Richard Betham (1722 - 1789)

Born 10 May 1722 in Little Strickland, Westmorland, England

Husband of Mary (Campbell) Betham — married 11 Sep 1748 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 1789 at about age 66 in Ochan, Isle of Man

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Biography

The following comes from A Manx Notebook:

Richard Betham, described by Robertson as "a gentleman, whose erudition was truly respectable; and to whose politeness and friendship I am highly indebted" was well connected, counting as friends such as David Hume, Adam Smith and Joseph Black. He lived at the Hague in Onchan later occupied by the Bullocks. He had been appointed receiver general and water bailiff following the 1765 Act of Revestment - the only post for which London did not keep on the pre-revestment appointees by the Duke of Atholl. It would appear however that the post was effectively a sinecure as the appointee after Betham's death in 1789 (31 May) set foot just once on the Island.

Genealogical details re Richard Betham seem difficult to find - the family name Betham appears most common in the Westmoreland region ...

Betham's wife, Mary, was the sister of Duncan Campbell (1726-1803) - a wealthy ship owner in the West Indian trade, from reported research in the PRO his ships were not in the slave trade though he was not in favour of of protests against this trade as they would hurt his sugar importation; he was also a provider of the various prison hulks used to house convicts on their way to transportation in Australia. Mary died in 1766, aged 42, and is buried in Onchan. A Margaret Betham is also noted as being buried in Onchan in 1783 - possibly his sister come over to keep house as he had two young daughters Elizabeth and Anne.

Name: Richard (William) Betham. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Died 31 May 1789. Ochan, Isle of Man. ^{[3] [4]}

Buried 03 Jun 1789. Braddan, Isle of Man. ^[4]

Marriage Husband @P837@. Wife @P833@. Child: @P836@. Marriage 11 Sep 1748. Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1568816680 Ancestry Record 60143 #12212519
2. ↑ Source: #S-882575660 Ancestry Record 60144 #3971164
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Source: #S1568847276 Ancestry Record 60541 #2261883
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Source: #S1599952796 Ancestry Record 60288 #478066
5. ↑ Source: #S-882575660 Ancestry Record 60144 #3971164

• "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTY1-QL2 : 10 February 2018), Richd. Bitham and Mary Campbell, 11 Sep 1748; citing Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 102,924, 919,484.
• A Manx Notebook, G88 Mutiny on the Bounty by TBC: http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/catalog/g088_b.htm

Birth - https://gw.geneanet.org/rswetenham?n=betham&oc=&p=richard

Acknowledgements

Betham-8 was created by Clare Brodie through the import of Brodie (cbrodie194) (1).ged on Jul 27, 2014. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Sarah Mason, Emma (McBeth) MacBeath, Heather Stevens and others.

• Source: S-882575660 Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60144

• Source: S1568816680 Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60143

• Source: S1568847276 Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60541

• Source: S1599952796 Isle of Man, Select Parish Registers, 1598-1936 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60288