PLEA FOR A BRIDGE   - Westmorland in 1685

      The following names were those of the petitioners whose petition for
   the  construction  of  a bridge over the river Lowther  to  permit  the
   inhabitants  of Westward to get to Appleby without having to cross  the
   dangerous  ford  between Askham and Lowther,  was heard at  Westmorland
   Easter Sessions 1685 at Appleby.

      Names marked with an   "*"    are of people from BARTON.
       ..      ..    ..  ..  "%"     ..  ..  ..     .. MARTINDALE
       ..      ..    ..  ..  "^"     ..  ..  ..     .. HILTON
       ..      ..    ..  ..  "!"     ..  ..  ..     .. ASKHAM
       ..      ..    ..  ..  "&"     ..  ..  ..     .. LOWER PARISH
       ..   unmarked                 ..  ..  ..     .. WHAILE

   AELEY         ! Tho              LAW           ! Thomas
   AELEY         ! Jo.              LAW           ! Lanc.
   AIREY         * Edward           LAW           ! Jo.
   AIREY         * Jo.              LENKISTER     * Jo.
   AIREY         * William          LOW           * Thomas
   AIREY         * Henry            LOW           ^ Jo.
   AIREY         * Mr Schoolmaster  LOWIS         ^ Jo.
   ALLISON       * Jo.              LOWTHER       % Edward
   ATKINSON      ! Wm.              MASON,        * William
   BARROW        * Tho.             MATTINSON     * Jo.
   BAYNES        * William          MILL          * William
   BEWSHER       % Tho.             MILNE         ! Rob.
   BEWSHER       * Lanc             MOUNSEY       ! Ro.
   BEYHAM        ! Ric.             MOUNSEY       ! Stephen
   BOAKE         ! Jo.              MOUNSEY       ! Franc.
   BOLTON        & Thos.            MOUNSEY       ! Rob.
   BOUSFIELD     ! Jo.              MOUNSEY       * Ric.
   BOWMAN        ! Jo.              MOUNSEY       ! Ro.
   BROWN         % Tho.             MOUNSEY       * Jo.
   BROWN         ! Jo.              MOUNSEY       * Mathew
   BROWN         ! Jo.              NEWTON        & Heough
   BROWN         * Ann              NEWTON        & Rob
   BROWN         ! Jo.              NICHOLSON     * Rob.
   BROWNE        % Jo.              NICHOLSON     * Henry
   BROWNE        % Richard          NICHOLSON     ! Tho.
   BROWNE        % Ric.             NICHOLSON     * Tho.
   BROWNE        % Jo.              NICHOLSON     * William
   BUSIER        ! Tho.             NICHOLSON     * Henry
   BUSIER        ! Tho.             NICHOLSON     * William
   CHAPPELHOWE   & Tho.             NOBLE         & Tho.
   CLARKE        * Lancellott       PEARSON       & Jo.
   CLARKE        ! William          PEARSON       & Ric.
   COLLINSON     ! Edward           PECK          ^ Henry
   COLLINSON     ! Henry            PERSIVELL     ! Jo.
   COLLISON      * Ric              POWLEY          Jo.
   COOKSON       % Jo.              RICHARDSON    * Lanc.
   COOKSON       % Tho.             RITSON          Christo.
   DAWES         * Ambres           ROBINSON      * Christo.
   DAWES         * Jo.              ROBINSON      * Joshua
   DAWES         * Edward           ROBINSON      & Ste.
   DAWES         % Jo.              ROBINSON      * William
   DAWES         % Jo.              ROBINSON      & Wm.
   DAWES         * Jo.              ROWENSON      * Anthony
   DAWSON        * Bridget          SACKELD       ^ Jo.
   DAWSON        * Jo.              SALKELD       * Jo.
   DAWSON        * William          SALKELD       ! Henry
   DENT          * Tho.             SANDER        * Thomas
   DICKSON       ! Edward           SANDER        * Thomas
   DOBSON        * Tho.             SANDFORD      ! Allen
   DOBSON        ! Jo.              SANDS         ! Wm.
   DOBSON        ! Wm.              SCAFE         ^ Margt.
   DOBSON,       * Regin            SIMESON       ! James
