Thwaites and Martindale families

Most of the details on this page came from Thomas Thwaites's "Masham Bible" dated 2nd Mar 1771, owned by Noel Myers.

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Descendants of Thomas Thwaites

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS THWAITES b. 1715 and died March 16, 1780. He married GRACE FOTHERGILL 21 Nov 1737 at Masham. She was born 1717, and died January 09, 1776. An innkeeper of Masham, Thomas set up the first chaise at that place.

Children of THOMAS THWAITES and GRACE FOTHERGILL are:

2. i. JOHN THWAITES, b. 1738; d. January 12, 1774.

ii. THOMAS THWAITES, b. 1740; d. December 01, 1779

3. iii. MARGARET THWAITES, b. May 01, 1742; d. May 19, 1814, Ecclesall.

4. iv. JANE THWAITES, b. December 09, 1745, Masham.

v. MARY THWAITES, b. March 02, 1750, Masham; d. 1752, Masham.

vi. ANN THWAITES, b. July 20, 1753, Masham; d. February 07, 1779.

5. vii. ELIZABETH THWAITES, b. September 06, 1755, Masham.

viii. ISABELLA THWAITES, b. August 14, 1757, Masham; d. 1772, Masham.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN THWAITES died January 12, 1774. He married ELIZABETH DURHAM August 08, 1767 in Masham.

Child of JOHN THWAITES and ELIZABETH DURHAM is:

i. MARY THWAITES, b. January 21, 1769.

3. MARGARET THWAITES was born May 01, 1743, and died May 19, 1814 in Ecclesall1. She married THOMAS MARTINDALE September 22, 1764 in Castlegate Church, York, son of JOHN MARTINDALE and DOROTHY AISKELL. He was born 1717, and died May 14, 1789 in Masham.

Children of MARGARET THWAITES and THOMAS MARTINDALE are:

i. DOROTHY MARTINDALE, b. August 13, 1765, Masham; d. June 24, 1782.

ii. MARY MARTINDALE, b. September 23, 1766, Masham1; d. June 25, 18051; m. (1) RICHARD FIELDER, February 21, 1789, Castlegate Church, York; d. November 10, 1802; m. (2) HENRY BOLLAND.

iii. PHILLIS MARTINDALE, b. December 14, 1767, Masham; d. November 23, 1811.

iv. ELIZABETH MARTINDALE, b. March 09, 1769, Masham; d. January 09, 1845, London; m. FRANCIS SMITH.

v. MARGARET MARTINDALE, b. April 05, 1770; d. January 01, 1798, Swinton.

vi. JOHN MARTINDALE, b. August 30, 1772.

vii. THOMAS MARTINDALE, b. December 27, 1775, Masham; d. January 29, 1801, York.

viii. GRACE MARTINDALE, b. July 12, 17781; d. January 08, 18221; m. SAMUEL BROOMHEAD WARD, February 09, 1809, Masham; b. May 24, 1770; d. July 27, 1849, Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire.

ix. CATHERINE MARTINDALE, b. November 09, 1780, Masham; d. April 21, 1799, York.

x. ISABELLA MARTINDALE, b. March 26, 1784, Masham; d. March 31, 1784, Masham.

xi. WILLIAM MARTINDALE, b. August 19, 1785, Masham; d. August 26, 1785, Masham.

4. JANE THWAITES was born December 09, 1745 in Masham. She married ROBERT SMITH. A great fisherman, he was accidentally drowned in the River Ure, Masham while pursuing that diversion, by unloosing his entangled hook.

Children of JANE THWAITES and ROBERT SMITH are:

i. JEREMIAH SMITH. He was set up as an Innkeeper in Wensleydale by John Harrison Esq

ii. WILLIAM SMITH. Servant man to John Harrison Esq, who left him at his death along with what Smith had saved in his long service sufficient to commence the trade of woolstapler & butcher at Masham

iii. ? SMITH.

iv. ? SMITH.

v. HANNAH SMITH.

vi. ISABELLA SMITH.

5. ELIZABETH THWAITES was born September 06, 1755 in Masham. She married JOHN REED February 26, 1778, supervisor in the excise, later schoolmaster at Bishop Burton.

Children of ELIZABETH THWAITES and JOHN REED are:

i. MARY REED, m. SIMON PETERSON, Excise officer

ii. ? REED, Head clerk in 1840 in the Matton Bank