William Barker (bef. 1769 - bef. 1856)

Born before 3 Dec 1769 in Briggsteer, Kendal, Westmorland, England

Husband of Frances (Wright) Barker — married 15 Apr 1792 in Witherslack, Westmorland, England

Descendants

Died before 29 Jun 1856 at about age 86 in Witherslack, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William was the son of Thomas and Jane Barker and was born at Heversham in 1769, Frances was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Wright and born at Helsington in 1770. William and Frances were married at Witherslack in 1792. At the time of their marriage William was working and living at his father’s farm at Low Meathop, Low Meathop farm is situated south of Wilson House on the east bank of the river Winster near the estuary. In 1790 the farm bordered on an area called Lindale Pool. This area was liable to periodic flooding at spring tides. North of Wilson House there was an area of common land on the west bank of the river Winster in the parish of Cartmel the common land on the east bank was in the parish of Witherslack, this area was known as Nicholas Moss. Which John Wilkinson the iron founder acquired, he acquired the rights of Lindale Pool from six local yeomen who held the rights to the pool; the condition of the acquisition was that he constructed a dyke across the pool to prevent the flooding at spring tides. This enabled John Wilkinson to reclaim the land in the pool the pool and build his home Castle House (in the centre of the engraving).This made the land that the six yeomen owned secure from flooding. The dyke that John Wilkinson constructed was just south of Low Meathop farm and is still there today, although a second dyke built and it was constructed further to the south when the Furness Railway built the Ulverston to Carnforth line in 1857. It would be reasonable to assume from this information that Thomas Barker was one of the six yeomen from whom John Wilkinson acquired these rights from

Extracts from the Cartmel Enclosures. Road way No.16 Briairthong Causeway No.16 south when the Furness Railway built the Ulverston to Carnforth line in 1857. Another private carriage and drift-way the breath of fifteen feet called Briairthong Causeway for the use of the present and future owners and occupiers of the allotments adjoining Briairthong Causeway out of the said Back Fell road east ward over several allotments awarded to Isaac Hall, Christopher Rawlinson’s heirs. John Wilkinson and James Fletcher were awarded an allotment which was purchased by Thomas Barker.

Sources

• Hersham Parish Register (Kendal Record Office)

• Witherslack Parish Register (Kendal Record Office)

• Cartmel-in-Furness Enclosure Act of 1790 / 1809 & 1829

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J92N-KM9 : accessed 01 Oct 2014), William Barker, 03 Dec 1769; citing Heversham, Westmoreland, England, reference item 36; FHL microfilm 1471810.

• 1841 Census HO 107/528/3 folio 5 page 1