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Josiah Thwaite

1798–bef.1871

Josiah worked the Wensleydale mines for most of his life. Family tradition holds that he walked to work over the fell in all weathers.

He is said to have played the fiddle at chapel teas.

Life events

  1. 14 March 1798 Birth · Askrigg, Yorkshire, England1
  2. 21 September 1823 Banns with Hannah Metcalfe 1801–1879 · Askrigg, Yorkshire, England
  3. 12 October 1823 Marriage to Hannah Metcalfe 1801–1879 · Aysgarth, Yorkshire, England2
  4. about 1841 Occupation: Lead miner · Askrigg, Yorkshire, England3
  5. before 1871 Death · Askrigg, Yorkshire, England

Family

With Hannah Metcalfe 1801–1879

Sources

  1. Aysgarth Parish Registers 1780–1850, Entry 212 (primary evidence)
  2. Aysgarth Parish Registers 1780–1850, Marriages 1823 no. 41
  3. 1841 England Census, HO107/1264 f.12 p.4
    Josiah Thwaite, 40, Lead Miner, Y