The Burnyeat Families of Whitehaven and District
by
Nev.Ramsden
The Family of BURNYEAT - c. 1700 & onwards
The 1st, 2nd & 3rd Generations of Burnyeats
The Whitehaven Family of BURNYEAT originated circa 1700 in the Ennerdale & Loweswater districts of Cumberland.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SECTIONS ‘Generation 1’ AND ‘Generation 2’ HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL VERSION WAS INCORRECT.
It should be noted that according to the Burnyeat notes held at Whitehaven RO that the man who made the move to the sea port should be a John Burnyeat the son of Phillip & not Phillip son of Phillip !
These notes say:-
“The next figure in the long line of Cumberland Burnyeats to concern us is John Burnyeat, a yeoman farmer of Beckfoot in Ennerdale, whose father Philip had moved there from Loweswater in 1696 and whose lifetime spans the years between the devoted Quaker Burnyeats of Loweswater and the first recorded association of the Burnyeat family with the world of ships and the sea. The future course of the branch of the Burnyeat family with whom we are concerned was determined when John Burnyeat's son Philip (1750-1837) decided to leave the family farm at Ennerdale and seek his fortune in the neighbouring port of Whitehaven. There we first hear of him as the landlord of the White Lion Inn, which stands to this day in King Street, Whitehaven.”
It is possible that these particular Burnyeat family notes are American in origin
The First Generation
1. Phillip BURNYEAT [1700-1766] and Mary COURT [1731-????] married in May 1752 at Crosthwaite parish church and had the following children:
+2: John BURNYEAT (1753-1762)
+3 Phillip BURNYEAT (1759-1837)
+4: Hannah BURNYEAT (1762- )
+5: Ann BURNYEAT (c.1760- )
+6: John BURNYEAT (1765- )
Phillip Burnyeat [1700-1766] was the son of John Burnyeat and Hannah Addcock who married at the Pardshaw Meeting House in 1699.
The Second Generation
2. John BURNYEAT, son of Phillip BURNYEAT [1700-1766], was born in 1753 at Beckfoot in Ennerdale. He was baptised on 10 February 1753 in Ennerdale. He died in 1762 in Ennerdale. He was buried on 11 August 1762 in Ennerdale.
3. Phillip BURNYEAT, son of Phillip BURNYEAT [1700-1766], was born in 1759 at Beckfoot in Ennerdale. He was baptised on 10 May 1759 in Ennerdale church. He was a Publican & Butcher. He was to become the 'Landlord of the White Lion Inn'. He married Esther DICKINSON on 21 March 1779 in Arlecdon. He died in 1837 in Senhouse St., Whitehaven. He was buried on 31 January 1837 at St.James, Whitehaven.
In his Will he mentions -
He left his estate at Beckfoot,Ennerdale to his wife Esther.
Mentions the children of his late son John Burnyeat, deceased
His grandson William Burnyeat the son of his late son Jonathon
His daughter Ann the wife of Thomas Metcalf.
His grand daughter Hannah Edmondson
His two grandsons Thomas & William Mossop to receive £60.
His son Daniel Burnyeat, Joseph Wright jnr & Richard Dickinson of Loughrigg whom he made His trustees & executors.
Esther DICKINSON was born in 1755/56 at Brownrigg in Arlecdon. She was baptised on 3 January 1756 in Arlecdon. She and Phillip BURNYEAT had the following children:
+7: Mary BURNYEAT (1779- )
+8: Hannah BURNYEAT (1781- )
+9: Ann BURNYEAT (1784- )
+10: John BURNYEAT (1787-1832)
+11: Jonathon BURNYEAT (1789-1835)
+12: Daniel BURNYEAT (1792- )
+13: Phillip BURNYEAT (1797-1824)
4. Hannah BURNYEAT, daughter of Phillip BURNYEAT [1700-1766], was born in 1762 in Ennerdale. She was baptised on 28 December 1762 in Ennerdale. She married Thomas CLARK of Crosthwaite on 20 November 1785 at Ennerdale. Thomas CLARK was born in 1761 at Crosthwaite and bapt. 12 April 1761 in Crosthwaite church.
