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Muker
The Cottingham Family:
The Metcalfe Family:
The tree being researched had two distinct Metcalfe branches and, of course, we have collected many other references to this name from the local registers.
The Whitfield Family:
Memorials Photographed:
Lister Metcalfe, died 1797
James Metcalfe, died 1772
Thomas Metcalfe, died 1885
James Simm Metcalfe, died 1878
Christopher Raw, died 1913
John Alderson, died 1925
William Peacock, died 1914
James Alderson, died 1853
Christopher Alderson, died 1886
Charles Alderson, died 1836
Most memorials also have names of other family members
Also born or baptised in this parish:
Agnes METCALFE, 1782
Betty METCALFE, 13 February 1785
Christopher METCALFE, 1832
Elizabeth METCALFE , 1774
Elizabeth METCALFE, 27 June 1810
James METCALFE, 1773
Jane METCALFE , 03 October 1807
Jane METCALFE, Abt 1840
John METCALFE, 1795
John METCALFE, 1828
John METCALFE, 1777
John METCALFE, 1820
Lister Washington METCALFE , 1777
Lister Washington METCALFE, Abt 1834
Mary METCALFE , 21 July 1805
Mary Ann METCALFE , 1834
Nanny METCALFE, 1815
Peggy METCALFE, 1831
Peggy METCALFE , 21 March 1780
Peggy METCALFE , 1776
Thomas METCALFE , 1819
Thomas METCALFE, 1772
Thomas METCALFE, 1819
The Alderson Family:
Many of the family researched lived in Angram and Oxnop.
Anthony ALDERSON, 1726
James ALDERSON, 1816
James ALDERSON, Abt 1792
James ALDERSON, 1823
Jane ALDERSON, 1709
Jenny ALDERSON, 1768
Mary ALDERSON, 1728
Richard ALDERSON, 1713
Richard ALDERSON, 1761
Richard ALDERSON, 1725
Rosamond ALDERSON, 1819
Rose ALDERSON, 1815
Thomas ALDERSON, 1707
George WHITFIELD, Abt 1828
George WHITFIELD, 1876
John WHITFIELD, Abt 1864
Phillis WHITFIELD, 1879
Rosamond Alderson WHITFIELD, 1874
Thomas BIRKBECK, 1773
Elizabeth Ann FOTHERGILL, 1871
John FOTHERGILL, Abt 1843
Simon FOTHERGILL, 1840
Elizabeth HARKER, 07 June 1836
James PRATT, 21 November 1809
Mary PRATT, 12 February 1812
Peggy PRATT, 05 December 1804
William PRATT, 06 February 1807
Isabella RAYNARD, 1811
Lister William RAYNARD, Abt Feb 1827
Simm RAYNARD, 1817
John TREGEARE, 1741
James Alderson WALKER, 1866
Joseph Alderson WALKER, 1862
John WHITE, 1769
Rosamund WHITE, 1777
William WHITE, 27 February 1786
Ann COTTINGHAM, 1738
Anthony COTTINGHAM, 1848
Anthony COTTINGHAM, 1 October 1791
Anthony COTTINGHAM, 1829
Betty COTTINGHAM, 14 January 1798
Christopher COTTINGHAM, 1751
Dixon COTTINGHAM, 11 July 1807
Elizabeth COTTINGHAM, 1824
Elizabeth Ann COTTINGHAM, 1853
Esther COTTINGHAM, 14 April 1805
Esther COTTINGHAM, 1856
George COTTINGHAM , 1740
Hannah COTTINGHAM, 1850
James COTTINGHAM, 1843
Jane COTTINGHAM, 1747
Jane COTTINGHAM, 1819
Jenny COTTINGHAM, 13 October 1793
John COTTINGHAM, Abt 1841
John COTTINGHAM, 1716
John COTTINGHAM, 1739
John COTTINGHAM, 05 January 1800
John COTTINGHAM, 1832
Joseph COTTINGHAM, 1766
Joseph COTTINGHAM, 10 February 1803
Joseph COTTINGHAM, 1822
Joseph COTTINGHAM, 1829
Margaret COTTINGHAM, 1745
Mary COTTINGHAM, 1742
Mary COTTINGHAM, 21 July 1789
Miles COTTINGHAM, 1845
Miles COTTINGHAM , 30 July 1809
Miles Dixon COTTINGHAM, 1837
Peggy COTTINGHAM, 26 November 1795
Timothy COTTINGHAM, 1827
The Alton Family:
Anthony ALTON, Abt 1840
Eleanor ALTON, Abt 1840
Elizabeth ALTON, Abt 1847
Esther ALTON, Abt 1850
John ALTON, 1830
Joseph ALTON, Abt 1834
Margaret ALTON, Abt 1845
Mary Ann ALTON, Abt 1842
Reuben ALTON, Abt 1837
In addition to the families listed here, we have extracted many more baptisms, marriages and burials for Metcalfe and Alderson from these registers. Contact us if you are looking for a particular person as they may not be listed on this page.
In the west of Swaledale, Muker is both a village and parish. Lead mining was a major employer, and Muker was also known as a centre for hand knitting.
Other Parishes
The Coates Family:
Elizabeth COATES, 10 November 1807
Hannah COATES, 14 July 1819
James COATES , 09 April 1815
Jane COATES, 09 April 1810
Nathan COATES, 29 June 1816
William COATES , 24 February 1806
William COATES, Abt 1864
The Raw Family:
Alice RAW, 14 January 1805
Ann RAW, 17 Aug 1807
Annas RAW, 28 Jun 1803
Betty RAW. 21 May1805
Christopher RAW, 12 March 1802
Christopher RAW, Abt 1842
David RAW, 03 December 1811
Easter RAW, 20 March 1808
Esther RAW , 30 August 1805
Hannah RAW, 20 December 1811
Isabella RAW, 05 November 1799
Jonas RAW, 8 Mar 1801
Joseph RAW, 1770
Joseph RAW, 18 July 1812
Thomas RAW, Abt 1837
Nancy RAW, 13 March 1800
Nanny RAW, 5 June 1797
Nanny RAW, 3 Apr 1807
Peggy RAW, 23 May 1802
Robert RAW, 13 February 1807
Robert RAW, 24 July 1810
Susanna RAW, 04 October 1809
Susanna RAW, 13 Jun 1812
William RAW, Abt 1839
WILLS
Information about transcripts of wills can be found here
