Heversham Genealogical Records

Heversham Birth & Baptism Records

England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006)

An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Cumbria Birth Index (1837-2009)

A growing index of births registered in the region. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.

British Birth and Baptism Records (1400-2010)

A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.

FreeBMD Births (1837-1957)

An index to births registered at the central authority for England & Wales. The index provides the area where the birth was registered, mother's maiden name from September 1911 and a reference to order a birth certificate.

British Army Birth Index (1761-2005)

An index to births registered to British Army personal at home and abroad.

Heversham Marriage & Divorce Records

England & Wales Marriage Index (1837-2008)

An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Cumbria Marriage Index (1837-2009)

A growing index of marriages registered in the region. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.

British Marriage Records (1392-2011)

A collection of indexes and transcripts of marriage records that cover over 160 million people. Includes digital images of many records.

UK Divorce Records (1858-1911)

Digital images of documents from civil divorce cases. The cases cover both the cause of the case and the outcome, such as division of property and visitation rights. These records also contain details of illegitimate children. Cases can be searched by a name index.

FreeBMD Marriages (1837-1961)

An index to marriages registered at the central authority for England & Wales. To March 1912 only the area of registration and name of one party is given. From then on, the spouse's surname is also given. Provides a reference, which can be used to order a marriage certificate with more details.

Heversham Death & Burial Records

England & Wales Death Index (1837-2006)

An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.

Cumbria Death Index (1837-2009)

A growing index of deaths registered in the region. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.

British Death and Burial Records (1379-2014)

A collection of indexes and transcripts of death and burial records that cover over 140 million people. Includes digital images of many records.

FreeBMD Deaths (1837-1964)

An index to deaths registered at the central authority for England and Wales. To 1866, only the locality the death was registered in was listed. Age was listed until 1969, when the deceased's date of birth was listed. Provides a reference to order a death certificate, which has further details.

Heversham Census & Population Lists

1939 Register (1939)

An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.

England, Wales, IoM & Channel Islands 1911 Census (1911)

The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.

Constables' Westmorland Census (1787)

A late 18th century census covering much of Westmorland. It lists households, noting relations, gender and occupations.

Westmorland Hearth Tax (1670-1675)

A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth. Two transcriptions, one from 1670 and the other from 1674/5.

1901 British Census (1901)

The 1901 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.

Newspapers Covering Heversham

Soulby's Ulverston Advertiser (1848-1862)

A newspaper recording on (among other topics) births, marriages & deaths, sports, shows, shipping and business news in the Ulverston area.

Kendal Mercury (1834-1869)

A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Kendal area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.

Lancaster Gazette (1801-1893)

A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Lancaster area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.

Northern Echo (1870-1900)

Britain's most popular provincial newspaper, covering local & national news, family announcements, government & local proceedings and more.

Westmorland Gazette (1818-1867)

Original images of a regional newspaper, searchable via a full text index. Includes news from the Westmorland area, business notices, obituaries, family announcements and more.

Heversham Wills & Probate Records

England & Wales National Probate Calendar (1858-1966)

Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.

York Peculiar Probate Records (1383-1883)

Digital images, indexed by testor's name, of 28,716 wills, administrations, inventories and other probate documents. The records can shed light on an individual’s relations, possessions, land holdings, legal agreements and more. They cover various jurisdictions throughout the north of England.

Cumbria Will and Probate Index (1751-1941)

An index to wills, administrations and inventories proved by the Diocese of Durham and Carlisle District Probate Registry. The index provides a reference, which can be used to view original documents.

York Prerogative & Exchequer Court Probate Index (1688-1858)

An index to 263,822 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, year of probate, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).

York Prerogative & Exchequer Court Probate Index (1267-1500)

An index to 10,195 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The index included the testor's name, residence, occupation, will & probate year, language, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.).

Heversham Immigration & Travel Records

Passenger Lists Leaving UK (1890-1960)

A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.

UK Incoming Passenger Lists (1878-1960)

A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.

Victoria Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists (1839-1923)

An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.

Alien Arrivals in England (1810-1869)

Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.

17th Century British Emigrants to the U.S. (1600-1700)

Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.

Heversham Military Records

Prisoners of War of British Army (1939-1945)

A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.

