William Varty (1742 - 1814)

Born 28 Apr 1742 in Penrith, Cumberland, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Newby) Varty — married 20 Jul 1767 in Penrith Cumberland England

Descendants

Died Apr 1814 at about age 71 in Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Varty was born in Cumberland, England.

William Varty was born in 1742. He was the son of Jonathan Varty and Hannah Tallentire.

He was Christened on 29 April 1742 at St. Andrews, Penrith, Cumberland^[1].

His mother Hannah passed away in 1855. His father remarried, to Grace Cannon (the widow of Jonathan Tinniswood) on 19 December 1756.

William married Ann Newby (the daughter of John Newby and Elizabeth Cannon) on 20 July 1767 at Saint Andrew's Church, Penrith, Cumberland^[2].

They went on to have at least nine children.

William is mentioned in his uncle William Varty's last Will and Testament dated 11 November 1771.

His father Jonathan died on 11 July 1789 at about age 79.

On Tuesday the 28th day of May 1799 his son William was admitted into the Freedom of the City by redemption in the Company of Woolmen paying unto Mr. Chamberlain the sum of forty six shillings and eight pence.

William was apparently quite a well-off linen-draper, residing in Bishopsgate Street in the City of London. There is a Deed of his Estate held by the Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle which details the sale of freehold fields called Pategill, Far Barco, Little and Great Scaw which he probably inherited from his father Jonathan.

Covers 1756-1814; including his Will (proved at Carlisle 1814); with Opinions at end, of William Lee (Lincoln's Inn, 3 June 1829) and W Jones (Crosby Square, 4 June 1829), 1829.

"Bargain and sale for £1082. 10s. 0d. (William Varty of Bishopsgate Street in the City of London linen-draper and Ann his wife to John Cowper of Carleton Hall Esq., with Frederick Cowper of St. Paul's Church Yard, City, Manchester Warehousemen; with the following Vartys also:

Jonathan Varty of Liverpool coachbuilder; William Newby Varty of Bishopsgate Street linen-draper and Mary Ann his wife;

And with the following Boyds:

Thomas Boyd of Hackney in Middx. and of Skinner Street, Snow Hill, City, Manchester Warehousemen and Grace his wife; William Clark Boyd of Skinner Street ditto.; Sarah Boyd of Hackney spinster; Esther ditto. ditto.; John Boyd of Skinner Street, Manchester Warehouseman; Christopher Boyd of ditto. ditto.; and Elizabeth, Hannah Louisa, and Jane Boyd all of Hackney, spinsters (Hannah Louisa and Jane are not yet 21 years old); also with Henry Hartly of "Stagg Stones" near Penrith gent.; and John Simpson of Newcastle under Lyme, Staffs., gent., and Ann his wife) - recital begins with the Will of William Varty of Penrith husbandman (probate at Carlisle 1814), and that the foregoing parties are all part of his family - conveys the fields called Varty's Pategill, Varty's Far Barco, Varty's Little Scaw, Varty's Great Scaw; total 9¼ acres; occupiers, the said John Cowper, William Little, William Roper; with all hedges, mounds, common of pasture; signed by all the parties; 25 July 1829

Plan endorsed on Skin 2 - no scale; has North point; drawn by RG H[indson], 29 July 1829; shows the various fields (named), the roads, the trees along south-west side of [Carleton Road], Carleton Village (name only, no buildings shown), lands on Scaw, Barco, Pategill; Ellergill Lodge's land; Marvels Farm (name only); [Carleton Hall] gardens and woods (across road from the Hall).

Deed of Indemnity (Varty and Boyd to Cowper) - as to the two Boyds' signing the conveyance when of age, 1829."

In August 1812 John Banks (aged 54) was charged with stealing three heifers, the property of William Varty, out of a field in the parish of Penrith. He was found guilty at trial.

William passed away in April 1814. He was buried on 1 May 1814 at St. Andrew's Churchyard, Penrith, Cumberland, England^[3][4].

Lancaster Gazette 07 May 1814, page 3:

DIED.

Same day, at Penrith, aged 71, Mr. W. Varty. He was returning from cultivating his land near the town, when he fell down and instantly expired.^[5]

His Will was proved at Carlisle in 1814.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 6 April 2020. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9SK-XHM
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2L3-3VS : accessed 10 March 2016), William Varty and Ann Newby, 20 Jul 1767; citing Saint Andrews,Penrith,Cumberland,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 0962149 IT 2, 0962149 IT 3, 0962149 IT 4, 0962150 IT 1, 0962150 IT 2.
3. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JZB6-MJQ : accessed 11 March 2016), William Varty, 01 May 1814; citing , reference item 5 p 23; FHL microfilm 1,472,283.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242006640/william-varty: accessed 26 July 2022), memorial page for William Varty (1742–Apr 1814), Find A Grave: Memorial #242006640, citing St. Andrew's Churchyard, Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England; Maintained by lindylou631 (contributor 49254308
5. ↑ Lancaster Gazette 07 May 1814, page 3, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/ (requires subscription to view)

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