Cantrill
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
CANTRILL Thomas | Head | 38 | Lead Miner | Reeth |
CANTRILL Grace | Wife | 42 | | Redmire |
CANTRILL Thomas W. | Son | 3 | | Reeth |
CANTRILL Margaret | Daughter | 2 | | Redmire |
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Thomas Cantrill was baptized 19 July 1812 in Grinton, the child of
George Cantrill (his mother was probably Hannah Blenkiron). He
married Grace Walker, (the daughter of William Walker and Margaret
Horner, baptized 11 December 1808) in July 1845 (banns read at
Redmire), and had two children:
- Thomas William: baptized (unknown)
- Margaret: baptized 21 January 1849, Redmire
In 1861, we see Thomas' family growing up, still the only Cantrill
family in Redmire.
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
CANTRILL Thomas | Head, Married | 48 | Lead Miner | Reeth |
CANTRILL Grace | Wife, Married | 52 | | Reeth |
CANTRILL Thomas William | Son | 13 | Scholar | Reeth |
CANTRILL Margaret | Daughter | 12 | | Redmire |
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In 1871, young Thomas had followed his father into the lead mining industry.
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
CANTRILL Thomas | Head, Married | 58 | Lead Miner | Reeth |
CANTRILL Grace | Wife, Married | 62 | | Redmire |
CANTRILL Thomas | Son | 23 | Lead ore washer | Reeth |
CANTRILL Margaret | Daughter | 22 | | Redmire |
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By 1881, Grace is a widow:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
CANTRILL Grace | Head, Widow | Dependent | Redmire |
CANTRILL Thomas Wm. | Son, Unmarried | 33 | Lead Miner | Reeth |
CANTRILL Margaret | Daughter, Unmarried | 32 | Dressmaker | Redmire |
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Her husband Thomas was buried Redmire 29 September 1879, although no
headstone (if one existed) survives. The parish register notes that
he was killed in a quarry at Bolton Hall Wood.
By 1881 another Cantrill family had moved to Redmire and was living at
Wood End:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
CANTRILL Ralph | Head, Widow | 58 | Farmer of 178 Acres | Grinton |
CANTRILL Elizabeth Harriet | Daughter, Unmarried | 27 | Housekeeper | Grinton |
CANTRILL Godfrey | Son, Unmarried | Farmer's Son | Grinton |
CANTRILL Esther | Daughter, Unmarried | 14 | Scholar | Grinton |
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Ralph Cantrill was the son of Ralph and Jane, baptized 18 May 1822 in
Grinton. He was widowed from his wife Elizabeth Harriet, nee Shields,
who was baptized 1 February 1829 in Gunnerside, the daughter of
William and Hannah Shields. Elizabeth died in 1869, in Winterings.
Together they had ten children, including Godfrey and Esther seen
above:
- Ralph: born 1845, died 1858
- Jane: born 1848
- Elizabeth: born 1850
- Mary: born 1852
- Elizabeth Harriet: born 1853
- Godfrey: born 1855 died 1923
- Sarah Hannah: born 1858
- Ralph: born 1859 died 1861
- Ralph: born 1861 died 1877
- Ester: born 1867 died 1933
Grace is last seen on the 1891 census before reaching the unfortunate
end of being burnt to death, and buried in Redmire 11 April 1898:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
CANTRILL Grace | Head, Widow | 82 | | Redmire |
CANTRILL Thomas | Son, Unmarried | 43 | Stone-breaker | Reeth |
CANTRILL Margaret | Daughter, Unmarried | 41 | Dressmaker | Redmire |
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Ralph is still living in the village in 1891:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
CANTRILL Ralph | Head, Widower | 68 | Farmer | Gunnerside |
CANTRILL Godfrey | Son, Unmarried | 35 | Farmer | Gunnerside |
CANTRILL Esther | Daughter, Unmarried | 25 | Housekeeper | Gunnerside |
RUTTER Ralph C. | Grandson | 13 | Farm Servant | Gunnerside |
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His daughter Elizabeth Harriet is also on the Redmire 1891 census, as
the wife of David Stringer-Calvert. Ralph Cantrill Rutter is the son
of John Hilton Rutter and Ralph's daughter, Sarah Hannah Cantrill, and
was born 27 April 1877 in Gunnerside.
In 1901, the two Cantrill families that moved from Swaledale are still
represented by two unmarried households:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
CANTRILL Thomas W | Head, Unmarried | 53 | Lime filler stone | Redmire |
CANTRILL Margaret | Sister, Unmarried | 52 | Dressmaker | Redmire |
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Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
CANTRILL Godfrey | Head, Unmarried | 45 | Farmer | Melbeck |
CANTRILL Esther | Sister, Unmarried | 34 | Housekeeper | Melbeck |
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©2004 David W.J. Stringer-Calvert, Christine Amsden, Larraine Williams