British Prisoners of World War II (1939-1945)

Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.

British Army WWI Medal Rolls (1914-1920)

Index and original images of over 5 million medal index cards for British soldiers It can be searched by individual's name, Coprs, Unit and Regiment. Due to the loss of many WWI service records, this is the most complete source for British WWI soldiers

British Army WWI Service Records (1914-1920)

This rich collection contains contains records for 1.9 million non-commissioned officers and other ranks who fought in WWI. Due to bomb damage in WWI, around 60% of service records were lost. Documents cover: enlistment, medical status, injuries, conduct, awards and discharge. A great deal of genealogical and biographical documentation can be found in these documents, including details on entire families, physical descriptions and place of birth.

Silver War Badges (1914-1920)

An index to nearly 900,000 military personnel who were awarded the Silver War Badge for sustaining injures. Records include rank, regimental number, unit, dates of enlistment and discharge, and reason for discharge.

Records Relating to the Barony of Kendale (1086-1900)

Transcriptions and abstracts of documents relating to parts of Westmorland. They include records relating to roads, bridges, religion, taxation etc.

Home Office Prison Calendars (1868-1929)

Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.

Central Criminal Court After-trial Calendars (1855-1931)

Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.

England & Wales Electoral Registers (1832-1932)

Digital images of ledgers recording those registered to vote, searchable by an index of 220 million names. Entries list name, address, qualification to vote, description of property and sometimes age and occupation.

Prison Hulk Registers (1802-1849)

From the late 18th century many prisoners in Britain were kept on decommissioned ships known as hulks. This collection contains nearly 50 years of registers for various ships. Details given include: prisoner's name, date received, age, year of birth and conviction details.

Heversham Taxation Records

Westmorland Hearth Tax (1670-1675)

A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth. Two transcriptions, one from 1670 and the other from 1674/5.

Records Relating to the Barony of Kendale (1086-1900)

Transcriptions and abstracts of documents relating to parts of Westmorland. They include records relating to roads, bridges, religion, taxation etc.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.

Land Tax Redemption (1798-1811)

This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.

Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures (1710-1811)

An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.

Heversham Land & Property Records

Records Relating to the Barony of Kendale (1086-1900)

Transcriptions and abstracts of documents relating to parts of Westmorland. They include records relating to roads, bridges, religion, taxation etc.

Tithe Apportionments (1836-1856)

An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.

Land Tax Redemption (1798-1811)

This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.

UK Poll Books and Electoral Rolls (1538-1893)

Poll books record the names of voters and the direction of their vote. Until 1872 only landholders could vote, so not everyone will be listed. Useful for discerning an ancestor's political leanings and landholdings. The collection is supplemented with other records relating to the vote.

Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem (1236-1291)

Abstracts of records detailing the estates and families of deceased tenants from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.

Heversham Directories & Gazetteers

Kelly's Cumberland & Westmorland Directory (1929)

A directory of settlements in Cumberland & Westmorland detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.

Kelly's Directory of Westmorland (1929)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.

Kelly's Directory of Westmorland (1925)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.

Kelly's Directory of Westmorland (1921)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.

Kelly's Directory of Cumberland & Westmorland (1914)

A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.

Heversham Cemeteries

Westmorland Monumental Inscriptions in Churches (1200-1888)

A transcription of all of the monumental transcriptions, church plaques and windows, and other parish church memorials in the County of Westmorland.

Deceased Online (1629-Present)

Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Mausolea and Monuments (1500-Present)

Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.

Maritime Memorials (1588-1950)

Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.

Heversham Obituaries

iAnnounce Obituaries (2006-Present)

The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.

United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection (1882-Present)

A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.

Quakers Annual Monitor (1847-1848)

A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.

Musgrave's Obituaries (1421-1800)

This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.

British Medical Journal (1849-Present)

A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.

Heversham Histories & Books

Cumbria Image Bank (1870-2000)

A collection of thousands of images, largely postcards and photographs of the former counties of Westmorland and Cumberland.

Photographs of Cumbria (1865-2009)

A large collection of photographs depicting the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, arranged by place.

Cumbria Gazetteer (1845-1851)

Detailed descriptions of Cumbria parishes from Mannix & Whellan, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Cumberland and Westmorland.

