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An Adamthwaite tale of Tragedy, Bigamy and Intrigue
- the ORANGE Adamthwaites
by Sue Mastel
Some of the most
interesting Adamthwaites I have come across are to be found amongst the
members of the ORANGE
Adamthwaite/Vipond line. Sadly, until recently, we have only been aware of a very small
number of direct living descendants of this line – most of whom live in the
United States. But we have now made contact with a descendant of John
Alexander Adamthwaite who has been able to throw more light on some of the
mysteries around this family. (If, dear reader, you are also descended from a member
of the ORANGE line and can provide any more letters, documents or photos, please contact me!)
Just from the public records, it is clear that this line includes
some fascinating characters.
Since discovering the
many wills of the Sedbergh Adamthwaites, we have learned that in fact the
ORANGE line is linked directly to the VIOLET line (see the family tree for
the
Sedbergh Adamthwaites).
Read more about some of
the individuals in this line, and the things they got up to! And
perhaps you can come up with some evidence to prove or disprove some of
the theories or answer the many questions set out on the following
pages:
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William Adamthwaite of
Branthwaite (c1718 to 1786), his wife Deborah Allen
and their children;
Reverend John Adamthwaite DD,
Thomas Adamthwaite and his
wife Lucy Vipond,
Jane Adamthwaite who married
the Rev John Turner |
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Thomas Adamthwaite's sons:
William Vipond Adamthwaite (1793-1872), his wife (?)
Isabella Rickerby and their daughters Lucy, Mary Isabella
and Kate Ellen |
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page 3 |
John Allen Adamthwaite
(1795-1850), his wife Susan Anglin Bryan and their family |
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page 4 |
the nine children of John
Allen and Susan (Bryan) Adamthwaite, most of whom came to a
sorry end - and featuring the dastardly John Allen
Adamthwaite junior |
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page 5 |
the mystery continues - James
Theophilus Adamthwaite |
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page 6 |
another bigamist in the family?
Mark Adamthwaite |
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If you can help solve any of
these mysteries, please
contact me. I would be delighted
to receive any information at all about the people mentioned in this
story
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