5. Ann BURNYEAT, daughter of Phillip BURNYEAT [1700-1766], was born circa 1764. Her existences comes from her fathers Will.
6. John BURNYEAT, son of Phillip BURNYEAT [1700-1766], was born in 1765 in Ennerdale. He was baptised on 14 February 1765 at the Pardshaw Meeting.
The Third Generation
7. Mary BURNYEAT, daughter of Phillip BURNYEAT and Esther DICKINSON, was born in 1779 in Whins, Ennerdale. She was baptised on 25 December 1779 in Ennerdale.
8. Hannah BURNYEAT, daughter of Phillip BURNYEAT and Esther DICKINSON, was born in 1781 in Distington. She was baptised on 1 December 1781 in Distington. She married William MOSSOP on 27 March 1818 in St.James, Whitehaven.
William MOSSOP was a Husbandman. He and Hannah BURNYEAT had the following children:
+14: William MOSSOP (bap.1824)
+15: Thomas MOSSOP (bap.1829)
9. Ann BURNYEAT, daughter of Phillip BURNYEAT and Esther DICKINSON, was born in 1784 in Distington. She was baptised on 29 August 1784 in Distington. She married Thomas METCALF.
Thomas METCALF was born in 1782 in Whitehaven. He was a Master House Carpenter. He and Ann BURNYEAT had the following children:
+16: Hannah METCALF (1813- )
+17: Esther METCALF (1819- )
+18: Ann METCALF (1821- )
+19: Hannah METCALF (1824- )
10. John BURNYEAT, son of Phillip BURNYEAT and Esther DICKINSON, was born in 1787 in Brigham. He was baptised on 14 January 1787 in Brigham. He was a Butcher. He married Elizabeth DALZIEL on 14 May 1814 in Lamplugh. He died on 16 August 1832 in Whitehaven. He was buried on 18 August 1832 in St.James.
In his very long Will, which he signed the Will on 30 July 1829, he mentions :-
His wife Elizabeth
His children until they reach the age of 21 years, but no names.
Thomas Jackson of Church House, Corn merchant & Thomas Furnass, Hat manufacturer
whom he makes his Trustees.
Elizabeth DALZIEL, daughter of John DALZIEL (1770- ) and Mary DICKINSON of Lamplugh
(1771 - ), was born in 1797 in Stockhow Hall, Lamplugh. She was baptised on 19 October 1797 in Lamplugh. She married Isaac SPEDDING before 1840.
She and John BURNYEAT had the following children:
+20: Mary BURNYEAT (1814- )
+21: John BURNYEAT (1816-1853)
+22: William BURNYEAT (1819-1894)
+23: Esther BURNYEAT (1821-1825)
+24: Jane BURNYEAT (1826-1851)
+25: Esther BURNYEAT (1827-1882)
11. Jonathon BURNYEAT, son of Phillip BURNYEAT and Esther DICKINSON, was born in 1789 in Brigham. He was born in 1789 in Workington. He was baptised on 9 August 1789 in Clifton. He was baptised on 9 August 1789 in St.Michael, Workington. He was a Joiner. He married Christian TODD on 27 July 1812 in St.James. He died on 24 October 1835 in Whitehaven.
Christian TODD was born in 1794 in Jack Trees, Cleator. She was baptised on 12 February 1794 in Cleator. She died after 1851. She and Jonathon BURNYEAT had the following children:
+26: Jane BURNYEAT (1812- )
+27: Ruth BURNYEAT (1814- )
+28: William BURNYEAT (1816-1899)
+29: Jonathon BURNYEAT (1820- )
+30: Elizabeth BURNYEAT (1824- )
+31: John BURNYEAT (1825- )
12. Daniel BURNYEAT, son of Phillip BURNYEAT and Esther DICKINSON, was born in 1792 in Branthwaite. He was baptised on 25 December 1792 in Dean.
He was mentioned in his fathers Will.
13. Phillip BURNYEAT, son of Phillip BURNYEAT and Esther DICKINSON, was born in 1797 in Branthwaite. He was baptised on 20 October 1797 in Dean. He died in 1824 in Whitehaven. He was buried on 19 July 1824 in St.James.