The Ejected Cumberland & Westmorland (1660-1662)

A history of a period when ministers who did not conform to the Common Book of Prayer were ejected from their positions. This after a period of religious tolerance under Cromwell. The book also includes biographies of the several hundred ejected ministers.

Guides to the Lakes (1576-1865)

A collection of maps and descriptions of the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland – their settlements and features.

Heversham School & Education Records

National School Admission & Log Books (1870-1914)

A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.

Teacher's Registration Council Registers (1870-1948)

A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.

Oxford University Alumni (1500-1886)

A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Cambridge University Alumni (1261-1900)

A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.

Cambridge Alumni Database (1198-1910)

A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.

Heversham Occupation & Business Records

Industrial History of Cumbria (1500-1950)

An extensive website detailing over forty different industries connected with the former counties of Westmorland and Cumberland.

Collieries of The North (1869-1991)

Profiles of collieries in the north of England, with employment statistics, profiles of those who died in the mines and photographs.

Westmorland Agriculture (1800-1900)

A history of agriculture in the 19th century, with details of commons, tithes, labour, markets, livestock, produce, disease, manure, societies, government and more.

Cumbria Railway Images (1940-1980)

Over 1,000 photographs relating to railways in the former counties of Westmorland and Cumbria.

Cumbria Railway Employees (1821-1929)

An index to records detailing hundreds of railway employees in Westmorland and Cumberland.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Heversham

Cumberland & Westmorland Heraldic Visitation (1666)

Pedigrees of gentry families from Cumberland and Westmorland. Also describes their coats of arms.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Debrett's Peerage (1923)

A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.

Dod's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage of Britian (1902)

A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.

Heversham Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Cumberland & Westmorland Heraldic Visitation (1666)

Pedigrees of gentry families from Cumberland and Westmorland. Also describes their coats of arms.

British & Irish Royal & Noble Genealogies (491-1603)

Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Visitation of England and Wales (1700-1899)

Over 600 pedigrees for English and Welsh families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.

Knights of England (1127-1904)

The most comprehensive listing of Knights of the Crown, listing details where known to the order, date, place and reason for elevation.

Heversham Church Records

The Papist's of Kendale (1642-1658)

A collection of records detailing papists in the Barony of Kendale, during the Civil War.

The Ejected Cumberland & Westmorland (1660-1662)

A history of a period when ministers who did not conform to the Common Book of Prayer were ejected from their positions. This after a period of religious tolerance under Cromwell. The book also includes biographies of the several hundred ejected ministers.

Churches of Cumberland and Westmorland (600 BC-1910)

Historical and architectural dictionary to churches in the two counties. Contains numerous sketches of church features.

Westmorland Church Gallery (2000)

Low-resolution photographs of churches in the county.

Westmorland Church Photographs (1990-Present)

Low-resolution photographs of Anglican churches in the county of Westmorland.

Biographical Directories Covering Heversham

The Ejected Cumberland & Westmorland (1660-1662)

A history of a period when ministers who did not conform to the Common Book of Prayer were ejected from their positions. This after a period of religious tolerance under Cromwell. The book also includes biographies of the several hundred ejected ministers.

Cumberland and Westmorland M.P.'s (1660-1867)

A history of Cumberland and Westmorland's influence and affairs in Westminster. Also contains short biographies of the counties' members of Parliament.

The Worthies of Westmorland (1400-1642)

A series of biographies of late-Medieval and Early-modern personages connected with Westmorland.

The Worthies of Cumberland and Westmorland (1100-1900)

A small collection of biographies describing county people extracted from various publications.

Who's Who in Northern Mining (1852-1910)

Abstract biographies of people connected with mining in the North of England.

Heversham Maps

Cumberland and Westmorland Parish Map (1851)

A map delineating Church of England parishes in the two counties.

Guides to the Lakes (1576-1865)

A collection of maps and descriptions of the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland – their settlements and features.

Maps of Westmorland (1607-1922)

Digital images of maps covering the county.

Mackenzie's Map of Westmorland (1880)

A map depicting the county boundary, settlements, roads, rivers and rail lines.

Maps of Cumbria (1307-1899)

Several maps depicting parts of Cumbria.

