmer, Greenhill, Stapleton.
June 17th 1848 CP
At Wigton on Saturday last, Mr Isaac Davidson of Longtown, to Miss Isabella Carruthers of Wigton.
September 2nd 1848 CP
On the 29th ult at St Cuthbert’s Church by the Rev Wm Graham, Benjamin Ward Esq to Georgiana, sixth daughter of the late Rev Fergus Graham, rector of Arthuret.
December 2nd 1848 CP
At Stapleton Rectory on Saturday last by the Rev J Hope, Mr Joseph Nixon of Rowelton to Miss Jane Routledge of White Close.
December 9th 1848 CP
At Solway Inn on the 24th ult, by the Rev Mr McGill, Rigg of Gretna, Mr Walter Little to Miss Jane Moffatt.
December 16th 1848 CP
At the Superintendent Registrar’s Office, Wigton, on Saturday the 9th inst, Mr Thomas Burgess of Bolton Fell, Kirklinton, to Miss Mary English of Cross Fell in the parish of Wigton.
February 24th 1849 CP
On Thursday the 22nd inst at Kirkandrews Upon Esk, Mr George Calvert of Hethersgill to Miss E Reed of Moat.
May 5th 1849 CP
On the 26th ult at Newcastle under Lyne, Staffordshire, Robert Bull Esq spirit merchant, to Mrs Beaty, widow of Robert Beaty Esq late of Mosside in the parish of Kirkandrews on Esk, Cumberland.
June 30th 1849 CP
At Cumwhitton on the 23rd inst by the Rev R Robinson BA, Mr Christopher Harding of Cocklet Hill in the parish of Kirklinton to Miss Mary Dixon of Cumwhitton.
July 28th 1849 CP
At the Superintendent Registrar’s Office in Brampton on the 21st inst, Mr John Atkin of Hill House in the parish of Kirklinton, to Miss Isabella Irving of Newtown in the parish of Irthington.
October 13th 1849 CP
At the Presbyterian Chapel, Fisher street, on the 11th inst, by the Rev Richard Hunter, Mr George James, Longtown, to Isabella, daughter of the late Mr Jno. Boyd of Burgh, civil engineer.
November 24th 1849 CP
At Atchinson’s Bank in the parish of Gretna on Tuesday the 20th inst by the Rev J Donaldson of Cannobie, the Rev William Burnet of Half Morton to Sarah, the only surviving daughter of George Waugh Esq of Atchinson’s Bank.
At Gretna on the 15th inst, by the Rev Mr McGill, Rigg of Gretna, Mr David Clark of Glasgow to Miss Janet, second daughter of Mr Christopher Johnston, Gretna.
December 22nd 1849 CP
At Kirklinton Church on the 19th inst by the Rev Geo Bell, Mr R Potter, bookseller of this city, to Eleanor Irving, youngest daughter of the late Mr James Armstrong of Blackford.
January 5th 1850 CP
At the Register Office, Longtown, on the 29th ult, Mr James Armstrong, farmer, Craigburn, Nicholforest, parish of Kirkandrews upon Esk, to Miss Hannah Bell, daughter of the late John Bell Esq of Hayton.
February 23rd 1850 CP
At St Cuthbert’s Church on the 19th inst Mr John Turner, druggist, Longtown, to Miss Elizabeth Losh, Church St.
March 9th 1850 CP
At the Superintendent Registrar’s Office, Wigton, on the 2nd inst, Mr John Raisbeck of Welton in the parish of Sebergham, to Miss Phoebe Bell of Newtown in the parish of Irthington.
March 16th 1850 CP
At Tuin Church on Monday the 11th inst, Mr Robt. Reid, formerly of Longtown, to Charlotte, eldest daughter of Mr Digby of Marden Hill, Hertford, Herts.
April 6th 1850 CP
At Bewcastle Church on Tuesday the 2nd inst, Mr J F Snowden, Border Officer, Longtown, to Miss Catherine Pattinson of Loangreen.
April 27th 1850 CP
At the Register Office, Longtown, on the 3rd inst, Mr Herbert Thompson to Miss Martha Shearer, both of Longtown.
At St Anne’s Church, Stanley, Lancashire, by the Rev Thomas Gardner, A Little Esq. MD RN, to Mary, daughter of Captain Hodgson of Church Rd, Stanley, formerly of Longtown, Cumberland.
July 27th 1850 CP
At the Abbey Church Holme Cultram, on Saturday last by the Rev J Simpson, MA, Mr William Blacklock, butcher, Slightholme, to Mary, only daughter of Mr Joseph Carruthers, blacksmith, Causewayhead, Holme Cultram, formerly of Kirklinton.
November 2nd 1850 CP
At Arthuret, Cumberland, on the 20th ult, by the Rev Wm Graham, rector, Emmanuel Taylor, shipowner, Newcastle upon Tyne, to Christian, fourth daughter of the late Walter Beaty Esq. Becks, Langholm, Dumfriesshire.
November 16th 1850 CP
At Kirklinton on the 7th inst by the Rev Geo. Bell, Mr William Baty of Red House, to Miss Holmes, eldest daughter of Mr Jos Holmes of Lyne Cottage.