   DOWSE         % Jo.              SISSON        * William
   DUFTON        & Christo.         SISSON        * Theodorus
   ESKING        ! Charles          SISSON        * Edward
   FAUCETT       ! Henry            SKILBECK      ^ Ric.
   FENICK        ^ Edward           SMITH         ^ Jo.
   FLEMING       * Jo.              SMITH         * Isaac
   FLETCHER      & Wm.              SMITH         * Antho
   GIBSON,       * William          SMITH         % William
   GREEN         % Wiliam           SMITH         * William (brow)
   GREEN         % Jo.              SMITH         * Tho.
   HARRISON      * Jo.              SMITH         * Thomas
   HARRISON      * Lanc.            SMITH         * William (pots)
   HARRISON      * Thomas           SOULBY        * Thomas
   HARRISON      * Lanc.            SPEDDING      * Jo.
   HARRISON      * Jo.              SYMSON        % Jo.
   HARRISON      * Jo.              TEASDELL      ! Tho.
   HARRISON      * William          THOMPSON      * Jo.
   HARRISON      * Tho.             THOMPSON      * Jo.
   HARRISON      * Tho              THOMPSON      & Tho.
   HARRISON      ^ Lanc.            THOMPSON      * Jo.
   HARRISON      * Christo.         THOMPSON      * William
   HARRISON      * Tho.             THOMPSON      * Ric.
   HARRISON      * Tho.             THREKELD      * Ric.
   HIRDE         * Henry            THREKELD      & Ric.
   HOBSON          Antho.           THRELKELD     * Thomas
   HODGARTT      * Jo.              TINCKLER      * Edward
   HODGSON       % Rob.             TINCKLER      ^ Margt
   HOLME         * Jo.              TINCKLER      * Thomas
   HOLME         & Wm.              TINCKLER      ! Migh
   HOLME         ! Tho.             TINCKLER      ! Tho.
   HUDSON        ! Ric.             TINCKLER      ! Tho.
   HUTCHINSON    * Jo.              TINCKLER      ! Jo.
   HUTCHINSON    * Robert           TINKLER       ! Margt
   HUTCHINSON    ! Jo.              VAIREY        ! Tho.
   HUTCHINSON    * Thomas           VAREY         ! Mabell
   IDELL         ! Jo.              VAREY         ! Tho.
   JACKSON       * Miles            VICKERS       % Edward
   JAMESON       * Jo.              WALER         ! Lanc.
   JUDSON        ! Tho.             WALKER        % Edward
   JUDSON        * Jo.              WALKER        % Lanc.
   KENDALL       ! Tho.             WALKER        % Ric.
   KIRKBRIDE     ^ Ric.             WALKER        & Jo.
   LACKISTER     ! Edward           WALKER        * William
   LAMBERT       ^ Tho.             WALKER        * Jo.
   LAMBERT       ^ Jo.              WALKER        % Mich.
   LANAKISTER    % Tho.             WEBSTER       * James (Minister)
   LANCASTER     * Edw.             WHITESIDE     ! Richard
   LANCASTER     % Jo.              WILKINSON       Jo.
   LANCASTER     * Lanc             WILKINSON     ^ Jo.
   LANCASTER     * Jo.              WILKINSON     ! Jo.
   LANCASTER     * William          WILKINSON     * Arthure
   LANCASTER     * Lanc             WILKINSON     ^ Jo.
   LANCASTER     * Jo.              WILKINSON       Jo.
   LANCASTER     * Edw.             WILKINSON     & Rob.
   LANCASTER     * Tho.             WILLEN        ! Ric.
   LANCASTER     * Tho.             WILLEN        ! Ric.
   LANGHORN      ! Isobell          WILSON        * Jo.
   LANGHORNE     ^ Tho.             WILSON        * Lanc.
   LANGHORNE     * Jo.              WILSON        * Jo.
   LANGHORNE     ! Ric.             WINDER        ^ Henry
                                    WINDER        * Jam.
                                    WINDER        * Edward

      The above list of names has been extracted from Nedwsletter No 50 of
   the  Cumbrai  FHS  published February 1989 by members of  the  Computer
   Group of the NZ Society of Genealogists.           14th December 1989.