Heversham Reference Works

Cumbrian Manorial Records (2008)

Two guides for locating and using manorial records for family and property history.

England Research Guide (1538-Present)

A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.

Parish Register Abstract (1538-1812)

Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.

Building History Research Guide (1066-Present)

A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.

Surname Origins (1790-1911)

A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.

Historical Description

Hincaster, a township in Heversham parish, is where the Romans had a camp, within the park of Kirk's-head, mentioned by Camden as a place frequented by the Romans; nothing of late belonging to that people hare been discovered at either place. Levans Hall, to the north of Hincaster, was the seat of a family of that name for many ages: then of Redman for several descents; afterwards it came to the Bellinghams, and Adam, or his son James, gave it the present form in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and in taste of carving in wood attempted to outdo his contemporary Walter Strickland, Esq. of Sizergh: after Bellingham it came to Colonel Graham, and from his daughter by marriage, to the ancestor of the late noble possessor, the Earl of Suffolk. The gardens belonging to this seat are in the old style, and are very curious; they are said to have been planted by the gardiner of James the Second who resided here with Colonel Graham during some part of the troubles of his royal master.

Topography of Great Britain (1829) by George Alexander Cooke

HEVERSHAM is a parish and village, in the Southern division of the county, Kendal ward, petty sessional division, union and county court district, rural deanery of Kirkby Lonsdale, archdeaconry of Westmorland and diocese of Carlisle. The villag& is on the east bank of the river Kent, on the road from Kendal to Milnthorpe, with a station about a quarter of a mile south on the Grange and Kendal branch of the Furness railway, and is also 2 miles north-west from Milnthorpe station on the London and North Western railway and 6 ¼ south from Kendal. By Local Government Board Order No. 34,951, 1 Oct. 1896, Heversham and Milnthorpe were formed into two civil parishes from the ancient civil parish of Heversham with Milnthorpe. The ecclesiastical parish includes parts of the town-ships of Hincaster, Levens and Preston Richard. The church, dedication unknown, partially rebuilt after a fire, originating through the carelessness of a plumber, I July, 1601, and again in 1869-70, is an edifice of stone, originally Norman, but now chiefly in the Perpendicular style, with some Transitional remains, and consists of chancel, nave of three bays, aisles, the Levens and Dallam Tower chapels, south porch, and an embattled western tower with high pitched roof and containing 6 bells, presented by the Misses Woods, of Elm Lawn: the tower, previously Norman in its lower part, was taken down in 1869-70, and rebuilt in the Early English style at the sole cost of Mrs. Argles, of Eversley: the north arcade, rudely repaired after the fire above-mentioned, was also rebuilt at the same time. The reredos of alabaster was presented by Mrs. Harrison, of Woodhouse, and there are eight stained windows: in the church are monuments to the Bellingham and Preston families, and one to Colonel Fulke Greville Howard (formerly Upton), d. 4 March, 1846: since 1871 the chancel has been reseated and a new organ provided: it affords 450 sittings. The register of baptisms dates from the year 1601; marriages and burials, 1605; but for several years are exceedingly fragmentary. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £500, derived from 650 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge, who are the impropriators, and held since 1866 by the Rev. Thomas Morrell Gilbert M. A. late Fellow of Trinity College, hon. canon of Carlisle, rural dean of Kirkby Lonsdale, Pluralities Act Commissioner for the archdeaconry, and surrogate. Charities: —The charities for the poor of the ancient parish now (1906) include about £52 a year from the Grammar School funds, £35 from the Woodhouse estate, and £11 from Johnson’s charity; Gibson’s charity provides £2 a year for apprenticing, and Johnson’s a guinea for a sermon on the subject of charity, on the first Sunday in the year; the organist receives about £11 10s. yearly from Suart’s charity, founded by will in 1849, and about the same amount from Bindloss’s charity. Plumtree Hall, a modern mansion of stone, is the residence of Percy J. Hibbert esq. M. A., J. P. Eversley, a mansion surrounded by handsome pleasure grounds, is the residence of Thomas Atkinson Argles esq. M. A., D. L., J. P. Heversham Hall, which stands near the church and is now a farmhouse, was erected in the latter part of the 15th century, on the site of an earlier dwelling house, some portions of which still remain; the principal front, which is two storeys in height, and of some extent, faces an open court yard, and has pointed arched doorways and mullioned windows; the walls are unusually massive, and in some places quite 6 feet in thickness; the interior includes a dining hall, 30 by 27 feet, with an oak open timbered ceiling, and contains a fine dining table of Elizabethan date, about 14 feet long by 3 in width, with six baluster legs, and strong frame work; a light oak staircase of later date leads to the upper rooms. A stone hammer of the pre-Roman period has been found in the parish. The manor was once held by the Lancasters, barons of Kendal, and subsequently, through intermarriages, came into the possession of the Windesore and Duckett families; a portion belonging to St. Mary’s Abbey, York, was granted after the Dissolution to the family of Buskell. Sir Maurice Bromley-Wilson bt. of Dallam Tower, Beetham, is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The soil is limestone and sammell, with peat on the low-lying lands; subsoil, limestone. The chief crops are oats, turnips and some land in pasture. The area of the township of Heversham is 1,629 acres of land, 16 of water, 9 of tidal water and 2 of foreshore; rateable value, £9,532; the population in 1901 was 339 in the township, and 601 in the ecclesiastical parish.

