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james westwick (b.1786) married anne sweeting (b.1784) 6 aug 1809, stokesley yorks. must be a license, as the ages are on familysearch.
james westwick ch.3 dec 1815, stokesley, son of james and anne.
john westwick ch.9 apr 1822, upleatham, yorks. son of james and anne.
now a bunch of trees on ancestry claim 'james balance westwick' b.1815 stokesley and 'john william westwick' b.1822 upleatham emmigrated to america. i have not found evidence of middle names. they say james married eliza atwell in 1850 missouri, and john had married in england to mary emmerson (1845 dewsbury reg district). they had come with their mother nancy sweeting, who died not long after arriving in galena, illinois. the trees also quote a biography of the brothers, which states their grandfather was william westwick, who died quite aged, and was of cumberland county and a game keeper.
i believe my ancestor william westwick is the one they mention. he married elizabeth crake in whitehaven in 1779. he had a son william in 1780 in berwick on tweed, the record mentioning he was in the durham militia. he had my ancestor jonathan in 1783 at barnard castle in durham. he was a game keeper for the earl of zetland, and died in 1836, buried at upleatham.
but then i have this:
james westwick married anne kemplay 27 feb 1843, st mary, castlegate york.
son of james westwick. dau of james bollans.
children: james b.1843, george b.1846. and anne's child john laycock westwick in 1851.
1851 census: castle mills, st mary castlegate, york.
ann westwick- 36, b.1815 looks like scarbro. head, char woman. widow.
helen -10, b.1841 easingwold. scholar. dau.
james- 6, b.1843, easingwold. scholar, son.
john- 2, b.1849, york. son.
1841- castle mills, st mary castlegate, york.
henry kemplay 30, b.1811, yorkshire. full wright.
anne- 20, b.1821, yorkshire.
james westwick- 25, b.1816, yorkshire. millwright.
i can't see a death for the james westwick of york, but it is obviously his family in the christenings there and the census. though helen must be anne's from her previous marriage, i can't see a christening for that to confirm. the trees have these census linked to him, and i wonder if he is the one b.1815 stokesley? maybe he left his first wife anne, and remarried in missouri? or maybe the americans are wrong about his census details?
now for john westwick, b.1822 upleatham. he appears in the 1851 census, b.upleatham. with wife mary and mother anne, b.1784 stokesley. this is the other half of my confusion. i had this john down as mine, b.1820 upleatham, son of jonathan westwick, game keeper and anne hunter. my john married eleanor bryan in stockton 1865, and died 1887 middlesbrough. i can't locate mine before 1865, and the other one goes missing after 1851. so i had it all tied in a neat little bow, but now i know that one went to america. but where is mine?
to top it off, there is a james sweeting westwick b.1844 easingwold, d.1881 york. he was the son of jonathan sweeting westwick and anne. poss brown, there is a jonathan westwick, anne brown marriage in 1835 at willerby by scarbro. i can't locate this james in the 1851 census, the only one born easingwold is the one mentioned above, son of james and anne. his father's middle name of sweeting would imply he is also a descendant of james westwick and anne sweeting, and i had wondered if he was their son john b.1822 upleatham.
ugh so confusing. any help is much appreciated.
james westwick ch.3 dec 1815, stokesley, son of james and anne.
john westwick ch.9 apr 1822, upleatham, yorks. son of james and anne.
now a bunch of trees on ancestry claim 'james balance westwick' b.1815 stokesley and 'john william westwick' b.1822 upleatham emmigrated to america. i have not found evidence of middle names. they say james married eliza atwell in 1850 missouri, and john had married in england to mary emmerson (1845 dewsbury reg district). they had come with their mother nancy sweeting, who died not long after arriving in galena, illinois. the trees also quote a biography of the brothers, which states their grandfather was william westwick, who died quite aged, and was of cumberland county and a game keeper.
i believe my ancestor william westwick is the one they mention. he married elizabeth crake in whitehaven in 1779. he had a son william in 1780 in berwick on tweed, the record mentioning he was in the durham militia. he had my ancestor jonathan in 1783 at barnard castle in durham. he was a game keeper for the earl of zetland, and died in 1836, buried at upleatham.
but then i have this:
james westwick married anne kemplay 27 feb 1843, st mary, castlegate york.
son of james westwick. dau of james bollans.
children: james b.1843, george b.1846. and anne's child john laycock westwick in 1851.
1851 census: castle mills, st mary castlegate, york.
ann westwick- 36, b.1815 looks like scarbro. head, char woman. widow.
helen -10, b.1841 easingwold. scholar. dau.
james- 6, b.1843, easingwold. scholar, son.
john- 2, b.1849, york. son.
1841- castle mills, st mary castlegate, york.
henry kemplay 30, b.1811, yorkshire. full wright.
anne- 20, b.1821, yorkshire.
james westwick- 25, b.1816, yorkshire. millwright.
i can't see a death for the james westwick of york, but it is obviously his family in the christenings there and the census. though helen must be anne's from her previous marriage, i can't see a christening for that to confirm. the trees have these census linked to him, and i wonder if he is the one b.1815 stokesley? maybe he left his first wife anne, and remarried in missouri? or maybe the americans are wrong about his census details?
now for john westwick, b.1822 upleatham. he appears in the 1851 census, b.upleatham. with wife mary and mother anne, b.1784 stokesley. this is the other half of my confusion. i had this john down as mine, b.1820 upleatham, son of jonathan westwick, game keeper and anne hunter. my john married eleanor bryan in stockton 1865, and died 1887 middlesbrough. i can't locate mine before 1865, and the other one goes missing after 1851. so i had it all tied in a neat little bow, but now i know that one went to america. but where is mine?
to top it off, there is a james sweeting westwick b.1844 easingwold, d.1881 york. he was the son of jonathan sweeting westwick and anne. poss brown, there is a jonathan westwick, anne brown marriage in 1835 at willerby by scarbro. i can't locate this james in the 1851 census, the only one born easingwold is the one mentioned above, son of james and anne. his father's middle name of sweeting would imply he is also a descendant of james westwick and anne sweeting, and i had wondered if he was their son john b.1822 upleatham.
ugh so confusing. any help is much appreciated.
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