Harperhill, Stapleton, Cumberland, UK.

Date: About 1838 to about 1871
Location: Stapleton Parish, Cumberland, UK.
Surname/tag: Little, Dormansteads, Malsgate, Luckens.

The Little families seemed to have farmed here before and at the same time as Dormansteads and Luckens.

Sometimes spelt Harper Hill as well as Harperhill.

There is a Harper family in Cumberland.

This is basically a timeline of the property to help elucidate the Little genealogy.

Littles as tenants and Yeoman farmers moved on by 1861, and all gone by 1871.

Land Tax Allegations

Census UK 1841

England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Harper Hill, Stapleton, Longtown, Cumberland, England  

Mary Little Female 90 1751 Cumberland, England

James Little Male 63 1778 Cumberland, England

Rachel Little Female 45 1796 Cumberland, England

George Little Male 35 1806 Cumberland, England

John Little Male 35 1806 Cumberland, England

John Wilkinson Male 15 1826 Cumberland, England

Jane Routledge Female 15 1826 Cumberland, England

Thomas Foster Male 12 1829 Cumberland, England

Census UK 1851 Archive reference HO107/2428/Folio 4/Page 1

England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Harperhill, Longtown, Cumberland, England  

Rachel Little Head Unmarried Female 55 1796 Farmer Of 200 A Employg 4 Labs Bewcastle, Cumberland

John Wilkinson Nephew Unmarried Male 29 1822 Ag Lab Kirkoswald, Cumberland

Margaret Little Niece Unmarried Female 16 1835 - Stapleton, Cumberland

Mary Little Servant Unmarried Female 15 1836 House Serv Hayton, Cumberland

James Karr Servant Unmarried Male 33 1818 Ag Lab West Indies

George Little Servant Unmarried Male 45 1806 Ag Lab Stapleton, Cumberland

Thomas Scott Servant Unmarried Male 24 1827 Ag Lab Cumberland

Thomas Foster Servant Unmarried Male 23 1828 Ag Lab Stapleton, Cumberland

Census UK 1861 Archive reference RG09/3910/Folio 13/Page 19

England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Harper Hill, Stapleton, Longtown, Cumberland, England  

Robert Sutton Head Married Male 44 1817 Farmer Of... Scaleby, Cumberland

Mary Sutton Wife Married Female 46 1815 Farmers Wife Cumberland

Robert Sutton Son - Male 9 1852 Scholar Scaleby, Cumberland

John Sutton Son - Male 8 1853 Scholar Scaleby, Cumberland

Jane Sutton Daughter - Female 5 1856 Scholar Stapleton, Cumberland

John Little Servant Unmarried Male 54 1807 Servant Of All Work Stapleton, Cumberland

John Little Servant Unmarried Male 24 1837 Ploughman Stapleton, Cumberland

Anthony Elliot Servant Unmarried Male 17 1844 Servant Of All Work Stapleton, Cumberland

Elizabeth Routledge Servant Unmarried Female 16 1845 Servant Of All Work Stapleton, Cumberland.

Census UK 1871 Archive reference RG10/5212/Folio 8/Page 9

England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Harperhill, Stapleton, Longtown, Cumberland, England  

John Mitchell Head - Male 61 1810 - Cumberland

Jane Mitchell Daughter - Female 25 1846 - Cumberland

John Mitchell Son - Male 23 1848 - Cumberland

Thomas Mitchell Son - Male 19 1852 - Cumberland

Janet Beaty Servant - Female 18 1853 - Scotland.

Census UK 1881 Archive reference RG11/5151/Folio 6/Page 6

England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Harper Hill, Stapleton, Longtown, Cumberland, England  

Robert Kyle Head Married Male 67 1814 ? Of 50 Acres Scotland

Jane Kyle Wife Married Female - - - Bewcastle, Cumberland

Margret Kyle Daughter Single Female - - Farmers Daur Bewcastle, Cumberland

Cathrine Kyle Daughter Single Female - - Farmers Daur Bewcastle, Cumberland

William Kyle Son Single Male - - Farmers Son Bewcastle, Cumberland

Sybella Kyle Daughter Single Female 21 1860 Farmers Daur Bewcastle, Cumberland

James Kyle Son Single Male 19 1862 Farmers Son Bewcastle, Cumberland

Elizabeth Story Grand Daughter Single Female 5 1876 Scholar Kildale, Yorkshire

Mary E Westhenel Visitor Single Female 23 1858 School Mistress Yorkshire.

Census UK 1891 Archive reference RG12/4282/Folio 6/Page 5

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Harper Hill, Stapleton, Longtown, Cumberland, England  

Robert Kyle Head Married Male 77 1814 Farmer Scotland

Jane Kyle Wife Married Female 75 1816 - Bewcastle, Cumberland

James Robert Kyle Son Married Male 29 1862 Farmer Bewcastle, Cumberland

Isabella Tweddle Servant Single Female 15 1876 Servant Northumberland

James Foster Servant Single Male 24 1867 Husband Man Stapleton, Cumberland

Jane Tweddle Granddaughter - Female 7 1884 Scholar Stapleton, Cumberland

John Tweddle Grandson - Male 5 1886 Scholar Stapleton, Cumberland.

Census UK 1901 Archive reference RG13/4861/Folio 6/Page 4

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Harper Hill, Stapleton, Longtown, Cumberland, England  

William Kyle Head Married Male 45 1856 Farmer Bewcastle, Cumberland

Margret Ann Kyle Wife Married Female 32 1869 - Bewcastle, Cumberland

Robert Wm Kyle Son - Male 3 1898 - Stapleton, Cumberland

Elizabeth Jane Kyle Daughter - Female 3 1898 - Stapleton, Cumberland

Andrew James Kyle Son - Male 2 1899 - Stapleton, Cumberland

Sydney Kyle Son - Male 0 1901 - Stapleton, Cumberland

Isabella Little Servant Single Female 23 1878 Servant Domestic Bewcastle, Cumberland

Mary Jane Nixon Nurse - Female 14 1887 Nurse Domestic Bewcastle, Cumberland

Thomas Jobling Servant Single Male 35 1866 Horse Man Stapleton, Cumberland, England

William Murray Servant - Male 14 1887 Cattle Man On Farm Bewcastle, Cumberland.