Schools

Heversham Grammar School. —This school was founded & endowed in 1613 by Edward Wilson esq. of Heversham Hall; the endowment now (1906) consists of a house & 7 acres of land worth about £14 a year, & certain burgage rents in Kendal worth about £24 a year, & there are further endowments of tithes, 55 acres of land & about £252 in Consols, producing altogether about £140 yearly, of which four sevenths is assigned for exhibitions at Oxford & Cambridge & three sevenths to the poor. The exhibitions include two of about £38 a year called the “Dallam Tower Exhibitions,” tenable at any college at Oxford or Cambridge, & two of smaller value, at Queen’s College, Oxford, & in addition the privilege of sending candidates to compete for the Hastings exhibitions at this college, which are of the value of £100 yearly for 5 years. The school also has two Argles exhibitions of £80 a year, founded by the late F. A. Argles esq. of Eversley, & tenable at any college at Oxford or Cambridge, & further shares with Leeds & Halifax schools in four Milner scholarships of £70 a year for 4 years at Magdalene College, Cambridge. The new school buildings with headmaster’s house were erected in 1875 at a cost of £8,600, & are charmingly situated near the village, about 5 minutes’ walk from Heversham station, & 2 miles from Milnthorpe station, The headmaster’s house is substantially built of stone, comprising boys’ dining hall, studies, dormitories, infirmary &c. & communicates with the school by means of a covered way. The school possesses a very fine gymnasium, carpenters’ workshop, new chemical & physical laboratories & a cricket field of about 14 acres. The school library, founded in 1766, now (1906) consists of about 1,200 volumes. Among the eminent men educated here may be mentioned William Preston D. D. bishop of Killala (1784-7) & of Ferns (1787-9), Richard Watson, professor of divinity at Cambridge, archdeacon of Ely & bishop of Llandaff (1782-1816), whose father was headmaster here from 1698 for about 40 years, & Ephraim Chambers F. R. S. compiler of the famous “Dictionary of the Arts & Sciences,” he died 15 May, 1740; the late learned Dr. Whewell, master of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1841, attended this school for some time, he died 6 March, 1866. The school was reconstituted under a scheme of the Endowed Schools Commissioners in 1875, & is now controlled by a body of 15 governors; T. A. Argles esq. D. L., J. P. chairman; Rev. Canon Gilbert M. A. vice-chairman; Rev. Charles George Dewberry M. A. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, headmaster, with a staff of assistant & visiting masters Public Elementary (mixed), built in 1891 & since enlarged, for 90 girls & infants; average attendance, 72; Miss Isabella Slinger, mistress Railway Station. —Thomas Walker, station master.

Kelly's Directory of Westmorland (1906)

Most Common Surnames in Heversham

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Kendal Ward
1Wilson731:476.44%3
2Wilkinson601:5714.22%15
3Atkinson581:594.68%1
4Thompson521:665.33%4
5Taylor461:747.60%9
6Hodgson441:786.78%5
7Nelson411:8314.44%24
8Bell401:8510.34%16
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